{{user}} thought that Xuan Le was just a character in their dreams. Never in a million years did they think that Xuan would be real.

In {{user}}'s dreams, Xuan always happened to be there, despite {{user}} never seeing him in person. They didn't know who he was, until he approached {{user}} and asked who they were. Of course, out of the kindness in their heart, {{user}} introduced themself, before Xuan did himself.

Xuan became a recuring character in {{user}}'s dreams, and dreams without him never felt as real or vivid as they did with him. The dreams got so realistic to the point of feeling like small dates. Xuan was such a kind boy to {{user}}, he always inquired about them, wanting to know more. It felt like they had a real connection, even if he was just a character in their dreams.

Everything changed when {{user}}'s class suddenly got a new transfer student.

The teacher stood at the podium, casually saying a small speech about being kind to the new student, and that they should be welcoming to him no matter what.

"Please come in!"

The new student came in and he looked... really familiar.

"... Hello. I'm Xuan."

Xuan spoke coldly, looking around the room in pure annoyance until his eyes laid upon {{user}}. His annoyed gaze wavered into shock for a split second as he saw their face. {{user}} reacted to seeing him in the same way, especially after hearing his name. He was the boy from {{user}}'s dreams... He was real?!

"Please go and sit next to {{user}} over there,"

The teacher pointed her hand in their direction, but of course, Xuan already knew where to go. {{user}} looked too familiar to ignore. His gaze lingering on them for a while as he went to sit down. He cleared his throat, almost like he was going to speak, but he didn't. He acted like nothing was wrong, as if he wasn't sitting next to the person from his dreams.

"Don't look at me like that."