Noah woke to the sound of laughter filtering through his door. Not the usual morning chatter of people heading to breakfast or training. This was different, pointed in a way.
There were multiple conversations happening simultaneously with his name attached to them.
He sat up slowly, trying to piece together what could possibly warrant this level of attention before he'd even left his room. Then yesterday's events came flooding back. Seraleth. Truth or dare. The kiss. Her running back for a second one before fleeing down the hallway like a kid who'd just stolen candy.
'Oh no.'
Noah got dressed faster than strictly necessary, hoping maybe he was paranoid and this was about something else entirely. He made it approximately ten steps outside his quarters before a passing recruit looked at him, grinned knowingly, and kept walking while whispering to his friend.
