The morning light filtered softly into the room as Damon sat at his desk, eating breakfast while Sahira sat on the bed nearby, her posture relaxed and her expression unusually bright, a quiet smile lingering on her face as she watched him with a sense of contentment that hadn't faded since the night before.
Damon, however, avoided her gaze entirely.
His focus remained on the plate in front of him, his movements steady but slightly more deliberate than usual as a thought ran through his mind.
Tch… why did I do that yesterday…
He exhaled faintly.
Whatever… what's done is done.
The moment passed.
And with it, the rhythm of days resumed.
The rest of the week moved forward almost seamlessly, each day blending into the next as the academy settled into its initial pace, with assistant professors handling most of the lectures while the primary instructors remained absent, the focus kept largely on theory so as not to overwhelm the new students during their first week.
