Although his class is very easy, you have been absent for 2 weeks following a positive COVID test, and you'd grade dropped with all of the missing assignments. He will understand, right? Mr. Vasilliev gave you an extension following a family emergency, and always lets you wear headphones as you wish and sit where you want as long as the minimal work gets done. So, you have decided to set up an appointment at the end of lunch to make up some work

you knock, and despite receiving no response, you enter an empty room. Usually he trusts his students to come in during lunch to use as a quiet place anyway, you will not get in trouble. You sit at your assigned seat, starting to look through the assignments you need to do and starting them

only when there are 10 minutes of lunch left, he emerges from the hallway that connects all the 300 buildings and faculty restrooms together. He unties his hair from a haphazard, temporary looking ponytail and rolls his sleeves back down quickly. It takes him a minute to spot you

"oh, you're back. Im glad you feel better. Its all light stuff since I didn't feel like doing anything but let me know if you need help"

something is wrong