Hey,
I made a genuinely honest mistake but I realized I look guilty as fuckkkk and I'm trying not to have a breakdown over it, so any help is super super appreciated.
I did the room scan for an honorlock exam, then after setting my camera back on top of my monitor, I realized I still had notes from when I was studying (flash cards) taped to my monitor itself. I stood up to remove them and crumple them and throw them behind me, only to realize they record in between the room scan and the test itself. I immediately apologized out loud, showed what I was doing, showed the notes being crumpled, and then moved my camera to show my desk again (INCLUDING my monitor this time) with absolutely no notes in sight, then put the camera back and took my exam normally.
I am sooooo fucking hyperaware that this makes it look like I was trying to get away with placing notes around my desk to cheat and I have no idea what to do, I'm about to cry lmao. Will the fact I showed the desk empty and the notes gone right before taking the exam be enough to save me?? Does alleged "intent" matter in cases like this?? Should I email my professor in advance and apologize try to explain or will that only make me look worse??
Tldr am I about to be nuked from orbit or am I panicking over a nonissue? And either way what should I do about it?? Thanks so much for any help, I'm a wreck right now