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Will entered the studio, to surprisingly, be greeted by his best friend, James. James usually didn't arrive before him, Interesting, he thought.
Will and James exchanged a smile and a delighted wave, before Will sat down next to James in front of a white backdrop.
Today, they were filming a video where they had heart monitors attached to them, seeing the way different caffeine levels affected them.
Will was so screwed.
Not because of the caffeine, but moreso the fact he had to wear a heart monitor with James Marriott next to him.
The internet didn't know how fast James made his heart race, and if they did he would never hear the end of it.
He just had to regulate it, to try and look good for the camera.
They finished getting their heart monitors strapped to their stomach's, and Will had zoned out, to avoid the thought of James entirely.
James noticed this, and put his hand on Will's shoulder.
"You alright?"
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Will's blue eyes darted over to James' hazel, and he let out a sigh, looking down.
"Ye mate, I'm fine."
James nodded hesitantly, taking his hand off of Wills shoulder. They began recording, and every eye contact, every brush of the shoulder, made Will's heart race.
Will was aware of his feelings for the other man, and he had no doubts that James felt the same, it seemed as if they were both just too scared to say it out loud.
That's why James made that TikTok.
That TikTok.
The one where he openly called Will, his 'platonic best friend' sexy.
Will had seen it. Will never commented on it, though. Nor had he brought it up in conversation with the other man. When they were together, it was like a thick aroma of what could be floated around them. Not nessasarily uncomfortable, just... there.
And God, James was head-over-heels for Will. He had been for years, and admittedly, he has made it pretty obvious.
The constant 'lovestruck gaze' James had given him, the compliments, off camera and off camera, the cuddling-
Another thing that was pretty unspoken.
The cuddling.
The way whenever Will and James found themselves at either of their flats, they would always end up with James scrolling on his phone as Will layed on his chest.
The amount of different ways they had cuddled eachother, even with scenarios where Will was entirely atop of James, yet they still never spoke about it. It just happened and they both had a mutual agreement that they enjoyed it.
If the internet knew, they would lose their minds.
The recording continued, with the 'Love eyes Lenney' and 'Lovestruck gaze' James had given the other man still persisting.
James thought to himself as Will was explaining something to the camera.
This is the last recording we're doing like this.
In his head, it meant perfect sense.
To others, it might not.
What he meant was that this was the last recording they would do like this. James was going to say something about the obvious to Will afterwards.
This is the last time he's letting them record together as 'just friends'.
Will saw the video.
He knew he did, he could see who liked it.
Though Will never said anything about it, and James understood why.
Another shot of caffeine.
"Your quite warm aswell..." Will says, smiling at James as he rests his hand on James' arm.
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James smiled back, trying to ignore the way a stupid touch of the arm affected him.