That time on Spaces (Completed)

That time on Spaces

There's a message from the host thanking them and a suggestion that they meet again the next night and have another chat. And Arthit feels a thrum of excitement in his veins that he's just been part of something all dedicated to Kongpob and he's thrilled at the thought of being part of it again.

He and @JKS send a few more DM's, both interested in listening in again and his friend encourages him to join the next night, telling him that he would be a vibrant part of the chat and that he'd love to hear Arthit speaking as passionately as he writes about Kong.

Later, in bed, he considers it. Turning the idea over and over in his mind, thinking of the possibilities if he does join. There'd be the fact that everyone would hear him fanboying over his favourite actor, but if they follow him, then they've already seen his tweets, so they should already know how deeply in like with Kongpob he is.

The worst thought is that they'll hear his voice.. and Arthit hasn't a clue how he sounds in person, not really. He isn't the type to randomly record himself reading or singing or anything and he avoids watching videos of himself if he can. If they hear his voice, he wonders what they'll think of him.

He's way past the stage of squeaky voiced puberty, in fact so far past that he's sometimes a little embarrassed to be a fanboy. He's the same age as his idol and while he knows that a lot of fans are tweens or a little older, not many are around his age, that much he knows from watching Kongpob's fan meetings online.

The chat tonight had been solely female too, which is another issue that concerns him. At the moment, he is anonymous. Only @JKS knows he is male, if he believes what Arthit wrote. They've bonded over being male in a mostly female fandom, it was one of the things that made them continue chatting beyond the initial shared interest in Kongpob.

When Arthit had realised that @JKS was also male (or so he said) they had spent a long time discussing how difficult it could be to relate to other fans. Arthit certainly didn't disclose that he finds Kongpob attractive. He mostly talks about his love of his acting style, the choice of roles he makes and the nuances he brings to characters that are unique in each series or film he stars in.

Kongpob is extremely talented and that's what draws Arthit in (mostly).

@JKS has never commented on whether he finds Kongpob attractive and he's not very active in the fandom, mostly commenting on Arthit's posts alone, although he follows thousands of other fans when Arthit checks. His account is locked too and he only has a small number of people following him which has always interested Arthit.

@JKS doesn't have a header of Kongpob's face, it's a beautiful photo of a sunset with the Bangkok skyline painted over it and Arthit was drawn to it on the day he first checked out his friend's profile. It's a serene photo and stands out in a sea of Kongpob banners and pics.

His friend's profile picture (a chunky cat) and biog also don't mention Kongpob, and Arthit sometimes wonders how the guy came to notice his tweets in the crowd on his timeline. But he's too nervous to ask.

But he still wonders.
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The next evening, when he's finished work for the day, has eaten a good meal and cleaned his room, Arthit logs into Twitter and checks out the fandom.

There are a couple of posts of interest that he QRT's and he takes time to check out Kongpob's official page and his manager's too. There's nothing much of interest but he does comment on a few posts he spots.

As he's finishing his sweep of the timeline, he notices a DM pop up, so he checks to see that @JKS has messaged him.

Are you joining the spaces thing tonight?