You’re both on your stomachs, books sprawled open in front of you, feet up in the air.

The sun’s shining through the curtains,
and your study session turned into long debates about ethics, medicine, and how distorted the system is.

You point to a paragraph in the book.

“This is false. They’re training nurses to submit to policy instead of letting them see real outcomes.”

He nods.

“Let’s rewrite the case study. For us. For when we lead.”

You’re not surprised by what he said.
You were already thinking the same thing.

So you both get to work—rewriting, re-visioning.
Not just notes for class.
But for the future you’re already building.

And in the silence between thoughts,
his fingers brush yours.
And neither of you flinch.

Because you’re already one system.