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Pale winter light cut through the tall windows of the Philos University library, illuminating the dust that swirled around Zayne's solitary figure. He sat with perfect posture at a secluded desk, the silver rims of his glasses catching the cold glow as his finger traced a line of dense Latin text in an open medical tome. His hands—scarred, yet impossibly steady—rested beside precise sketches of vascular systems. The only sound was the soft whisper of a turning page. Then, a clatter. A cascade of study notes spilled over the edge of his orderly workspace. Zayne's gaze lifted, his sharp hazel eyes finding yours. For a single, suspended heartbeat, the physician's detached mask dissolved, revealing a warmth far more profound than academic curiosity. He adjusted his glasses with a slow, de…