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As an Indian stay I have this thought in my head do you guys imagine the reader wears a saree or a leghnga in the fitting room as she tries it out as she sends to seungmin or thier bf
ooh that sounds cool, i believe i've answered this in a similar post!
synopsis being the ceo of a marketing and pr consultancy service at just 25 is not easy. especially if the leader of your first big project is adamant that he does not need your help. but is that all he thinks?
warnings swearing, seungmin is a meanie, talking of bodily violence as a joke, potentially hairless cats
screenshot count 14
word count none
a/n i promise seungmin thing will be cleared up in the next few chapters. also, for context this fic is currently taking place in the end of june 2025, before KARMA release, so i'll keep updating the timeline acc to make it easier for you guys lol.
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post chapter notes.
y/n has unresolved trauma if you couldn't tell guys
justin would do anything for a comic book
also i lowkey relate to y/n because there's a really popular amusement park where i live and i've lived here for YEARS and never been
I just had the most darn sensual thought if you know the song yeh mera dil from Don 1 there is the actress performing it so beautifully and seductive and there is the male actor man spreading while the song is playing uff .I was thinking seungmin fits him sitting on the chair ,the reader is performing while the song ends and he lifts her up
not a request or anything but just had a thought which skz members fit the b town male lead characters I was thinking
Hyunjin as Krish from saiyarra
Bangchan-
Changbin-
Seungmin-
Minho
Jeogin
Felix
Which characters of b town characters would other members fit
oooh i was thinking felix for the rohit/jaadu dynamic, seungmin as sonu from sonu ki titu ki sweetie, minho as aditya from jab we met!
im not tooo sure abt the other members though, although chan would def be some srk character, changbin a salman khan char. I feel like jeongin fits more of the new gen actors, yk
── SH☆☆TING STARS (CHAPTER 7)
NO ENERGY DRINKS FOR IYEN
synopsis being the ceo of a marketing and pr consultancy service at just 25 is not easy. especially if the leader of your first big project is adamant that he does not need your help. but is that all he thinks?
warnings mentions of dying as a joke, swearing, brief mention of pregnancy and a friends with benefits relationship, mentions of unhealthy work life balance, inaccurate timestamps
screenshot count 13
word count 1110 words
a/n i am so sorry but seungmin needs to be a bitch for the plot guys :(
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You knew that making that phone call would be a mistake. It would cross some line that you had haphazardly drawn after that confrontation in your office. It’s a client request, you kept telling yourself. Nothing more. But the way Chan seemed almost friendly was putting you on edge. You bit your lip, the dim glow of the kitchen illuminating the phone that lay on the counter. Sighing, you washed the flour off your hands and went to get earphones.
Hesitantly, you placed the call.
“Hello?” you whispered, so that KC wouldn’t wake up. Not that she would, that girl slept like a log.
“Hey,” came back a voice rich and deep and slightly sleepy.
“Right, now is an okay time to talk?” you asked in a low tone.
“Yeah, yeah it’s fine.” There was a pause. “Why are you whispering?”
You scrunched your eyebrows together. You didn’t think it was that obvious you were whispering. Mixing batter with one hand, you bring the phone closer to your mouth.
“Is this better? I was whispering to not wake KC up.”
“Oh, you live with your team?” asked Chan.
The question caught you off guard. “Yeah. Why?”
Chan hummed into his phone, “I was just looking up your company and you guys seem to make enough to live alone. I’m just surprised, is all.”
You snorted, “I didn’t just give my blood, sweat and tears to this company. I gave every last drop of money I had too.”
“Yeah, I get that. That makes sense.”
You softened your tone, chiding yourself for your behaviour. Of course Chan, of everyone, would understand. Hadn’t he done the same with Stray Kids?
“I live with KC, Sooyoung and Keiko live together. Justin used to live with his sister but she moved out and Juwong is the only one of us that really comes from money so he stays alone. We try to live in close proximity to the office,” you explain. It would be better to just be honest, come clean about how your company works.
“Well whatever you're doing seems really loud. It kind of cancels out your whispering,” Chan replies with a chuckle.
You laugh. “Yeah well, I’m making muffins.”
You can practically see the surprise on Chan’s face. “At 1 in the morning? You said you were working. What, do you have a muffin business on the side?”
You make a face at your phone, despite knowing that he clearly won’t see it. “I am working. I’m talking to you, aren’t I? I’m multitasking by baking too. It helps me when I’m stressed. And you stress me out a lot, Bang Chan.”
Chan laughs, “I think the only people that have ever felt that way are my parents, Manager hyung and security guard outside the studio. I'm glad to know that my influence is spreading.”
“Like a virus,” you say matter-of-factly.
“Maybe your muffins will make me feel better,” Chan says smoothly, “it certainly does help talking to you.”
You shake your head, “I thought we established the effect flirting has on me?”
“Does not work. Message well received. Doesn’t mean I’ll stop trying though. Now, what was it you wanted to talk about? I don’t think it was muffins, flirting or our horrendous work-life balance.”
