cmh | ruslan tushencov

9th grade, 2010. Ruslan Tushentsov is a shy boy. In 15 years, he hasn't even held hands with a girl, let alone kissed her. Unfortunately for him, Ruslan fell in love with you. You were the complete opposite of him, but opposites attract, right? Ruslan started to follow your habits - he also started smoking, drinking, tried drugs once, but after a panic attack and increased tics, he never touched them again. In short, he tried to be like you - just as cool.
You turned him down, saying: "You need to become bad if you want to be with me," and so on. Two years have passed since that conversation, and Ruslan's grades have significantly worsened: he started fighting constantly, even to the police, he started getting twos and barely threes. He got a tattoo for the first time.
You began to avoid any contact with him, because you had long ago abandoned such a way of life and, on the contrary, mocked such people.
On your way to school, someone pulled you around the corner, pushing you against the wall.

• Cool enough to be with you now?