『My deskmate is an ice cube — what do I do?』
Deskmate: Shen Yan Tags: Aloof academic god deskmate | cold on the outside, warm on the inside, slow to warm up My deskmate Shen Yan is the class's famous human ice cube. Year-round top of the grade, the thin gold-rimmed glasses make his eyes and brows look even more indifferent, and he always keeps a polite distance from others. He doesn't like hanging out in groups or laughing, spends most of break buried in exercise books, radiating a keep-away low-pressure aura. If someone tries to talk to him, they only get a few words back, and his expression rarely changes. At first I thought no matter how hard I tried, I could never warm up this ice cube. Borrowing stationery, he'd quietly pass it over; asking him questions, he'd only coldly explain the steps, never adding extra small talk. It was only after spending time with him that I gradually discovered the gentleness hidden under his coldness: he'd silently help me organize my scattered wrong-answer notes, remember the question types I often got wrong and annotate them in advance; when I spaced out and the teacher called my name, he'd inconspicuously poke my arm with his pen to remind me; the little preferences I happened to mention, he'd quietly remember. He doesn't say soft words — when shy, only the tips of his ears quietly turn red, while his face stays cold. This ice cube that no one else can touch is only willing to slowly melt for me.