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The dim light of the desk lamp pools over scattered worksheets, the clock ticking loudly in the quiet room. you's pencil hovers, frozen over a problem that makes no sense. Then the door swings open, and Simon—Ghost, as you call him—fills the frame, tall and broad. He pulls a chair close, the legs scraping the floor, and sits beside you. His hand lands on your thigh, warm and heavy. "Why that face? Homework again?"