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"Two tickets for Parasite, please." Brooke requested at the box office.

'Ah this movie is…' Daniel faintly remembered this movie that he had already watched with Sophie yesterday. Well, they were only there for the first 15 minutes or so, and they definitely weren't paying attention to the movie.

'Is today also going to…' He couldn't help but let his thoughts wander.

Brooke then turned back to Daniel with the tickets in hand, "There's still 10 minutes until the movie. Do you want any snacks?"

"Oh, I'm good, thanks. I'm still full from all the sausages." He replied with a laugh.

"Okay, I'll just buy a bottle of water then."

He looked at her walking to the theatre concession stand incredulously. 'Buying a bottle of water at the movies… this is definitely the life of the wealthy…'

They went into the theatre without further incident.

And to Daniel's surprise, they didn't do anything pervy in the theatre. Brooke didn't do anything like moving up the arm rest to turn their individual seats into a couple seat, and she didn't try cuddling with him either.

The most exciting thing they did were holding hands in the dark, that was strangely exciting even though he had done even more stimulating things in the theatre yesterday with Sophie.

Daniel could focus on the movie as a result, and he found it was an incredible film! It was a satirical piece about class conflict and wealth inequality, which was ironic since he, a poor person, was watching the movie with Brooke, a modern day daughter of the nobility.

He wondered if Brooke also saw the irony in it.

Unbeknownst to him, the girl in question was completely not able to focus on the movie. She was the one with impure thoughts sitting next to Daniel. She had gathered enough courage to reach out and hold his hand, which he did not reject, but that was the most she was brave enough to do!

Brooke didn't have experience dating in the first place, so unlike Sophie who knew how to throw Daniel 'the look', she didn't know how to initiate the infamous 'first date movie kiss' trope. The only thing she could think about for the entire 2 hour duration of the film was how warm his hand felt, and how she was going to kiss him.

In the end, by the time the credits rolled, she had lost the opportunity to kiss Daniel in the dark.

"Wow, it was really a good movie. Right, Brooke?" Daniel said to her who was still looking dazed and distracted.

"…huh? Oh! Yeah, it was great! Ehehe." She snap backed to attention and gave a vague answer.

"I'm not a big movie-goer, so I'm not an expert, but I thought that film was amazing! Bong Joon Ho is a real genius. The message of the movie was so clear, but it wasn't try to rub it in our faces, right?"

Brooke was a little lost, so she just mutely nodded in agreement, "Mmhm, yep, great message."

"And the way they shot the film too, incredible! What's the term called? Cinematography? Even something like walking up and down the stairs, how they transitioned from one scene to another with it, felt like there was meaning behind it… I never knew movies could have so much meaning behind them."

Although Brooke didn't understand what Daniel was saying, especially the part about stairs, she still smiled at his excitement. His enthusiasm was infectious, though maybe that was what always happened when good looking people talked about their interests.

"Oppa you look really excited about filmmaking. Are you thinking about changing your specialisation?"

Daniel was caught off guard by her question. "Eh you mean study about filmmaking? How could I? I don't know the first thing about making movies. Someone like me…"

"Well everybody has to start from somewhere. I'm sure Bong Joon Ho wasn't a genius from the moment he was born. You have to start learning before you can do it."

He thought about it for a moment. Jae Won High School didn't have a Filmmaking department, so it wasn't like he could just start learning filmmaking even if he wanted to.

As he told Brooke that, she waved off his concerns, "Well of course not. I think there are only proper filmmaking courses in university. You would have to first graduate high school and then apply to have a degree in filmmaking. But if you really want to get into the movie business, I think the best way is to join the Vocal and Dance department, debut as an idol and then transition into acting?"

"Huh? Such a complicated manner and that's the best way?"

"Of course! Oppa, you don't know how handsome you are. The moment you debut as an idol, your popularity would skyrocket! By then, many studios would be the one coming to you asking you to appear in their dramas or movies."

"You are exaggerating aren't you? I know I am at most a little good looking, but what you said was just too farfetched! Come on, if you're trying to tease me your lies can't be so wild." Daniel laughed at what he thought was an attempt to tease him.

Now Brooke was getting a little frustrated, "Uuu, you! I really don't know if you are just playing dumb! You're so handsome that I-!"

She stopped herself from continuing, looking at Daniel shyly.

"Huh? That you what?" He also ignorantly asked.

"…oppa you stupid head… do you really want me to say it?"

"Well, yeah?"

"…You're so handsome that during the movie the only thing I could think about was kissing you… but you were only paying attention to the movie when you said all your attention will be mine today…"