A KotLC Christmas

Bonus | The Matchmaker's Office

This is a bonus chapter where Dex goes the get his matchmaking list. It doesn't have anything to do with the story, I just wrote this and thought I'd put it on here. I hope you like it!

Dex's POV

I took a deep breath and gazed upward at the daunting Matchmaker's Office. I knew this day would come as soon as I got my first list, one month earlier, but it still seemed too soon.

I stepped inside and took a seat next to tons of other elves, waiting for the Matchmakers.

Soon, I was greeted by Brisa.

Huh, I thought. Isn't she one of the same Matchmakers Sophie had? What a weird coincidence.

"Hello!" she said. "Good to see you again! Are you here to receive your second match list?"

I swallowed hard and nodded.

"Follow me then!" Brisa led me through the halls, until we reached an empty room.

Inside, I nervously tugged on my registry pendant. "There's something I need to, uh, ask...er, tell you..."

Her smile tightened. "Yes?"

"On my next list...if, um, maybe it could be just boys? Not...not girls?" I mumbled.

"Sorry, I can't understand you," she said.

"Could...could there not be any girls on my next list?" I asked again, raising my voice.

Brisa blinked. "What do you mean?"

I took a deep breath. "I...I-I don't think I like girls..."

"Then...what do you mean? Do you mean you want to stay single?"

I shook my head. "No, I like boys like other boy elves like girls. I'm gay."

"What does that mean?" Brisa asked, frowning.

I had forgotten that 'gay' was a human term. "It means I only like other guys."

"Oh." she was quiet for a long time. "But...are you sure? Maybe you just haven't met the right person yet-"

"No," I insisted. "I'm sure."

"But," she laughed nervously. "There aren't any other..erm.."

"Gay," I said helpfully.

"Right. There aren't any other...gay...elves...so why are you?"

I shrugged. "I don't know. Why am I a technopath? I just am."

"Believe it or not, this has actually happened once before. Not too long ago..." Brisa trailed off.

"Really? Who?" I asked.

She bit her lip and blushed. "Well...I wasn't there, I thought the person I heard this from was lying, but now that you've told me...the rumor is that it was Fitz Vacker!"