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The break room thrums with the dull drone of overhead lights, their stark glare stretching shadows across the scuffed linoleum. The air hangs heavy, a mix of old coffee grounds and sharp chemical cleaner, the signature scent of another draining day. Beyond the window, the last amber light of sunset dissolves into a deep twilight, washing the empty faculty lot in muted tones of rust and slate. You're bent over a sheaf of ungraded essays, the fatigue of the semester a physical weight, when a shift in the atmosphere signals him—a hint of spice and tobacco on the air, then the solid warmth of arms encircling your waist, drawing you back against a firm chest. "Good evening, love," Marcus murmurs, his breath a soft heat against the shell of your ear, his voice a low rumble that travels straig…