Water On Fire [MileApo | mxm]

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Apo can't film his WAN(DER) Day at his place because there are spots he wants to keep private, namely those with Mile's belongings strewn all over them: sweatpants, t-shirts, cologne, hats, even guitars. Same with Mile's place. Because while they have a lot of places to hang out, the easiest and most private option is a night in. And morning in.

It wasn't a problem for his Filmania livestreams because they weren't cohabitating then. Instead, he uses Gift's house.

Mile does not like this day. He has to sleep at his own place. Apo is not there to gaze at in the sunlight that streams in through the blinds, to wake Mile up with a gentle kiss or with raucously clanking pans. At least the pillows still smell like him. Apo picked them out, after one sleepover convinced him Mile's pillows were too flat and dragged him to the store to buy new ones.

Later on, Apo joins him down at the studio where Mile is getting ready for their joint interview, which cheers him up. They pause filming the WAN(DER) Day briefly to interview with Polyplus Entertainment. Mile gets the impression that each of the two female interviewers is intent on bedding one of them before the end of the day - and he doesn't like it. He and Apo are going on a dinner date tonight and then he's taking Apo home.

Mile keeps his actions polite and deliberately, perhaps overly, platonic throughout the evening. He knows when Apo starts dropping hints about their sleeping arrangements that it doesn't slip out by accident.

"Mile will turn on music at every moment, waking up, showering... Like, during the world tour, he'll be playing his guitar and solo parts. And the funny thing is he likes to listen to a lulling sound before sleep," Apo divulges.

This is all kinds of unnecessary. The question was about Apo's energy. How did they wind up talking about Mile's personal habits?

Mile's first instinct is to pale, and start sweating, and send up prayers for his PR team. But then he takes in the crestfallen expression of the women, who know how to add two and two together, and he can't help but revel. Needless to say, there is no more untoward flirting after that.

It's supposed to be a day focused on Apo, but it culminates in a lovely date on the water at a restaurant that is only reachable by boat. Thus, Porsche gets justice; he wanted to take Kinn out on a dinner date by the River but the restaurant was closed.