“Give me a second. I gotta put these in the oven.”
“Take your time, I’ll clean up here in the studio.”
As you top blueberries and chocolate chips on your muffins, you try to formulate how you can tell Chan what it was that you wanted to say. It wouldn’t be easy, but all you could do was rip the Band-Aid off.
“You need to regulate what you post on Bubble and Fans,” you say finally.
“What? Why?” A tone of indignation creeps its way into Chan’s voice.
“Because a lot of your messages can be interpreted as feeding into parasocial delusions. I get that it isn’t something you do on purpose, but you need to stop making your fans feel like they genuinely have a right to you romantically. Treat them like a friend. Right now, those lines are really blurring.”
There is a long drawn out silence. Your body is practically buzzing, especially now with nothing to do when you’ve cleaned the kitchen and put the muffins in the oven. Pacing around your living room, you practically breathe out a sigh of relief when you hear movement on the other side of the line.
“Sorry, my lyrics sheets fell down.”
“It’s no problem,” you breathe, “do you need me to repeat myself?”
“No, it’s fine. I heard you. I understand what you want me to do, but a lot of these Stays, my texts are what keep them going. I don’t know how to do this without hurting them.”
“Chan, listen. You don’t owe Stays anything. Producing good music and content? Yes, absolutely, that’s your job. But giving them the boyfriend experience? That will hurt both you and them. Just tone it down a bit, yeah? Don’t worry, we’ll do it gradually. Keep doing what you do when you talk about your day, share pictures and stuff. Just don’t cross that line of feeding into their parasocialism, okay?”
“Yeah, I get what you’re saying. I’ll work on it,” he promises.
“No,” you roll your eyes, “we’ll work on it.”
“Look at you, warming up to me.”
“Doing my job can hardly be called warming up,” you reply as you try to stifle a laugh.
“Yeah, yeah. Good night. Or should I say good morning?”
This time, you let out a smile at his silliness, “Good early morning music boy.”
“Good early morning muffin girl.”
Chan hangs up the call and your entire house goes silent with the absence of his voice. A small, nagging part of you wonders what it would be like to have a person that would call you those hours of the night when you don’t sleep. Some one to tease you, try all your baked goods, love you.
No, god no. What was this crazy fangirl induced reaction? You don’t even listen to K-POP, and you certainly don’t have time for things as trivial as a relationship. You chalk up your reaction to this being the first actual conversation you’ve ever had with someone outside of work or your family, even if it was mostly work related.
Rolling your shoulders back, you finally make the effort to go to bed, suddenly realizing that it had been nearly an hour long conversation with Chan over text and call. You steady yourself, take out your muffins and sigh.
This was something you absolutely could yet absolutely should not get used to.
post chapter notes.
the reason behind seungmin's behaviour will be revealed soon, just you wait
chan is a paranoid mf but hopefully this bg check comes back clean to clear his mind
but maybe it comes back with some unresolved feelings
── SH☆☆TING STARS (CHAPTER 7)
NO ENERGY DRINKS FOR IYEN
synopsis being the ceo of a marketing and pr consultancy service at just 25 is not easy. especially if the leader of your first big project is adamant that he does not need your help. but is that all he thinks?
warnings mentions of dying as a joke, swearing, brief mention of pregnancy and a friends with benefits relationship, mentions of unhealthy work life balance, inaccurate timestamps
screenshot count 13
word count 1110 words
a/n i am so sorry but seungmin needs to be a bitch for the plot guys :(
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You knew that making that phone call would be a mistake. It would cross some line that you had haphazardly drawn after that confrontation in your office. It’s a client request, you kept telling yourself. Nothing more. But the way Chan seemed almost friendly was putting you on edge. You bit your lip, the dim glow of the kitchen illuminating the phone that lay on the counter. Sighing, you washed the flour off your hands and went to get earphones.
Hesitantly, you placed the call.
“Hello?” you whispered, so that KC wouldn’t wake up. Not that she would, that girl slept like a log.
“Hey,” came back a voice rich and deep and slightly sleepy.
“Right, now is an okay time to talk?” you asked in a low tone.
“Yeah, yeah it’s fine.” There was a pause. “Why are you whispering?”
You scrunched your eyebrows together. You didn’t think it was that obvious you were whispering. Mixing batter with one hand, you bring the phone closer to your mouth.
“Is this better? I was whispering to not wake KC up.”
“Oh, you live with your team?” asked Chan.
The question caught you off guard. “Yeah. Why?”
Chan hummed into his phone, “I was just looking up your company and you guys seem to make enough to live alone. I’m just surprised, is all.”
You snorted, “I didn’t just give my blood, sweat and tears to this company. I gave every last drop of money I had too.”
“Yeah, I get that. That makes sense.”
You softened your tone, chiding yourself for your behaviour. Of course Chan, of everyone, would understand. Hadn’t he done the same with Stray Kids?
