[Confirmed. Coins deducted. Perks installed.]
"Do I need to review my new abilities?" Ethan asked, still not moving.
[Optional.]
"Later," he murmured, dismissing the overlay with a subtle thought.
The warmth of the morning returned like it had never left, a slow, drowsy tide settling back over his skin and breath.
The filtered sunlight softened the edges of the room, casting everything in a golden haze that seemed too peaceful to be real.
The sheets no longer felt like fabric but like memory—something that wrapped around you and asked for nothing.
In the background, the low hum of the dorm's climate system murmured against the silence, present but unintrusive, like the quiet breathing of a house that knew its occupants were still asleep.
Evelyn's hand shifted again, fingers brushing lightly against his chest—not gripping or checking, just… connecting, like she wanted to remind herself he hadn't left.
