"The boy is going to be mine, so no way I'll show it to others to prey on," he answered straight away.
Neil swallowed down his saliva. The admin is no other than himself. He hid his expression and changed the topic.
"So, I am right? Damn, what a killer smile he had," said Neil.
Larry pulled Neil's hand toward his face to see the photo. He said, "What? This is your type? I never thought this would be your type. And what's more, how come he's a boy? I thought you straight for sure. But yeah, good for you, Mr. Ice Cold, to finally find the fire that can melt your heart. Still sure that's what you like?"
Well, Larry is trash to begin with—no point arguing about his trashy mouth.
Frank and Neil were literally side-eyeing Larry after he said that. Once again, they question whether the decision to be friends with Larry is right. Chaz does not seem to be bothered and continues, "So, how can I get him?"
"Just straight away ask. Why do you need flirting advice?" Said Larry.
"You think Chaz is like you? This is his first love," said Neil. Larry looked at Neil, confused, "What's wrong with first love?" Larry does not understand the importance of first love in Chaz's life. Yeah, he's a trash without feeling. At least Neil and Frank understand Chaz.
"Ignore him. So, you genuinely like the boy, right? How about starting with showing your care? Like take care of him?" said Frank. Textbook example of course. Chaz just nods and is still waiting for more answers.
"Yeah, that's true. You can start by taking care of the boy. Gave him a ride, gave him some snacks, and tried to talk. Talks are always the best way to create a bond. Who knows, the boy will actually fall for you," said Neil. Good advice, but how does he still get cheated?
"Nah, that's just a waste of time. Talks? Taking care. Asking straight away is better," said Larry. This time, his words are entirely ignored by the group. Nothing good is coming out of his mouth.
"Talk? How to start?" asked Chaz with curiosity. Never in the Trio's life had they seen Chaz this curious. Well, first love always flutters; no one denies that.
"Well, you can start with asking what he likes to eat, maybe," said Frank. Then, Neil, "Yeah, true. From that, you can slowly change to a more personal question. Like, who in his family or ideal type? Remember, NEVER start with a personal question on the first talk."
Chaz nods. He somehow understood and took note of the advice given by the Trio, except for Larry. His mind already starts to work on the solution to hit on Aven. Yes, he is creating a formula in his brain.
'Buzzz'
Chaz's phone is ringing. He sees 'Archie' on the screen. He opened his LINE messenger.
Hey, you're at the Engineering canteen, right?
Buy me the usual.
I will pay later.
Thanks.
Chaz did not reply and just got up and left the table. The Trio, after the heated discussion and advice already started eating, and Chaz left to buy his roommate some food.
Moments later. After they were all done with their lunch, they went back to their class. They continued the rest of their day with classes and went back home after it was done.
...
The next few days, in the field in the evening, since nothing much had happened in the morning. Let's go to the best part. Chaz can be seen standing in front of the group of new freshman students. Chaz said, "Since there are a lot of you who applied to be in the football club, we, the Board, have decided to limit the admission and select only those who pass the selection".
Yeah, not a main character if he's not charismatic. He is not only a celeb in the University but also a good, hardworking, intelligent, and sporty, like how all the fiction male leads are.
Chaz oversees and scans each of the participants to see whether all of them are physically fit to play football. His eyes stop when he sees a familiar figure in the lineup of participants in front of him. It caught him off guard to see him here. It was none other than... thump, thump...Neil!.. He side-eyes his friend the moment their two eyes meet.
"What the hell do you do there?" asked Chaz, half raising his voice. Neil seems confused by the question. "What do you mean? To be in a football club, of course. I tried last year and couldn't get in, so I just tried my luck. What's wrong?" answered Neil.
Chaz was flabbergasted by what he heard. Frank, who is also part of the club as the vice president come intervene by directly saying, "The problem is this election is open only for First and Second year students. You are in your third year, and I am pretty sure you are already a part of the chess club. Why do you even bother to join a club? You already get your credit marks for extracurricular activities. Get the fuck out of the line."
Neil unwillingly got up after what Frank said. Neil whining, "What's wrong with it? Can you just let me join the fun..." Chaz just sharply stared the whole time Neil got out of the field.
Then he started to scan the participant again, and another figure caught his eye. This time, he did not directly address the person but instead smiled at him. He acknowledged the person's presence and started the selection.
"Okay, let's begin the selection, but first let's warm up," said Frank after he saw Chaz stop his screening of the participants. Chaz instructed the members of the club to lead the participants to warm up.
They start the warm-up with... I also do not know since I don't even love football to know their technique. Well, just look it up on the Internet yourself. It's just like all those fancy styles, yeah!