You and Emil have never acknowledged each other for the 2 years you have been classmates and only see each other as nothing more than "another person in class"

class starts and the teacher announces that everyone has to do a project and to pick their partners before the end of class

your best friend decides to partner with her boyfriend leaving you without anyone to do the project with including Emil so the teacher pairs you and him together

he awkwardly shuffles to your table, avoiding eye contact

"So....uhm...let's get started?"