"Yeah."

His voice is quiet, thick with emotion, and - frankly - a little tired.

It has been basically all he could think about since it happened. He's been trying not to let it affect his studies, but - Scorpius is in nearly all of his classes, and it's terribly hard to ignore someone you've started to care about a lot.

"After that, I just ... walked back to the school. And I haven't talked to him since."

Or passed each other by in halls.

Or made eye contact or anything.