lalisa manoban. she/her. cis woman. › spotted at the met steps , nika siriphon chaiyakan , most likely listening to earth by sleeping at last with their airpods pro . the twenty four year old gained quite a reputation , known to be -capricious yet +enterprising to anyone who knows them . you'll easily spot them when you hear about errantly playing with tangled earbud wires while waiting for the subway car to arrive , morning glories blooming from a worn windowsill , tiredly exchanging paper bills for packs of snacks from a brightly lit bodega at midnight , scraps of colourful fabric errantly strewn across a desk overflowing with scribbled drawings , followed by poison by dior . latest nepoupdates article talks about up & coming designer nika feuding with creative director of prominent fashion house , alleging her designs were stolen , but i guess any reputation is good reputation .
﹟⠀⠀⠀𝟎𝟎𝟏⠀,⠀⠀𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗂𝖼𝗌⠀.
* ⋮ basics.
full name. ‘ nika ‘ siriphon chaiyakan
birthday & birthplace. october 24th, 1998 & singapore
gender & pronouns. cis woman, she/her
occupation. creative director of seren & ( reluctant ) model
* ⋮ family.
father. ‘ montri ’ naratip chaiyakan b. 1967
mother. ‘ eve ’ atchara koncharoenkai b. 1969
* ⋮ physical.
height & weight. 177 cm, 47kg
hair. naturally black - brown, but usually dyed a bright colour. currently looks like this
eyes. dark brown
dominant hand. right - handed
habits. biting at her lip while thinking, bouncing her leg when anxious, staring absentmindedly into space
* ⋮ mental.
education. bfa, nanyang technological university ( design art ). ma, parsons ( fashion studies )
languages. thai, english ( singlish ), mandarin chinese, conversational malay
religion. theravada buddhist
star signs. scorpio sun, leo moon, libra rising
alignment & mbti. chaotic good, esfp - a
positive. enterprising, resolute, cosmopolitan
negative. capricious, irritable, indecisive
parallels. zoya nazyalensky ( the grisha trilogy ), madeline mackenzie ( big little lies ), beth harmon ( queen’s gambit ), fleabag ( fleabag )
﹟⠀⠀⠀𝟎𝟎𝟐⠀,⠀⠀𝖼𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗂𝖼𝗅𝖾⠀.
growing up as the only daughter of two thai immigrants, nika’s childhood is spent traversing singapore by mrt, terrible pen from choices in hand as she sketches the people around her. from there, it develops into a love of fashion, a teenager trying to make the best of a meagre closet. & it’s as a girl that nika realises, life, though never easy, is still something worth scrapping for, endlessly.
when she’s fifteen, nika is discovered by a scout while heading home. she doesn’t think much of running into the stranger, instead focused on balancing a box of mandarins alongside a bag of groceries & rice. days later, the scout contacts her family & poses a simple question — would nika like to walk for prada ?
with her parents struggling to make ends meet & nika needing some way, any way of making a little more money so she can continue her art classes, she agrees. the next three years are a whirlwind, nika’s face splashed across magazines & ad campaigns, opening & closing shows — prada, dior, chanel, saint laurent, lv, the list goes on & on & on. with a characteristic inviting gaze & confident walk, nika suddenly finds herself sought after by many people, maybe too many people.
ordinary girls from the golden mile complex don’t have half the world’s eyes on their every move, staring at every smear of makeup & steady step. it’s too much, far too much attention & nika, still down to earth & earnest, flinches from it & how vicious the press are about her every move. she adores fashion still — but it’s clear she can’t continue like this unless she wants to snap.
when she is eighteen, without explanation, nika abruptly stops modelling. attending a local university, she instead turns to approaching fashion from the perspective of a designer. during this time, she feels a little more like herself again, away from the spotlight — though nika misses the catwalk, she doesn’t enjoy everything else that comes with it. during these years, seren is born — nika’s brainchild, the fashion brand embodies whimsical street cool, with a touch of the futuristic & fantastical.
hoping for more opportunities & the chance to meet more people working in fashion, nika moves to new york, attending parsons for a masters’ degree while trying to grow seren on the side. she likes nyc, takes to it like a second home — passionate, always moving, working hard, a boundless, burning wick.
slowly & steadily, seren grows, with its high top sneakers recently becoming all the rage online. however, the fact remains that nika still needs money to keep everything running. out of options, a friend offers to call some people for her & nika quietly finds herself in an ad campaign, walking in a few shows, trying to earn a little extra money. all of a sudden, everyone’s eyes are seemingly back on her, all with one question — is nika chaiyakan, the model nika chaiyakan, former darling of every designer with any taste, finally back ?
