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“And that’s a wrap! Thanks for all your hard work~!” Bobby’s voice echoed through the intimate studio. 

It was a cozy space with soft cream and gold accents, the lighting casting the entire room in a warm, serenity glow. 

Two staff members immediately made their way to the California king bed with robes and bottled water in tow to give to Jinu and Romance who just finished their steamy session. Since Jinu was just filling in, the scene was heavily improvised, Bobby having given them free rein. Both co-stars were naked and glistening with sweat, their skins glowing underneath the halo light. 

Jinu scooted to sit at the edge of the bed and thanked the staff for his water which he took a sip of. Romance slowly sidled next to him with a groan of complaint.

“Bro, my hips. You always bruise them, you ass.”

There were indeed handprints imprinted on Romance’s slender hips. Not just there, Jinu’s mark was everywhere; his thighs, the back of his neck, and the soft flesh of his inner ankle. 

Jinu was effortlessly thorough.

“Funny how you don’t complain when it’s Mira.” 

Romance flipped his hair as he got up and slipped into the provided robe the staff was holding open for him. “Facts.” He sauntered off to the dressing rooms while telling everyone good night. 

With a chuckle, Jinu accepted his own robe and slid it on before making his way towards Bobby while the camera crew were packing up. 

“Ahh, Jinu! Great job as always. Thanks again for filling in. The viewers will be happy to see you and Romance together, it’s been a while.” The director chirped. 

“Not a problem. Are you free to talk right now?”

“Of course, come back to the office. Everyone, good job tonight! We’ll be back again tomorrow to do it again.” Bobby waved at the crew members before leading Jinu in the direction Romance took.

The dressing rooms, the shower rooms and Bobby’s office were all in the back. Jinu entered the small office after Bobby and cut right to the chase. 

He informed Bobby that he may have found the porn star Bobby was so desperately looking for to complete their team. He described Abby and the interest sparked in Bobby’s eyes like a flame. 

The man gasped in glee. “Seriously?! You found my missing beefcake?” 

Jinu snorted in amusement. “Possibly. I gave him a light rundown about everything and he told me he would think about it. Nothing is guaranteed but I wanted to let you know.”

“Do you have a picture of him?”

“No, but I’ll show you if I ever get one. He’s a cutie. I wouldn’t mind shooting with him.” Jinu smiled faintly as Abby’s sweet face filled his mind. 

Bobby clapped his hands. “Well, let him know he’s more than welcome to come see what we do first hand. I’d love to meet him, but whenever he’s ready! Thanks for telling me.”

“I’ll keep you updated.” Jinu nodded.

“Are you on tomorrow?”

“Yeah, with Rumi.” 

“Ah, right. If you want one of the others to fill in for you and make up for your day off, let me know. I feel bad for making you guys work when you’re off.”

“Nah, don’t worry. I’m good.” Jinu waved before heading to the door. “Alright, have a good night. See you tomorrow.”

“Get home safe!”

Jinu did.

His drive home was uneventful like it always was except on this particular ride home, a certain pink haired hunk was occupying his mind. There was something about Abby that pulled Jinu in. He didn’t know what or why, all he knew was that he was looking forward to getting to know the younger man better.

—>

True to Jinu’s words, he really did text a lot.

It’s been almost two weeks since Abby’s cafe outing with him and the two of them have been texting nonstop, every day. Not that Abby disliked it, it was quite the opposite. His heart nearly skipped out of his chest every time he received a text message from Jinu. 

It started off with sweet good morning texts that led to them swapping memes and funny videos late at night. Then face timing and phone calls followed suit. In a short time, Jinu carved a space in Abby’s dull, depressing world and brightened it up with his warm presence. 

He never failed to put a smile on Abby’s face, always lifting his spirits without trying. The amount of messages they accumulated over the two weeks was a lot. Before Jinu, Abby only used his phone for games and alarms. But now he was constantly glued to it, going back and forth with Jinu like some lovesick fool. 

