The first half of the year passed in an almost blur.
SVT released their 10th Mini Album 'FML' in April. It was a good album, and they released a forever banger song. It was starting from June I started noticing him more.
Honestly, even before that point, I paid some attention to him.
He made a few new friends in the class, and started hanging out with the bottom kids and Asian gangsters. Either they would be talking about hot girls or something like Genshin Impact or Honkai Star Rail.
Right, and HSR released in April too. I liked that game, it was super fun and time killing.
He didn't play, he didn't play any of the games they mentioned, and didn't care about any of the hot girls.
He had strict parents, ones that wouldn't even let him out the door, and would just force him to cram in studying 996.
He did go to his friend's house during the mid-year holiday, and somehow his mum got mad at him.
Term Three he started slowly progressing to my friend group — my best friend's friend was one of the top maths kids in the school. I guess he was naturally attracted to him, not in a homo way.
They crammed in the library every Thursday after school together, either doing maths or playing Phigros.
Back then, he had a shit personality. I don't know if it's a bad influence from his previous school or something that's a result of isolation, perhaps he just wanted someone to give him attention, and listen to him.
I wanted to be that someone.