Episode 8: At least it's not my bias
Plot: When YN had the chance to go to Korea as an exchange student and finally meet his online best friends, well of course he took it. But now⊠He needed money so when his sister needed help at for a job, he accepted. But why was he in front of the idol group ATEEZ and why did they seem to hate him?
Pairing: Idol! Choi San x M!Reader
Tropes:Â Fan to lover, misunderstanding, mostly crack with fluff and a little bit of angst, probably OOC considering I donât know them personally
Warning:Â Swearing a lot (I mean YN is french so ofc heâd swear), getting drunk, lots of sex jokes, suicide mention in one chapter, disfunctional family dynamics, english is not my first langage so dont expect anything other than accuracy on french culture
Italic:Â Translation from above, not actually spoken
-YN! Je t'en supplie! Je n'ai aucune autre alternative!
(YN! I beg you! I don't have any alternative!)
-Les autres maquilleurs peuvent pas s'en charger une fois qu'ils ont fini?
(Can't the other makeup artists take care of it once they're done?)
-Y aura pas assez de temps. Sans compter qu'ils ont des horaires...
(There wont be enough time. Not to say that they have a schedule...)
-Bah vu qu't'es pas officiellement employé...
(Well since you're not officially hired...)
-Ouais justement. J'ai aucune compensation ni protection!
(Yeah exactly. I have no compensation nor protection!)
-Ok faisons comme ça. Si ça se passe bien, je verrais pour que tu sois employé ici. Tu cherchais un job aprÚs les cours non?
(Ok let's do it like that. If everything goes well, Ill see to it that you get hired. You were searching for an after-school job after all no?)
-Ca m'irait si j'avais le niveau...
(I'd be ok if i had the skills)
-Mais tu l'as! T'as travaillé au Manoir de Paris ET au Parc Astérix!
(But you have them! You work at the Manoir de Paris and the Astérix theme park!)
-Seulement parce-que Camille connaissait du monde...
(Only because Camille knew some people...)
YN bit the inside of his mouth.. He really needed the money after all. His family (sister included) wasnt of great help, not that he wanted them to be..
"Bon ok j'abdiques... T'as intĂ©rĂȘt Ă me payer le resto pour ce soir...
(Ok ok I give up... You better pay the meal this evening...)
ATEEZ.. The group he was working with was ATEEZ... He was going to ridicule himself in front of his ultimate bias and his teammates... They were going to hate him and it would be well deserved...
He shook his head, and took a deep breath. No... Positive. He had to stay positive. After all as Zoe said he DID have some experience in professional makeup. And even if it was mostly Halloween makeup, no one had any complaints so far.
San huh? At least it wasnt his bias. YN wasnt sure if he could stay alive if Wooyoung talked to him. He was pretty sure he was already shaking just at the thought of being in the same space as him.
"You really have an obsession" had said Hae-Cha once... She was the worst person to tell him that but she wasnt wrong... He looked as he saw the vocalist come up to them.
"Ah Ms Zoe, did you find a replacement?
-Yes. This is YN, my brother, don't worry he has already worked as a makeup artist
-I see... Well nice to meet you YN"
As he said that the idol extended his hand. YN gulped.. Fuck, he hoped he hadnt been too loud.. He quickly shook his hand and nodded. His mouth was feeling so dry...
"YN here are the inspirations and concept moodboard, Ill leave you to it, I have other things to take care of...
He almost sighed seeing his sister get away as quickly as possible but contained himself... 'On va dire que c'est parce-qu'elle me fait confiance...' (Let's say its because she trust me...)
He glanced at the sheet his sister gave him.. He hadnt took the time to watch ATEEZ last MV and now he regretted it. He swore to at least watch this performance a dozen of times when he went back home.
The makeup was quite simple... Which meant it would be harder to do and easier to tell if he screwed up. He glanced at his hands... At least he wasnt shaking anymore...
"Hm excuse me? Is everything alright?"
San was looking at him.. In any other situation it wouldve made him jump with joy. But here? He couldnt... 'C'est le meilleur moyen d'ĂȘtre virĂ©' (It would be the best way to be fired) So he just frowned and sighed, trying to collect himself and set back his brain to proper korean mode, or at least as proper as he could.
"Yes, don't worry. Sit in the chair, Ill be starting..."
San frowned too and bit his lip. He was displeased with the disrespect but he just nodded. After all that guy was called at the last time and was probably not even supposed to work today.
He was old enough to know to stand up for himself but most of all he was old enough to realise that sometimes people just can't control their emotions... It was going to be alright.
He just hoped his skills were good enough. It was their comeback after all, and Mingi's return from hiatus.
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(Stretch two chapters into three? Yeah I can do that - me to myself while writing this, probably)
