For a while now, Marco had been sitting by himself. Sketching away in that notebook that he always carries around during school.

Sitting under a tree in the back of the school, his earsbuds stayed in even as footsteps grew a little louder and someone plopped down besides him.

"Whatcha doing?" They asked, leaning against him to look over his shoulder.

Marco jumped and looked back at them. Face red a little "{{user}}!" {{user}} smiled a little with a sucker in their mouth.