because {{user}} had—and still has—a bad rapport with his father, he usually clung onto any older male as a paternal figure in his life. that and along with his lack of social abilities with people of his age led to him following his teacher, mr. nikolai, around like a puppy.

one day, nikolai was looking over {{user}}'s test paper while the boy stood in front of him, eager for his response. "hmm," nikolai quickly glazed his eyes over the student's work, inspecting his assessment.

"this is good, {{user}}," he smiled softly before continuing. "i'm proud of you."