THIS FLAMMABLE HEART.

guy in front reached his arms back while the teacher was explaining an exam question and they engaged in a series of quiet high-fives without even looking at eachother

the guy in front immediately turns around to our table when teacher calls for group activities and today they just played with each other’s hands and remarked on their Finger Flexibility (after a while they just started patting each other’s hands)

they sit next to each other whenever possible. guy next to me once just gently laid his head on the other guy’s shoulder and gave him a very kind look

they have nicknames for each other (guy next to me is “churner,” can’t remember other guy’s nickname atm, “shmeker” i think?)

guy next to me tends to grab a pile of rulers from the front to throw to/at the other while the teacher’s gone (he has in the past asked me for My ruler to throw at his head while he’s working)

they keep randomly sharing extremely gentle hugs and firm pats on the shoulder before the lesson starts