THATâS THAT ME ESPRESSO (TTME)
Chapter 20- Shambles âïž
After Nilou and Ayakaâs performance, it was time for another award winner. This time, it was for Scaramoucheâs category. If he won best leading role then that means heâll only need one more category to win.
You were still behind with only needing three more categories to win. You werenât sure what your punishment would be if you lost. Knowing him, itâd probably be something humiliating.
Lyney and Lynette were announcing the nominees. You quickly glance over to Scaramouche, his indigo eyes already looking at you.
It was almost as if his eyes were teasing you. Saying that heâs for sure going to win. It was frustrating to say the least.
âAlright, now the winner for the best leading role isâŠâ Lynnette begins to open the envelope containing the name. The suspense was killing you. Even if he did win this category, he didnât necessarily win the bet. It would just put him to an advantage. An advantage you didnât want.
Lyney snatches the envelope from Lynette, âTHE WINNER IS DILUC IN TOP GUN MAVERICK!!â
Relief washes over you. Scaramouche lost one of the categories, meaning you were on the road to winning the bet. Heâs no longer in the competition.
You couldnât help but stand up and start clapping, really obnoxiously. Cheering so loud that the others around you take notice. It seems like you were more happy for the win than Diluc himself.
Noticing people looking at you, you quickly sat down embarrassed. Thatâs when you turned to Scaramouche and locking eyes. You can feel the anger emanating off of him. It was so satisfying to see him lose something for once. You playfully stuck out your tongue. Instead of doing the same, he only flipped you off.
The award show went on and you had already won best new artist and best solo performance. Making sure to make direct eye contact with Scaramouche everytime you gave your acceptance speech.
You only needed one more category. Best music video of the year. This will be announced after you and Xiaoâs performance towards the end of the night.
Which happens to be right now.
You were sitting in the stylist chair getting your hair and makeup done. It was your first performance at an award show so naturally you have anxiety over it. You havenât really talked to Xiao besides him congratulating you on your wins and him occasionally glancing over to your table.
After your hair and makeup, you finally put on your stage outfit. It fit nicely and you already knew it was going to trend on twitter. Satisfied with everything, you headed out onto the stage.
Thatâs when you bumped into Xiao finally.
âAre you ready?â His eyes looking at you up and down. You felt a bit flustered by this.
âYeah I am. Is there something wrong with my outfit?â
âThanks. You lookâŠnice too.â
Fuck why did you say that?
Itâs hard complimenting guys.
You both walk to the stage and he goes up first while you get in place for when itâs your time to go.
It was at the end of the performance and both of you are locked onto each otherâs gazes. Youâre starting to get dĂ©jĂ vu from the first time you guys practiced. The cheers and the screams from people were starting to get blocked out.
Xiao kept looking down at your lips and then at your eyes. Signaling if he had permission. You could feel the crowd wanting you guys to do something.
Your hand reaches up, brushing gently against his cheek. You can see him leaning in, your lips only inches apart.
Doubt flickers in your eyes and you pull him into a tight embrace instead. You knew you couldnât do this. It wasnât fair to Xiao knowing you hold no feelings towards him. The tension breaks and Xiao wraps his arms around you, flashing a hint of disappointment.
The audience is still applauding, oblivious to the almost kiss that just transpired. For you and Xiao, it was going to linger on your guyâs minds.
You didnât want to kiss Xiao knowing he was watching the entire time.
Once you and Xiao got done changing back to your original outfits, you both headed back to your respective tables. You turned to Scaramouche who was looking down.
The edible probably took a toll on him.
Now was the time to announce your final nomination. You have won all your categories so far. You were pretty confident you were going to win this one. You worked hard on the music video, if it didnât win then this award show is rigged.
The incredibly famous movie director, Alhaitham was announcing the nominees and of course, the winner. As soon as your name was called for the nominations, Scaraâs head perked up.
Alhaitham cleared his throat, âWithout further ado..â He begins to open up the envelope.
Why do these people like to pause for a while before announcing the name?
You and Scara were both on the edge of your seats for different reasons. You needed to win and Scara needed you to lose.
