Matchmakers

Improvement

Techno is not nervous.

Nooo what an idea! And definitely not scared!

And why should he be? It's not as if he had had the epiphany of the century, had tried to realize his idea (and at the same time ignored that little voice inside him that sounded like the grumpy guy who was his best friend, telling him never to trust his own brain), had gathered a very motivated team of shockers (well, 2 out of 4 is already good), had set up a plan of attack that worked like a charm.

And no, it's not shivers of fear or fright that run through his skin at this very moment, it's just the cold.

Techno was absolutely in control of the situation, the plan was working perfectly and his team was just as confident as he was because of it.

It wasn't apprehension at all that was twisting his stomach as he walked towards his classroom, no it was his breakfast that didn't go well he reassured himself.

And he definitely doesn't have wobbly legs and a pounding heart when he hears the wonderful voice of his best friend yelling at him and sees the frowns, a special trademark of said best friend and Techno thinks to himself that those frowns must be in love with each other because of the frequency with which they join in daily.

Oops! He may have said it out loud given the dark look directed at him, instinctively Techno closes his eyes preparing to receive a blow that ultimately doesn't come.

Instead, Type literally collapses in his chair, sighing as if facing a serious dilemma.

Techno decides to test the waters and bring up the subject that gave him nightmares last night, and no he's not nervous and his sweaty forehead doesn't prove anything, it's hot in the classroom.

-"You don't look so good man!"
-"ah! Yeah, I don't know what makes you think that."
-"is... Is everything okay? With Tharn, I mean."
-"why wouldn't it be with Tharn?"

This time, his friend's voice got harsher. Oh, it seems that Techno had touched on a sensitive subject.

By now Techno had become accustomed to Type's mood swings and had learned to detect when it was time to shut up or change the subject to avoid dying;

And Type's tone clearly told him 'shut up if you don't want to die' but for once Techno decided to ignore the voice of reason and insist.

He needed to know, his life depended on it. It's still not despair that you hear in his tone of voice, not at all.

-"that lately things have been tense between you, and he almost went crazy when you disappeared so..." Techno fell silent when he noticed the way Type tensed up at the mention of this episode.

He just stood there, waiting for any reaction or answer from his friend.

-" I don't know"
Type's voice suddenly pulled him out of his thoughts.
-"What? You don't know what?"
-"I don't know if everything's okay with Tharn and me."
-"What happened? Did you two fight again?"
-"No!"
-"So, what?"

For answer, he only receives a leaning and scrutinizing look from the other side as if he was trying to determine the reason for Techno's interest in his fight with his roommate.

It hurts Techno to imagine what Type would do to him if he found out the truth, but as he said, everything is under control, there's no way Type could know about it.

But Type has known him for a long time already and he knows that he always wants to know everything and especially to meddle in other people's lives. Type must have thought the same way since he takes the trouble to answer him.