SUMMARY
Prem's Cousin Mann recounts his past experiences with UP to Kao, hopelessly attempting to prepare Kao for his quest to win UP over.
Here is a little bit of Mann and UP fwbs backstory, this is an interquel that takes place during early Chapter One; the purpose of it, is just to give some insight into Mann and UP's relationship because it will be more relevant in Chapter Three 🫠
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"So what was it like?"
"Shit," Mann curses under his breath as his character on screen is eliminated for the rest of the round, tossing the controller aside in frustration. He was close to ranking higher than he'd ever been—"high" being top twenty, which most would argue isn't high at all—when an enemy team popped up from behind a building and took him out, depleting all of his shield and health points in an instant.
He'd bet Prem ten bucks that he could beat his record of miraculously placing ninth, figuring if Prem could do it, so could he, but it's proven to be a difficult journey so far.
He really should stop betting on stupid shit.
He belatedly registers Kao's question, turning to look at Kao where he sits on the other end of Mann's couch, picking at his nails. "Sorry, what?" Mann asks, reaching over to grab Prem's bag of chips from where they rest against Kao's leg and stuff some in his mouth. Prem gives him a side-eye.
"What was it like?" Kao inquires a second time. "You know, with UP."
Mann scoffs around his mouthful of chips, figuring this question was coming sooner or later ever since Prem revealed to Kao a few days ago that Mann used to fool around with UP (and since Kao then proceeded to bet fifty bucks that he could get into UP's pants before the end of the semester). He had reveled in the shock and jealousy that crossed Kao's face at first, but now he was starting to think it may not have been worth it if Kao is going to pester Mann for all the dirty details.
"It was fine," he answers shortly.
"Fine?" Kao gawks. "You slept with someone who looks like that and all you have to say is fine?"
Mann shrugs. "Okay. It was good."
It's not a lie; it was good, but frankly, he's not too keen on reliving the experiences in order to recount them to Kao. For his own sake and the embarrassment of rejection, partially, but it also almost feels unfair to Ben in a way, even though he knows the thought is irrational.
(It's probably just lingering guilt for jumping into something with Ben back when Mann used to harbor feelings for UP. Luckily, they weren't anything major and were pretty easy to get over, especially when he found himself falling for Ben ten times harder.)
"C'mon, I'm serious!" Kao whines, prodding Mann's leg with his foot.
"I said it was good!" Mann cries, slapping Kao's foot away. "What do you want from me?"
"Details!" Kao demands. "How'd it happen? Where'd you meet? How does he like his eggs in the morning?"
"Do you even know how to cook eggs?"
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FantasyKao needs to get laid, plain and simple. Except it isn't that simple―not when he lets his ego drag him into a bet that requires him to get in his classmate's pants before the end of the semester.
