𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 (ˢᵏᶻ)

interview

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parkjiyeon mei yinggg good luck for your interview! you're gonna do amazing 🥰

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a week passes quickly if you're looking forward to something. to mei ying, a matter of days only felt like two. it wasn't long before she stood before the JYPE building that loomed over her. though she was shaking in her boots, she held a confident stance. "let's just get this over with," mei ying gave herself a quick pep talk before stepping into the building.

mei ying walked in, expecting a busy lobby full of aspiring composers such as herself, but it was empty. a lone girl, who looked no older than 18, was seated at the counter, and she nodded her head once at mei ying, barely acknowledging her presence.

"okayyy, not what i expected," mei ying thought to herself. maybe she was the only one applying? or others had different time slots? no matter. mei ying approached the girl at the counter uneasily, and even before she had said anything, the girl told her, "9th floor, down the hallway, 3rd door on the left. remember to wait outside before your name is called."

"h-huh?" mei ying was taken aback at the sudden instructions. "I'm sorry?"

"zhou mei ying. that is you, am i wrong?" the girl smiled at mei ying. "i've been waiting for you. you should be taking the job interview for an in-house composer, right? the venue is on the 9th floor, 3rd door on the left. please wait outside before you are called to enter. do you need me to write that down for you?"

the girl was speaking too fast for mei ying to comprehend. she could only utter a "yes please", and the receptionist gave her another (forced) smile before writing all the important details down on a post-it note neatly and showing mei ying where the lift was. mei ying shakily thanked the woman, before clutching the note and heading for the lift. what great customer service! (A/N: in no way are we criticising JYPE's customer service in reality)

but JYPE's customer service was the least of mei ying's worries right now. this interview was one that could change her future. the soft "ding" of the elevator interrupted her deep thoughts, and mei ying heaved a worried sigh as she stepped into it. pressing the button for the 9th floor, there was a beep and the elevator door began to close.

out of the blue, mei ying heard a voice in the distance. "sorry, excuse me !! could you hold the door for me???" she hurriedly reopened the lift door as quick footsteps neared. a flustered young man entered the lift, shyly thanking her. he looked 19, and gave off a fresh charm. maybe it was the braces, or the cute eye smile he flashed at her sheepishly.

"um...which floor are you going to...?" mei ying asked the stranger. he told her the 14th level, and mei ying pressed the button for him. then, silence.

"uhh...excuse me for asking, but," the stranger suddenly spoke up. mei ying turned to look at him. "by any chance, are you...zhou mei ying? the youtuber?" the stranger looked embarrassed for asking. it was cute.

"oh! yes, i am! i didn't think i would get recognised by anyone," mei ying confessed. she was genuinely surprised that this stranger would know her.

"really? my hyung actually really likes your music! what are you doing here at JYPE?" the stranger asked.

"your hyung likes my music? that's such an honour, thank you!" mei ying was extremely flattered. she told the stranger about how she was invited for a job interview to be a composer, and he listened patiently throughout.

as the elevator neared the 9th floor, the stranger sweetly wished her all the best for her interview. just as the doors were about to open, mei ying said to him, "by the way, i didn't catch your name."

the stranger, hearing this, smiled and answered with, "my name is yang jeongin, a member of the group stray kids. it was really nice meeting you! now go and kill that interview!"

mei ying laughed as she stepped out of the elevator, giving jeongin a final wave and a word of thanks as the doors closed. "yang jeongin, from stray kids...wait. STRAY KIDS?? the rookie group under JYP? he's a band member of THAT powerhouse group? and i just talked to him? without knowing who he was?"

mei ying couldn't believe her stupidity. of course she knew who stray kids were. she just didn't bother to recognise their faces or names. and now she just met one of them. mei ying found it strange though, how could jeongin, who looked so cute and innocent on the outside, perform stray kid's trademark aggressive, hard songs?

"sNAP OUT OF IT, zhou mei ying," mei ying knew she was getting too distracted. she resolved to just do her best at the interview, and let fate decide the rest.

A/N: finally publishing a new chapter! hope y'all like it :) and mei ying meets a member of stray kids for the first time!