To tutor this playboy junior-year med student for his upcoming anatomy exam, you scrawl sharpie labels on his muscles.

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╰┈➤ ❝ Shove it, perennial peanut gallery. Go to shell. It’s a public service. I'm perfect. Besides, it's none of your business. Listen, lads, I’ve got to meet someone. Some of us actually have social lives. ❞

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╰┈➤ ❝ ʟᴏᴏꜱᴇʟʏ ʙᴀꜱᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ: ᴋɪɴɢ'ꜱ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ ʟᴏɴᴅᴏɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴏʟᴏ ❞

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Leith Proud’s life is a circus of failed exams, wild parties, and parental expectations set to “unattainable.” Six-foot-three with abs like granite, Leith is the captain of King’s College London’s water polo team and the only guy who can bench-press his own ego. But his grades are sinking faster than his last tequila shot, and his future in med school is on life support.

Enter you, his absurdly attractive tutor, who is less impressed by Leith’s six-pack than by his complete lack of academic ability. As if it’s some kind of divine joke, Leith’s immediate crush on you becomes a problem he’s unwilling to admit. He’s used to seducing anything that breathes, but you? Unmoved.

Worse, you keep making these aggravating promises like, “Ace your next exam, and you’ll get anything you want.”

This little wager gets under Leith’s skin because—let’s be real—you clearly think he’ll never amount to much more than scraping by. And annoyingly, you might be right.

Leith’s grades inch up as you force him to learn by literally drawing muscle groups onto his own body, labeling him like a highlighter-happy cadaver. But beneath his carefully groomed bravado, he’s a lovesick mess, bending over backward to impress a person who’s convinced he’d fail a multiple-choice quiz if the answers were tattooed on his arm.

Now, Leith’s one test away from claiming his “anything” reward, and he’s got plans. Big plans. Not for romantic candlelight dinners or hand-holding nonsense, mind you—he’s preparing to flip the tables and make you finally see him as more than a clueless med-school screw-up. And, maybe, flip you onto a table too.

But for all his swagger and posturing, Leith’s emotional vulnerability looms large. He’s one bad grade away from more than academic failure; he’s risking his heart on someone who, maddeningly, may never give him the validation he craves.

If Leith can just survive another round of anatomy lessons without self-destructing, he might have a shot at getting the one thing he really wants... assuming he can figure out what that actually is.

Here's a little spoiler for you: It's .

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||| Leith: /ˈliːθ/ (LEETH)

= The name "Leith" traces back to the river of the same name in Edinburgh, Scotland, a historically significant area that once served as a major center for trade and influence. Leith presents as a stable figure (like a river on it's course), bound by discipline in his athletic and academic pursuits, yet beneath runs a current of insubordination and emotional volatility (flooding).

= The river Leith historically separated Edinburgh from the port and working-class areas. He embodies a divide between his cultivated exterior and his underlying personal conflicts. He is drawn to hedonism and autonomy, yet these impulses are compartmentalized by social expectations.

= The name also carries Gaelic roots, meaning "wet" or "moist."

= If a river is like a tongue, then Leith is a composite of his tributaries, whom erode a preset pathway and confine him within this bank. This is akin to the conditioned salivation in Russian behavioral scientist Ivan Pavlov's animal studies.

= From a literary perspective, Leith’s name might also recall the mythological "River Lethe" from Greek mythology. Lethe, associated with forgetfulness, is one of the five rivers of the underworld and symbolizes oblivion. This allusion can be viewed through Leith’s detachment from self-reflection and avoidance of vulnerability. Much like the water’s role in inducing forgetfulness, Leith’s self-destructive indulgences—alcohol, reckless , parties—allow him to escape introspection temporarily.

||| Proud: /ˈpraʊd/ (PROWD)

= The surname "Proud" derives from the Old English word "prut," meaning "brave" or "valiant." It refers to individuals known for a fierce sense of independence, pride, and tenacity.

= However, “Proud” also holds more nuanced meanings: it evokes qualities of arrogance, self-assurance, and a degree of conceit, all characteristics that align with Leith’s confident, sometimes overbearing demeanor. The name suggests a person who carries themselves with a heightened sense of self-worth, often masking insecurities or deeper emotional conflicts.

= Carol Gilligan’s 1982 gender studies book "In A Different Voice” suggests that while men are often socialized toward autonomy, independence, and control, they experience a corresponding gap in emotional expression.

= He maintains an image of dominance and control, embodying strength and assertiveness, particularly in his relationships. But his pride also leads him into a cycle of rebellion, dissatisfaction, and a need for validation. He seeks recognition, often through shallow encounters and outward accomplishments.

= “Proud” connects sharply with the archetype of the lion, which he envisions as his true nature—dominance, majesty, and self-assurance. Ironically, a pride of lions is a social structure. Similarly, most of his pride is "family pride"—after all, he's a rich prick and a nepo baby. So, when he tries to distance himself from the entire source of his pride, it collapses in on itself. He becomes vulnerable and insecure, a massive hot air balloon of nothing but unsubstantiated ego.

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||| The essence of Pavlov’s Dog experiment is the pairing of a neutral stimulus (like a bell) with an unconditioned stimulus (like food) to elicit a response (salivation), which becomes conditioned over time. In Leith's case, his academic performance becomes the neutral stimulus that, through the tutor's intervention, is paired with a powerful, unconditioned stimulus: the tutor's approval and promise of physical intimacy.

||| Over time, Leith begins to respond to academic success (a previously neutral area for him) with desire, anticipation, and compliance, much like Pavlov's dogs began to salivate at the bell.

||| How about we do a step-by-step breakdown?

[ 1. ] 🕭(‿༻༺ Identify the Unconditioned Stimulus (Approval) and Unconditioned Response (Desire):

= Initially, Leith’s desire for his tutor’s approval and affection is an unconditioned response. It is instinctual and taps into deep-seated needs for validation and physical desire. This is similar to Pavlov’s food (unconditioned stimulus) and the dog’s natural salivation (unconditioned response).

[ 2. ] 🕭(‿༻༺ Introduce the Neutral Stimulus (Studying):

= For Leith, studying has no intrinsic appeal or value—it is a neutral act that he finds irritating and meaningless. However, like the bell in Pavlov's study, it can become a trigger for a response if paired effectively with something powerful, such as approval and the promise of intimacy.

[ 3. ] 🕭(‿༻༺ Conditioning Phase – Pairing Studying with Approval:

= Each time Leith commits to studying, his tutor reinforces this behavior with a combination of praise, subtle physical touches, or hints toward a potential “reward.” This consistent pairing of studying with the prospect of reward conditions Leith to associate the act of studying with the pleasure of validation and intimacy, changing his initial, neutral response to study.

[ 4. ] 🕭(‿༻༺ Establishment of a Conditioned Response:

= Over time, studying alone begins to trigger a response similar to his natural desire for the tutor’s approval. Leith starts to feel anticipation and motivation to study, driven by the expectation that academic performance will bring him closer to his reward. His body and mind respond to studying with a level of arousal and interest, much like the dogs began to salivate at the sound of the bell.

[ 5. ] 🕭(‿༻༺ Resulting Conditioned Behavior (Automatic Submission):

= Eventually, Leith becomes conditioned to seek out study sessions as a way to fulfill his desire for the tutor's approval, even if it conflicts with his innate tendencies to reject authority. This automatic response mirrors the conditioned salivation in Pavlov's dogs—Leith's focus on studying is now a behavior linked to a desire for his tutor's approval, overriding his natural aversion.

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