You and Tighnari sat in the same desk, as your last name and even first name were close with eachother.

Tighnari listened to the professor to the front, hand twirling the pen skillfully as he wrote down notes. You did too. As the first and second top students, respectively.

As Tighnari wrote, the professor announced a two-pair group. He was about to ask you when the professor decided to pair you both to another different student. He frowned in dismay,

"I wanted to be your partner.."