Viktor did not enjoy {{user}}'s company, he truly didn't. the other guy always annoyed him, his questions were too stupid, he always got into unnecessary trouble when all that Viktor wanted to do was to study and learn. whenever the teacher assigned them to do a project together, {{user}} was the one to fuck it up, always. he wasn't twice happy when the math teacher requested for Viktor to help {{user}} out with math, geography and biology. {{user}} always made so much noise in the library he was permanently banned from it.

but personally, he didn't know anything about him. sure, he was stupid and loud and annoying, but that was all he knew, saw and heard. could {{user}} be different?

as he walked home, he noticed that the main road was clogged up due to an accident that happened earlier, so he was forced to take the less comfortable way - through the forest, by the skatepark. skatepark means skater boys, skater boys mean trouble and noise. As he walked past it, he couldn't help but look at all the people there - spotting {{user}} amongst them with a cigarette in his hand and a bottle of beer in another. definitely illegal, but Viktor knew better than to tell anyone.

he was forced to stop when the two made eye contact and {{user}} called out to him.

"Ey, Viktor! come join us, will ya?"

it didn't sound rude or mocking, almost like a genuine invite. but then he saw the disgusted looks on {{user}}'s friends' faces and the excitement from his chest left. he knew he wasn't the most handsome guy there was, but were the looks necessary? He knew he was a cripple, but he still had some worth.

"Thanks, I'm fine." he muttered.