"I love the cohesiveness of your outfit choices for the models, Dei. Very editorial hipster, if there is such a thing."
"Hahaha well if anyone can make it a thing, it's you, Z. And thanks again for choosing me for this shoot."
"I'd be stupid not to. Like I said, I like your aesthetic. Kaya I really need to thank Faulkerson for sending me your folio."
"Me too. I've done quite a few print and TVC shoots already pero mostly for endorsement campaigns. I don't have a lot of magazine gigs under my belt yet."
"Well... I think it's safe to say that you're going to be getting more offers for print media soon enough. I hope you're ready."
"I am."
"Good because we're planning a back to back to back destination feature campaign and I want you to style all of them."
"All of them?"
"Darling Dei, I didn't stutter did I? Yes, all of them. Your aesthetic is just the kind of thing that will inject a fresh new spin to our magazine's overall style. I'll email you the particulars once we get back to Manila. Are you in?"
"I have a few upcoming styling commitments I can't and don't really want to back out of but if they're not going to clash with your campaign then yes I'm in. All the way in."
"Perfect."
~•~•~
"Hello?"
"DEEEEEEEEIIIIIII"
"Camiiiiiiii! Bruha ka andito ka pala sa Osaka!"
"Matagal na. Ano? Pwede ka later?"
"Yes! We're almost done with the shoot. Mga two hours na lang including pack up. Where do you want to go?"
"I'll come to you. Tapos we can go from there. Oks?"
"Okay sige."
"By the way... mukhang marami kang dapat ikwento sakin. Feeling ko any monument now makakatanggap ka ng message o tawag."
"Psychic ka na pala ngayon. At sino naman yang magmemessage o tatawag sakin?"
"Aba malay ko! Kaya nga ikukwento mo mamaya sakin eh."
"Singlabo ka pa rin ng mata mo. Sige sige. See youuu!!"
"See ya later chica!"
~•~•~
"NAPOLES!"
"Awow. Last name basis. May problema ka no?"
"May kilala kang Buencamino?"
"Yung driver ng lolo ko. Bakit? Type mo siya?"
"BF DAW NI DEI! Ano bang driver!?"
"Aba eh malay ko. Bakit, pinagpalit ka na ba? Wawang bata iniwan ng jowa."
"I'm serious."
"Hi serious, I'm joking."
"Put—"
"Wala. Wala akong kakilalang Buencamino."
"Si Bernice kaya, malamang kilala niya yun."
"Aba eh di si Bernbern ko ang tanungin mo."
"Iyo talaga?"
"Wag mong problemahin yung eme ko, yang Buencamino mo ang problemahin mo. Sino ba yun?"
"SAYO NGA AKO NAGTATANONG O!"
"Ay jusko Faulkerson, chill! Grabe sya. O, ano na naman yang kinakatikot mo sa phone mo?"
"Anong oras kaya yung last flight pa-Osaka?"
"HOY! AGAD AGAD!? Aba lintek. Intayin mo naman muna magkwento sayo si Dei. Akina yang phone mo."
"Bakit?!"
"AKINA! Grabe kang tao ka. Gawin daw bang Monumento ang Osaka. Ibang klase. Tapusin mo na yang trabaho mo para makauwi na tayo sa bahay mo."
"Wala kang sariling bahay?"
"Meron! Diba sabi ko sayo dun muna ko sayo matutulog ngayon kasi pinafumigate ko yung unit ko?"
"Ah oo nga pala. Sige sige. Teka. Akina muna phone ko."
"Hindi pwede."
"Paano pag nag-message si Dei?"
"Eh di sasabihin ko sayo!"
"Wag mong basahin!!"
"Tengene Jay. Umayos ka nga. Parang teenager ampopo."
"Basta wag mo basahin."
"Yes boss. Drive thru tayo mamaya. Libre mo ko. Tenchu!"
"Hayup."
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Style Me, Baby
FanfictionA MaiChard AU fic that was originally published as a Twitter-series about stylist, Dei Mendoza & photographer Jay Faulkerson. This story will be rewritten to include narratives.