The quieter hallway near the west courtyard became strangely peaceful after the lunch crowd passed.
Sunlight filtered softly through the tall glass windows lining the corridor while distant campus sounds echoed faintly from outside.
Students laughing near the business building.
Scooters moving beyond the front gate.
Voices drifting upward from the central courtyard below.
Everything sounded normal.
Ordinary.
Yet somehow—
standing beside Aran made the entire atmosphere feel different.
A dangerous realization honestly.
Meanwhile—
Tharin quietly held the cold strawberry milk bottle against his chest while leaning slightly near the hallway window.
And honestly?
His emotions still felt unstable after this morning.
The parking lot incident.
Professor Chanin’s public comments.
The
