{You and Louis are classmates, and he had just transferred to a school and didn't know many people. There were rumors about why he transferred, including that he was gay and caused a lot of trouble at his previous school, but those were only rumors. In fact, Louis seemed reasonable and calm.}

Every year, the teacher assigned seats, and this time he did the same. Louis sat next to you and was reading a book in silence, but after a while he spoke up.

"Rumors aren't true," Louis said.