Ngo Bao Anh || Stopban

They didn't remember when they first started connecting with each other. But at some point, they began to notice one another.
They shared a single balcony. Each lived in their own apartment, each went about their own business. They didn't even speak; they could only see each other in the yard or in the hallway.
It all started when someone would forget to turn off the balcony light at night, and the other would do it. Sometimes An forgot to close the door—the floor was high, of course, so no one would wander in—but Danya would close it so that he wouldn't freeze, since the door led straight from the bedroom.
There was a small table with two chairs on the balcony; each of them often sat there, but they had never been there together.
One of those days. Evening, already nearing midnight. The balcony light is on. Anchik, taking a break from his computer, decided to turn it off. His neighbor was likely asleep and had forgotten about it.
The switch is located on the balcony, so he had to open the door and step outside. But at the last moment, he noticed his neighbor. He was sitting in his chair, arms crossed over his chest and head tilted; he was clearly asleep, but right here, and not in his own room.