The F5 (Fraternal Five)

Bai

Tay: Guys! Anyone free this evening? The football club is having a friendly match with the uni next door, before the competition next week.

Earth: The football club ... as in Bai and Win?

Off: I am, when?

Bright: 6 p.m. at our football field. Yeah, it's Nong Win's first game.

Tay: Yay! Let's support them!

Tay: And the team, ofc!

Singto: I'm sorry, I don't think I can make it 🙏🏻

Off: Ai Singto, it's getting old y'know.

Singto: Hehe, just want to get involved, Phi.

Earth: Can't tonight, sorry. We're waiting for Edin's arrival. But susu, Bai. Give our support to Nong Win, too, yeah?

Bright: I will, thanks.

Singto: No one's calling Bright Bright these days.

Off: The effect Nong Win has on people ....

Tay: *sticker of exaggerated laughing*

Bright: WDYM?

Off: WDYM WDYM? Since Nong Win called you Bai, you never bothered to correct us anymore.

Earth: IKR! You used to protest all the time because 'Bai's too cute.

Bright: Still too cute.

Tay: But ...?

Bright: No buts.

Tay: Aw.

Bright: I gotta go practice. See you tonight, everyone.

Off laughs at Bright's obvious denial. He moves to Gun's chat room and quickly types.

'Teacup. You have class today?'

Instead of Gun, his fans blow Off's Twitter notifications in answer. It's mostly FTD photos of Gun being particularly chummy with a guy on set. Sometimes with older clips of them, or intimate cut scene from what seems to be their previous film together.

Off's mood drops instantly. He knows Gun told him times to never let the fans get to him, but some calling Oab—the guy—Gun's ex involuntarily drives him crazy.

He's no public person but what kind of exes behaving awfully casual around each other? It's too much even for a fanservice!

Obsessiveness turns me off, Papii.

Gritting his teeth in annoyance, Off switches off his phone and pours all his attention back to his thesis.

*

It's half past five when Off finally switches his phone back on. During that time, Gun's been spamming him with messages and missed calls.

'Papii, sorry! I was working all morning, why? It's a new project—I think I won't show up on campus for a while.'

'Papii, why's your phone out of reach? Answer my call please. There's someone who's dying to be introduced to you 😂'