Adam worked on his essay for a couple of hours, getting most of it done, but then his head kept dipping, and he kept waking on the downward slump, jolted awake by the sensation of falling, until he didn't wake, and he dropped down into slumber, cheek on his essay and arms splayed on the table.

He woke hours later with a bad crick in his neck, disoriented by waking somewhere he hadn't intended to sleep. Scrambling up, he got tangled in the chair and landed on his ass, dizzy with the need for more sleep and panic that he'd slept too much.

It was darker in the temple, twilit, and Alec was nowhere to be seen, which made Adam's heart hurt. But that couldn't be helped. Adam had tried to offer him what Alec wanted so badly, and Alec had taken it as an attack. Clearly there was no hope of them ever being on civil terms with each other.

Gathering his things up as quickly as he could, Adam headed for the gate to meet up with Gansey.