“I live with KC, Sooyoung and Keiko live together. Justin used to live with his sister but she moved out and Juwong is the only one of us that really comes from money so he stays alone. We try to live in close proximity to the office,” you explain. It would be better to just be honest, come clean about how your company works.
“Well whatever you're doing seems really loud. It kind of cancels out your whispering,” Chan replies with a chuckle.
You laugh. “Yeah well, I’m making muffins.”
You can practically see the surprise on Chan’s face. “At 1 in the morning? You said you were working. What, do you have a muffin business on the side?”
You make a face at your phone, despite knowing that he clearly won’t see it. “I am working. I’m talking to you, aren’t I? I’m multitasking by baking too. It helps me when I’m stressed. And you stress me out a lot, Bang Chan.”
Chan laughs, “I think the only people that have ever felt that way are my parents, Manager hyung and security guard outside the studio. I'm glad to know that my influence is spreading.”
“Like a virus,” you say matter-of-factly.
“Maybe your muffins will make me feel better,” Chan says smoothly, “it certainly does help talking to you.”
You shake your head, “I thought we established the effect flirting has on me?”
“Does not work. Message well received. Doesn’t mean I’ll stop trying though. Now, what was it you wanted to talk about? I don’t think it was muffins, flirting or our horrendous work-life balance.”
“Give me a second. I gotta put these in the oven.”
“Take your time, I’ll clean up here in the studio.”
As you top blueberries and chocolate chips on your muffins, you try to formulate how you can tell Chan what it was that you wanted to say. It wouldn’t be easy, but all you could do was rip the Band-Aid off.
“You need to regulate what you post on Bubble and Fans,” you say finally.
“What? Why?” A tone of indignation creeps its way into Chan’s voice.
“Because a lot of your messages can be interpreted as feeding into parasocial delusions. I get that it isn’t something you do on purpose, but you need to stop making your fans feel like they genuinely have a right to you romantically. Treat them like a friend. Right now, those lines are really blurring.”
There is a long drawn out silence. Your body is practically buzzing, especially now with nothing to do when you’ve cleaned the kitchen and put the muffins in the oven. Pacing around your living room, you practically breathe out a sigh of relief when you hear movement on the other side of the line.
“Sorry, my lyrics sheets fell down.”
“It’s no problem,” you breathe, “do you need me to repeat myself?”
“No, it’s fine. I heard you. I understand what you want me to do, but a lot of these Stays, my texts are what keep them going. I don’t know how to do this without hurting them.”
“Chan, listen. You don’t owe Stays anything. Producing good music and content? Yes, absolutely, that’s your job. But giving them the boyfriend experience? That will hurt both you and them. Just tone it down a bit, yeah? Don’t worry, we’ll do it gradually. Keep doing what you do when you talk about your day, share pictures and stuff. Just don’t cross that line of feeding into their parasocialism, okay?”
“Yeah, I get what you’re saying. I’ll work on it,” he promises.
“No,” you roll your eyes, “we’ll work on it.”
“Look at you, warming up to me.”
“Doing my job can hardly be called warming up,” you reply as you try to stifle a laugh.
“Yeah, yeah. Good night. Or should I say good morning?”
This time, you let out a smile at his silliness, “Good early morning music boy.”
“Good early morning muffin girl.”
Chan hangs up the call and your entire house goes silent with the absence of his voice. A small, nagging part of you wonders what it would be like to have a person that would call you those hours of the night when you don’t sleep. Some one to tease you, try all your baked goods, love you.
No, god no. What was this crazy fangirl induced reaction? You don’t even listen to K-POP, and you certainly don’t have time for things as trivial as a relationship. You chalk up your reaction to this being the first actual conversation you’ve ever had with someone outside of work or your family, even if it was mostly work related.
Rolling your shoulders back, you finally make the effort to go to bed, suddenly realizing that it had been nearly an hour long conversation with Chan over text and call. You steady yourself, take out your muffins and sigh.
This was something you absolutely could yet absolutely should not get used to.
post chapter notes.
the reason behind seungmin's behaviour will be revealed soon, just you wait
chan is a paranoid mf but hopefully this bg check comes back clean to clear his mind
but maybe it comes back with some unresolved feelings
── SH☆☆TING STARS (CHAPTER 6)
BRO PROBABLY WAS STAYVILLE
synopsis being the ceo of a marketing and pr consultancy service at just 25 is not easy. especially if the leader of your first big project is adamant that he does not need your help. but is that all he thinks?
warnings mentions of dying as a joke, swearing, mentions of homophobia and parasocial behaviour, shipping mentions
screenshot count 17
word count none
a/n just a disclaimer that all statements on shipping and idol interactions are my own! i have no experience in pr or marketing and all these views are just my observations. please let me know if i have mentioned anything hurtful. the 'fans' mentioned are obviously dangerously parasocial fans who believe they can control their idol's lives. ALSO IF YOUR NAME IS BECKY OR KAREN IM SORRY.
