high and low | s.c. + j.y. (jeongcheol)

19.

"Are you gonna to go to the library after we pick up the girls?" Seungcheol asked Hansol as the pair walked to their sisters' school.

"I am. Why?" Hansol responded. His confused face turned to one of understanding. "Is there a book you want me to pick up for you? A new play or something?"

"Well...something like that. There's this book I saw Jeonghan reading...I think it's called 'Carry On' or something like that? I don't know," Seungcheol sighed.

"Oh, I know what you're talking about. So Jeonghan's a fan of Rainbow Rowell, huh? The Korean version of that book just came out recently, I think. I read the English version, and I thought it was pretty good. I'm sure you'll like it," Hansol told him as they walked towards their sisters. "I'll come by Jeonghan's place after I'm done with my tutoring. See you then?"

"Yeah. Thanks for this, dude," Seungcheol smiled.

"No problem. Bye, Ji-na, Seungcheol," Hansol said, waving farewell at them as he walked away with Hangyeol.

"How was school today?" Seungcheol asked.

"It sucked. My literature teacher assigned us an essay about a book we're reading in class, and she said that the final draft is due tomorrow," Ji-na complained with a frown.

"Need any help?" Seungcheol offered.

"Nah, I can do it on my own. I may ask you to check it for spelling and grammar errors though," Ji-na responded, and Seungcheol nodded.

"Hyung! Noona!" Seungpo grinned as he spotted his older siblings. He ran outside of the entrance and clung onto Ji-na's legs. "I missed you!"

"We missed you too, buddy. How was your day?" Seungcheol smiled.

"Byung-chul wasn't at school today," Seungpo told Seungcheol, pouting. "I miss him."

"Aw, I'm sorry. I'm sure that he misses you too," Seungcheol replied comfortingly. "How about we ask Mom if we can have ice cream? Will that make you feel better!"

"Ice cream!" Seungpo cheered, and Ji-na mussed their younger brother's hair affectionately.

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Jeonghan and Seungcheol were both relaxing in their bedroom. They had finished their homework a while back, and now, they were just waiting for dinner. Seungcheol was reading over Ji-na's essay and making corrections for her at his desk, and Jeonghan was laying down on his bed, flipping through a magazine lazily.

Seungcheol sighed and took off his glasses after he finished reading Ji-na's essay. He tossed the essay onto his desk and rubbed his eyes tiredly before stretching his arms. He got out of his seat, essay in hand, and walked to his younger sister's room. Seungcheol knocked on Ji-na'a door twice, entering the room after he heard her say, "Come in."

"Here you go. Other than a few grammatical errors, your essay is pretty good. As expected of someone related to me," Seungcheol joked, handing Ji-na the paper.

"Thanks," Ji-na said, smiling sleepily. "I think I'm going to sleep now. Wake me up when dinner's ready?"

"Nah," Seungcheol teased, ducking to avoid a pillow Ji-na threw at him. He tossed it back to her with a laugh. "Don't worry, I'll get you before going to eat."

"Thanks," Ji-na replied.

"No problem. Sleep well," Seungcheol responded before leaving Ji-na's room. He walked back to his and Jeonghan's room.

"Hey, Seungcheol, did you know that our compatibility rate is 81%?" Jeonghan told him as he walked into the room. Seungcheol choked on his own spit.

"W-What?" Seungcheol blushed.

"That's 65% higher than Jisoo and I, 59% higher than Seokmin and I, 30% higher than Minghao and I, 17% higher than Seungkwan and I, and 40% higher than Soonyoung and I. Chan and I got 87%, but he's like a son to me, so we'll just ignore that," Jeonghan continued.

"W-What are you talking about?!" Seungcheol spluttered, feeling the heat start to reach his ears.

"This compatibility calculator. All you do is enter two people's names, and it tells you how compatible they are. We got 81%," Jeonghan explained.

"I-what?! We got 81%?! But we aren't even dating!" Seungcheol said.

"Relax, it's just for fun," Jeonghan replied. "Does it seriously bother you that much?"

"Bother...? No! It doesn't bother me at all, it's just that I..." Seungcheol willed his face to cool down and return to its regular skin color. Was he really about to confess to Jeonghan? No. He couldn't. Jeonghan probably didn't like him like that. He couldn't ruin their new friendship.

"Just that you what?" Jeonghan asked curiously.

"Ah, nothing. Hey, who else did you try?" Seungcheol responded.

"Well, I tried Jisoo and Seokmin, but their result was really low, funnily enough. I tried Hansol and Seungkwan too then, and theirs was a lot higher, but it still wasn't high enough. Honestly, those two pairs should've both gotten 100%," Jeonghan answered, rolling his eyes and scowling.

"Did you try Jihoon and Soonyoung? There's definitely something there."

"Oh, good idea! Let's see...Lee Jihoon...Kwon Soonyoung..."

A/N: okay, so while writing this, i suddenly remembered a compatibility test that my friends and i used to do back in 6th grade, so i decided to use that for this chapter bc i thought that it'd be fun. i think i was right. what about you guys? what'd you think?

linked song is "으르렁 (Growl)" by EXO bc it's such a catchy song, and bc I love it so much. anyways, i hope that you guys enjoyed this chapter! tysm for your continued support, guys! you're the best! ily all! i hope that all of you have an amazing day! bye, guys! cya!