Zoe Murphy did not have a good life, or she did, for a while, and then not anymore
Soulmates were complicated, but the concept gave her some hope, so here's what she knew:
1- The world had been monochrome for as long as she could remember
2- The only way to change this fact was to meet your soulmate
3- To find your soulmate you have to make eye contact
And that's ok, that's all information she can deal with. The prospect of her brother having a soulmate? She knew it was bound to happen, said soulmate being a seemingly shy kid? Well, Evan had told her first, and really, there were weirder things in life
But here's the thing, Zoe can barely remember the last time her brother smiled, so she thought her surprise at seeing Connor happy for the first time in ages was totally justified, the only proper reaction even
Seeing her brother chase after an upset looking Evan Hansen was weird, not for the chasing down part, it wouldn't be the first time Connor had chased down some poor soul that pissed him off, it was really easy to piss him off; no, the weird part about the ordeal was that Connor wasn't the one who made Evan upset, Connor going to comfort someone? Yeah, no, that was so normal, ha-ha
Was it a soulmate thing? And who was Evan Hansen? She only knew his name, and the fact that, apparently, he was Connor's soulmate. So, in an attempt at getting some information, she looked for one Alana Beck
Alana was the type of person who knew everyone, she masterfully avoided eye contact without coming out as rude, because, according to her, she didn't have time for a soulmate; and considering the older girl was in about every club the school had, Zoe was inclined to believe her
She approached Alana on the first opportunity she had, striking conversation and letting her ramble a bit
"Actually, I was wondering if you knew Evan Hansen"
"Oh, sure!"
[POV change]
Jared Kleinman was a resourceful guy, he knew who to talk to, to get information; it was very simple, really. The school was filled with eyes and ears, someone was bound to have noticed something out of place, say a pair of dudes staring at each other in stunned silence, or maybe there had been a conversation, it was probably very awkward knowing Evan, but surely out of place considering he never talked to anyone that wasn't Jared or Alana, and everyone talked to Alana, or rather, Alana talked to everyone
Speaking of which, Alana was currently talking with Zoe Murphy, she mentions Evan names, and trees, so Jared stops close by, and listens because by the looks of it Zoe was the one to bring up the subject, and why would Zoe Murphy be interested in Evan Hansen? Unless… oh, oh that was rich!
Jared took a few steps back, planning on going to find Evan to tease him endlessly because wow, was Evan unlucky, and then he stumbled
If asked about it, Jared would claim that he fell because he had realized that Evan was not only soulmates with Connor Murphy, but had referred to Connor Murphy as breathtaking, and that was a thought Jared had never thought he would have, falling over his own feet was completely acceptable
He never hit the ground, someone had stopped his fall in such a way that it looked like Jared had just got dipped, when he looked up to his savior he was met with green eyes, on a very male face, did Jared care?
The stranger arched an eyebrow
"Well, I wasn't expecting to have you physically fall for me"
Jared did not care, like, at all. He chuckled; the guy wiggled his eyebrows before helping him back into standing position, where Jeremy could take in the appearance of his soulmate, and wonder how the hell he got red highlights without seeing color
"Hi, I'm Jared, Jared Kleinman"
He offered the guy a hand to shake, he took it lightly, smile on his lips
"Trevor Fletcher, nice to finally meet you"
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Zoe learned a few things, and Alana apologized that she knew so little, that helped her paint a picture in her mind on where her brother had been before she found him blushing in the bathroom, then came the realization that Connor definitely had a crush on Evan, which gave her a weird feeling because soulmates were supposed to just click together, then again her brother wasn't the most conventional person out there, and Evan seemed like a very awkward guy, on top of the quiet personality
After some consideration she decided that the best way to see where things were headed, was to actually talk to Evan, and maybe learn something about him other than the fact that the guy likes trees
She finds him as he exits his class and sees the confusion in his eyes as she approaches; it's quickly changed as he seems to realize who Zoe is, and probably remembering the last conversation they had, she tries her best to smile amicably
"Hello"
"H-hi"
"You're Evan right?"
"Evan! I mean… I am Evan, sorry"
"What are you apologizing for?"
"Y-you said my name and I repeated it, and I'm probably annoying you now, I'll just… shut up"
Ok, the guy was awkward as all hell, Zoe could work with this
"You're ok"
There was a cough behind her, Evan seemed to relax when looking over her shoulder, and when Zoe turned she saw her brother eyeing him for a beat before turning to her
"Do you need anything?"
