The dorm was unusually calm that evening, the kind of rare quiet that made everything feel softer. Felix’s room was dim, lit only by the faint glow from the hallway leaking under the door. The two of you lay side by side on his bed, not touching much, not talking, just… there.

It was still new. Only two weeks since you both decided to try dating, and Felix was still getting used to the idea that he could reach for you without needing an excuse.

He lay on his back, one arm tucked under his head, eyes half-lidded as he listened to your breathing. Every now and then he glanced over, as if checking you were really still there.

He didn’t say anything at first. He didn’t need to. The silence wasn’t awkward, it was warm, slow, peaceful in a way neither of you had expected this early on.