Taken

Chapter 11

Win and Bright had been kind of awkward around each other since Win spent the night and Bright had tried to seduce? him. They worked around it as much as they could but there were moments when they'd catch the other staring.

Win was left thinking about how he felt about Bright a lot more than he wanted to. The character he played had always dated girls until Sarawat came along, treated him so well, teased him, and showed him what it was like to finally be the focus of someone's attention. He understood how that could shake anyone's heart though Bright was quite different from Sarawat. He hardly ever teased, but he was so warm and kind and Win couldn't help thinking how Bright's biggest fear while being ill, or whatever was happening to him, was how his family would feel and who would take care of them.

So selfless.

Plus he was handsome, there was no denying that.

Win had never been slightly intimidated yet turned on like he'd been when Bright had caused him to fall onto the sofa. He knew Bright wouldn't hurt him, but he kept finding himself wondering what Bright was thinking that night.

"You've been zoned out for the past few minutes. What's going on with you?"

Win finally had some time to spend with his friends so they'd gone out for sushi then karaoke, keeping the drinks light since they all had work or class in the morning.

He'd known Victor since high school so he knew he could trust him.

He shifted closer to his friend and mumbled. "Have you ever been attracted to a guy?"

Victor's eyes widened. "You're pretty hot, Win, not gonna lie, but I've got a girlfriend. You know that. I'm flattered-"

"Oh my god. No! I'm talking about P'Bright. The guy I work with." Win wriggled nervously. "I think he might be into me...or he just likes playing around like that. But it made me realize I might be into him too."

Victor thought for a moment, then shrugged. "Probably just all those feels left over from acting or whatever. I hear it happens a lot. Meditate on it a little more before you confess. I don't want to see you get hurt or saying something to someone you might not be able to trust. People could ship you right now, then do a complete 180 if you're actually gay."

"Bisexual."

"Yeah whatever, let them keep thinking they have a chance." Win rolled his eyes while Victor kept talking. "That's the only way anyone who isn't straight will have a chance in entertainment. People pretend to be open-minded, but they're not. Trust me. You'll end up being relegated to a talk show host or a stereotypical walk-on part like every other known LGBT entertainer."

Win nodded and leaned back in the seat, watching his other friends continue to have fun while he pondered what he really felt about his co-worker and what, if anything, should be done about it. Victor made very real points, but Win was also someone who tended to follow his heart.

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"P'Bright," Win said, stopping him as they were walking out of the woods, the last scene filmed for his first series. He'd been looking at Bright all day and wondering what it would be like now they wouldn't see each other as frequently. His heart felt pinched. They would still hang out, of course, but there would be no reason to meet almost every day.

Bright turned and looked at him, then smiled a little before reaching up to pull a leaf from Win's hair.

Win felt himself blushing and knew that this moment was the time to speak before they caught up with the rest of the cast and crew who'd packed up and headed back to the bus.