Force and Book, two acquaintances whose existence in each otherâs lives couldâve ended up just being someone from a distant memory, a person not any different from the many other people theyâve met and said goodbye to across the years.
It wouldâve been really simple for strangers who met but never really got close to say goodbye and become strangers again for the rest of their lives.
But fate brought them back together. (Actually, it was someone from gmmtv but thatâs not romantic)
And they were hit with the realization that all those years theyâve been walking on opposite sides of the same road without ever daring to cross.
Force and Book may have known each other for years but theyâve only just started to really get to know each other after a persistent effort to breach the years of polite friendship.
Today theyâre no longer just acquaintances but friends in the real sense of the word and itâs beautiful to watch them build and grow their friendship in a way that only Force and Book can.
Mew is eager to celebrate the 100th day since he and Top started dating. Top doesnât seem to be the type of person who enjoys celebrating every little milestone in a relationship but this is Mewâs first time to be in love and he wants to be as happy and as stupid as he can.
When Boston called him two nights before the special day to say that Top will be in Pattaya for the a week, Mew thought that the stars were aligning to help him execute the perfect surprise for his boyfriend.
He immediately booked a table at a fancy beachfront restaurant and traveled for more than two hours to follow his boyfriend.
Upon arriving at the address that Boston gave him, he did not have to look for a long time before spotting his boyfriend and his best friend sitting on the uncrowded beach.
Mew is standing underneath the beautiful orange sky, unmoving. He is transfixed by sight in front of him, by the familiarity in the way that Bostonâs fingers skim through Topâs hair, by the urgency of Topâs mouth as it chases Bostonâs lips, by the protruding veins on Topâs hands as he pulls Boston closer to his chest.
Someone shouts in the distance and wakes Mew from the nightmare. He takes one step back, and then another, and when his body realizes that his heart is no longer held by the curse of the moment, his footsteps become more determined and he is able to leave the scene discreetly.
When Top finds him later outside his hotel room, Mew is wearing his sweetest smile and in his sweetest voice he shyly whispers, âHappy 100th dayâ
The next day, Mew accompanies Top to the beach as Boston watches them from the sidelines, a faint smirk on his face. Boston takes out his camera and aims it at them.
And then what happens when Top turns out to be a tortured soul whoâs only looking for someone to accept and love his battered self? What happens when Top pours out his heart to Mew and gets rejected then cries his extra hot self after?
The members of the #TopApologists will rise, thatâs what will happenð
âAre you now consumed, head over heels, madly in love with me, Mew?â
Top was drunk.
He could barely lift his head from the grimy counter of that dingy bar he and his friends found themselves at two in the morning. His heartbeat that, only a few hours ago had been racing due to the loud music, the overflowing cheers, and the heat from other peopleâs skins, had slowed down abnormally, his vision had blurred, and his head felt like it had been detached from his body and is now palpitating on the crook of his left arm.
âHow are you not drunk?â
The shadowy version of Mew in front of him moved his head a tiny bit to the side, perhaps inspecting his drunken stupor. That thought made the back of his neck burn with shame which was unusual for he had been in worse states than this one.
âItâs because Iâm angryâ The voice trembled a bit but it had an air of determination that startled him. Scared him a little.
âAre you angry because I donât love you back?â It was a stupid line, really.
A drunk Top can be more stupid than usual which is why he had long ago taught himself to keep silent once the alcohol kicks in. But his plan was to not shut up. He needs to be his most stupid self at that very moment.
âIâm angry because you are a coward, you are arrogant, and you are a horrible liarâ
âIs that the best you can do?â Another stupid line. Ah, you are bound to regret this.
âYou are a disgusting piece of shitâ
Itâs probably just his drunkenness but Mewâs glasses had turned blurry enough to hide his eyes. Maybe the poor lamb is crying.
âSo, will you stop seeing me now, Mew?â
âCan you handle that?â
Mew leaned in closer bringing with him that familiar scent and warmth that had been his solace over the past weeks. Up close he realized that the poor lamb was definitely not crying. The lower lids of Topâs eyes started to feel heavy.
âYou know why people like me are attracted to bad boys like you? Because we have this delusion that we can be that special person who can make you fall in love and change youâ
Mew reached out and brushed a couple of stray hairs away from his face. His fingertips softly caressed his sweaty forehead. It was Topâs heartâs turn to feel heavy.
âSo you will stop seeing me now, right?â He managed to croak.
âNo. I will make you fall in love with meâ Mew smiled gently.
âI will make you my little revenge project and when you are perfectly in love with me, I will leave youâ
âYou donât even know how that works. You will fail and hurt yourself even moreâ He barely succeeded in making the words sound less like a plea. His plan is breaking.
His plan was to drive the other one away even if every cell in his body screams for him to hold on and never let go.
Mewâs index finger swiped gently on his left cheek. âI think my chances are highâ
When I think about the Book who was wary of being cared for and the Force who was adamant that he will not remain as a simple colleague, I think only of how angsty these two were behind the cameras.
That they chose the hard route to friendship makes me feel confident in their relationship because that means that theyâve already seen a lot of each otherâs worst parts and still decided to remain as one anotherâs comfort zones.
Two characters from a movie called, âI THINK OF YOU AS MORE THAN A FRIENDâ find themselves transported from the four corners of the projector screen to the real world.
There they meet two actors who reject the idea that reel can be real. The characters soon realize that they need to prove those idiots otherwise in order to get back to their universe.
They provide the âon-screen lovers, off-screen strangersâ an itemized list of why Force and Book are each otherâs better half in all universes.
And this is how the plot is currently developing inside my headð
Top and Mew. We just know that their attraction for each other will be so fiery and destructive that we will be left wondering if they have a chance for love or will it be best that they stay as fcking apart from each other as possible. I am so excited for this drama!
