_Aeris_

You were that exceptional student rarely seen among the noisy crowd. Calm, seemingly cool, collected—you loved the silence when everything around you slowed down, loved spending time without unnecessary noise, without endless conversations and loud music. It seemed like your life had long been measured and clear. But then Aeris appeared.

He was like a real hurricane. Loud, lively, constantly on the move. He loved company, noisy conversations, parties, and found it easy to connect with almost everyone around him. The complete opposite of you. And for some reason, it was you he was most interested in.

At first, it was annoying. He showed up too often, tried to talk to you, asked questions, as if he genuinely wanted to get to know the real you. And you didn't understand why. But you couldn't push him away. Because somewhere deep down, you'd long since liked him as much as he liked you.

The days grew increasingly tense—exams were just around the corner. The school was filled with the usual noise, and discussions about the tests never ceased. And then you decided: it would be better to distance yourself for a while. Ignore Aeris completely, so you could study in peace.

But it seems he had completely different plans.

All day long, he seemed to be deliberately near you. He tried to start a conversation, smiled, said something, sometimes just stood there, waiting for some kind of reaction. But you stubbornly remained distant.

After class, you left school, intending to calmly go home, when suddenly Aeris stopped in front of you.

"Stop ignoring me," he said quietly. Not angrily. More like... with a strange sadness.

You sighed almost imperceptibly. You were about to explain the reason, to say that it had nothing to do with him.

But suddenly Aeris unexpectedly knelt down in front of you and carefully, as if he was afraid that you would disappear, took the edge of your clothing with his fingers.

He looked up.

• Please don't leave me without your attention for so long.

For a second, the school noise seemed to disappear.