﹟⠀⠀⠀𝟎𝟎𝟑⠀,⠀⠀𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒⠀.
mostly as a result of her childhood, nika is quite down to earth & no - nonsense. she’s confident in herself & what she can do, but often is quite blunt about things. she’ll tell it as it is & doesn’t care to lie or deceive. always passionate, never willing to back down from a situation, eternally willing to jump into something new — nika is a storm of a person, sometimes a bit too much. tends to burn through relationships far too fast as a result.
﹟⠀⠀⠀𝟎𝟎𝟒⠀,⠀⠀𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽⠀.
* ⋮ platonic.
pen pal. back when she was in high school, nika’s school arranged for their students to send emails to students living elsewhere in the world. nika & y/m were paired together & became friends as a result.
roommate / neighbours. nika currently lives in a small flat in brooklyn ( because she has to save money on rent ), so i’d love to have her roommate or neighbours !
party friends. a social butterfly, nika goes to a lot of clubs & parties & is a familiar face in those scenes. this is someone who also likes going to those places & with whom nika is frequently found.
best friend. the person nika is closest to, she trusts them with a lot of very private things about herself & her worries about life & in turn trusts them to help her figure things out. they’re very close & she’d do anything for them.
* ⋮ romantic.
summer fling. happened a few summers ago, but nika was genuinely very invested into this person. unfortunately it only lasted for that summer & the circumstances surrounding their breakup made her a lot more wary about relationships generally.
exes. both ones that ended well & didn’t end well, because though she doesn’t mean badly, it’s often inevitable that sometimes things go well, but other times they don’t.
muses k & l please <3
* ⋮ misc.
client. people that nika has made custom designs for, because that’s also a large part of her work at seren.
fellow models. nika entered modelling quite young & left equally as young, leaving an impression on many people in the industry. y/m is familiar with this part of nika’s past, because they’re a model too & recognise a lot of the same challenges. may or may not like her for it.
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he furrowed his eyebrows in confusion as he tries to figure out what those degrees would be at, moving his phone around before positioning him in front of the other where she could be seen in the background " well, okay, say cheese i guess. " he chuckles before taking a snap " wait wait, you're expanding ? what are you going for ? i'm sorry, but the lighting was good. "
⌞ ☆ . ❛ oh my god isaiah, do you ever pay attention to anything, ❜ nika shakes her head, before taking his phone to make sure that it is, in fact, a good photo & he hasn't accidentally caught her at a horrible angle. ❛ yeah, officially for spring of next year, but we're working on it now ! there's just been overwehelming demand for what we're putting out, so we're planning to move into a bigger space & also hire more people to help with the actual making of the clothes, but also the storefront as a whole. ❜ ( it was honestly a bit stunning to her how crowded their current location seemed to be some days. ) // @flowcrbcds
ria smiles in appreciation at the compliment . it’s far and few since they’ve taken on new clientele . nika along with a couple others , happen to be the few clients they’re allowed to be a little more experimental with . “ thank you ! are you sure ? i was experimenting a little so i’ll be honest it deviates a little from your brand but still has its core elements , ” they admit . “ fashion and design go hand in hand . it’s all a form of art . ” // @couturiaer
⌞ ☆ . ❛ honestly, don't stress it ! we're kind of an experimental mess, so i'd say even if this was super out there & avant garde, it'd be on brand for us. quite literally. ❜ & maybe that was one thing she liked in particular, that seren was able to pivot & try so many different aesthetics & concepts, that their strength was in how they'd refused to be defined by any design or style in particular. ❛ it is, but me trying to scribble out designs at 3 in the morning definitely isn't. how have things been going with your other clients, by the way ? i assume they've been liking everything, because i know i've been loving it. ❜ // @rhiannvns
❛ you really want to argue right now ? it's a party , babe , i'm partying . just chill , ❜ rolled bored hues . femme thought that having no strings attached would give her the freedom to do whatever she wants . but there was her boy toy of the week throwing a tantrum because he saw natasha flirting with someone else . ❛ i would love to talk about your feelings all night , but my friend is calling me , so see you later ! ❜ started walking away , ignoring him calling her name . stopping in front of the first familiar face blonde saw . ❛ just pretend to talk to me about something important until that guy gets tired and leaves , thank you , ❜ digits taking the drink out of their hand , taking a sip . ❛ ew , what is this ? ❜
