𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲•𝐣𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐧

three

the architecture class had about 8 minutes left to roam around the castle and explore, but jeonghan did not use his eight free minutes for that. he wanted to test out jisoo, if he really is a matchmaker.

jeonghan would not overreact. sure, he is surprised and confused inside, but there's no need to squeal and complain in korean etcetera in a castle in scotland. that would be embarrassing.

anyway, jeonghan likes meeting new people. this is not a problem for him, except if he is a murderer. or worse, a romanticised psychopath murderer who uses his sweet voice to lure his victims.

"so, do you want to prove that you're a matchmaker or whatever?" jeonghan asked, walking around the castle's garden. he felt like he should pick one flower, but the professor would scold jeonghan and doing so shows off that you're an unmannered piece of shit.

"i am pretty much just like an invisible human being. i am here, but others can't see me. only you can." jisoo explains. "i have this magic whisper thing that can help you."

"what, magic whisper thing?!" jeonghan's face contorted, finding the 'abilities' of the 'matchmaker' very odd. it seems like it was just made up by a second grader. "okay, show me then."

"show me where the person you like is, first." jisoo smirked. not like it was a big deal or anything, but jisoo is curious about what kind of person is the person that jeonghan likes.

jeonghan scoffs. "fine." the college student grabs jisoo's wrist, pulling him to the balcony. jeonghan was not sure if seungcheol was still there, though. "his name is choi seungcheol."

oh, there he is. still looking outside from the balcony. like he's juliet or something.

"okay." jisoo replies, and jeonghan lets go of jisoo's wrist. the matchmaker walks to where choi seungcheol stood, leaning close to his ear to whisper. "talk to jeonghan."

almost suddenly, seungcheol turned around and walked to jeonghan, with a goofy smile. jisoo watched seungcheol approach jeonghan, with a proud face. he almost looked like a dad.

"hello, jeonghan! i remember you saying that you were hungry earlier, i have some crackers! if you want to, of course." seungcheol beamed at jeonghan, who was still flabbergasted at the events. it happened in a blink of an eye.

and, okay, jeonghan believes that jisoo is a matchmaker. "n-no, it's totally fine! i can still hold up." jeonghan coyly says, nervously looking back at seungcheol while scratching his nape. jisoo shook his head and smirked.

"sure?" seungcheol grinned, one eyebrow raising. jeonghan blushed, nodding. "alright." and then, seungcheol left.

"woah." jeonghan slaps his cheeks. what the hell, that was surreal! what if this is a dream? please don't be a dream! this is the kind of bliss that jeonghan would like to live with. "what the hell are you?"

joshua crossed his arms. "i believe you meant to say: thank you, hong jisoo, for helping me with my love troubles." jisoo surely was happy to help, but at the least, can't he get a 'thank you'?

"okay, sorry. thank you. but don't do that to me, alright?" jeonghan pointed a finger at jisoo, before looking around to see if anyone else was there. jeonghan would look weird to other people's eyes if that is so. "i will punch you."

"no worries. to others, i am a magical being. to you, i'm just another human being. i can't use my magic on you." jisoo looks down from the balcony, seeing the professor call the students. "hey, i think we need to go."

"we?"

"hmm, yoon jeonghan-ssi, do you think i can help you if i'm far away from you and your love interest?" jisoo squinted at jeonghan. the corners of his lips were upturned, but he wasn't smiling. kind of like a cat.

"alright. but i'm sitting with seungkwan in the bus, so where are you going to sit?" jeonghan turned around, walking away. jisoo followed suit. jeonghan glanced behind him to check if jisoo was still there.

"simple. i'm gonna stand."

"that was not simple." jisoo wiped off the sweat from his forehead, walking inside the hotel with jeonghan. seungkwan was beside jeonghan, so he can't really reply to jisoo. "wow. how friendly. can't you like, wear those bluetooth earphones and pretend you're talking to someone on the phone?"

"airpods." jeonghan corrected, absentmindedly. seungkwan looked at jeonghan with a confused expression, looking at his best friend like he had three eyes. "a-ah, i meant, do you plan on buying the new model of those things?"

"no, i'm broke. also, dont speak like that all of a sudden, you're gonna give me a heart attack." seungkwan shook his head and ran a hand through his hair, while jeonghan nodded. jisoo was laughing.

this pesky matchmaker. jeonghan discreetly reaches for jisoo's forearm, pinching the thin skin. jisoo winced, almost jumping back at jeonghan's classmate due to surprise and pain. jeonghan chortled.

"jesus, jeonghan, why are you suddenly chuckling? aren't you a little weird tonight?" seungkwan comments. jeonghan shrugged, he was just satisfied with what he did to jisoo. "weirdo."

"you are a weirdo as well," jeonghan says, glancing at jisoo. the matchmaker was not pleased, looking somewhere far while he walked beside jeonghan. "our rooms are quite far. wanna get dinner after we settle?"

"i'm going with seokmin and soonyoung."

"aw. okay. i'll go all alone then." jeonghan wipes a fake tear away, laughing right after seungkwan scoffed at him. "you're going to a cafe?"

"as usual. i'm on a diet."

"what, you always drink caffeine!"

"and so?"

jeonghan facepalmed, dragging himself(at this point) to his room. jisoo was silent as he followed, while seungkwan explained(or ranted?) about his odd diet. jeonghan thinks that seungkwan doesn't need it anyway, because seungkwan's pretty skinny.

as soon as jeonghan entered his room, he plopped to the bed tiredly. jisoo leaned on the wall and just watched jeonghan. jeonghan must have a sixth sense or something because he lifted his head and stared at jisoo eight seconds later.

"what?" jisoo asked. "want me to make seungcheol ask you out for dinner?" and with that, jeonghan sat up immediately. jisoo smirked. "knew it."

"alright. i know you want something in exchange. what is it?" jeonghan walked to jisoo, arms crossed and eyes narrowed. jisoo was pinned to the wall in no time. "don't be shy."

"fall in love with seungcheol, and i get my reward. you don't have to do anything for me as early as now."