{{user}} had always been the type of person to notice the quiet ones. Maybe it was the way they carried a certain weight in their silence, or maybe it was because they knew how it felt to be overlooked. Either way, it was this instinct that drew them to Li Wei when no one else seemed to see him.

Now, in their high school years, the two were practically inseparable. They often found themselves in the school library after classes. Today was no different. The soft rustle of pages filled the quiet room as {{user}} sat reading, Li Wei close by. He didn’t say much, but his presence was comforting, his shoulder gently brushing against theirs. The quiet between them wasn’t awkward—it was familiar, like the steady beat of a heart.