⌞ ☆ . ❛ we're talking about something important, very important things, yes yes, bla bla bla ... ❜ nika rolls her eyes in wry exasperation but goes along with the bit, pretending to be engrossed in conversation with the other. ❛ oh, no ' thanks nika for saving me an hour of wasted words ' first ? or ' sorry nika, i need to borrow your poison for the night ' ? by the way, it's a sazerac, are you not fond of cognacs ? or other strong drinks ?. ❜ gestures in the direction of the man, ❛ i'm assuming this one isn't last either ? ❜ // @natashasfm
❝ no, i totally get you! i was absolutely nervous when i had to meet a music producer that had worked with demi lovato — and that's just a producer! i can't imagine how it would be if i were to actually meet demi lovato. ❞ rina let the words sink in before another memory popped up in her head. ❝ there was also that time i slipped and landed on my butt at the restroom where a large award ceremony was being held. it wasn't out in the open, but there were definitely a few celebrities there that happened to... witness that unfortunate event. ❞
⌞ ☆ . ❛ oh yeah, i get that. like if i ever met a favourite actor or anything i'd probably freak out so much — which is kind of funny, now that i think about it, since some people i know are other people's fave celebrities. ❜ even her list of exes was a who's who of those kinds of people — whoops. it wasn't like she was trying to date celebrities though, it just sort of happened. ❛ oh my god, at least in the bathroom & not on the stage. i swear, when i was a model, every time i walked in a show, i was terrified of tripping on the catwalk — like it looks easy being out there but it's really not. ❜
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⌞ ☆ . ❛ well i mean, end of summer used to always mean back to school or work for me, so ... ❜ september was exhausting as a model & about as bad as a student, so nika had never really had any love lost for fall as a season. ❛ why, do you like fall ? halloween, pumpkin spice lattes, all that ? ❜
" if you dye your hair that often then you seriously need to have some hair spa . i think it's supposed to help make your scalp look healthier and more moist than dry ? " piper tries to convince nika even though by the looks of it , she's already on board with the idea . " i honestly just want to try out new greasy burgers ! "
⌞ ☆ . ❛ makes sense, i'm honestly surprised myself that my hair hasn't just completely died from all the bleaching, you know ? ❜ it's borderline a miracle at this point, but one that she can only be thankful for. ❛ yeah ? you didn't hear this from me, but fast food is one of my worst guilty pleasures — even if i have to spend so much more time at the gym to compensate for it. ❜
while hiro won’t necessarily vocalize such thoughts, for a moment he feels utterly useless in comforting nika from his position on his hotel bed, unable to offer sensible advice from his own pathetic and feeble dating experience. chocolate hues glance downward with knitted eyebrows, staring down at the nameless cocktail in his hands before deciding it best to place the glass on the bedside table. ❝ i think … ❞ hiro begins before momentarily pausing to sit up fully, making sure it comes across to nika that she has his full and undivided attention. he licks his lips as a nervous habit and tilts his head in consideration. ❝ i think you’re allowed to feel however you are regardless of how the other person seems to be doing. ❞ hiro chooses his words carefully, mindful of trying to keep his own personal dislike for nika’s ex and what she’s putting his friend through from his tone. while he may have his own disdain for her, she clearly still looms over nika. hiro shifts his weight. ❝ what she’s doing is her own prerogative and it sounds like she’d do it regardless. it doesn’t seem like she’s spending time thinking about what she’s doing and how it’d make you feel, so i don’t think she’s worth any of the time you give to her. ❞ is that harsh ?? hiro’s unsure, but what he is sure about is that he does believe nika deserves better and deserves to have a better time than getting drunk and wondering if her ex thinks about her as much as nika does about her. nika’s next comment manages to get a laugh out of hiro paired with a grin. ❝ the coolest sign, huh ?? now you’ve got me really looking forward to it. ❞ his tone is playful and it’s only with a brief hesitation that he decides to add in even if it sombers the mood, ❝ you showing up in general means a lot and is really all that matters. whether that means you showing up in a garbage bag or whatever else, but it’s you so you look great in just about anything. ❞ hiro adds in the last bit with a small smile to lighten his words.
