golden boy ✨💛

ch. 1

"Wake up! I told you last night that it wasn't a good idea to stay up watching that show of yours!" An irritated voice clearly rang across the living room.

Luca groans as he moves the pillow away from his eyes. "Okay, okay. I'm up. I usually don't sleep in, calm down, alright?" He sighs as he sits up, blinking away the morning grogginess from his lilac eyes. He stretches his sore muscles... the month leading up to his world tour was definitely the hardest so far.

His sister tsks at the reply. Even though she was younger than him, she was often the one scolding Luca for his misdemeanors. Physically, she was the splitting image of him, which often led people to believe they were twins. She sighs as she goes over to fix Luca's messy bed hair. "I would let this slide if your company hadn't been calling the house home all morning! It woke me up!"

Luca gulped. Lucy was always in a bad mood whenever she was woken up from her sleep. "Oh- whoops! I'm sorry! Uh... I will make it up to you by buying you those noodles you like, yeah?"

Lucy narrows her eyes as she examines Luca for a moment. "Well... fine. Just don't do this again or I will take the liberty of smacking your face without any warning. You got that?" She said in a matter-of-fact tone, wagging her finger in disapproval as she stalks back to her room, slamming the door.

Luca sighs in relief. He has managed to survive death from Lucy's hands, but he might not be so lucky with his company. He immediately gets up to run around the house like a headless chicken. He goes to change into more fashionable clothes, grabs a mask, his duffle bag, and makes sure to fix his hair and brush his teeth. He is sprinting out of the building only five minutes later, trying to go through back streets to avoid being spotted by any possible fans or reporters. Because of his constant physical conditioning as an idol, he is able to make it to the company's building without breaking much of a sweat.

He sighs out in relief as the building's cool air hits his now warm body. Even though the run wasn't too bad, he was running on lack of sleep and nerves from being late.

The receptionist glances up as she notices Luca's entrance. "I am still quite surprised that you have not been caught running here like a dog chasing a cat. Just head to the second floor to get a refresher on your appearance before your manager yells at you."

Luca nods before bowing to the receptionist in gratitude as he heads to the stairs. Why not add in more exercise while he is here? Yeah, he is crazy. He happily hums one of the songs from his set list as he goes upstairs. His stomach growls, reminding him that he didn't eat anything for breakfast. He pouts to himself as he reaches inside his duffle bag to try and find something to appease his empty stomach for now.

"POG!" He cheerfully yelled as he digs out a canister of chips. They aren't just any regular chips. They were Cheddar Cheese Pringles! They were so hard to find here in Japan! He takes off the lid and reaches in to take out a few of the crispy potato chips to chomp on them happily. He does a little wiggle to celebrate his luck today. He then opens the door to his dressing room...

...and sees his manager sitting on his chair with one leg crossed on top of the other. Oh no. He should just turn around and run-

However, right when the blond had turned around, his manager cleared his throat.

"Now, I would not do that if I were you. Do you want a job after today?"

Checkmate.

Luca quietly whines as he turns back around, looking like a sad puppy that already got scolded. Though, his manager had already seen his charms too much to be emotionally affected. The man then gets up, smoothing out his slacks. "You have been more forgetful lately, Luca. I had to push so many things in your schedule. I know your day is filled with work and things to do, but it is all for the fans."