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post chapter notes.
dropped a changbin easter egg!
chan is trying to make y/n warm up to him to protect his rep
or so he says
y/n and chan are VERY alike, but that would humanize the other person so both of them deny it
sooyoung and justin are still not talking, which is why y/n pairs them up ;)
── SH☆☆TING STARS (CHAPTER 6)
BRO PROBABLY WAS STAYVILLE
synopsis being the ceo of a marketing and pr consultancy service at just 25 is not easy. especially if the leader of your first big project is adamant that he does not need your help. but is that all he thinks?
warnings mentions of dying as a joke, swearing, mentions of homophobia and parasocial behaviour, shipping mentions
screenshot count 17
word count none
a/n just a disclaimer that all statements on shipping and idol interactions are my own! i have no experience in pr or marketing and all these views are just my observations. please let me know if i have mentioned anything hurtful. the 'fans' mentioned are obviously dangerously parasocial fans who believe they can control their idol's lives. ALSO IF YOUR NAME IS BECKY OR KAREN IM SORRY.
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post chapter notes.
dropped a changbin easter egg!
chan is trying to make y/n warm up to him to protect his rep
or so he says
y/n and chan are VERY alike, but that would humanize the other person so both of them deny it
sooyoung and justin are still not talking, which is why y/n pairs them up ;)
just finished prepping and uploading chapter 8 in my drafts of sh**ting stars rn, i'm making sure you guys will be FED in the likely event i disappear again.
── SH☆☆TING STARS (CHAPTER 5)
HOW DOES IT FEEL DATING A LOSER?
synopsis being the ceo of a marketing and pr consultancy service at just 25 is not easy. especially if the leader of your first big project is adamant that he does not need your help. but is that all he thinks?
warnings mentions of dying as a joke, swearing, brief mention of pregnancy and a friends with benefits relationship
screenshot count 18
word count 990 words
a/n i love dropping tiny easter eggs with my nefarvous intentoons also look at me making a regular post
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Today was your first ever client project for Stray Kids and absolutely nothing was going right. First, you were stuck in traffic while travelling to work and skipped breakfast. Then, when you finally got to the JYP building, it turned out that Jeongin was pulled for last-minute studio time as well.
You certainly had some thoughts regarding the timing of Jeongin and Chan’s last minute studio time.
Finally, Lee Know and Seungmin just seemed physically incapable of not arguing. You thought back about how Chan wished you luck and couldn’t help but think about how ominous the statement had seemed. Evidently hearing the chaos of Lee Know and Seungmin, the rest of the group, bar Jeongin, Chan and Hyunjin, spilled into the dance room. There was a ruckus all around and finally you had enough.
“Everyone! Sit down wherever you’re standing right now,” you said as loud as possible.
Honestly, you couldn’t even blame the boys for all the drama. There was an accidental double booking of the studio space done before NOVIA were given the Stray Kids contact and while choreographers for ITZY were on one side of the room, you were there with Stray Kids on the other.
Suddenly, that gave you an idea.
“Do you think you could call Bang Chan, I.N and Hyunjin right now? I promise it won’t take much time,” you ask Jo Hyunmin. He nods and sets off to place the call while a smile plays on your face.
Chan doesn’t know what to expect as he walks into the dance studio, but complete and total silence isn’t it. He steps inside with Hyunjin and Jeongin and quirks an eyebrow at the show you're running.
It should be pure chaos, but somehow it isn’t.
Some of the boys teach the girls from ITZY their choreography while Yeji explains the Tunnel Vision choreo to Minho and Changbin. Somebody takes a video of all these ongoing events while you stand with your team and formulate what Chan assumes is an estimate of when to upload this video. There is so much laughter and liveliness and dance that even Chan finds his lips slipping into a smile watching the sight before him.
Stray Kids and ITZY practically grew up together. The ITZY girls weren’t just their fellow idols. They were their sisters in every way that mattered. But ever since debuting, every single interaction they’d had with any female idol had been carefully thought out. Even supposedly candid conversations during those rare dance challenges that Changbin and Hyunjin would do with Chaereoung and Yeji were fabricated. The last time Chan could remember either group being in such close proximity with each other, even in company quarters to avoid dating rumours, was during the Stray Kids show.
Chan turned as he heard your voice cut through the noise. “That’s perfect guys. Are we ready to film?”
Chan watched Ryujin talk to that intern in your company with a slight blush creeping up her face. He watched Jisung try to steal the bucket hat Lia was wearing and Seungmin and Felix play UNO with Yuna. Finally, his eyes rested on you. And he watched you, brow furrowed in concentration as you put a bandaid over the tiny bleeding cut he saw on Jeongin’s fingers that he got flipping the pages of the lyrics.
Chan felt the slightest hint of being grateful, but quickly quashed the feeling. The last time he felt grateful to an outsider, he nearly died. He wouldn’t let his family suffer like that.