⌞ ☆ . ❛ yeah ... it's not like i hope she's doing badly, not that i've ever wished it on an ex unless they actually sucked, but she's just ... so famous & so everywhere that it's impossible trying to not think about it at all. ❜ josie's career had taken off lately & it gives her whiplash, seeing the polished actress in films & shows vs the blurrily taken photos at random hours sitting on an album on nika's phone that she still hadn't had the heart to delete. ❛ awww ... is that a compliment i spot ? thank you thank you, i really hope i always look amazing. ❜ nika laughs, but it's fond & warm. hiro's one of her oldest friends at this point & there's a comfort & ease to being around him that she feels around few people. perks of knowing each other since they were teenagers, after all — back when hiro wasn't so far into his career & nika was the it girl, teenage supermodel awkwardly looking for a friendly face among the flashing cameras & crowds of faces bustling around the studio. ❛ but honestly, it means so much for me that you're there too — so much has happened in the past few years & having you there has helped me stay sane despite the nonstop messes. ❜
ah , shit . yohan felt horrible— he invited [ your muse ] to brunch to catch up , but he didn't think the paparrazi would be hiding in the bushes across the street from them ; that might be just wishful thinking . ‘ i'm so sorry , i should've picked a different restaurant . ’ the menu was big enough to hide their faces , so they weren't really getting anything & they already took a bunch with his middle finger up , wasn't that enough ? he was feeling adventurous— wanting to make their uninvited presence regret they even tried , but yohan didn't want [ your muse ] to get in trouble . ‘ any idea on how to get away from them ? we can move inside too until they're gone & find someone else to bother . . . or we end up in tmz tomorrow & laugh about it . ’
⌞ ☆ . ❛ how to get away ? you sure they wouldn't try to follow us inside to see even more of my fabulous poses, ❜ nika offers with a grin. the paparazzi seemed to largely leave her alone, but it was still funny deliberately trying to strike a pose when she ran into any. it'd even blown up online before — why does nika look better getting randomly papped than most models in editorials ? ❛ don't worry about it, i'm fine with going inside. has this been happening a lot recently ? ❜
" i usually do my self-care weekend all alone . but if you have nothing else to do today , maybe you can join me ? let's try out that hair spa thingy . it looks really good and relaxing . then we can both try out foods we haven't tried before for lunch ? "
⌞ ☆ . nika pauses to consider the question, mind still a bit foggy from how busy the day had been. ❛ hair spa ? i've never been to one, though i might need it with often i dye my hair, ❜ she jokes. it was probably a bit too frequently to be entirely healthy, but she could be very fickle about appearances sometimes. ❛ that sounds awesome ! did you want to go anywhere specific ? ❜
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⌞ ☆ . ❛ and it was mortifying, because it was like 2 in the morning & i was being a total fangirl & got completely tongue - tied, started spluttering in thai too, ❜ nika laughs, reminiscing on the situation. ❛ never meet your idols, because you might look like an idiot in front of them. i feel like the silliest things always happen to me though — do you also have any ridiculous stories ? ❜ / m tea, with @hcerin.
location: outside of a fashion show
participants: sasha de leon & open (@nepofmstarters)
"god i just love fashion week," sasha proclaimed as she lifted up the train of her dress before stepping onto the curb. the last thing she wanted was to cause any damages to her look - not after she'd spent countless hours making it. and definitely NOT before she had her picture taken. if you weren't photographed at fashion week did you even attend? she quickly found herself standing in line to get in, her smile unwavering as she turned to her new companion. "are you excited? ralph lauren has some of the best shows!"