They talked so much. About anything and everything. Always learning something new about each other. They sent each other music recommendations, pictures of food they wanted to eat together, and even selfies of each other got thrown into the mix. Abby enjoyed every moment of it. How comfortable Jinu made him feel, how the sound of his voice washed pleasantly over the phone when he called. How he laughed (especially when it was because of Abby), his laughter trumping all seven wonders of the world. 

Due to their busy schedules, it took a while for them to link up again in person. But once they started hanging out regularly, their blooming friendship merely knitted even tighter together. 

Jinu was mindful of Abby’s financial situation and stuck to little things like bar hopping and eating out. Even then Abby found himself a little spoiled by Jinu when the man would buy his drinks. Most, if not every time, Jinu wanted to buy his whole meal but Abby refused so a drink was usually the compromise and sometimes dessert when they wanted to really splurge. They also became workout buddies, so that was a nice plus. Abby gained a partner on his morning solo runs once Jinu joined him on some days.  

(Witnessing a sweaty, shirtless Jinu was a very nice plus).

Before Abby knew it, a month passed. 

Everything was still amazing with Jinu, but Abby’s money issues seemed to be teetering into the trenches and that was due to his shitty landlord raising his rent out of the fucking blue. He fought for extra shifts, especially on the weekends since those were the busiest days, but that meant late night study sessions for school. His sleep schedule, which wasn’t perfect to begin with, worsened. Slowly but surely he was getting burned out. 

But he didn’t mean to crash on Jinu’s incredibly comfortable couch halfway through during their movie night. His eyelids were like anvils and he struggled with keeping them open but the dim lighting and comforting atmosphere coupled with his exhaustion made it impossible to stay awake. One minute he was staring at the bright flat screen tv and the next he was drowning in peaceful darkness.

Jinu knew the moment Abby’s head slumped sideways that he was knocked out. He didn’t hesitate to move Abby into a more comfortable position before covering him with the blanket he kept folded on the back of his couch. He could tell the younger man was particularly tired tonight but his concerns were brushed off, Abby saying he was fine. But was he? Recently Abby had gotten busier than usual and was frequently working late. 

At least for the past several days in a row now. Jinu sighed as he looked over at the curled up lump in the corner of the couch fondly before turning back to the movie. Clearly Abby needed rest so Jinu would save his questions for later.

Later came in two hours. 

Abby jerked up with a gasp, feeling disoriented and wide awake all at once. 

“Whoa, where’s the fire?” 

At the sound of Jinu’s light teasing voice, Abby felt his cheeks warm up and he looked over to see Jinu in his stupidly gorgeous glory. He was still in the same position before Abby clocked out, mile long legs outstretched across his coffee table. Their snacks and drinks were cleared away, and the tv was off. The only light in Jinu’s living room was the overhanging floor lamp next to him.

It had different settings and was on the lowest one, casting only a small part of the room in a faint glow. Jinu was on his phone, wearing his black framed reading glasses Abby had become obsessed with. 

“I’m sorry, I’m so lame. I can’t believe I fell asleep like that.” Abby groaned. He glanced down at his lap, blinking when he noticed the blanket draped around him. 

“It’s fine. I could tell you were tired, so I didn’t wake you up.” 

“What time is it?”

“Close to midnight.” Jinu replied. 

“Shit, I have work in the morning.” Abby flipped the blanket off him, ready to get up but Jinu stopped him by grabbing his wrist.

“It’s late so just stay. I’ll take you tomorrow.”

“Are you sure?”

Jinu nodded. “Yeah, it’s no problem. But how come you’re working more than usual? You’ve been picking up shifts like crazy.”

Abby chuckled dryly. “Ha, yeah. Um, my fuckass landlord raised the rent.”

His heart skipped a beat when sudden warmth enveloped his hand and he looked down, seeing that Jinu moved his grip from his wrist to his hand. Jinu squeezed their palms together gently. Another aspect of their relationship was the slow building physical contact. Jinu initiated it mainly; if they were out in crowded places, he would settle his large hand on Abby’s lower back to either keep him close or guide him. And when they were alone, Abby received random soft brushes of contact that always had him flaring up. 

