hello !!! hi !!! i'd like to announce that i am moving blogs [ @vellevoire ] ^^
tbh i don't really have a specific reason for it, more like a bunch of reasons piled together? :') i felt . oddly overwhelmed whenever i posted here . idk how to describe it but i also feel like i just wanted a fresh start (new year new me!!!) so yeah ! that's all. love u all and i hope u have a happy new year <3
giving mydei the life he deserves: working with me in papa's cupcakeria (please pretend it actually looks like him i fear the options were very limited </3)
synopsis — two years ago, mydei distanced himself from you after blurring the line between a friend and something more. now, the both of you will be headlining for the biggest music festival of the year. the melody is there. so are some lingering feelings. [2.4k wc]
notes from zoey ୭˚. ᵎᵎ — so . school saw that i got the prologue out and thought that it'd be funny to give me a crap ton of school work . kinda funny . regardless still managed to get this out !! currently my term/sem break so ig thats not surprising but hopefully i can post chap 2 faster :,) ending is a tad bit rushed but i hope u all still enjoy !!
prologue ☆ ch. one ☆ ch. two (coming soon) ☆ masterlist
"an email came in, [name]!"
your manager, tribios — who you now affectionately call 'tribbie' — exclaims as soon as she entered the recording booth, looking at you as you tune your guitar.
next thing you know, she shoves her tablet onto your lap, much to your half-asleep surprise. "what? tribbie, it's barely even 8 in the—"
your words get stuck in your throat as soon as you read the words. you've been invited to headline at Okhemix. That's probably the biggest honor you could've been given in your entire career. Only the best of the best get invited. The fact that you're a part of that now? It's like a dream come—
"you'll also be co-headlining with another artist! miss cerydra told me about the offer earlier. though, she didn't mention who it is just yet…"
—true. oh.
you take a deep breath. it's fine. it's not like you and the rest of your members are the only singers in the world. besides, it could be even better for you — it could be someone like robin, or STELLΛRON, or even hysilens. it would be good publicity. the possibilities are endless.
so, keeping your head held high, you ask, "that's fine. any idea on when we'll find out, though?"
to that, tribios has an answer, "we'll have a meeting later at 2 PM, with the manager of their band, as well as their frontman."
for a moment, you freeze. frontman. it's a guy. that clears out your earlier guesses.
then again, they could still be someone you know and admire. maybe it could be one of your seniors, like blade, or caelus, or…
actually, you aren't sure who else. but you have high hopes. what are the chances it'll be him, right? sure, strifeborne is one of the most popular bands at the moment, but it's not like they're the only artists out there. besides, they've already had a bunch of big shows these past few months. they need a break from the spotlight, right?
"alright," you cough out, realizing you've pretty much been staring at tribios for a hot minute without saying anything, "2 PM, right? i won't forget, promise. i'll even ask aglaea to make sure that my clothes are presentable."
after all, these past few shows, you personally requested to make your attire look a bit more edgy — which isn't wrong or a bad thing at all, it's actually good — but you want to look a bit more approachable for the meeting, all while keeping your style.
"perfect! dan heng should be able to pick you up around 1 PM, just so you aren't late." tribios smiles, clearly happy that you're just as enthusiastic as she expected you to be. the red-head practically skips away like a ray of sunshine, leaving you alone in the recording studio once more.
a frontman, you think to yourself, thoughts beginning to spiral, as long as it's not him.
· · ─ ·✶· ─ · ·
the KREMNOS building was massive, to say the least. not to mention, the whole place looked expensive. like you could touch a wall and get fined for touching private property. fortunately for you and tribios, a guard — verax leo, if you aren't mistaken — escorts you to the empty meeting room, telling the both of you that the manager and the mysterious frontman should be arriving soon.
if you're being honest, all hope pretty much vanished the moment dan heng informed you that you'd be heading to the KREMNOS building. it's a relatively new company compared to yours, Chrysos Records, only being founded about three years ago. not a lot of artists are signed to the company — only STELLΛRON, The Galaxy Rangers, and strifeborne.
anyone but strifeborne, you silently pray to yourself, resting your head against the soft cushion of the couch before hearing the sound of a door opening, followed by tribbie tapping your shoulder before getting up to greet the pair.
you stand up, adjusting yourself before turning, only to meet the eyes you’d spent so long trying to forget.
mydei. but it felt wrong calling him that now.
what started as the greatest news you've heard all month — which was full of good news for that wretched band — now turned into an absolute nightmare. then again, you can't be too surprised, can you?
strifeborne has had hit after hit with their recent releases, always hitting top of the charts every time. every other day, you see different news articles and interviews featuring none other than mydeimos. it was practically meant to happen, with Okhemix being a few weeks from now, it'd be stupid of them not to pick two of the biggest bands to headline.
if this were to happen a few years earlier, you'd actually be happy about this. but, no, you nailed the coffin shut once you saw that mydei officially unfollowed you on all his social media accounts. and, to make matters worse, one of the most popular songs from their latest album hits a little too close to home.
and the songwriter? none other than mydei himself.
a part of you can't help but wonder how he's feeling right now. if he's just as shocked as you are, or if he already predicted this reaction.
you shouldn't care. you don't want to care. he doesn’t deserve the luxury of being in your mind, not even in passing.
but damn it all, you wanted it to haunt him. you wanted it to sting every time he hears your name in an interview or see your face in a poster, just like how it hurts you every single time. you hoped it lingers in his mind in the silence after a show.