⌞ ☆ . ❛ of course i am, i was so excited that i woke up at 4 in the morning today, ❜ she grins, offering a practiced smile for the cameras. nika's not at all a morning person, but the nerves had gotten to her a bit in the end anyways — strange that even after having closed shows for so many major fashion houses as a teenager, some public appearances still stressed her out. ❛ you look amazing though ... honestly, i think i should just request you to plan my outfit the next time i attend anything. ❜
⌞ ☆ . ❛ but oh god, thank you so much, this looks absolutely fabulous, ❜ nika gushes, staring down at what ria's designed. ❛ honestly, remind me to pick your brain someday, because i feel like fashion school taught me a bit about design, but never anything as interesting as this. ❜ / little flower cafe, with @rhiannvns.
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“ you always give me way too much credit , baby . but i’ll do my best to not go overboard , ‘kay ? you’re right ; i tend to get a little too caught up in things sometimes . ” josie is perpetually worried . this gnawing fear revolves around not living up to her father’s name , always terrified of her actions and how they might , somehow , tarnish his legacy and ruin it for the future generations of the seong family . it’s ironic , considering josie herself does not want children . it’s a choice she hasn’t explicitly articulated to her family , but it’s one she’s likely to ignore to not disrupt their wishes . her life is an endless loop of exceeding expectations , even as they’re never expressly communicated . this silent pressure is the very reason her relationship with nika was doomed from the start .
“ yeah , everybody’s going . it’s going to be a blast . it’s been ages since we all hung out like that . i think the last time was at juno’s birthday , remember ? that’s when you got to meet my mom . ” and was the first time cordelia seong had openly shared her thoughts on her daughter’s relationship . in a way , nika wasn’t too far off in sensing a certain reservation in josie’s mother’s stance , she truly wasn’t too fond of her daughter’s chosen partner . “ no , baby , that’s not true . everyone likes you ; they just … ” they just what , josie ? anticipated that you’d end up dating one of the kent brothers after that ring pop marriage with the eldest beneath an oak tree two decades ago ? maybe . after all , josette seong is the embodiment of the perfect daughter . throughout her childhood and teenage years , she never once gave her parents a reason to be disappointed . her choices , her friends , all carefully handpicked to meet their approval . nika , though , might be the very first person whom they do not accept .
“ well , i am very , veeeery fond of you . isn’t that what matters the most ? plus , i want you to go , wanna show you around , tell them about my amazing girl . ” soft lips tenderly graze the nearest spot they can touch without disrupting the cozy haven she finds herself in - nika’s throat , precisely at the juncture where it meets her chin . “ pretty please , go with me ? ”
⌞ ☆ . she won't pretend to understand josie's family, because their situation is one that's completely alien to nika's own. her parents had little in terms of both money & expectations — they'd never demanded much from their sole child, only ever asked for her to be kind & happy. the only people her parents ever judged were those who were cruel — & it's a fact that nika has always been beyond grateful for. even from the few times she's met josie's family — she wishes she could, but knows she can't say the same for them. ( it's an unsettling feeling, that of everything present in josie's life, she might be one of the few, if not only, disappointment. )
she considers her girlfriend's words for a moment. maybe it's the only constant in all of this — that no matter how much the seongs may or may not like her, josie still loves her, which renders the first point moot. ( because here's the problem — they may not like her, but they do love josie enough to put up with her publicly, which makes the situation at least somewhat bearable. ) ❛ i'll go then, but only for you, yeah ? ❜ nika says the last part jokingly, though in truth, it's not at all one. ❛ anything i should pack ? i don't want to look silly ... ❜
⌞ ☆ . ❛ yeah, yeah ... i do know how to. been learning muay thai since i was a teenager. ❜ nika grins, stretching lightly. ❛ do you know how to throw a punch ? or better, why do you know how to ? ❜
