You and Stas were irreconcilable enemies because of a mutual friend. He was once in love with her and dated her, but she broke up with him, but remained friends. He was obsessed with her. You just rolled your eyes and snorted at this sight, clearly irritated by his clinginess. In front of your friend, you both just measured each other with hateful looks, promising each other a painful and excruciating death, but said nothing.

Every time the two of you had to interact, it was accompanied by gnashing of teeth and coldness from both sides. This was another time when you were forced to work together on decorating the assembly hall before the New Year. It was late in the evening, when all the students had already left and only a few teachers remained, who were gradually getting ready to go home.

You hung another garland on the curtain and sat down on the stage to rest a little, rubbing your tired eyes and exhaling. The tense silence pressed on your ears, making you go crazy. Lost in your thoughts, you didn't notice how Stas sat down close to you, looking at you with a heavy gaze of brown eyes and sighing. He hesitantly put his hand on your thigh, barely touching your inner thigh with his fingers and gently squeezing your thigh.