"wow," you start, only to get a elbow jab from your manager that the other pair couldn't see, "i mean— hello, hi, i'm [name] from ELYS143. it's a pleasure to be co-headlining with you."
in contrast to mydei, his manager is a lot more warm and inviting towards you and tribbie, offering you a soft smile, "please, the pleasure is all ours! i'm strifeborne's manager, hyacine."
the rest of the talk is pretty much just between the two managers, who seem to hit it off pretty well — you wouldn't be surprised if they'll start talking about things that aren't related to Okhemix once they exchange contact information.
…speaking of the two managers, they seem to have disappeared together to another room completely, leaving you and mydei together. alone. with no one else around.
"didn't expect to you to be here," you start, breaking up the awkward silence. though, your tone isn't exactly the most welcoming — who can blame you? he kisses you two years ago, started acting like you were a burden in his life, and now he's looking at you like an annoying fly?
"trust me, i wouldn't be if i'd known you would," mydei answers, his voice just as gruff and deep as you remember. you already want to leave, but this is an opportunity of a lifetime. you'd have to be insane to reject headlining at Okhemix just because your ex 'best friend but also the guy you kissed and had feelings for' is going to headline with you.
so, you decide to be the bigger person, "let's just get through the festival without any problems or crazy news articles. it's just three nights, right? all we have to do is co-headline. you'll be fine."
"of course. i've worked with weaker vocalists before."
there it was. you already knew that the first snide comment would be coming from him. you were always more civil one, you tell yourself.
“so have i. nothing new for either of us," you reply with a fake, 'nice' smile, but inside? you wanted to throw hands with this piece of crap — you couldn't care less if he could easily win without even trying, you just wanted to land a punch on his stupid face.
fortunately, it doesn't come down to that, as the two managers come out from the other meeting room, giggling together like a pair of high school girls leaving a classroom after a funny lecture.
"alright, miss [name], mydei," hyacine starts, clasping her hands together with that same inviting smile on her face, "we can start planning today, if neither of you mind."
mydei crosses his arms over his chest, eyes fixed on his pink-haired manager. "sure," he starts, his tone sharp, "as long as someone can act professional for once."
it doesn't take a genius to figure out who that 'someone' was, and you swear that it nearly caused a damn vein to pop. "excuse you? just so you remember, i've been doing this longer than you—"
"right!" your manager cuts in, attempting to cool down the tension before the both of you start bickering — because who knows how long that will take — "so, let's talk schedules…"
· · ─ ·✶· ─ · ·
a week later, after communicating with mostly hyacine, both managers, as well as ELYS143 and strifeborne, officially started the first rehearsals, deciding that it's best to do it in the actual venue so that you can 'really immerse yourself in the environment,' or whatever tribbie was saying.
unfortunately for you, phainon and cyrene won't be able to come join since they were visiting their parents for the weekend, which you think is fine, considering it's just the first rehearsal. you guys have always worked best under pressure. but it also meant you were left alone in the limousine with your manager, which means she's the sole recipient of your irritated rant.
"i want to kill him."
"i know, [name]."
"of all people, it had to be him? you know how many other talented bands there are? i mean, no offense to castorice and cipher, they seem lovely, truly, but i can't say the same about their fucking lead—"
"miss [name], miss tribios, we're here," dan heng interrupts your heated rant, carefully stopping in front of the stadium — the very stadium you'll be performing at in a few weeks time. it's like a dream, almost.
it is a dream. one that you've wanted to fulfill for the longest time.
and, as much as you do adore your bandmates, you wanted to fulfill this dream with… someone else.
but that's in the past. you fix your hair so that it looks a bit neater, grabbing your coffee cup from the cup holder, quickly opening the car door before the paparazzi catch sight of you during your band's short break period.
the stadium is huge. fortunately, Okhemix is well-known for always being protective of the artists that perform, so you're pretty confident that a creepy fan won't be able to break into your dressing room or try to climb on the stage mid-performance. still, it's better to expect the unexpected.
"hey~ you must be [name], right?" a voice you've never even heard before calls out, making you whip your head around in surprise, only to find out that it's cipher — one of mydei's bandmates. the drummer, if you aren't mistaken. she's really good, honestly.
"um, yeah," you awkwardly start, trying not to look like you just saw a ghost, "cifera, right?"
the cat-like woman only laughs, looking at you like you're a court jester, "so formal! but no one really calls me that these days. just call me cipher. slips off the tongue easier, wouldn't you say, [name]?"
well, in any case, you don't really need to introduce yourself. or, at least, that's what you thought.
"so, you're the famous situationship, huh?" cipher smiles, but her words end up throwing you off.
it takes you a moment to process what the hell she just said, but before you can reply, mydei makes his presence known by clearing his throat, and it takes every bone in your body not to sigh and roll your eyes at the mere sound of it. "you're late."
