Russian Beauty

Chapter One: Numbers Rising

It had felt like whiplash the sudden amount of attention you were getting for... everyone...
You had woken up tweets, Instagram posts, news stories, and billboards all about you. You had seen a small upturn the last few days but suddenly there you were. Just as you were giving up you'd gotten an opportunity from an okay photographer about shooting photos. The content of which you had never really thought of but what the hell. In a couple of days, you'd be done anyways.

You had woken up today with your roommate and best friend dashing into your room to wake you about the news. They tackled you in bed and instantly started yelling about it before you could even process it. You grumbled awake and pushed them off you so you could fully sit. Taking a moment to adjust before yawning.
"What is it Lyrik...."

"You are famous!"
The small person yelled at you, bursting at the seams with excitement. You only respond with a small laugh and a shake of your head before they shoved your phone in your hand. The phone was open to Twitter and... you were... trending?

"The actual hell!?"
You shouted out before looking over to them in shock and surprise. They quickly nodded before moving closer to scroll through the hashtag with you. You were still in shock as you saw many different photos from various shots over the years but the main photo was the new one...

You were draped across a couch basically entirely naked other than a thin fabric covering a few parts of you. It wasn't anything too bad, everything was covered but the memory of the shot was still embarrassing. You had a following before but this photo that made you so embarrassed... is what brought you here...

After a couple of minutes of scrolling your phone rang from your bedside table. You nearly fell over Lyrik trying to get to it as quickly as possible. You were vibrating in excitement almost everything said was good other than the occasional slut shaming.

You answered the call to a rather cheerful-sounding woman from the other side.
"Hello is this y/n l/n?"

You slowly nodded your head in dead silence before relaxing you should speak to her.
"Ahem.. yeah... y/n l/n.... may I ask who's calling."

You heard her calling her hands together in excitement, her tone perking up more somehow.
"Perfect! This is Mecom Modeling agency!  And we were wondering if you and your manager could somehow meet with one of our representatives."

Mecom... modeling agency... the name rattled around in your brain for a moment before it struck. That was a popular modeling agency in Japan! They were known for making models bigger! Why would they be calling yo- ... You looked over to Lyrik with a big grin. The photo! Of course!

"Hello?"
The woman's voice rang through your cell again with a bit of worry. You snapped out of your moment and turned away from Lyrik again, answering the women.
"Oh um... of course... I live in the city so anytime would be fine..."

"Perfect! It is almost 9 now so how about something like 2 at our building? Just come to the front desk."
You quickly did your math, running through your morning routine and what you had to do before. You could totally make it.

"Wonderful thank you!"
The woman reciprocated a thanks before you hung up awkwardly. You took another moment to process before turning and tackling Lyrik like they did earlier this morning. You both squealed and celebrated befriending before you were sent into a panic. You had to look perfect for the meeting!

You pushed Lyrik out of your room before quickly rushing around your room to get ready for the gym and set out an outfit for after.

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When you got to the gym the atmosphere was different.... eyes seemed to follow you a bit and more men the normal came up to you to mansplain how to use the equipment. Every time you rolled your eyes but thanked them in hopes of getting it over with quickly. It wasn't until a younger girl that looked fresh out of high school  came up to you when you were finishing up did it hit you.

The small girl waited patently near your equipment before cautiously asking.
"Um... are you perhaps the model... y/n you know... the one everyone talking about..."

Ding, it was the photo! You didn't think it would spread that quickly but apparently it did. You nodded at her with a small smile.
"Of course my dear."

The girl's eyes brighten as some of her shyness fell.
"Oh, my God! You are so good-looking! I-i didn't think it was you... can I..  get a photo with you."
The girl nervously handed you her phone with the camera open.

You smiled and nodded, taking the phone and snapping a few quick photos with her.
"Anytime my dear. I would love to take more but... I'm kinda in a rush.."

She quickly nodded at you and took her phone back, quickly examining every photo you two took together.
"Yes, you must be busy!"

You said your quick goodbyes before disappearing to go home to prepare for the meeting in a few hours.

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A/n I know, gym gross (hey! editing me a year later and I'm now a gym bro haha my my have the times changed) but I know lots of models work on staying healthy, and besides... gave me a chance to reinstate how quickly y/ns fame spread.
See ya in chapter 2!