Stay With Me

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"I CAN SO TOP HIM!" Tul exclaimed.

Max couldn't help but laugh directly in his face. He laughed until he was resting his arm on some of the camera staff that had sided with him in this debate. There were a few fangirls of Tul that we're trying to push the idea of him topping, but the loud laughter erupting from the opposing side just muffled them.

Their characters romance was always a hot topic of debate within the film crew and honestly the twisting and various alterations they brought forth to their characters and the show truly made every moment of working there a riot. All the laughter consumed the overall feeling of the room..even the uneasiness between their leads.

It had been a quite a while since it started, but Tul could sense the awkwardness between them grow. He knows Max feels it too. Though he has tried time and time again to make things somewhat normal, his feelings always seem to boil over and destroy his confidence. He wasn't going to let his emotions get the best of him he knew that much 

"No. No I am not going to lose him. Feelings aside... he's my closest friend."

Tul took a deep breath before he let his mind focus back into the conversation.

"So since we finished the scenes for today, including our "intense" shoot, how about we give ourselves a lil night on the town!"

The staff erupted into cheers from the directors announcement. As they all started to clear the room the director turned to Max and Tul as if he suddenly remembered something.

"Oh by the way you two I suddenly just remembered something! We have a new staff member on set and he's going to start handling personal concerns when it comes to you both so I want you guys to get buddy buddy with him at the dinner tonight okay?"

They both assured the director nothing less and headed back to grab their things.

"Today was so fun I can't wait for the dinner tonight!"

"Yeah me too"

Tul wanted to say more but couldn't think of anything else to say. It was quiet for a few moments, the awkward air thick enough to weigh a ton. Tul finished gathering his things and darted for the door.

"Okay I guess I'll leave first now, see you toni-"

He was cut short by a strong arm blocking his path. Max moved his arm  till it was gently wrapped around the other, gripping his shoulder as so to turn him. He didn't speak until Tul actually looked him in the eye.

"Look....I don't want things to be awkward between us anymore. I know you feel it too so don't try to deny it."

Tul only looked down feeling ashamed that he didn't try to handle this himself.

"Hey...hey please look at me."

He grabbed his chin and slowly rose his head so they would be looking at each other again.

"We've known each other for 5 years. You really are like an older brother to me and I would never want to damage what we have."

The word "brother" kind of left a lasting sting on Tul's heart, but he knew Max was right.

"Please if there was something I did wrong for us to be like this I just want to make it right."

Tul reacted fast to his comment.

"Nonono it's nothing you did please believe me I just....I've been going through a weird time with studying and a bunch of other things going on in my mind. Honestly without you and the crew I probably would have broken down.....I guess your kind of my rock."

Tul gave a big smile, which was the first time he had smiled at Max genuinely in a long time. Though he was a bit flustered, as he always was when Tul shinned his beautiful smile at him, Max felt more of a calm knowing he was finally able to talk about this awkward air.

"Well...I'm honored to be able to help you through anything, remember that. You mean a lot to me, so don't hide stuff okay?"

Max let a relaxed smile grace his face as Tul nodded in response.

"Yeah don't worry I won't hehe. You really treat your elder different just because you top on TV." Tul mentioned.

"I guess it just starts to rub off in real life huh"

They both erupted into laughter and started heading for the door.

"Yeah? Well tell that to the person who has to wake you up and pack your shit everytime we're on tour; me."

"Alright alright you got a point, but hey I'm still a dumb kid huh."

Max chuckled and walked out the door, but Tul stopped for a moment before following. He grabbed his shirt where his heart would lie, and took a deep breath.

"Hehe yeah...a big dumb kid."

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A/N: I am ssoooooooo sorry for this delay I have been suffering from some major writer's block and with spring break and studying I have just been swamped, but here ya go! Here is chapter 3! Now I'm already working on 4 but it may take me a bit of time since school is back in session. OH I also want to take the time to thank all those who read and leave all those supportive comments it truly means a lot! Well I hope you enjoyed I don't wanna keep ya, soooo have a good one and sEE YA IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!!