The Identity Problem •Luka x Reader x Adrien•

Gorgeous

He analyzed me, green eyes calculating as I embarrassingly struggled to take my coat off. He crossed the threshold, pausing next to my barstool. I had set up my laptop in the kitchen in the morning so I was prepared.

"We have a lot to talk about, I'll grab a snack and stick around. Besides..."

His hand traced up the exposed skin of my arm to my shoulder. Delicately he hooked his claw underneath the strap of my dress which had slumped off my shoulder when I was taking off my coat. He gently nudged it up into place.

"I don't want you to be alone right now. You understand?"

My eyelids suddenly felt drawn to the floor, but I forced a nod in acknowledgment. I felt as though he looked directly through me and my skin tingled with anticipation of his touch until he inevitably stepped away from me. Taking a deep breath I composed myself and clicked into my Zoom app to join the meeting.

I waited for Chat to grab some food from the fridge and walk down the hall to my room, before typing in the ID code to join. Immediately I was bombarded with four men in stiff-looking suits and Poppy in a floral blouse. I tucked up my dress subconsciously, reaching down to pet Snickers who was reaching up to put his snout on my lap.

"Now that you're finally here we can start."

Poppy discreetly jabbed at me from her little Zoom box at the corner of my laptop, she was ever the punctual manager.

"You have a light week, continue sending in your notes and lyrics by Friday. Saturday you have a live performance and sit-down interview on the 'Side by Side' show. TVi has been briefed on what questions are off the table. Will decide the song you'll sing later in the meeting."

One of the execs interjected to ask a question and this is how the meeting carried on for the next few minutes. The marketing team and producers are talking at me rather too me. Finally, I interject.

"If I may, isn't it a little last minute for an interview, usually these smaller appearances are done by Trevor or Jake?"

For once this silenced the group. Calvin the head of the band's social media piped up.

"The rumor running around Paris is that you're living there. We can't have that. The interview is to clear the suspicion up and explain you were taking a little vacation."

The group nodded in agreement at his statement. Calvin was always one step ahead of the media, and he prided himself on it.

"If that's all we can end the meeting here."

"I have a request actually."

The group was on mute but I could practically hear their sighs from across the screen, fatigue written on their faces.

"I wrote a song, it's a bit grungier than what Blue Moon is known for kind of a side project. It was cleared by production yesterday. I think it could be a really good way to stir up the fanbase."

This caught the attention of the group as I minimized the zoom screen to email the lyrics and sound bite to the group. I waited for a few agonizing minutes in silence as the group opened the email and listened. There were multiple raised eyebrows.

The head producer at YBE is Eric Rigby. He was an older man in his late 40's, tan and lanky. His frame towered over the screen as he sat hunched in his office chair.

"This is amazing-perfect actually. This is a great way to separate the band from just pop."

Poppy interrupted him before he could continue.

"It also will bring much-needed attention to the new album, which is meant to be about love and heartbreak."

"Not to mention the fans will go crazy guessing who it's about."