THAMEPO..HEART THAT SKIPS A BEAT
Chapter 1
Po wasn’t someone who followed the idol scene, whether it was girl groups
or boy groups. He might enjoy some idol songs but had no idea whose
songs they were. Whatever Spotify shuffled for him, he listened to it.
Whatever songs played frequently in restaurants or convenience stores, he
could hum along to. He didn’t like going to concerts because there were too
many people, and the travel was inconvenient.
His connection with
Mars
, the number one T-Pop group, was limited to songs he heard while making
breakfast, seeing the five members on banners while riding the train, or on
standees in front of convenience stores. The closest he got to them was
through his best friend, Baifern, who was a hardcore fan of
Mars
and also the admin of the group’s biggest fan base, called
Sphere
...
Mars is having a fan meet.
...
Can you cover it for me?
...
I just got a last minute client event
She didn't even bother to greet him properly
Baifern
Sorry, let me try again
She stood up , stepped back three paces and walked over at the same pace, this time greeting him
Baifern
Hey, you ! How's it going? you doing okay?
Baifern
Mars is having a fan meet. Can you cover it for me? I just got a last minute client event🥺
Po
Wow 😲, thanks for giving me one line of air time and not even letting me reply😐
Baifern
So can you go or not?😒
Po
Well, I'll check my schedule🗓️...
chapter 2
Baifern
Don't pretend like you're checking your schedule
Baifern
You don't have a job
Po
But I don't like events like this
Po
They are too many people
Po
just let me edit clips of those five monkeys from home instead
Baifern
Monkeys ? Who's a monkey?
Baifern
Don't talk about my boys like that
Fern grabbed a tissue from the table and whacked oh po's head
Baifern
My boy's are adorable
Baifern
Okay you are going.
Baifern
This Sunday, winter hall, 2 PM to 4 PM.
Baifern
I want photos of them smilling and greeting to the camera
Baifern
Here's the ticket 🎟️
she shoved the ticket across the table
Baifern
It's a bit far but your camera 📸 quality is good enough
Baifern
As the admin of the fanbase, I don't have the footage of this event..no way 😱😱
Baifern
'transferred the money to po before he could say anything '
Baifern
Done! Deal closed.
Baifern
I've got to head back to work now so busy , I've sent the design draft to the client three times, and they've rejected it every single time 😫😫
Baifern
The agency life is so depressing 😭
She gathered her stuff and glanced at the untouched croissant 🥐 on Po's plate
Baifern
I'll take this ' she pooped it into her mouth '
Po
You didn't even find out if I'm doing okay
Baifern
*voice muffled by croissant* if you are not okay, go see a doctor!
Po sighed, looking at the fan meet ticket in front of him with the faces of the five members - Thame,Jun,Dylan,Pepper,Nano
That summed up his relationship with
Mars
chapter 3
A long sigh escaped as Po placed his phone down on the long table covered in a faded, pattern cassaro fabric.
He stared at the oak-themed, old fashioned suit shop where he worked part-time with a sense of despair
Po
*This is the twenty-third rejection email he'd received *😫
The prospect of securing a stable, full time job seemed dimmer than a flickering lightbulb about to burn out
uncle choi (suit shop owner)
Still no luck with the job?
uncle choi (suit shop owner)
*Busy fitting a suit on a mannequin *
uncle choi (suit shop owner)
What did you do this time?
uncle choi (suit shop owner)
Didn't they seem interested in you 🤨
Po
Maybe I didn't answer their question about the three-year gap well enough
uncle choi (suit shop owner)
What did you say? 🤔
Po
I told the truth about what I'd been doing 🙂
uncle choi (suit shop owner)
*Shot a disapproving look* 😒
Po
What? Why are you looking at me like that? I don't want to lie
Po
Isn't honesty important when people are working together??
uncle choi (suit shop owner)
It is
uncle choi (suit shop owner)
But not for the kind of work you're trying to do 😐
uncle choi (suit shop owner)
Go grab me some extra pins* dropping the topic*
Siam Suits, Uncle Choi’s shop, was a family business passed down from his
grandfather. In a quick two-minute story, Uncle Choi would always share
how his grandfather had come from Shantou on a junk ship with nothing
but a pair of scissors, saving up to open a tailoring shop. Hia Choi’s father
inherited the business, but for the next three hours, Uncle Choi would boast
about how, when he took over, he became known as the most handsome
tailor in town. Young women flocked to his shop regularly.
Po doubted that last part since the shop only tailored men’s suits.
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