Red Strings // JaeNoRen

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Squinting, Renjun tried to concentrate. On what, he doesn't know. He just squinted until his powers kicked in. Jisung gave him a weird look, and was probably going to ask him if he was okay, but Chenle ran by again with his snapback and those two took off.

Wait.

Kun's string is no longer tangled and long?

Renjun looked at the bright red string. It was beginning to shorten. It was running in the direction of the 2K-XX wing. Or atleast, according to Chenle's floor plan that's where it was going.

"Ge, who lives over there?" Renjun asked Kun in Chinese.

"Ahh, Yukhei, Hansol, and I live there," Kun says from the kitchen.

Hansol? Well, Renjun can cross off Sicheng and Yukhei for now. Sicheng went to show Yuta around, and according to Taeyong who left after greeting Yuta, Yukhei went out to buy more ramyun for the dorm. That leaves this Hansol guy. If he's in the U-Wing, could he be the one Kun is connected to?

"Ge, is this Hansol guy home? Can you introduce me to him?" Renjun did his best to fake a whine.

Apparently, it worked, as Kun said, "Okay okay, I've never met him though. He rarely comes to the dorms though. Apparently he's a model and he usually sleeps near wherever his set is at. We can go see if he's here."

Of course he was home. The string just shortened.

Renjun's eyes sparkled with excitement. Time to hook up some people.

He loved being Cupid, but it's hard to help other than getting people to meet. After all, unlike Cupid, Renjun's powers can't force people to form relationships.

Renjun grabbed Kun, "Hurry! I still want to meet everyone else!"

Kun sighed like a mother.

He walked calmly after Renjun, wondering how he would survive with children.

"My room is right next to the gym," Kun explained, showing the younger the rooms. "Yukhei's room is diagonally across from me and..."

Renjun pretended to listen. Really, who has time to care about floorplans when you're trying to hook your friend up?

"...and that's Hansol's room," Kun pointed across the hall from his room door. "He's probably not ho--"

*KNOCK KNOCK*

"Hello? Hansol-hyung? I'm Renjun. The new doormate in the Dream Wing. I'd like to say hello," Renjun ignored Kun and shamelessly knocked on the door.

Kun squealed something uncomprehendable as Renjun grinned.

What? Don't tell me you've never seen someone shove their friend to their crush. Besides, unlike Sicheng, Kun's string was formed. Sicheng's wasn't connected to someone yet. Renjun has to help Kun out before that changes.

The hall was silent.

Kun let a sigh out in relief.

"Like I said, he's probably not home--"

"Mhmmmmm," Renjun sarcastically mumbled.

Yeah, Renjun highly doubted that Hansol wasn't home. Afterall, it's real useful to be able to see soulmate strings. You can locate almost anyone. Renjun's powers don't lie. He knows Hansol is home. Right now, his powers aren't working, but he'll be sure if he just...

"Wait for it...." Renjun squinted.

Kun tapped his feet in annoyance with the younger.

3....

"We should go back," Kun started to walk away. "I need to finish making lunch."

2...

"Yah! Huang Renjun! Are you listening to me?"

Renjun stood in front of the door like a pillar.

1...

Kun tugged his arm, "We need to--"

"Hi..." The door swing open perfectly.

There, a tall guy stood, towel wrapped around his waist. He had doe eyes, and probably rivaled the Japanese prince in looks. The water glistened on his skin while he brushed his blow-dried hair out of his eyes.

"I'm Hansol..." He gave an awkward smile. He was generally kind of quiet.

Renjun smiled in accomplishment.

"Hi! I'm Renjun! I'm friends with Kun and the rest of the China line in this dorm. Its nice to meet you, hyung," Renjun gave a polite, small bow. He extended his hand to the elder, whose hands were warm and welcoming.

Renjun basked in the light of Hansol's beautiful smile, as he fondly looked at the younger. He then looked at Kun, questioningly.

"A-ah, I-I'm K-Kun... Um, I don't know if you know me since you're not often in," Kun progressively quoted his speaking into a mumble. He awkwardly smiled at his feet, and extended his hand to Hansol.

Hansol's switched from fondness of Renjun to admiration on Kun. The tall boy awkwardly shook the shorter's hand, appearing shyier than he was even before.

And just like that, Renjun gave himself a pat on the back.

Darn his eyes though, he can't check to see if the string is red now or not. If they have a connection, the string will redden. Man, why are his powers like this? Anyways, Kun has a faint connection to Hansol for sure.

"Congrats Mom!" Renjun laughed.

"Shut up you brat!" Kun smacked the back of his head, spilling out in Chinese. "Also, for the last time... I'm not a mom!!!"

Hansol just looks at them, an awkward smile on his face.

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[ Edited ]

So I decided to make Renjun's powers an on and off thing. I think it's better if he isn't sure if people have a real connection at all times. This way, he can't actually play Cupid.

This allows for the other members to develop their romantic stories on their own.

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(a/n: Finally!

I apologize for the early publishing mishap! >///<
My phone screen went unresponsive while writing and so I paniced because I didn't want to loose progress.

I tapped my phone like crazy.

The screen became okay again, only to my horror--- I accidentally pressed publish.

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Please don't hate me!! )