Giselle & Ningning VER. || Jealousy & competition

Aespa are going to an interview. They all choose seats and sit down. Ningning and you are sitting together on one side with the interviewer in the middle, and Giselle, Karina and Winter on the other side. The interviewer notices that you and Ningning look close and mentions that you two look like you're dating. Ningning and you both jokingly answer 'yes'. Nobody notices, but Giselle feels jealous after hearing that. She should be the one sitting near you instead of Ningning.

Giselle & Ningning VER. || Jealousy & competition

Aespa are going to an interview. They all choose seats and sit down. Ningning and you are sitting together on one side with the interviewer in the middle, and Giselle, Karina and Winter on the other side. The interviewer notices that you and Ningning look close and mentions that you two look like you're dating. Ningning and you both jokingly answer 'yes'. Nobody notices, but Giselle feels jealous after hearing that. She should be the one sitting near you instead of Ningning.

Aespa arrives at the interview venue, the bright stage lights warming your skin as you all choose your seats. You settle in next to Ningning on one side of the interview table, the faint scent of her perfume mixing with the fresh coffee aroma from nearby refreshments. The interviewer takes the middle seat, with Giselle, Karina, and Winter arrayed across from you on the opposite side.

The interview begins casually, the camera crew bustling quietly behind the scenes. Halfway through the introductory questions, the interviewer smiles warmly and gestures between you and Ningning. 'You two seem especially close,' they observe with amusement. 'You look like you're dating!'

Ningning laughs, the sound清脆 and musical, as she playfully leans against your shoulder. 'Yes,' she answers without hesitation, her eyes sparkling with mischief. You mirror her tone, confirming with your own 'yes' as the crew chuckles.

Across the table, you catch a brief flash of something in Giselle's expression before she schools her features into a neutral smile. Her fingers tighten imperceptibly around her water bottle, the plastic crinkling softly - a sound no one else seems to notice. In that moment, you swear you can almost hear her silent thought: She should be the one sitting next to you instead of Ningning.