Chan walked over to you. “You run a tight ship.”
You shrugged, keeping your eyes on the idols dancing, “Your team really lives up to their name.”
Chan laughed humourlessly. “That we do.”
You turned to face him. “There was no requirement for studio time, was there?”
Chan sighed and rubbed a hand over his eyes, “No, there wasn’t.”
“And you didn’t need Jeongin either.”
“No, I didn’t. But I needed to know how you would handle the two most unpredictable members of our group, who also happen to be very blunt and honest.”
This time, it was your turn to let out a bark of laughter. You gave him an incredulous look, “This was supposed to be a test? I skipped breakfast, skipped lunch and had to babysit a bunch of 20 something olds because their leader was giving me a test?”
Chan caught his lower lip between his teeth. He realized how this sounded. And he knew that he had to make peace with you. Not because he trusted you, but because he didn’t trust you enough to know whether you would tarnish his reputation amongst your industry peers or not.
“Look, I’m sorry,” Chan said, because he did feel a little bad for making you skip meals. Then, he put on his most charming smile and used the only solution he knew was absolutely foolproof. “Let me make it up to you by taking you out to lunch one day.”
Your face went from incredulous to disgusted. “Are you seriously asking me out on what, an apology date right now?” you asked.
Chan's smile slipped. Never in his entire life, even his career, had he ever gotten that response from somebody for his proposal. “Sort of?”
You just shook your head at him and snorted, “I’m literally your PR manager. I know you want me fired, but don’t drown your own career doing it.”
Chan scowled. “That line usually works on people.”
This time you laughed - really laughed - and how pleasant it sounded caught Chan off-guard. It sounded like water running over stones and Chan couldn’t help but think that he wanted to hear it again. What was wrong with him?
“You won’t get me fired by flirting your way out of situations,” you replied.
Chan raised his eyebrows. “Just you wait. I’ll get you fired while winning you over.”
You snorted, “You wish, music boy, you wish.”
post chapter notes.
y/n and bang chan banter is something you are NOT ready for
ryujin is basically minho's younger sister
scene behind is y/n's genius evil plan to take over the world
JUSTIN ML IS YEARNING
dropped the tiniest jeongin fic easter egg btw lol
── SH☆☆TING STARS (CHAPTER 5)
HOW DOES IT FEEL DATING A LOSER?
synopsis being the ceo of a marketing and pr consultancy service at just 25 is not easy. especially if the leader of your first big project is adamant that he does not need your help. but is that all he thinks?
warnings mentions of dying as a joke, swearing, brief mention of pregnancy and a friends with benefits relationship
screenshot count 18
word count 990 words
a/n i love dropping tiny easter eggs with my nefarvous intentoons also look at me making a regular post
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Today was your first ever client project for Stray Kids and absolutely nothing was going right. First, you were stuck in traffic while travelling to work and skipped breakfast. Then, when you finally got to the JYP building, it turned out that Jeongin was pulled for last-minute studio time as well.
You certainly had some thoughts regarding the timing of Jeongin and Chan’s last minute studio time.
Finally, Lee Know and Seungmin just seemed physically incapable of not arguing. You thought back about how Chan wished you luck and couldn’t help but think about how ominous the statement had seemed. Evidently hearing the chaos of Lee Know and Seungmin, the rest of the group, bar Jeongin, Chan and Hyunjin, spilled into the dance room. There was a ruckus all around and finally you had enough.
“Everyone! Sit down wherever you’re standing right now,” you said as loud as possible.
Honestly, you couldn’t even blame the boys for all the drama. There was an accidental double booking of the studio space done before NOVIA were given the Stray Kids contact and while choreographers for ITZY were on one side of the room, you were there with Stray Kids on the other.
Suddenly, that gave you an idea.
“Do you think you could call Bang Chan, I.N and Hyunjin right now? I promise it won’t take much time,” you ask Jo Hyunmin. He nods and sets off to place the call while a smile plays on your face.
Chan doesn’t know what to expect as he walks into the dance studio, but complete and total silence isn’t it. He steps inside with Hyunjin and Jeongin and quirks an eyebrow at the show you're running.
It should be pure chaos, but somehow it isn’t.
Some of the boys teach the girls from ITZY their choreography while Yeji explains the Tunnel Vision choreo to Minho and Changbin. Somebody takes a video of all these ongoing events while you stand with your team and formulate what Chan assumes is an estimate of when to upload this video. There is so much laughter and liveliness and dance that even Chan finds his lips slipping into a smile watching the sight before him.
Stray Kids and ITZY practically grew up together. The ITZY girls weren’t just their fellow idols. They were their sisters in every way that mattered. But ever since debuting, every single interaction they’d had with any female idol had been carefully thought out. Even supposedly candid conversations during those rare dance challenges that Changbin and Hyunjin would do with Chaereoung and Yeji were fabricated. The last time Chan could remember either group being in such close proximity with each other, even in company quarters to avoid dating rumours, was during the Stray Kids show.
