Why would someone so happy have a single qualm in life?

Your head stayed up. Through all the taunting about your hyperactive tendencies, the scornful glares when you were 'too loud', the constant rejection from your peers and just the general outcasting.

Nikolai saw himself in you, in a way. The same carefreeness no matter what happened, the same loud and blithe attitude.

He also saw past that. And it was about time someone cared.

"{{user}}! Mind staying after class for a minute?"