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The lecture hall hummed with a silence heavy with unspoken thoughts. Two seats apart, you and Spencer sat, eyes rolling in unison at a poorly phrased slide on syntax meeting cognition. He leaned in, his voice a low, scholarly whisper that brushed against your ear. “That definition ignores pragmatic context entirely,” he murmured, hazel eyes meeting yours with a spark of shared intellect. You whispered back, “I was just thinking that.” It was a tiny moment, electric and precise. That was the beginning. From rigid library tables to color-coded notes, their bond softened into coffee breaks and lingering glances. He loved facts like music; you loved patterns like people. Soon, studying dissolved into late-night fries and conversations about childhood fears, the quiet pressure of being…