Chan turned as he heard your voice cut through the noise. “That’s perfect guys. Are we ready to film?”
Chan watched Ryujin talk to that intern in your company with a slight blush creeping up her face. He watched Jisung try to steal the bucket hat Lia was wearing and Seungmin and Felix play UNO with Yuna. Finally, his eyes rested on you. And he watched you, brow furrowed in concentration as you put a bandaid over the tiny bleeding cut he saw on Jeongin’s fingers that he got flipping the pages of the lyrics.
Chan felt the slightest hint of being grateful, but quickly quashed the feeling. The last time he felt grateful to an outsider, he nearly died. He wouldn’t let his family suffer like that.
Chan walked over to you. “You run a tight ship.”
You shrugged, keeping your eyes on the idols dancing, “Your team really lives up to their name.”
Chan laughed humourlessly. “That we do.”
You turned to face him. “There was no requirement for studio time, was there?”
Chan sighed and rubbed a hand over his eyes, “No, there wasn’t.”
“And you didn’t need Jeongin either.”
“No, I didn’t. But I needed to know how you would handle the two most unpredictable members of our group, who also happen to be very blunt and honest.”
This time, it was your turn to let out a bark of laughter. You gave him an incredulous look, “This was supposed to be a test? I skipped breakfast, skipped lunch and had to babysit a bunch of 20 something olds because their leader was giving me a test?”
Chan caught his lower lip between his teeth. He realized how this sounded. And he knew that he had to make peace with you. Not because he trusted you, but because he didn’t trust you enough to know whether you would tarnish his reputation amongst your industry peers or not.
“Look, I’m sorry,” Chan said, because he did feel a little bad for making you skip meals. Then, he put on his most charming smile and used the only solution he knew was absolutely foolproof. “Let me make it up to you by taking you out to lunch one day.”
Your face went from incredulous to disgusted. “Are you seriously asking me out on what, an apology date right now?” you asked.
Chan's smile slipped. Never in his entire life, even his career, had he ever gotten that response from somebody for his proposal. “Sort of?”
You just shook your head at him and snorted, “I’m literally your PR manager. I know you want me fired, but don’t drown your own career doing it.”
Chan scowled. “That line usually works on people.”
This time you laughed - really laughed - and how pleasant it sounded caught Chan off-guard. It sounded like water running over stones and Chan couldn’t help but think that he wanted to hear it again. What was wrong with him?
“You won’t get me fired by flirting your way out of situations,” you replied.
Chan raised his eyebrows. “Just you wait. I’ll get you fired while winning you over.”
You snorted, “You wish, music boy, you wish.”
post chapter notes.
y/n and bang chan banter is something you are NOT ready for
ryujin is basically minho's younger sister
scene behind is y/n's genius evil plan to take over the world
JUSTIN ML IS YEARNING
dropped the tiniest jeongin fic easter egg btw lol
what do you think of the reader actually being in a saree after she tries it out and skz gets in awe
omg i wanna write this now. i loveee this hc. it definitely varies from member to member though.
i feel like bang chan and felix would be absolutely thunderstruck by how she looks but not confused by the attire itself, yk, considering how there's a really prevalent indian community in australia.
changbin and han would go absolutely feral but also try to figure out what magic she used to wear it that way.
minho, seungmin and iyen would demand to know how one long piece of cloth will be draped that way and always help reader wear it lol.
hyunjin would be so awestruck he'll start babbling about textiles and stuff. (also he'd have the best taste in saris and like drown reader in banarasis and mysore silks lol)
── SH☆☆TING STARS (CHAPTER 5)
HOW DOES IT FEEL DATING A LOSER?
synopsis being the ceo of a marketing and pr consultancy service at just 25 is not easy. especially if the leader of your first big project is adamant that he does not need your help. but is that all he thinks?
warnings mentions of dying as a joke, swearing, brief mention of pregnancy and a friends with benefits relationship
screenshot count 18
word count 990 words
a/n i love dropping tiny easter eggs with my nefarvous intentoons also look at me making a regular post
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Today was your first ever client project for Stray Kids and absolutely nothing was going right. First, you were stuck in traffic while travelling to work and skipped breakfast. Then, when you finally got to the JYP building, it turned out that Jeongin was pulled for last-minute studio time as well.
You certainly had some thoughts regarding the timing of Jeongin and Chan’s last minute studio time.
Finally, Lee Know and Seungmin just seemed physically incapable of not arguing. You thought back about how Chan wished you luck and couldn’t help but think about how ominous the statement had seemed. Evidently hearing the chaos of Lee Know and Seungmin, the rest of the group, bar Jeongin, Chan and Hyunjin, spilled into the dance room. There was a ruckus all around and finally you had enough.
“Everyone! Sit down wherever you’re standing right now,” you said as loud as possible.
