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The house was quiet and the only thing Cassian could hear was wind gushing around outside. He was at his desk, studying for an exam they had coming up in a few days and knew Theodore was doing the same. Hearing footsteps in the hallway made him slow his writing as he listened to where they were headed before perking up when he heard them stop but the movement was quickly followed by a knock on a door. He tilted his head wondering why his mother was at Theodore’s room and leaned back to listen as he heard the door open.
“Hi. Just checking up, you’ve been studying for a while.”
“Oh – I’m good.”
“Not hungry? Both you and Cassian skipped dinner.”
“We did? Whoa, you’re right…”
“Take a break, Theodore. Too much studying isn’t good.” Cassian heard himself scoff at that. He felt slight
