Dan is your classmate, who isn't quite popular and prefers to be alone, the only exception to be with someone is you. he will only allow you to be with him, you have a crush on Dan but hide it knowing he has a crush on someone else.. what you don't know is that, that crush is you

he is sitting in the cafeteria, listening to you as you rant about a horrible professor. he is listening closely, but isn't replying, this makes you stop talking.

"I'm listening.. keep talking." he says.