When Kim Taehyung's fictional romance with his costar Jeon Jeongguk starts to feel more genuine than anything he accomplished in his entire acting career, he believes it shouldn't be a problem: after all, it's just acting.
But isn't it wrong to be...
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"Where are we going?" Taehyung asked softly, hoping Jeongguk was in a better mood to answer his questions when they approached what seemed to be a normal alleyway.
"Down there," Jeongguk was back to being dry, but then again, was it really surprising anymore? He might as well get used to it.
He reluctantly decided to follow Jeongguk down the alley, hoping he wasn't going to murder him or something. Taehyung relaxed somewhat when he noticed a group of tourists appearing in the distance, but the closer they approached their destination, his eyes widened in sheer horror.
"This is...?" He honestly didn't have the words for this.
Jeongguk finally turned to face him, though the smile he wore was a little forced. "A gum wall." He gestured behind him at the monstrosity itself.
"That is certainly a wall," Taehyung's nose scrunched up. "Is this chewed gum?" He nearly gagged, realizing what the dull lumps were when he got closer. Dear god.
"Yep," Jeongguk nodded, folding his arms behind his back as Taehyung inspected the wall with a disgusted expression. "You're currently staring at Seattle's famous gum wall."
"But why?" He gestured at it, "what's the purpose of this?"
"I don't know," Jeongguk shrugged. "It's funny seeing people react to it."
Taehyung frowned, "What?"
"You heard me."
"Hey!" He reached over and shoved him lightly, the scowl he wore deepening. He couldn't help but feel offended. "C'mon, can you not be cryptic for once?"
"I'm not being cryptic," Jeongguk said curtly, his bored gaze briefly flitting down to the mask Taehyung wore.
"Jeongguk, this is gross," Taehyung sighed, hoping Jeongguk wasn't being petty over something as minor as a mask. If he was, he couldn't tell.
"Yeah," He nodded, face passive. "I know."
"Then why'd you bring me here?" He asked.
"I wanted to see you react to something." For a split second, the edges of his lips curled upward. Was he amused right now?
"What? I'm an actor, of course I'd react," Taehyung grimaced and took a step away from the wall of chewed up gum. He eyed it with pure disgust. Who in the world thought this was a good idea? America was weird.
"Well, hopefully you're also human too. Actors are human at the end of the day," Jeongguk chuckled lightly.
What was that supposed to imply? Taehyung glared daggers at him. At that, Jeongguk slowly raised his hands up in defense.
"What?" He asked, eyebrows relaxed over his forehead. He hated how he tried to look innocent, clueless even. If only he could read his mind.
"Are you satisified?" Taehyung muttered, cringing internally as he stole another glance at the wall. "If so, can we leave? This is nasty."