Alhaitham finally opened up the envelope, âThe winner for best music video of the year goes toâŠBarbara with her song we canât be friends!â
You stood there with your mouth open flabbergasted. You turn to Scara who was up from his seat clapping and cheering more than anyone else.
Someone seemed a little too happy.
He glanced over at you and smirked before sitting down. Looks like nobody won the bet.
Besides, you and Hu Tao needed to get ready to announce the final category of the night.
Which means this is the final category that Scara is nominated for. You both already lost the bet so it didnât matter if he won or not. Itâd just be hella awkward if you were the one that presented the award to him. It probably wonât happen anyways.
After Albedoâs performance, you and Hu Tao make your way up to the stage. Youâre the one carrying the envelope.
Hu Tao was the first to speak, âTonight has been an incredible night. One nobody can ever forget. Y/n and I have met some incredible people so far. Lumine, Alhaitham, Scaramouche.â
You quickly interrupted her at the mention of his name.
âEugh anyway.â You rolled your eyes.
Gasps and laughter erupted from the audience. The camera panned to Scaramouche only shaking his head. You were definitely going to get a scolding from Furina, but you didnât care.
Hu Tao finished giggling and continued with her dialogue, âThank you for that Y/n. Now as the last category of the night we like to announce male actor of the year. The nominees are Childe, Scaramouche, Baizhu, and Diluc.â
As you open the envelope you finish the dialogue, âThe male actor of the year goes to..â
You look down and see the name of someone you wish you didnât start beef with 10 seconds ago.
You couldnât help but laugh at the situation at hand, âInteresting⊠Scaramouche!â You gave a painful obvious fake smile as the crowd gives their applause.
You can see Scara slowly making his way up to the stage. You, of course, were the lucky person handing him the award.
Mona set you up big time.
âThank you both. Thanks to everyone who voted for me. I donât really know what else to say.â Scara paused for a brief moment. âThank you to my fans, to my company and my friends who helped me along the way. Couldnât have done it without you guys.â
Scara quickly walks off stage as the crowd claps once again. He ends up walking next to you and Hu Tao backstage.
âThe opps are upon us.â You try whispering to Hu Tao.
âI can hear you. Youâre not very quiet.â
âThatâs the point.â You walked ahead of them, leaving Hu Tao and Scara alone together.
âWhatâs their problem?â Scara began to ask Hu Tao.
âTheyâre still mad that youâve been ghosting them again.â
âOk and? I donât know what they expect from all this. They shouldnât get their hopes up.â
Hu Tao stops right in front of him, âYou canât just start talking to them again and expect them not to care once you go ghost. You know the type of thing you guys had in high school. It doesnât just disappear. If you donât stop with your antics itâs going to end up the same.â
Scara threw his head back in a fit of laughter, âWhy should I care? Itâs not like this ever meant anything for the both of us. Y/n just likes the attention any guy gives them. They can fuck around with Xiao for all I care.â
âFor fucks sake! Y/n doesnât like Xiao. It was just a performance.â
Scara didnât have the energy to continue arguing. He began to walk away from her.
âWhy do you hate Y/n so much?â Hu Tao called out.
Scara stopped dead in his tracks, âI donât hate Y/n. I just forgot about them.â He didnât even turn to look at her. He only walked away again, leaving the girl behind.
Thankfully the night finally ended as you guys head back to the company car. Hu Tao didnât feel ready to tell you about her conversation with Scara. Maybe another time she will.
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A/N: The last chapter of act 2!! Act 3 will be super messy. Alsoo in case you were wondering what the performance looked like, just imagine xiao singing his song on the piano. After itâs done he plays a few notes of espresso on the piano then opens an envelope that says âthats that me espresso.â Then espresso starts playing and y/n performs blah blah blah. Then they perform the cover song together then the end. (Iâm not creative when it comes to stuff like this pls bear with me).
ALSOOO lmk if you guys want your users to be added to this au and iâll make you a twitter user :)
Synopsis: Youâre a new idol that just debuted under âFontaine Entertainmentâ with your new single âEspresso.â You just graduated high school which means all your classmates are shocked to see you into stardom. Including your old situationship, who happens to be an actor.
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