“Have you given any thought about my proposal?” 

When has porn star Jinu not been on Abby’s mind? Every time Jinu tells him he has a shoot, his imagination wanders off the rails into dangerous territory. He’s never seen a video either, it was too risky for his pining heart. 

“I have but I don’t know, Jinu, I think I’d be too awkward. And not good. What if I give the company bad ratings or something?”

Jinu laughed. “Okay, for one, that’ll never happen. If anything you would boost our ratings. And yes, you will feel awkward at first but that’s normal. It goes away, you’ll forget the cameras are even there, I promise.”

Abby pouted. “Really?”

“Really. And for two, I’ve been meaning to mention this, but I showed my boss a picture of you a few days ago and he already wants you to join. Says he wants to meet you if you’re fine with that.” Jinu smiled at Abby’s shocked look.

“Heh?! He does? Which pic? Oh my god, and you’re telling me now?”

“I wanted to tell you sooner but you were out being a workaholic. I didn’t want to say it over text. And it was this pic.” Jinu showed Abby the picture. “Even my costars got excited.” 

Jinu recalled the night. The talk of them possibly getting a new member already had his costars buzzing so when they finally saw a picture of Abby, their excitement surged. 

“I need him, Jinu. I need him badly.” Bobby stressed as he held Jinu’s phone close to his face, lashes fluttering against the screen.

The screen which a distracting picture of Abby filled, one the younger had taken and sent to Jinu. In the photo, the pink haired hunk was wearing blue shorts and a white tank top that showed off his glistening muscles, shimmering from the sunlight as he was outside on a run. 

“10/10 would not recommend this heat!” Abby had texted Jinu along with the photo. His hair was a sexy windswept mess and sweat pooled in his clavicles but his eyes were bright and happy, nearly glowing gold into the camera. 

All the times Abby called him pretty and attractive yet he was looking like that? Jinu was quite obsessed with Abby’s natural beauty.

Romance whistled as he took a turn with Jinu’s phone, a predatory glint in his eyes. “Damn, beefcake indeed. He’s sexy.”  

Mystery came over to get a look, peering over Romance’s shoulder and letting out a low hum. Not a man of many words but Jinu knew Abby just received a stamp of approval. 

“He’s gorgeous! I need him on my camera, like yesterday.” Bobby cried as he walked away. “Bring him to me, Jinu! With consent of course.” 

Jinu chuckled as he plucked his phone away from Romance. “I’ll see what I can do.”

However as soon as he got his phone back, slim fingers stole it away from him. “Lemme see. Ooo, he’s hot as fuck, damn!” Zoey purred. 

“You always over exaggerate.” Another voice droned before a slender woman with flowing magenta hair sauntered up behind Zoey and there went Jinu’s phone again.

“He’s like an Adonis, Mira.” 

He watched his two female coworkers, both who were in their signature silk white robes preparing for a shoot, staring at the screen.

“What’d I say?” Zoey smirked while Mira silently took in the crafted art smiling up at her. 

“Whatever.” She stalked away after handing the phone back to Zoey who Jinu swiped it from with a lighthearted snarky ‘Thank you’. 

“You better share.” Zoey warned him.

“Zoey! Get your cute butt over here now! Preferably naked please!” Bobby shouted from the cluster of staff stationed by the bed that was set up in the center of the room. Mira was already there getting in place.

“I don’t like sharing, you know that.” Jinu smirked.

“It might seem intimidating but I’ll be with you. And everyone is chill and nice. Bobby can be a little much but that’s only because he cares about his job and making videos, and he thinks you’d fit right in.” Jinu squeezed Abby’s hand again, his touch tender and sweet. “Plus, you’ll make so much more and won’t have to overwork yourself in the process. And you’ll have more free time.”

Abby could really go for that. And the more money part. It eased his nerves a little to know that he was actually wanted for this and Jinu telling him that his coworkers were looking forward to meeting him gave him a little boost as well. Also, he was just done. Done working himself to the bone, done with his shitty landlord and apartment. Done living his paycheck to paycheck life.