Honestly, you couldn’t even blame the boys for all the drama. There was an accidental double booking of the studio space done before NOVIA were given the Stray Kids contact and while choreographers for ITZY were on one side of the room, you were there with Stray Kids on the other.
Suddenly, that gave you an idea.
“Do you think you could call Bang Chan, I.N and Hyunjin right now? I promise it won’t take much time,” you ask Jo Hyunmin. He nods and sets off to place the call while a smile plays on your face.
Chan doesn’t know what to expect as he walks into the dance studio, but complete and total silence isn’t it. He steps inside with Hyunjin and Jeongin and quirks an eyebrow at the show you're running.
It should be pure chaos, but somehow it isn’t.
Some of the boys teach the girls from ITZY their choreography while Yeji explains the Tunnel Vision choreo to Minho and Changbin. Somebody takes a video of all these ongoing events while you stand with your team and formulate what Chan assumes is an estimate of when to upload this video. There is so much laughter and liveliness and dance that even Chan finds his lips slipping into a smile watching the sight before him.
Stray Kids and ITZY practically grew up together. The ITZY girls weren’t just their fellow idols. They were their sisters in every way that mattered. But ever since debuting, every single interaction they’d had with any female idol had been carefully thought out. Even supposedly candid conversations during those rare dance challenges that Changbin and Hyunjin would do with Chaereoung and Yeji were fabricated. The last time Chan could remember either group being in such close proximity with each other, even in company quarters to avoid dating rumours, was during the Stray Kids show.
Chan turned as he heard your voice cut through the noise. “That’s perfect guys. Are we ready to film?”
Chan watched Ryujin talk to that intern in your company with a slight blush creeping up her face. He watched Jisung try to steal the bucket hat Lia was wearing and Seungmin and Felix play UNO with Yuna. Finally, his eyes rested on you. And he watched you, brow furrowed in concentration as you put a bandaid over the tiny bleeding cut he saw on Jeongin’s fingers that he got flipping the pages of the lyrics.
Chan felt the slightest hint of being grateful, but quickly quashed the feeling. The last time he felt grateful to an outsider, he nearly died. He wouldn’t let his family suffer like that.
Chan walked over to you. “You run a tight ship.”
You shrugged, keeping your eyes on the idols dancing, “Your team really lives up to their name.”
Chan laughed humourlessly. “That we do.”
You turned to face him. “There was no requirement for studio time, was there?”
Chan sighed and rubbed a hand over his eyes, “No, there wasn’t.”
“And you didn’t need Jeongin either.”
“No, I didn’t. But I needed to know how you would handle the two most unpredictable members of our group, who also happen to be very blunt and honest.”
This time, it was your turn to let out a bark of laughter. You gave him an incredulous look, “This was supposed to be a test? I skipped breakfast, skipped lunch and had to babysit a bunch of 20 something olds because their leader was giving me a test?”
Chan caught his lower lip between his teeth. He realized how this sounded. And he knew that he had to make peace with you. Not because he trusted you, but because he didn’t trust you enough to know whether you would tarnish his reputation amongst your industry peers or not.
“Look, I’m sorry,” Chan said, because he did feel a little bad for making you skip meals. Then, he put on his most charming smile and used the only solution he knew was absolutely foolproof. “Let me make it up to you by taking you out to lunch one day.”
Your face went from incredulous to disgusted. “Are you seriously asking me out on what, an apology date right now?” you asked.
Chan's smile slipped. Never in his entire life, even his career, had he ever gotten that response from somebody for his proposal. “Sort of?”
You just shook your head at him and snorted, “I’m literally your PR manager. I know you want me fired, but don’t drown your own career doing it.”
Chan scowled. “That line usually works on people.”
This time you laughed - really laughed - and how pleasant it sounded caught Chan off-guard. It sounded like water running over stones and Chan couldn’t help but think that he wanted to hear it again. What was wrong with him?
“You won’t get me fired by flirting your way out of situations,” you replied.
Chan raised his eyebrows. “Just you wait. I’ll get you fired while winning you over.”
You snorted, “You wish, music boy, you wish.”
post chapter notes.
y/n and bang chan banter is something you are NOT ready for
ryujin is basically minho's younger sister
scene behind is y/n's genius evil plan to take over the world
JUSTIN ML IS YEARNING
dropped the tiniest jeongin fic easter egg btw lol
── SH☆☆TING STARS (CHAPTER 5)
HOW DOES IT FEEL DATING A LOSER?
synopsis being the ceo of a marketing and pr consultancy service at just 25 is not easy. especially if the leader of your first big project is adamant that he does not need your help. but is that all he thinks?
warnings mentions of dying as a joke, swearing, brief mention of pregnancy and a friends with benefits relationship
screenshot count 18
word count 990 words
a/n i love dropping tiny easter eggs with my nefarvous intentoons also look at me making a regular post
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Today was your first ever client project for Stray Kids and absolutely nothing was going right. First, you were stuck in traffic while travelling to work and skipped breakfast. Then, when you finally got to the JYP building, it turned out that Jeongin was pulled for last-minute studio time as well.
