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"How can this happen.. why am I falling for my cute co-worker.. my fictional partner" Sea thought, his expression still, eyes lazily searching for the puppy-like actor who had occupied his mind for far too long.
"I mean.. I did thought that he was quite adorable when I first saw him.." Sea sighed, disappointment settling in when he realized the actor he was desperately looking for wasn’t on set today.
Sea looked so calm, even nonchalant to others but his thoughts were like storms in the sea. He searched for a reason, any reason, for why he had suddenly fallen for his co-worker. His heart beat increased, heat blooming across his cheeks. He immediately tried to make himself busy with meaningless tasks just to stop thinking about the one touch that left him with goosebumps.
"I must be going insane" Sea sighed again.
Even after realizing Keen wasn’t there, his eyes continued to scan the set unconsciously. The bustling noise felt no different from a fish market. It was too loud, too bright, too overwhelming.
His work was already finished, yet he remained seated in a corner, trying to gather his scattered thoughts. The noise cut through him, the quiet bubble he was wrapped in, popped up. Unable to hear the noise now. Just as he decided to leave, his phone buzzed.
Sea froze.
The screen lit up with messages, and he nearly forgot how to breathe when he saw the name. It was the very same person he had been thinking about just now.
Maybe its fate? maybe we are meant is be?, is all what sea thought, immediately opening the chat box.
Keenkeno: Sea, Im so lonely!! when will you be done with ur work??? TT
A small, soft smile curved Sea’s lips.
"So cute.." he muttered under his breath.
Keenkeno: Please come over? lets play online games together!!!◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜
Sea slowly felt his body heat up. How can he be so adorable even when texting?, he thought, quickly typing out his reply.
Sea: Im done. Wait for me, Im coming.
His message was instantly read and a heart was reacted. A heart reaction.. that alone made Sea flustered as he immediately grabbed his car keys and start making his way to the exit.
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The set was quite warm but now that he was outside, his warm skin was hit with slightly cold wind. The winter has yet to come but yet its breeze carried the news of the cold season that'll come soon. Sea, not being able to bare such cold wind tightly hugged his coat. Winter for them was break time as for the series they need to film it in summer.
"I guess I need to wear more warmer clothes from now on" he thought as he made his way to his car.
---- AT KEEN'S HOUSE
Ding ding~
Sea rang the doorbell quite nervously. The sweat on his palm as he quietly waits for his co-worker to open to door. He had bought some cakes with him as he couldn't effort to come without anything.
Soon after he rang the doorbell he heard the door being opened softly. The door was opened by a young man who just appears to be in his early 20s. His pink plum lips forming a soft pout as he open the door. Right after the door was opened, the warm air of the house hit Sea and he realized how much he needed that in this cold night.
"Aai keen what took you so long?" Sea said, eyes fixated at the smaller boy's face. Keen's eyes lit up when he saw sea as he immediately grabbed sea's wrist and pulled him in.
Click -
The door shut behind them. And Sea seemed to forget the numbness of cold as shock waves were sent all over his body with such small touch. His heart beating faster and so loudly he was worried that keen might hear it. His body heat up instantly as he was still being pulled by keen.
As he finally calmed down, his brain finally registered the smooth vanilla and coffee scent. It smelt amazing. He had been at keen's house so many times that he had lost the count. He was always greeted by keen's warm smile, and the smooth smell of comfort.
"Oh did u received the script for the series "hi" by luck?" keen said, carrying over a tray of cookies and coffee.
"Yes I got it a week before.." His eyes flicked around the room, nerves settling in now that he was alone with Keen, now that he knew.
“Well, it looks like filming won’t start until spring,” Keen said, setting the coffee beside Sea before sitting across from him.
"Y-yes" Sea answered, voice unsteady. He avoided Keen’s gaze, fidgeting with his hands.
Keen frowned, for him, Sea to be acting like this was strange, really strange. "What's wrong, Sea??" He asked, moving right next to him.
Sea felt his heart skip a beat. But he managed to keep his calm face and force out a smile. "No.. its nothing!" he calmly said.
But its only acting on surface. He knows that the truth was far from nothing. Not like he can say it immediately, he was a mess inside, his mind was sending alert signals for keen being so close. His mind was getting fogged by how good he smelled. All Sea did was stare at his 'friend' who had clear not satisfied looks with his answer.
Silence stretched between them, unlike their usual chatter. But of course, the silence wouldn't stay much long if keen was in the room.
"Do you think Mawin and Err are like us?" keen asked. He glanced at sea's calm face which was replaced by confused eyes.
Mawin and Err were one of the main reason Sea had finally figured his feelings for keen. He realized how much his own feelings mirrored Mawin's.
He gulped, sweating nervously, not finding right words to answer. But he don't realize that he was slowly zoning out making keen concerned as he slowly shake sea to get him out.
"Sea?" keen softly said, hand still on his arms and eyes glued to his face. Sea’s face burned when he realized how close they were.
"Ah yes that's right" He blurted out as he cleared his throat, closing his eyes to gain some peace. But now that his cute co-worker was this close, the smooth vanilla and coffee smell was even stronger than before.
"Ahem...! well yea I do think we are a bit similar personality-wise" Sea finally answered. Keen's smile faltered, disappointment flashed across his eyes for a second, then it was gone in a heartbeat. Sea instantly wondered what he had said wrong.
"Right!" keen said with the smile that didn't reach his eyes but he still looked adorable. Sea still nervous about keen being that close quietly moved away unable to keep such distance with the person.
"Oh yea, You should stay over tonight. Its quite late soooo just stay over please???" keen said with his puppy eyes, pleading for Sea to stay over.
Keen's closeness and cuteness was getting too much for Sea to handle. How can he say no to him? to such cute pleading eyes? he sighed softly "Ok I'll stay" he said.
Keen clapped his hands in excitement. "AAII THATS GOOD"
Sea couldnt help but just smile at such cuteness. "Im doomed.." Sea thought, staring at Keen happily smiling.