Toxic | Hyunlix

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Mika started with my hair first, I had short hair so it wasn't that hard for her to style it. She did my hair wavy and put some of the sparkling highlights. After about an hour she started doing my makeup as well. The Versace collection was for winter and we didn't have to put too much makeup for the runway. She just brightened my face and fixed my lashes while we were communicating to each other.
***
It's around seven right now. The show starts in one hour and I was getting really, really nervous. I thought I would be more comfortable after all, but I got really nervous now and I just prayed to give the best of me up there.
-"Okay... now get dressed and be ready." Mika told me with a smile. I need her calmness right now.
-"Oh my god, I'm so excited I'm literally shaking.."
-"It's gonna be fine. Just go there and walk fabulously."
I smiled. -"Thank you so much for the support."
I went to put on the first piece and waited.
-"Can I call my mom real quick?" I asked Mika.
-"Yeah, of course go ahead, but not too long."
-"Got that. Thank you."
***
-"Felix, where are you sweetie?"
-"Mom, the runway starts in half an hour." I said with excitement.
-"Really?"
-"Yes. Turn on the TV and go to the Versace YouTube channel. I'm sure there's a live stream right now."
-"Okay I'm doing it right now."
-"Okay mom I gotta go, I can't talk too long."
-"Okay honey, and head up. Don't be nervous you got this, alright?"
-"Right mom, love you."
-"Love you too,sweetie, bye."
I took a deep breath again and still waited for the show to start.
-"In ten minutes you're heading to the Louvre." Mika told me. I nodded with a smile.
-"You're in adrenaline, right?" She asked me.
-"A lot. Really a lot, I've never been this excited for a runway."
***
After a while Mika came back to me again.
-"Okay, I think you should head now Felix."
When I heard that my heart dropped.
-"Okay... Let's go It's fucking show time." I jumped twice from excitement and Mika laughed. I crossed my fingers and looked up. I took a deep breath again and went outside. I felt powerful right after that and I decided I'm not gonna stop being powerful for this whole time.
I headed to the backstage where were all the models. I saw Anok and I smiled.
-"You look fabulous." She said to me and I smiled.
-"Thanks, you too girl." We whispered.
I took a look around, it was freezing outside. I saw Donatella Versace in a meter and something from us.
-"Is she gonna be the first one to open the show?" I asked Anok.
-"Yeah. We're gonna go just like how we are right now."
There was a line of models and me and Anok were basically the last ones. The view, I couldn't even describe it. Outside there were lots and lots of people.
-"There's so many people." I whispered to Anok.
-"Right? That's what I'm saying.Everything is huge."
We waited for about ten minutes and I was literally freezing.
-"God, it's so cold." I said to myself.
Right after that, Donatella made her first steps and went to the stage by the little stairs.
I saw her and smiled. Sadly we couldn't see what exactly was happening off stage but we were the last ones with Anok, so we would definitely know what to do.
-"Welcome to Versace winter 2024!" We heard her speaking. After a while the first girl made her way and went to the stage with such a confident posture and attitude. I got really impressed.
She started catwalking but after some seconds she disappeared from our view. The stage was really big, it was above us and we couldn't see anything. After her the other girl went as well. The girl that went first came back after a while and I immediately understood how it's done. My legs were literally shaking it was seriously deadly cold right now. My nose and my whole face actually literally froze. My hands were literally super white by the coldness and I couldn't feel them. Honestly my outfit was the other reason that I'm so cold right now. I wondered how isn't Anok cold as well.
***
After about fifteen minutes there were only two girls left and us with Anok.
-"Fuck!" One girl cussed quietly as she was so excited to go. We laughed with Anok.
-"You got this." I told her and she went.
After five minutes the other girl went as well so it was Anok's time.
-"Smack them." I whispered to her.
-"Nah, you're gonna smack them." She said to me.
-"Okay.. we are gonna smack them." We laughed while I literally shaked so much.
-"Are you okay?" She asked me.
-"Yes, it's just so freezing I might catch a serious virus after this."
Anok laughed and hugged me.
-"It's gonna be fine, just calm yourself down."
I nodded.
Anok slowly headed to the stairs.
-"Good luck." I said to her and she went on the stage with a confident walk. Anok was an absolute breathtaking model. I have a really big respect to her, not only because she's my friend and because she was great in the job. And she definitely has more experience than me, she's in the model industry since around six years. And I am for only two. That doesn't matter but I knew that she had a lot more experience than me.
I took a deep breath again and I knew it's my time to shine right now. I fixed my posture and practiced what exact expression I wanna make.
After two minutes Anok came and we smiled to each other.
-"Good luck." She said to me and I turned on my power. I climbed the stairs and I focused on the runway and the runway only. Because I knew that if I focus on the lots of people I will distract myself and make a mistake. I went on the stage and started walking a little slower. Then I became a little bit more confident and started walking in a normal speed, I felt like my cat walk is perfect right now. I made a serious expression and looked only straight to the cameras. My back was straight and my legs were super straight. By that moment I felt like I've made it exactly how I wanted. I felt every single eye watching me right now. I walked all the way to the end of the stage and stopped for a turn. I posed a couple of times and went back to the top. I walked the same but a little bit more savagely this time. I smirked to myself and I knew that this was it and I felt like I've made enough. I climbed down the stairs again and I saw literally nobody. That wasn't a thing to be scared of. Two girls came with different outfits now and they got changed and came back. No matter the nervousness I always knew what was happening. I went quickly to my cabin again and Mika was there.
-"How was it?" She asked me quickly hanging me the next outfit.
-"I feel like I made it just the way I wanted." I was speaking while I got dressed.
-"Amazing." She said to me and right when I got dressed I went outside and went to the backstage again. The stage was really close to the cabins.
I saw Anok coming right when I left. She came to me.
-"How did it go?" She asked me.
-"Honestly, I felt like I did it almost perfectly. No joke."
-"That's really nice to think. Keep on going. Confidence is the key."
I nodded, she was right.
-"Absolutely."
***
After minutes it was my time to shine again and climbed the stairs just like I did before but I had a little idea for now and I knew I cut was definitely gonna do it.
I walked straightly minding my every step. I went to the half of the stage and smiled to some people and waved once. That was a strategy I learned from Anok. I went to the end of the stage just like before, I stopped for a couple of poses and again I went straight to the start minding my every step. I had three more outfits to wear until the show ends.
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(The pieces Felix wore:) also the stage in these pics kinda looks the same.