“Alright look, I’m not confident but I’ll meet him. Bobby, I mean. You’ll go with me right?” Abby asked.

“Of course I’m going with you.” Jinu promised. “I’ll let him know.“

—>

“Here we are.”

It was two days later and Abby found himself staring at the building Jinu pulled up to. It didn’t look out of the ordinary. If Abby walked by it, he wouldn’t have ever assumed it was home to a porn company. 

Jinu drove up to the tall metal gate and pulled out a keycard from his visor before swiping it across the little box. With a beep, the gates slid open and Jinu pressed forward, sliding into a parking spot. There were a few other cars in the private lot. All sleek and flashy.

Abby wouldn’t lie; he was a bit nervous. But the reassuring smile Jinu sent him smoothed out his jittery butterflies. 

“It’ll be fine. Are you ready?” Jinu asked.

“Yeah.” Abby said. As ready as I’ll ever be.

He didn’t know what to expect when he followed Jinu inside but the moment Abby heard the honeyed moans bouncing loudly off the walls and wet smacking sounds, he felt his cheeks heat up. He glanced at Jinu who was completely nonchalant on his phone texting someone.

Well, it made sense since this was Jinu’s line of work. 

“They’re almost done.” Jinu pocketed his phone. “I was gonna go out there but do you want to wait in the office or come with me? We just have to be quiet on set.”

“I’ll go with you.” Abby was kind of curious. 

They rounded the corner and entered an open area, where cameras and lighting were all centered on two guys in a massive bed. Through the gaps of the camera crew surrounding the bed, Abby glimpsed the clash of pink and smoky grey. The sweaty bare skin. His eyes widened a fraction when one of the camera men ducked down to capture an intimate angle and he finally saw the scene at play.

They were in doggy-style with the pink haired guy delivering snapping thrusts that had the grey haired one keening into his folded arms. It was a little surreal and slightly mesmerizing for Abby seeing a guy getting fucked right in front of him. It was definitely a different experience than watching porn on his phone. 

“Look at you, can’t even speak ‘cus you’re gagged full of my dick. Just how you like it, huh?” The pink haired guy gloated.

He slapped a pale asscheek, twice, the resounding crisp smack piercing the air followed by a needy whimper from the grey haired guy. 

As Abby gazed on, Jinu stood beside him with his arms crossed while taking in Abby’s cute reaction, finding the hunk’s colored cheeks adorable. Considering what Romance and Mystery could do, this scene was mild in comparison to their previous scenes. 

It was a few minutes later when their ‘characters’ climaxed and said their final lines before Bobby called out to cut. 

“And that’s a wrap for ‘Assistant Lover’! Great job, everyone!” Bobby cheered brightly as he clapped. “Thank you for all your hard work!”

“Come on.” Jinu said. 

Obediently, Abby followed closely behind him. People greeted Jinu as he walked by before their eyes shifted to Abby in interest or curiosity. 

Jinu lifted a hand in greeting when Bobby spotted him. The delighted smile that lit up the man’s face was almost cartoonish, especially when those vibrant eyes looked over Jinu’s shoulder and saw Abby. 

“You’re here!” Bobby all but shrieked before zooming over, his short little legs crossing the distance impressively. 

Jinu warned Abby beforehand that Bobby could get…passionate so Abby wasn’t too caught off guard by the grinning exuberant man suddenly in his bubble. 

“Hello! Welcome, Abby, my name is Bobby and it is so lovely to finally meet you!” 

Abby accepted the pudgy hand to shake with a polite smile. “Hi, nice to meet you too. Um, thanks for having me.”

“It is my absolute pleasure! Would you like anything to drink? Perrier? Champagne? Arnold Palmer?”

“Oh, no I’m okay, thank you.”

“Damn, beefcake, you’re way more sexy in person.” A new voice interrupted Bobby before he could say anything else.

Abby looked at the newcomer, eyes widening when he realized it was the pink haired guy. He was wearing a white robe that was sloppily tied so patches of skin peeked through. Abby briefly gazed at the distracting slope of the man’s chest and hard abs before meeting his sultry eyes. 

