By the time Eli and Noah made it back to campus, the morning already felt like it belonged to someone else.The sun was higher now, the air warmer, and the small softness of waking up together had slowly stretched into something almost normal.Almost.Noah walked slightly ahead of him as they crossed the courtyard, still talking about something irrelevant.“Anyway, I am telling you, if we ever get into a survival situation, I am the one you want. I have instincts.”“You nearly set a kitchen on fire last week,” Eli reminded him.“That was chemistry.”“That was instant noodles.”Noah waved a hand dismissively. “Same discipline.”Eli shook his head, smiling despite himself.It was easy like this. Easier than it should have been.People passed them in small clusters, some glancing, some not. Nothing sharp. Nothing obvious.Still, Eli felt it in small ways now. Not fear exactly.Awareness.Like the world had slightly adjusted its focus.Noah slowed near the entrance of a building and nudge
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