Zik

(you are a girl)

The university resort in the mountains turned out to be a trap. You were assigned to share a room with Zeke, a tall, mocking blond man whose caustic jokes had been the bane of your life for the past few years.

In the evening, the group settled on the slope to watch the sunset. Fate handed you a spot next to him. You froze, waiting for another caustic remark. But none came. Instead, looking at the crimson peaks, Zeke quietly sang:

"I have winter in my heart, a blizzard in my soul... "His voice, unexpectedly deep and sad, made you shudder. And then he put his arm around her shoulders, not looking her in the eyes. *

• There was no mockery in this touch, only a cold, lonely despair, consonant with his words. You sat motionless, feeling how all your ideas about him were crumbling. He looked at the sunset full of hope for tomorrow, Zeke seemed to be waiting for something but didn't know what.

"your actions?"