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acting? // dreamnap

[ tw: kis ]

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"Well this'll be an interesting episode." Clay chuckles quietly, his voice hoarse from screaming in the last scene.

"Real.. Plot twist." Nick mutters, turning the page with an agitated look on his face. Clay notices and tenses, "you dont.. Have to do this you know that right? You can ask Sam and he'll probably--"

"No its fine." the black-haired man huffs, "just wish i had more warning." he smiles warily at Clay, "hope you're a good kisser?"

"You can ask George." Clay smirks cockily, the awkwardness slowly fading. The younger goes to say something but stops when he sees the brunette walking towards them. "Speak of the devil." he mutters, his grin growing slightly wider.

"Nick." Georges tone is stern, but Nick can see the teasing in his eyes. "George." Nick replies, his expression the same.

"Since you are going to be kissing my boyfriend--" he drapes an arm around the blondes shoulders. "I'll have to ask you not to enjoy it too much."

Nicks eyes find Clay's and he cant quite place the look the blonde gives him. He breathes sharply through his teeth, "well.. It'll be tough, but i think i can manage it. It is after all, Clay."

"And whats wrong with kissing me?" The blonde interrupts before George can retort. Theres a beat of silence where the only thing rushing through Nick's head is 'because your boyfriend is my best friend.'

"Trust me." Nick scoffs, "there are many reasons why i cant--wont kiss you." he laughs it off, but the tension is suddenly back.

Luckily, Sam comes to his rescue. "I assume you've all seen the script change?" he asks, flipping through a document that Nick recognizes as the script.

"Yep." George says, the teasing having left his eyes.

The trio make there way to the other side of the warehouse, George stopping half-way to hangout with the camera crew.

That leaves Nick and Clay, standing by the doors waiting for their cue, one shuffling his feet and the other twiddling his fingers.

Eventually, Clay breaks the silence, "if you could kiss me? Would you?" he mumbles. Nicks eyes widen, "what?"

"nevermind." Clay waves it off but Nick shakes his head. "No Clay what did you say?"

The older sighs, "if.. If you could kiss me, if you could kiss me and there would be no consequence, no George, would you?"

Nick freezes for a second, then laughs it off, "thats a strange question to ask your friend Clay."

The blonde huffs, "you're not my friend." Nick stops, "excuse me?!"

"Your not my friend."

"What? Just because I wont answer some dumb question about kissing you im not your friend anymore?"

"I never said it was about the question.."

"Then what is it about Dream?!"

Clay stops. And a worker smiles as she walks past, "practicing your lines I see!" she grins enthusiastically.

"Can never be too careful what'll trip you up." the younger mutters in reply, Clay still frozen. The woman nods again then scurries off.

"It'll always be Dream and Sapnap to you, huh?" The older sighs, running a hand through his dirty-blonde hair. "The only time you'll ever think of me as more than a friend, when we're Dream and Sapnap."