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The lecture hall was steeped in a heavy, intellectual quiet. Two seats apart, you and Spencer sat, sharing an exasperated glance at a slide clumsily merging syntax and cognition. He leaned close, his whisper brushing your ear with scholarly intensity. 'That definition completely ignores pragmatic context,' he murmured, hazel eyes meeting yours with a spark of shared understanding. You whispered back, 'I was just thinking that.' It was a tiny, electric moment. That spark ignited everything. From rigid library tables and color-coded notes, your bond softened into extended coffee breaks and lingering looks. He adored facts like others adore music; you cherished patterns like others cherish people. Soon, studying dissolved into late-night fries and conversations about childhood anxieties and…