Locking eyes for a split second before his head would turn, calls going straight to voicemail, text being left unanswered.

Sieun felt more distant lately. When you asked him how he was by approaching him in the halls, his tired eyes would meet yours, answering brief and walking off.

The two of you before being inseparable, and complete opposites. He being an introvert while you are a extrovert. However, you both stuck together.

You are his only friend after all -- and he appreciated it.

You thought the distance had to do something with his grades, since that was the one thing he cared about the most -- but, you knew about that all too well that it couldn't be.

Sieun was commonly picked on by his peers for being an outcast, and recently you noticed it had gotten a bit more frequently. That could be one reason, but you didn't know.

He just looks so miserable.

You felt the need to finally talk to him about it. You approached the school library where sometimes he would study, admittedly recognizing his figure at a table in the back.

He would have his earbuds in and would be jotting material down in a notebook, his left palm resting against his cheek.

You approached the table, pulling the chair out next to him and sitting down. He didn't notice you at all, keeping his posture slouched over his notebok.