You certainly had some thoughts regarding the timing of Jeongin and Chan’s last minute studio time.
Finally, Lee Know and Seungmin just seemed physically incapable of not arguing. You thought back about how Chan wished you luck and couldn’t help but think about how ominous the statement had seemed. Evidently hearing the chaos of Lee Know and Seungmin, the rest of the group, bar Jeongin, Chan and Hyunjin, spilled into the dance room. There was a ruckus all around and finally you had enough.
“Everyone! Sit down wherever you’re standing right now,” you said as loud as possible.
Honestly, you couldn’t even blame the boys for all the drama. There was an accidental double booking of the studio space done before NOVIA were given the Stray Kids contact and while choreographers for ITZY were on one side of the room, you were there with Stray Kids on the other.
Suddenly, that gave you an idea.
“Do you think you could call Bang Chan, I.N and Hyunjin right now? I promise it won’t take much time,” you ask Jo Hyunmin. He nods and sets off to place the call while a smile plays on your face.
Chan doesn’t know what to expect as he walks into the dance studio, but complete and total silence isn’t it. He steps inside with Hyunjin and Jeongin and quirks an eyebrow at the show you're running.
It should be pure chaos, but somehow it isn’t.
Some of the boys teach the girls from ITZY their choreography while Yeji explains the Tunnel Vision choreo to Minho and Changbin. Somebody takes a video of all these ongoing events while you stand with your team and formulate what Chan assumes is an estimate of when to upload this video. There is so much laughter and liveliness and dance that even Chan finds his lips slipping into a smile watching the sight before him.
Stray Kids and ITZY practically grew up together. The ITZY girls weren’t just their fellow idols. They were their sisters in every way that mattered. But ever since debuting, every single interaction they’d had with any female idol had been carefully thought out. Even supposedly candid conversations during those rare dance challenges that Changbin and Hyunjin would do with Chaereoung and Yeji were fabricated. The last time Chan could remember either group being in such close proximity with each other, even in company quarters to avoid dating rumours, was during the Stray Kids show.
Chan turned as he heard your voice cut through the noise. “That’s perfect guys. Are we ready to film?”
Chan watched Ryujin talk to that intern in your company with a slight blush creeping up her face. He watched Jisung try to steal the bucket hat Lia was wearing and Seungmin and Felix play UNO with Yuna. Finally, his eyes rested on you. And he watched you, brow furrowed in concentration as you put a bandaid over the tiny bleeding cut he saw on Jeongin’s fingers that he got flipping the pages of the lyrics.
Chan felt the slightest hint of being grateful, but quickly quashed the feeling. The last time he felt grateful to an outsider, he nearly died. He wouldn’t let his family suffer like that.
Chan walked over to you. “You run a tight ship.”
You shrugged, keeping your eyes on the idols dancing, “Your team really lives up to their name.”
Chan laughed humourlessly. “That we do.”
You turned to face him. “There was no requirement for studio time, was there?”
Chan sighed and rubbed a hand over his eyes, “No, there wasn’t.”
“And you didn’t need Jeongin either.”
“No, I didn’t. But I needed to know how you would handle the two most unpredictable members of our group, who also happen to be very blunt and honest.”
This time, it was your turn to let out a bark of laughter. You gave him an incredulous look, “This was supposed to be a test? I skipped breakfast, skipped lunch and had to babysit a bunch of 20 something olds because their leader was giving me a test?”
Chan caught his lower lip between his teeth. He realized how this sounded. And he knew that he had to make peace with you. Not because he trusted you, but because he didn’t trust you enough to know whether you would tarnish his reputation amongst your industry peers or not.
“Look, I’m sorry,” Chan said, because he did feel a little bad for making you skip meals. Then, he put on his most charming smile and used the only solution he knew was absolutely foolproof. “Let me make it up to you by taking you out to lunch one day.”
Your face went from incredulous to disgusted. “Are you seriously asking me out on what, an apology date right now?” you asked.
Chan's smile slipped. Never in his entire life, even his career, had he ever gotten that response from somebody for his proposal. “Sort of?”
You just shook your head at him and snorted, “I’m literally your PR manager. I know you want me fired, but don’t drown your own career doing it.”
Chan scowled. “That line usually works on people.”
This time you laughed - really laughed - and how pleasant it sounded caught Chan off-guard. It sounded like water running over stones and Chan couldn’t help but think that he wanted to hear it again. What was wrong with him?
“You won’t get me fired by flirting your way out of situations,” you replied.
Chan raised his eyebrows. “Just you wait. I’ll get you fired while winning you over.”
You snorted, “You wish, music boy, you wish.”
post chapter notes.
y/n and bang chan banter is something you are NOT ready for
ryujin is basically minho's younger sister
scene behind is y/n's genius evil plan to take over the world
JUSTIN ML IS YEARNING
dropped the tiniest jeongin fic easter egg btw lol
