Akuma to Lightning Bolt || Yuri

Kasamori Subaru nodded, satisfied at the response. The limbs retracted, allowing the transfer student to pass. Of course, he wouldn't say anything- Kasamori Subaru was the cool, silent type with a hint of bad boy- The kind who would demand an apology, and yet refuse to acknowledge it once given. The male lead carried on as though nothing had happened, and the crowd dispersed with sighs of disappointment. There would be no show today, it seemed.

One group of girls would glare at Yuri's back. ""What a bitch, her first day and she's already trying to get close to Subaru-senpai." The girls would whisper among themselves. These were the so called villains, whose sole purpose was to bully our poor defenseless (?) female lead such that the viewer feels such great joy when they inevitably recieve their comeuppance by the leads' hands.

As the two leads parted, Kou would look back with an inscrutable look in his eye- One which the cameras were sure to zoom in on as the scene ended.

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It was not a long scene, but it did what it had to do- Set the scene, and introduce the two most important characters of the show- Without forgetting to give them bad impressions of each other, of course. As the crew worked to set the next scene, Kou lounged in the break room- Sitting in a personalized folding chair made to accommodate his quirk. "So, how're you enjoying the filming so far?" Kou asked his co-star. Obviously, today wasn't precisely the first day of filming- Each lead had had their solo segments to introduce them, prior to meeting with each other.

Personally, Kou was rather ambivalent. He may have flown under the radar so far, but he was still blacklisted, so... Just getting a role was enough of a challenge. Still, he couldn't help but call this show the most formulaic he'd ever scene. It was like the writers had a checklist of tropes to cross off as they went. Not that he'd say that out loud, of course. There was still some level of propriety expected of him.

"Not that I would know," Haruto mused behind a stone-faced mask. He had never been to highschool himself- At the time, he had been desperately working to prove to the Kandata's Thread agency, that he was a talent worth promoting. Especially since that would mean making an enemy of more than a few powerful forces in the industry. Despite his best efforts, a thread of emotion would escape his control, visible for little more than an instant- Even if it was seen, it could easily be mistaken for one's imagination.

Swiftly resuming his facade, Kou would return an easy grin. "That bad, huh?" He would ask, keeping the topic of the conversation on his co-star, rather than himself. He would prefer not to allow the topic to be turned to his own high school experiences- Nonexistent as they were. He already knew that his life hadn't exactly been kind- And he had no desire for the sympathy of someone he had only just met today.

"Ah, right. This is your first time filming a drama, isn't it?" Honestly, the girl had kept up so well, Kou had unconsciously treated her as a veteran. Well, any glimmer of hope was one he would take that this drama might not turn out as terribly as it could. "You did well- If I hadn't already known, I never would have guessed." It was always a stroke of luck for an agency to find someone with both looks and talent- Yuri's agent had struck the equivalent of gold.

"You'd think that, but it actually gets easier as you go- Not only does experience and practice help, but the higher your budget, the more failed takes you can afford. And of course, at the very top, you get the names so big that your face will sell even if you don't bother to act," Kou remarked, referring to how some top actors got away with having their lines fed to them by earpiece rather than by memorizing the script. "But then, if Sano were to have me work as an idol like you, I'm sure we'd find our positions reversed!" Kou let out a chuckle. It was a funny thought- Him, as an idol. Well, if nothing else, he had the face for it.