“Hi, I’m Romance.” Romance held a hand out for Abby but Jinu cut it, lowering Abby’s raising hand back down.

“Oi, did you even wash up yet?” 

“Oops. My bad.”

Jinu rolled his eyes while Bobby scolded Romance. 

“Shoo! Go shower, you stink. And you two, come with me to my office.“ Bobby began ushering Jinu and Abby away.

They don’t get far because Zoey walked in at that moment and immediately brightened when she saw Abby. She recognized him instantly which wasn’t hard to do.

“Oh ehm gee?! Are you Abby?” 

Now there was a young woman crowding in his space. Abby blinked while she flitted around him like a hummingbird, seizing him up in awe. 

“Yes, that’s me. Nice to meet you-?”

“Wow, you definitely work out. You’re so pretty in person, hello? Can I get your squat routine?”

“Zoey, we have a meeting! You can chit chat later.” Bobby told the energetic woman.

“Aww, fine!” She pouted before shooting Abby a grin. “Hope to see you soon!” With that, she tossed a carefree wave at them and walked away.

“Goodness.” Bobby chuckled once they were inside his office. “Make yourself at home. Mi casa es su casa.” He made a beeline for his mini fridge while Abby and Jinu sat down. 

In a few seconds two chilled bottles of water were placed in front of them while Bobby got himself a can of Perrier. He cracked it open and took a sip before sinking down in his chair.

“Ah. Like I said, it’s so good to meet you.” Bobby smiled. “Before we start, do you mind telling me a little about yourself?”

Abby nodded. “Sure. I’m 24, currently in school, and work part time as a server. I like working out, going on runs mainly and eventually would like to become a vet.”

“A vet is awesome~ I love animals. So you’re in school for that then?”

“I’m getting my basics done and then planning on taking a break so I can save.”

“I see. Best of luck to you. Well, again, I’m Bobby, the director and owner of Elysian Productions here. I’m sure Jinu has given you a basic rundown on what we do but I’ll go over everything with you. The team and I provide a variety to our viewers. Different series my creative team puts together. Then we have the basic but still juicy one on one videos with a simple plot that gets straight into it. We dabble into everything really. Jinu and the others usually choose who does what, there’s not a set rotation or pair.”

“The viewers do have their favorites, though.” Jinu chimed in. 

“Yes, they certainly do.” Bobby jabbed his chin at Jinu. “It’s no surprise he’s the top favorite here. They love him with everyone but especially with Rumi. Then the girls are popular as a trio. We cater to that but also keep it mixed up. That’s why I know you’d be a wonderful fit here. Oh, but may I ask your preference? Women and men? Just men? Only women?”

“I’m a bisexual who leans more towards men but I’m fine with both. I have experience with both.”

“Perfect!” Bobby took a moment to jot something down in his notes before continuing. “Now I’ll get to the payment section, since that is why you’re here. You get paid $1,000 for a single video, $2,500 for threesomes and the price goes higher if there’s double penetration. Sometimes we do special episodes and those prices vary. As for the series, that’s when you’ll be up in the $4,000 to $6,000 range and get bonuses on top of that.”

Bonuses was truly a divine word. 

“The single videos are usually an hour, everything else for time limit varies. Sometimes there’s a little script but mostly the guys just improvise. How does this all sound so far?” Bobby asked.

“Fine. It’s, yeah, I could do this I think.” 

Bobby laughed. “Good. We don’t have extreme contracts here, we just ask for a one month notice if you ever decide to leave. Just so we can get enough time for finding a replacement. That’s what this paper is for. This one is terms and agreements, and your consent for being filmed. We are very strict to keep our videos on our Elysian Production website only and take down any videos that get posted elsewhere. It’s only happened once.”

Abby accepted the papers Bobby handed him to look over. 

“We’ll also need you to get check ups every 3 months. The medical page is the third one. We cover the services. Other than that, I think that covers the major stuff. Do you have any questions or concerns?”

“Oh, well um, when would I start? And is there training?”

