Starkid Oneshots! [Requests CLOSED!]

|| Meredith Stepien x Reader ||

"Hey Y/N!" Meredith grinned as she jogged up to you.

"Hey Mere," You smiled back.

"What are you doing tonight?" She asked you.

"Oh uh, probably just staying in. Why?" You faced her.

"Oh, I was just wondering if you wanted to come over and help me write some music?" She suggested, shrugging.

"I uh, I'm not much of a writer. Especially for music," You fixed your hair, shaking your head.

"Oh come on! I'm gonna be lonely," She frowned. "You're my only friend that's available!" She whined.

"What's everyone else up to?" You furrowed your brow.

"Either working, partying or I don't want to hang out with them," She told you.

You just looked at her.

"Maybe you could sing some songs? Test out some harmonies with me?"

You gritted my teeth. You couldn't say no to her.

"Fine," You sighed.

"Yes! Thanks so much, you're the best!" She exclaimed, hugging you tightly. "See you tonight!" She said cheerfully as she skipped away.

You laughed to yourself, fixing the bag on your shoulder and walking to your car.

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You knocked on the door and within 3 seconds, the door was swung open.

"Come in!" She exclaimed once she saw you.

"Do you ever have time to yourself?" Is the first thing you say.

"Too much. I hate it," She shook her head.

"Alright, give me the synopsis of this show," You crossed your legs on the couch. You'd helped Meredith write a few songs, or at least watched her write a few of them in the past.

"Well, it's set in like the Stone Age, where this one ambitious character creates fire, hence the name firebringer, and she causes all sorts of trouble. Meanwhile the uptight leader, who I think is going to be my character, gets kicked out of the tribe, but when they have to defeat this big creature, the two main characters finally work together and in the end get married," She explained, laughing. "I'll let you flick through some of the script. It's not done yet, Nick, Matt and Brian are still working on it.

"Sounds fun," You smiled.

"Are you going to audition?" She asked hopefully.

"Oh, me? Audition? Probably not," You responded.

"What? Why not?? You're so talented!" She gasped.

"I barely know anyone there," You shrugged.

"You know me," She smiled. "Plus everyone's super friendly, you'll make friends instantly. I could totally see you playing Zazzalil!!" She exclaimed. There was a pause. "Or Emberly, I could see you playing her too," She blushed.

"I don't know, I'll think about it," You assured her.

"Cool," She looked away. "Here's the script. Quickly flick through it and I'll show you what I've got so far," She handed you thick stack of paper.

You sat in a comfortable silence, as you skimmed through the papers. Every now and again Meredith would play a few notes on her keyboard or make a beat on her bongos.

"This sounds so cool," You grinned. "Zazzalil sounds so baddass,"

"She has her flaws," Meredith chuckled.

"You said you were playing Jemilla?" You asked.

"Most likely, yeah," She nodded.

"I also like the Ducker character, seems really funny," You giggled.

"Me too," She laughed.

"Alright, what have you got so far?" You asked.

"This is the only song I have close to finished. It's one that Zazzalil sings towards the beginning. It's called What If," She stated, standing at the keyboard.

"Everyday's the same, nothing's changed, nothing lost nothing gained is there more to life than this?" She sang staring at her phone. She stopped for a second.

"Actually can you do me a favour?" She looked at your.

"Sure thing," You smiled. "What's up?"

"I wanna film this. Put it on Twitter as a sneak peak. Can I use your phone as the camera?"

"Sure," You replied, unlocking your phone and passing it to her.

"Thanks. Then we can just use my phone for the notes and shit. Do you mind scrolling down for me?"

"Sure, no problem," You nodded.

She pressed play on the camera and stood at the keyboard again. She began again.

You stood side by side, your arms barely ever so slightly up against hers. Every now and again you would scroll down on her phone, but you would just watch her play the notes.

"I'll reinvent the human race, and shove it in Jemilla's face," She sang, almost making me laugh. You scrolled down a bit more.

"What if? What if?" She finished, then quickly pressed stop on the camera.

"That was incredible!!" You exclaimed.

"Really?"

"Yes! Wow, that would be really cool to sing," You laughed.

"You'd want to sing that?"

"Of course, that's so fun. What if it was like, more upbeat though. It sounds great already, but just up the tempo? Make it a bit more catchy?" You suggested, standing at the keyboard.

You scrolled up and looked at the notes. You started playing short, quick notes as you sang.

"She says play it safe yet she talks about growth, in my own opinion we can't have em both,"  You sing using the short notes.

"You play piano?" She just stares at you.

"Yeah, in my free time. I got lessons as a kid," You laugh. "What'd you think?"

"That was amazing. No I love it, that's genius," She cleared her throat, nodding. "Let me give it a go," She took her turn making the notes shorter.

"Can I hear you sing it?" She looked at you.

"Ah the whole thing?" You blushed.

"Yeah! I wanna hear you sing!" She smiled.

"Okay, sure," You bit your lip.

You began singing, standing off to the side of where Meredith was standing. She looked at you every now and again, smiling with reassurance. Once the song was finished she looked at you.

"It's settled. You're literally the perfect Zazzalil," She chuckled.

"Maybe I will audition," You shrugged, chuckling softly.

"You really should," She nodded in agreement. "What if we try this newer song I've been working on. It's the ending song, where Jemilla and Zazzalil propose to each other. If that's alright with you?"

"Sure!"

"So I'm not sure about these lyrics, what do you think?" She points at a few scribbled words on a piece of paper.

Will You Go Out With Me? - Meredith

"W-what?" You blinked at the paper.

She just grinned, looking at you with anticipation.

"Will you?"

"Y-yeah," You smiled. "I'd actually love that,"

She gave a small breath of relief.

"Those are great lyrics by the way. Real catchy," You joked.

"That's what I was going for," She laughed.

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