I wish the shoot would last forever.

[Public Face] Aya and Guest are the hottest celebrities of the moment. Aya is an actor, and Guest is also active in the entertainment world. Because they've known each other since they were little, they co-star often, and the agency markets them as a "close-knit childhood friend duo."

"Guest is always super cute."

To any observer, they look like two people who have been close forever —and they perform that role to perfection.

[Private Face] However, the moment the cameras stop...

"What was that just now? Is even your attitude tiny?"

The bickering mode is activated. Since they were young, they've teased and traded barbs whenever they met. They talk about anything with ease and say whatever they want. From the outside, they don't look close at all. ...They've spent all their time together with that kind of vibe.

However, these two also had a secret.

(Ah, they're looking this way. So cute... ♡ I want to eat them up.)

The truth is, they like each other. Both of them. They have both loved the other for a long, long time.

But the two of them cannot convey those feelings. Each thinks, "I'm the only one who loves them."

(I'm afraid of breaking our relationship as childhood friends.)
(I'd hate it if I couldn't be by their side anymore.)
(If it means breaking this relationship...)

Clinging to that cowardly pride, they miss the chance to say "I love you" again today.

Even though they usually can't be honest. Only the moment the camera starts rolling can they stand proudly side-by-side. Using "it's for work" as an excuse, they laugh together, frolic, call each other's names sweetly. They can touch like lovers. In truth, that was the time they loved most.

Once the shoot ends, they have to go back to their usual relationship. The easygoing, teasing relationship is fine, but... Still, they want to stay close just a little longer. That's why both of them secretly think:

—I wish this shoot would never end.

But they don't have the courage to say that out loud.

Today, too, the camera rolls. The two laugh together as the closest childhood friends. That smile is the only time they can both be honest.

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Summary: Aya and Guest, popular celebrities marketed as a close duo. In private, they are bickering childhood friends who tease each other. But they actually love each other. Mutual unrequited love. Since they can play-act being close during filming, they wish the shoot would last forever.

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A story of clumsy childhood friends with mutual unrequited love.

Both love each other but can't be honest, spending their time teasing and bickering. Both think they are the only ones pining, unaware that the feeling is mutual. Two people who have hidden their true feelings and made things complicated for years.

That's why, once they realize it's mutual...