“I wouldn’t call it training but Jinu volunteered already to work with you. He’ll show you everything you need to know. As for a start date, that would count as your first video so once Jinu thinks you’re ready, which I would say maybe in two, three weeks or so, we’ll get you guys on set. Usually my creative team puts together a role playing scene but we’ll decide when we get there.”

Get them on set? Together? So that meant Abby’s first porn video would be with Jinu? He glanced over at the dark haired man who caught his gaze. Abby’s stomach fluttered. 

“Is that okay?” Jinu asked him. 

There’s a high chance Abby’s heart may go into overdrive and stop, but that’s a risk he was willing to take.

“Y-yeah! Thanks for offering.”

Bobby clapped his hands. “Yay! So, just to reiterate the ‘training’, you’ll be working one on one with Jinu outside of here in order for you to feel comfortable in front of cameras and all that good stuff. Now all I need are some signatures from you and we will be Gucci.”

Abby accepted the pen Bobby handed to him. Wow, so he was really doing this. He signed where he needed to before giving the papers and pen back to Bobby who beamed, eyes sparkling. 

“Welcome to Elysian Productions, Abby! I’m looking forward to working with you~”

“Thank you, same here.”

“Jinu, keep me updated.” 

“Will do.” Jinu stood up and gave Abby a small grin. “Let’s go.”

As he followed Jinu out, there was only one thing on Abby’s mind that had his heart thundering in his chest, and that was the knowledge that at some point in the near future, he and Jinu would be having sex. 

—>

The following hours were a foggy blur. 

Jinu wouldn’t take no for a celebratory meal and treated Abby to steak and ramen at an upscale restaurant, with expensive alcohol and dessert included. 

Afterwards, Jinu took Abby to his job so Abby could inform the manager in person that he was quitting. Handed in his name tag and apron, and felt an odd sense of relief as Jinu drove them to his place. Like there was some weight off his shoulders. The only reason Abby stuck out for so long at that shitty job (outside of needing an income) were the tips. He wasn’t heartbroken to let it go. No more rude customers, no more 12 hour shifts. Halle-fucking-lujah. 

Now, the pair of them were lounging on Jinu’s couch together, comfortable in their pajamas (Abby having borrowed Jinu’s clothes since he was staying the night) while discussing their next step.

“I was thinking it’d be easier if you just moved in with me, that way we would have more time together for your training and you can save faster for a new place.” Jinu explained as he lazily twirled his phone. 

Abby looked surprised. “Me? Live here? That’s asking for too much, I couldn’t.”

Jinu snorted softly. “I’m the one offering. Plus I have plenty of space. You can take the spare bedroom, I’m not using it.”

“But my lease-“

“I’ll pay it off while you stay here and you can pay me back when you can.” Because Jinu knew how Abby felt about not wanting to owe him despite Jinu telling him to not worry about it. “No rush, sounds good?”

Damn, it sounded wonderful. 

“Are you sure?” Abby tried one last time but the look Jinu sent him sucked out all the fight and hesitation from him. He gave in with a nod, gratitude swelling. “Alright, fine. Sounds great. Thank you so much. And yeah, I’ll pay you back as soon as I’m able to.”

“Like I said, no rush. Tomorrow we’ll get your things and then we can start your training.”

At that, Abby perked up. “How does training work?” He remembered Bobby mentioned something about training not really being training, and was confused by that.

“We’ll watch some videos first so you can see how things work. Then we’ll go into the physical sessions; lots of foreplay. Basically training is me getting to know your body so you can get used to someone touching you. I’ll film a few times as well so you can get a feel of a camera in your face.”

Lots of foreplay? The air around Abby seemed to thin out, leaving him a little lightheaded. 

“Oh.” He managed to croak out weakly.

“Don’t go having second thoughts now. You’ll be fine and I’ll take it slow.” Jinu reached over, his large hand soothing over the curve of Abby’s thigh. 

Abby warmed up at the touch. “No, I’m not! I’m ready.” 

A spark of excitement joined his buzzing nerves as Jinu smiled.

“Good. We’ll start tomorrow.”