The Foreign Fanboy || Hwang Hyunjin

Chapter 2

It's the last day of filming our new movie and as always, we are stopping by the Starbucks again. This time we go with two of our co-stars, who are our closest friends as well.

While we are all talking, we arrive at Starbucks and park the car in the parking lot. Ian jumps out of the car and walks - more like runs - into the café.

"Yeez, he's hyped to see that girl again," Paddy states, looking after Ian. I chuckle and get out of the car, the two passengers following my lead.

"Yeah well, I can tell you, that boy is whipped for her." I lock the car with my car keys and walk into the café together with my two friends.

Ian really didn't wait for us and is already talking to the girl behind the counter. They seem to have a lot of fun, since I can see them laughing together.

Ian notices our presence and turns around with a big smile on his face, signing us to walk over to the two.

"What do you guys want to drink?" The slightly older boy asks.

"I want my regular, please," I answer.

"A latte sounds good," Paddy answers.

"I have no idea what to choose, what's your recommendation?" Millie asks, looking at the girl behind the counter.

"If you're in for a warm drink, I'd recommend the green tea. If you want something cold, the ice coffee is delicious," the girl says with a smile on her face.

"I think I'll go for the ice coffee, then," the girl next to me says with a smile and the girl behind the counter takes our order. "Your coffee will be done in a few minutes."

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We get back into the car and I start the engine, ready to go to the set. I take one sip of my coffee before I start driving.

"So that's why you always switch between ice coffee and green tea."

Paddy nudges Ian and smirks at him. The slightly older boy's face turns red and turns his head towards the window. The younger boy chuckles and starts a conversation with Millie about some random stuff.

I take a glance at my twin brother and he looks back at me. I shoot him a reassuring smile before turning back to focus on the road.

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We made it to the set and get out of the car. We walk into the big building and we immediately get greeted by some workers from the set. We say our greetings to each other and continue our walk to the dressing rooms.

I put on my outfit of the day and look in the mirror. It's a white crop top with a little mud on it, moss-green cargo pants, and some white sneakers. The scene is set in the woods, so it matches the vibe of the scene.

I get out of the dressing room and walk to the makeup and hair area. I sit in my usual chair and see Millie already getting makeup on her face.

My usual makeup artist who always does my makeup in this movie walks up to me and starts her job.

I open my phone to answer some dms I received and just scroll through Instagram to see if anything's new in the world.

When she's done with my hair and makeup, I thank her for one last time and walk to the set. It's filled with fake trees, bushes, and some trails we need to walk over.

I spot my co-stars and walk up to them. The director tells us to get in position and we do as we've been told.

"Ready. Set. Action!" the director yells through the open area and we begin the scene.

Time skip

I'm exhausted.

It's 11:30 pm and we're still going over the last scene. We've done this scene at least 10 times now. We're all tired and that makes the filming last even longer.

"Ready. Set. Action!"

Millie and I run through the fake woods and catch up with Ian and Paddy. I try really hard not to fall, but not making it obvious that I'm doing so. It really is a harder job than you'd think it is.

We run off the set, earning a comment from the director.

"And cut. We're done. Thank you all for working on this project and I'll see you all some other time." The four of us walk to the people behind the scenes and hug some of them, saying our goodbyes.

I've put on my own clothes and walk over to my three friends who were waiting for me.

"Let's do a sleepover. We haven't done that in too long and I see the perfect opportunity now," Paddy says happily, jumping a little up and down.

It's true, we haven't hung out in forever. Although I'm exhausted and need sleep, I can't let my friends down. And I really want to hang out with them.

"I'm in."

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Don't ask me how I got myself into this situation.

We decided to have a sleepover at my twin's place and the house is a mess.

There are empty pizza boxes on the coffee table, empty ice cream bins, Paddy had fallen asleep on my lap, Ian has two little pig tails in his hair, and the three of us are playing Mario Kart.

"Ha, and I won again! You twins can't beat me." Millie has won for the fourth time in a row. At this point I think she's a legend in gaming.

"That's not fair, I have a sleepy baby on my lap." I look down at the boy laying on my lap, peacefully asleep. I guess I can call myself a comfortable pillow.

"I'm tired, can I use your lap as a pillow?" the slightly older boy asks the girl who sits next to me, celebrating her win. "Ask that Starbucks girl to be your pillow."

"Well, she's not here now, is she?" The boy raises an eyebrow at Millie and lays his head on her lap, not waiting for her to answer. He makes himself comfortable in her lap and is fast asleep.

"Now how are we going to get some sleep?" The girl next to me whines, clearly needing her sleep as mush as I do.

"Give them an actual pillow without waking them up and then we are going to use their stomachs as our pillow," I state, already starting the plan.

"Smart. I'm in."

Once we have finished our jobs, we lay down on the boys' stomachs and make ourselves comfortable.

"Goodnight bestie," the girl with her head on my twin's stomach says, clearly hearing the tiredness in her voice.

"Goodnight. Love ya."

And with that I close my eyes and get the beauty sleep I needed.