His Little Brat. {Levi x Reader}

Spotlight. (Judge!Levi x Performer!Reader)

-Honestly,  I am so sorry for neglecting my wattpad books lately. School and sports have been occupying my entire life lately. I was inspired by La La Land for this one. I hope you guys enjoy!-

  (Your Name) was never really special at anything. That applies to academics and sports all throughout her school years. She felt somewhat isolated as she watched all her peers developing their own talents and interests. The only thing that she thoroughly enjoyed was the annual school play which was held at the start of the summer solstice. (Your Name) expected to  feel like a deer caught in blinding headlights during her first audition. Yet she felt the contrary, she felt herself opening up. Her tense muscles relaxed as her tongue rolled through the lines she had to recite. Her heart burst with sparks of determination and inspiration as she embedded such emotion in her performance. Her voice was like cinnamon cake, velvety smooth and with just enough spice to set her apart from the rest of the cast. At that moment, she knew. That one ultimate goal everybody strived after,she found her own motivation, and that was acting.

  Naturally, reality hit her straight in the face as she got older. Everybody around her was on their highway to success. They studied medicine, banking, business management or engineering. Many became famous doctors and architects for hotshot companies that paid well. Yet (Your Name) was left in her little hometown, struggling to even feed herself. She scrambled from audition to audition while working part-time at a restaurant as a waitress. By the end of every shift, the soles of her feet complained from the endless standing and walking. Her mentality suffered the most though. Thoughts flickered in her tired mind.

Is this really worth it?

Is this dream even worth chasing?

What have I gotten myself into?

"Hello," she answers her vibrating phone with a small, exasperated breath. She is just so damn tired. After her late shift last night, she can barely even stay awake. "(Your Name) speaking."

"Hey girl, I found the perfect one for you!" a chirpy voice on the other end echoes in her pounding brain and she can't resist the urge to wince. It's just too early for this.

"What do you mean by that?" (Your Name) groans as she pushes her sluggish body off of the toasty bed to get dressed. Her blurry vision focuses up on the alarm clock and she sighs again. It's not like she has any more time to sleep in.

"An audition, silly! I swear to god, this one does not involve skimpy outfits and sketchy addresses." the voice reassures and (Your Name) scoffs a little.

"Look Sasha, you said that last time-"

"I swear! It's going to be amazing. You'll get this one for sure." Sasha pleads again and you heave another relentless sigh.

"Fine, send me the details." you say as you give in to her convincing.

" Uh...did I mention, that the auditions are in 30 minutes?"

  (Your Name) ends up running all the way to the large corporate building in the next neighbourhood while cursing Sasha out profusely on her way there. By the time the lift dings at her floor, she is on the verge of collapse and sweat trickles down her spine uncomfortably. Her best suit is drenched with her perspiration, but she is too hammered to think about anything else. She bursts through the audition room to be greeted with a panel of stone-faced judges. Amongst the five that were sitting there, she locks eyes with a pair of sharp, grey orbs and swallows automatically. God, he was beautiful.

  Levi's eyebrows automatically scrunch up in annoyance at the commotion. He had to sit through a listless amount of people coming in and rushing out in tears. It's natural to be empathetic, but he seemed to have lost the ability to feel that emotion long ago. As a famous director of multiple movies, he only achieved perfection. Anything other than immaculacy is a nuisance and a pain to him. To see the last contestant rushing in late, it turns his mood for the worst. He pierces her with his gaze, making sure that she knew how much he hated her already. He feels a flicker of satisfaction as she swallows worriedly. The other members of the casting crew murmur something to encourage her to begin. Of course, they are more tactful than Levi will ever be.

  The story is supposedly about a girl struggling through heartbreak and misfortune. Compared to the character, (Your Name)'s life was a breeze. So it was hard for her to rehearse the lines of the break-up scene. She's never even dated a single person in her life, how was she supposed to know how to reenact it? Yet, (Your Name) decides to pull through with a spring in her step. She needs to nail this one and get the job. She can't keep failing and living such a dull, provincial life like the one that she's been living for years. Yet before she can even open her mouth, the one judge at the edge of the room raises his hand up immediately.

"Thank you, you may leave." he hisses intimidatingly.

"W-wait, what?" (Your Name) squeaks, almost in horror.

"I don't have any interest in giving the role to somebody who can't even promise me punctuality." he continues mercilessly, and each word stabs (Your Name) in the chest. They are like little knives plunging into the little tendons in her heart. " I won't ask you again, thank you for coming in."

 "PLEASE!" (Your Name)'s shrill voice echoes in the small room, and everybody goes silent for a split second. Her body starts to quiver as the tears well in her eyes. Levi has never seen such sadness in someone's eyes before. But the one thing that had him shared up was the pure, fiery passion reflecting off her irises. Levi could feel it. She wants this. Her entire being wants it. "Please...just give me a chance. This means everything to me."

  (Your Name) feels torn and scared for her life. She told herself before resolving to come here that if she fails this last audition, she'd give up her dream of acting for good. Maybe she isn't good enough, maybe she isn't pretty enough for the media and the fame. Yet giving up on a dream that kept her going for all these years, it isn't easy. She invested her whole life into a dream that seemed to far out of her reach. Just thinking about how meaningless her life has been so far, that is enough to send (Your Name) into a whirlpool of tears and desperation. She cannot go on any longer like this.

  Levi clenches his fist as he suppresses the urge to wrap his arms around the slight girl protectively. He's never been affected by useless pleads, yet this one, odd girl was able to shake him to the core. Her voice is coarse, but her intentions are true. (Your Name) is a girl that society broke. With just that, she was the perfect role for his upcoming movie. Instead Levi forces his legs to bend into his seat. It felt like he was being pulled down to his knees by her strange aura. He hated it, yet he couldn't help but be intrigued by the girl in front of him. Levi wants to be in her presence for as long as possible. How is it possible for him to be so wrapped around a girl's finger? He doesn't even know her, for christ's sake. He takes a deep breath before hushing his next words.

"You may continue."

 For now, the spotlight is on her and only her.