GIVING LOVE A SHOT_Chuusoul_strangers to enemies/lovers?
_PART 1_+700 words
'KBS World : Hot couple Wooseok and Jinsoul seen exiting filming site with weighty expressions, could that be that there's trouble brewing..??
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And if suspicion of inconvenience arising in paradise hadn't already gotten their fans thinking, what you will read next might be enough to convince you :
Not 1 but 2 cars were seen leaving the restricted parking lot a little before noon, husband and wife both taking opposite directions, a reporter says.
Is their marriage running as smoothly as they assure ?'
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Jinsoul's heart jumps in her chest as the magazine slams against the desk in front of her like a clap of thunder, her stare shifts from the humiliating cover to her fuming manager "HAVE YOU GONE MAD ???
If she is intimidated, or shameful, she doesn't let anything show, "It's nothing Jackson, they are literally looking for anything."
She keeps her statuesque posture, even when a rushed knock draws his glare away and towards the door.
Dickhead finally deigns to show up. Jinsol wishes she could let the cutting remark slide off her tongue. Instead, she keeps her eyes onto the desk, unwavering, as her husband takes a seat in the chair next to hers.
"I don't think we should get worked up for this." Wooseok starts in a composed tone, not only is he handsome and a talented actor, he is also tactful. How bad Jinsol cannot stand the sight of him. She cannot stand his conduct, his crafted indulgence, his lack of humanity. This man is less of a human being than a mannequin and she cannot muster enough strength to think of one reason that could justify her agreeing to this arrangement.
If she knew this fabricated union would become such an emblem for so many people, if she knew that as many compromises would be at stake, she would have thought twice before getting married with a man she would have never imagined living a romance with, not in a million years.
She is not even sure of her self-worth as an actress before this whole thing was launched, but their manager is here to remind her.
"See..." He plops down into his office chair, the leather squeaking in shock, and rummages through some drawer. A pile of paper lands atop the magazine and the girl's blond locks sway behind her back with the gust of air.
"Just looking at those." He sits back into his chair and intertwines his fingers over his knee. Jinsol is about to reach for the pile but stays rooted in her seat when Wooseok goes for it first.
The way she learned how to, unseen, Jinsol skims over dozens of articles, Daum posts, about Wooseok and Jinsoul, about Jinsoul and Wooseok, nothing about Jinsoul, her life as an independent actress, about the dozens of movies she starred in way before changing company.
It sends a pang of regret into her heart, and Jackson's words sure don't help, "You got it, you guys are nothing without each other, what makes your popularity is how strong and flawless your couple is."
She wants to throw up. She wants to jump off the window and drown.
"Your fans are rooting for you two together." He emphasizes. Jinsol fights to keep her composure, the more he speaks, the more she wants to bash his head in.
Wooseok shifts uncomfortably in his seat, "They're not rooting for Wooseok, or Jinsoul, they're rooting for Wooseok and Jinsoul."
If it wasn't obvious already. Jinsol can only blow off some steam inside her mind.
He sends his chair into the large window behind him as he springs to his feet and points a finger towards the article that could cost Jinsol her career, "This. It's bad. And I know what I'm talking about."
He focuses on his phone for a few seconds, thumb scrolling down his screen in a rush, "Here, you guys are already in the top search. The article came out yesterday." He shows the phone to the couple as if they could read from this far away.
"You both will get back in your right minds right away and show the world you're in love." He decides, and as if he could see Jinsol's displeased face, he adds, "And I don't give a fuck if it's not the case, you can pretend, right?"
They are actors after all.