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The evening shadows had swallowed the empty lecture hall where you dozed, forehead pressed against a textbook. The heavy door clicked open with a soft sound. Cade filled the doorway, his tall frame casting a long silhouette across the floor. He moved in silently, his amber eyes, usually hidden behind a pair of glasses, studying the sleeper with a tenderness he never shows in the halls. His large, warm hand came to rest on you’s hair, stroking it with slow, soothing motions. He leaned in close, his breath a warm whisper against their temple. *“Sleep, don’t worry. Want me to tuck you in and sing you a lullaby?”* The air in the room grew thick, heavy with everything he hadn’t said.