"Is he the one in that new BL series that is currently ongoing? He looks better in real life"…
"What is the point of looking better , all these handsome boys are all selling themselves into the industry for the sake of quick money".
"If I was an actor of such a series I would never show my face in public!"
"I honestly understand why he went down the flower road, if it was me I would also want the whole world to see me and praise my existence!"
"Forget the flower road, have you seen the man he is paired with? if I was allowed to act as his dog I would have gladly accepted the role for free just to lick his hand and stare at him everyday, especially just sit by the shower and get a better view of that silky smooth body "
"The only thing his dog is worthy of is just sharing the roof over his head, even it would not dare dirty its owner with its saliva." I coolly interrupt the two rats behind me, not caring to check if they heard me or not. How dare they say such things about Eian?!.
"Honestly you should be thanking us for even watching that drama of yours, so what if we talk a little about it?" One of the boys behind me arrogantly says, before I could talk back, my friend Milo bangs his book against the table and stands up to face him.
"If you want to gossip about others maybe you should try not talking so loud, or did you want him to hear you and thank you for thinking he is a man who's beauty is deserving of praise from the world?!, and what is it to you if his co actor is a godly beauty?!, you will never step on the same ground as him much less being his dog.
I might not be in any fandom, but I know that fans like you are obviously obnoxiously toxic and unwelcome in any fan space. You dare say you were just talking a little when you obviously said so many bad things about him? And also, those actors who are in the same field as him getting paid is only necessary and lawful because they worked to earn every coin they got, let's see if you saints will work for free?! who are you to judge what others do or don't with their bodies?!"
Milo goes on a rant and shamed the two boys into finally packing their books and moving a few chairs away from us on a different isle. I look at him and slowly nod my head in gratitude,this is not the first time we had such a situation this week nor the first time he stood up for me but still continues to do so anyway.
It was worth it sharing my sandwich with him in middle school. He is my greatest ally.
"Whew! Now that I said that, I feel like I can breathe again. This is called snubbing the root at the bud!…" Milo says proudly while sitting back down again and picking up his study notebook.
"I don't think that is how you are supposed to say that."
"…"
"Well it does not matter, what matters is I taught those gasbags a lesson! They will think twice before saying such things out loud again!." He declares confidently while hitting his chest with his fist.
I guess I will let him off the vocabulary correction lessons today, if I ruin his moment he might ruin my day.
"Eh, wait a minute." Milo says suddenly with a grin slowly spreading from the corners of his mouth forming a final creepy smile that suggests he is about to spew nonsense.
"My brother! You are amazing!, although I was the hero just now but you also silenced those two pests with just a few words. Normally you just let the others talk but this time you stood your ground! I honestly thought you would let me handle it like always but you stepped in like a general and cut them off at once! I'm proud of you!" Milo says yet again cheerfully while using hand gestures swinging them around pretending as if he was the general he was talking about.
I myself was slightly surprised by how I unconsciously scolded those two.I normally wouldn't but, it just so happened that today they disrespectfully mentioned a name they shouldn't have.
"Sorry." I sincerely apologise to Milo. He doesn't have to deal with any of this and I shouldn't have to let people talk however they want about me just because I happen to now be in the eyes of the public.Fortunately there exists a clear rule on campus to not disturb any artists on campus and if anyone breaks these rules they will have their points deducted, I'm glad such a rule has saved me from getting crowded, but unfortunately it doesn't stop yappers from running their mouth.
"It's okay, not everyone is friends with a celebrity anyway. We have been best friends for years, there isn't anything we can't do for each other. One day I might need your help too… you are the richer friend after all, your bank is more useful than your mouth….hahahahah…. One day you will pay for my honeymoon!!!." Milo says and busts into a wicked laugh.
I let him continue to have his wild dreams, who knows if he will ever find a partner ?, anyone who wants to date him needs to have more patience than a pre school teacher, then again, I wouldn't mind paying for him when that time does come. He earned it.
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As soon as the lecture was dismissed, I swiftly packed all my books and gave a quick nod to Milo before rushing to the university car park. The moment I get in the car I get an incoming call from Ethan.
It has been a very long time since I last spoke to him and even longer since I last had any form of contact with Eian. I originally hoped we would bump into each other in our day to day life but one night while scrolling through my phone I stumbled upon Ethan's instarfab stories where he dramatically cried and asked Eian to take him on vacation too.That is how I knew Eian was no longer in the city.
A month has passed since then, I have done everything I can to move on during his absence and yet it seems the further he is away from me the more I miss him. The constant tittle tattles around campus are also not helping. It is like I accidentally entered a world that repeats his name on a loop like a broken record and I am trapped within that world.
At first I hated it,but now I Intentionally listen to the whispers in the corridors and search fan edits just to comfort myself that I really did live that life with him, maybe it wasn't me, but I was there.
I was the one who held his hand, the one who kissed his cheeks, the one embraced him, the one who kissed his lips. It was all me. That heart might have been borrowed,that life might have been scripted but that body was mine.
All those touches were felt by me.
"Jackson I need you and Eian to do a quick greeting video for QClip, the series will be moved to their site for international audiences soon." Ethan's voice comes through the speaker waking me up from my reverie.
"Do we have to do it together, isn't Eian on his trip now, or should we both record separate shots and send them to you for editing?" I ask Ethan while I put my phone on loud speaker and place it on the magnetic charger on the dashboard as I start the car ready to exit the parking.
"Jackson, Eian is back"