"We'll begin in 3, 2, 1... Start!" the director yelled, signalling for the start of the live.
"Hello, hello, hello, everyone! Welcome to the live of A Billionaire's Second Love Finale," the MC greeted. "We have Jax, Micah, and Sebastian here with us. How are you all feeling today?"
To capitalize on the love triangle, Jax was seated between Micah and Sebastian.
Jax smiled at the camera. "Good evening, everyone. I feel very excited like all of you. I want to see how the story is going to end, too."
"But, Jax, you already know the ending," the MC said.
"It's Paul who knows the ending, not me," Jax replied. He was referring to his character in the series.
"You're good with words," the MC commented. "Then how about you, Micah? How do you feel tonight?"
"Good evening to everyone watching the live. Well, like Jax," he put his arm around Jax's shoulder, "I'm so excited, too. But the reason is quite different. In this episode, you're going to see something shocking. I can't wait to see how it turned out."
Jax liked it more when they were in front of the camera and the fans. It was only those times when Micah treated him kindly. It was during those times when he would remember the reason why he joined the BL industry - his admiration towards his favorite actor who was coincidentally his on-screen partner at the moment.
The MC gasped in surprise. "Are we going to see you eating each other?"
Micah laughed. "I won't spoil anything. The fans don't want to be spoiled."
"I like that. I don't want to be spoiled either." The MC looked at Sebastian. "And how about our youngest? How do you feel today?"
"Good evening, everyone. I feel very happy. You already know this is my first BL project, so I'm happy with how much love it's getting," Sebastian said.
"Congratulations, Sebastian and to the rest of the A Billionaire's Second Love team. We have 10 minutes before the premiere of the final episode. So we'll cater three questions that we gathered from the fans. Sebastian, since this is your debut project, please have the honor to choose a question." The MC handed a bowl filled with strips of paper to Sebastian.
While Sebastian was choosing three strips, Micah looked at the screen. There were more than 100, 000 viewers. He checked the comments. He smirked. They were all talking about how MicJax was the perfect pair - a visual and talented duo. All the comments moved up when new ones came. It went fast but it didn't go unnoticed by Micah. He frowned. It said: Petition for a SebJax spinoff.
Micah didn't really like going back from scratch. It was annoying doing a lot of fan service just to win the hearts of the fans. At least now that they had built the MicJax fandom, they could just do simple things or even nothing at all and the fans would make a big deal out of it. But there were always fans like the one that commented who wanted something new but never committed to it when they got it.
Sebastian handed the strips to the MC. The MC read, "This question is for Micah. How do you feel about playing the role of the top for the first time?" The MC looked at Micah. "Thinking of it now, you've always played the role of a bottom. I'm curious about this question, too."
"A lot of people think that I should've played the bottom because of my face. But in reality, that is not how things work. You don't bottom because you look soft and you don't top because you look tough. So I'm very happy to finally play a role that is aligned with my personality," Micah explained.
Micah didn't really care about those things. He had never been in love. His eyes had always been on acting. So he just gave an answer that would solidify #MicJax even more.
"I totally agree with that. So that means you like topping our dear Jax," the MC joked.
Micah just gave him a toothy grin.
The MC opened another strip of paper. "This one is for Sebastian. What do you think about #SebJax?" The MC put the paper away and continued, "This is juicy. A lot of fans are coming out to be SebJax lovers."
"I think the fans are shipping us because of the characters we play," Sebastian said. "And if that's the case, I'm on board with this. In the series, Micah plays a possessive, bad guy, and I play the good guy, right? It's fun and thrilling when you watch it on screen. But in real life, you want someone who makes you feel safe."
"Are you saying that Micah and Jax are on screen only while you are the one with him in real life?" the MC teased.
"Maybe," Sebastian played along.
Jax felt Micah gripping his shoulder tightly. He felt like he had to do something or things would go wrong. He couldn't risk it. They were live.
So he leaned on Micah's shoulder and said, "I'm sorry, Seb. But you don't have a say in whom I choose."
The MC squealed and the audience flooded the comment section. Micah was taken aback for a second, but then he regained his composure.
"I'm sorry, too, Sebastian. There's nothing I can do if Jax chooses me," Micah added.
The MC squealed even more. "This is too much. I don't know if it's fan service or not, but I hope it's not." The MC wiped her forehead. "I'm so happy I get to see this right in front of me. Moving on to the last question, I think there is no need to ask this. The question is: Jax, who do you like more, Micah or Sebastian? We already got the answer, right, Jax?"
"Who made that question? Isn't it obvious already?" Jax responded playfully.
"I love this happy atmosphere," the MC commented. "But as much as I'd like to continue with this, we have to stop because the main event has come. The finale of A Billionaire's Second Live will premiere in two minutes. Thank you for tuning in to our live."
Jax, Micah, and Sebastian then bid farewell to their fans, and the live ended.
While the staff were cleaning up, Sebastian approached Jax. "Do you want to eat dinner together? There's a new restau-"
"He's coming with me. We made an appointment last time," Micah interrupted.
Sebastian looked at Jax, asking with his eyes if this was true. Jax looked at Micah and he instantly knew what he had to say.
"I'm sorry, Seb. I promised Mr. Micah that we'll eat together. Let's eat together next time, okay?"
And with that, the two headed to the parking lot together. Jax got inside Micah's car. He felt the tense atmosphere again. But he didn't know why. During the live, didn't he do the right thing? And just now, didn't he understand what Micah wanted him to do? What did he do wrong?
Jax, Micah, and Sebastian are the trending names in Thailand for starring in the most popular BL series of the year. Jax plays the protagonist, Micah the possessive top, and Sebastian the one who drives the love triangle.
All is well for the three who have been in the BL industry for a few years and have only gotten a break now. But things start to take a turn when the plot in their series slowly begins to become the plot of their lives.
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