"miss hyacine didn't give me a specific time to arrive," you counter, begrudgingly turning around to face him. "also, my two other bandmates won't be coming. but they promised to make it up to you next practice."
'even if they really shouldn't have to,' you think to yourself, but you know better than to let that thought out verbally.
in the middle of your bickering, cipher quickly makes an exit — some crappy excuse about getting a drink for the three of you — so, that left you and mydei alone in the stadium. not even your managers were here.
still, you don't let that deter you. you're going to perform at the biggest music festival in the whole world, even if it's with the very last person you wanted. you can't mess up anything.
so, much to your dismay, you do practice with mydei, who is arguably the most important person you should be practicing with since you're both vocals and lead guitarists of your respective bands. it's important to make sure that all of your lines, chords, and everything in between.
…what you hate is how good of a duo the both of you two can be when you're not at each other's throats. you don't even notice how long you've been practicing until you realized that the stage wasn't as brightly lit compared to earlier, only to turn around and watch as the sun slowly set.
"you sounded good today."
for a moment, you're a bit caught off-guard by mydei's random, almost genuine compliment. he isn't even being snarky about it. "…uh, thanks."
that sounds awkward. you can tell that he's thinking the same thing, too. but you can save yourself the embarrassment. "you too."
…or not. it sounds a little awkward, saying it out loud like that.
but suddenly, after being gone for hours, cipher returns, soda cans in hand, "what did i miss?"
for the first time today, outside of that practice performance, you and mydei look at each other, agreeing on something for the first time since high school — where the hell has this girl been and why is she acting like she was only gone for five minutes rather than five hours.
unfortunately for you, tribios comes in, which means you'll be leaving in a few minutes. you look back at mydei, who only nods at you in silence. it's been a while since you've had some type of camaraderie like this.
after hours of performing, you return to dan heng's limousine, relaxing against the seat and thinking about the whole day. it felt… different. slightly less hostile.
"also, miss hyacine and i scheduled an interview for you two. you know, so people will know more about the both of you outside of your performances." tribbie comments. throwing you off your little thinking bubble.
"what."
"tomorrow morning! early," tribbie chirps. "you two are the face of this collab, remember?"
you blink. twice.
…is it too late to reconsider this whole 'band' thing?
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anyways... what has zoey user sonderveiled been up to these past few weeks... hahaha...
FINALS!!!!!!! actually think i did well on all of them except i had the biggest brainfart during my fil exam and messed up my haiku so . lets see how that goes
graduated senior crush came over to school cuz we had a school fair . haha . i missed him a lot (its not srs at ALL btw)
genuinely turned into a rabid dog when i saw mydei/phainon rerun.
got a fever :( actually still super sick rn but we will prevail
also helping my friend go thru a breakup o7 lets all wish them luck guys
redownloaded zzz (deleted it after like 20 mins back in june) ??? lowk not super duper into it but i like it enough not to uninstall so lets see if that changes
ZOEYYY !! MICO RELEASED A NEW SONG !! WAKE UP ARISE IT'S OUR TIME TO SHINE ‼️‼️ HE'S CALLING US 😝😝
TAROOOOOOOO DUDE im so sorry for answering this like . three weeks late 🥹🥹 GRRR SCHOOL HAD ME SO BUSY I WASNT EVEN ABLE TO LISTEN TO MICO :((( GONNA LISTEN TO IT DURING MY WRITING SESSION THO HEHEHE
taro ur theme is genuinely making me want to rewatch haikyuu WAAAAAHHHHH THE 2020 OBSESSION IS CREEPING ITS WAY BACK INTO MY HEAD ESP SINCE I JUST PLAYED VB FOR CLASS 😭😭😭
AAA ZOEYYY lowk you SHOULD (when you're free ofc😝😝) our haikyuu obsession will always haunt our heads (in a good way🥹🥹)
let it creep to you zoey ... it's about time you return to your haikyuu roots ... 😇😇🙏
i know it’s a bit too much but could you please do a part two of “table for two”? I ABSOLUTELY LOVED that fic and i would love to see more of it <3333 only if you want of course ☺️ love your writing 🫶
HIIIIII ANONNIEEEEEE thank u so much for this ask, one of the sweetest i've ever gotten 🥹💗 tbh im not entirely sure if i will, but i am open to the idea !! for now im focusing on writing for my mydei series so i fear that will be my main writing posts for a little bit (with a sprinkle of other chars, too <3) SO ONLY TIME WILL TELL FOR NOW !!!
heyaaa!! :3 i’ve been recently LOVING your writing, sooooo….could i ask a mydei x reader modern au, university au and it’s like, their love story? Mydei has a band and plays basketball and reader is an arts student? thank u sm <333
HIHIHI ANON thank you this is so sweet 🥹 ALREADY ADDED THIS TO MY DRAFTS/UPCOMING WORKS !!! plz be patient tho since i fear my brain is hyperfocused on my mydei series atm but i promise u i will write it ‼️
