1st of May, 2019, Sunlight main training hall

As the new month began, all the trainees had gathered in the biggest training hall of the Sunlight building, or secret not-so-secret base, as CEO Lim liked to call it. Even Necalli and Adore did not escape this most dreadful moment, debuting or preparing to debut did not mean they did not have to go through this moment anymore. The first morning of a new month was probably the worst moment for most of the trainees. The monthly weigh-in.

While Sunlight was known to be more lenient, that did not mean that they just let the trainees run wild. The ones in charge of the weigh-in was always Taesung, who was accompanied by Yena this month. CEO Lim had made an excuse to skip the work he had to do to loom in the corner. He didn't see the Adore and Necalli trainees often nowadays, and like a tsundere anime dad, he stood in the corner to catch a look of his trainees and idols.

"Can't he really pick out a better moment to be checking up on his trainees?" Kenna leaned closer to Hyebin and basically groaned into her ear, both of the girls trying to shoot a glare at the CEO without making it too obvious, "He really doesn't know how to read a room..." Hyebin nodded in agreement before belting out a loud response, way too loud: "I hate weigh-ins! I always eat way to-" Kenna interrupted the younger by covering and shushing her. She couldn't even tell Hyebin to quiet down before Taesung announced that the weigh-in would begin.

A bit later, most of the trainees had already done the weigh-in without much trouble. Adore had already left to continue preparations for their debut. Soon it would be lunch break, and everyone could go enjoy lunch at the cafetaria. Taesung cleared his throat before laying his eyes on the next trainee. This one had always caused trouble during weigh-ins, and was one of the hardest cases to keep under control. He was not a rebel or anything, his metabolism was the rebel. "Kwon Jungil, it's your turn," Taesung said, his words accompanied by a worried sigh. Jungil, also known as Summit, was not looking too good. He stood up hestitantly and made his way to the scale in the front, being as quiet as possible to not disturb some napping trainees, and hoping that others would be too distracted to notice. Weight has always been a source of anxiety for Jungil, and for the people around him. He never knew what his body was doing, and this time, whenever he looked, he was thin. Awfully thin. He may look more chiseled like this, but it was noticeable to many that he was also exhausted. Jungil looked at Taesung, then at the worried Yena, and then hestitantly set foot onto the scale. As the scale tipped to his weight, both Taesung and Yena couldn't help but gasp.

"Kwon Jungil... 58 kilograms..."

Once Taesung spoke those words, more gasps echoed through the room and the other trainees started to murmur among one another. All the unintelligible gossip circling around Jungil, making him cower ever so slightly. Weigh-ins were the worst time of the month for a reason. Taesung cleared his throat again, his own nerves also showing. "Your weight dropped compared to last month, Jungil. Normally I would congratulate you but... You lost 7 kilograms in a month."  Both of the staff looked at the trainee with big frowns on their faces. "Your weight is always so unstable, it's really not healthy," Yena continued, "It's best to stop dieting for now, and if this keeps going, we'll take you to a doctor again." While it was nice that the staff were so considerate, Jungil knew that going to see a doctor wouldn't change anything. He has experienced this once he started dieting, but the doctors had never found anything wrong with his body. The staff always told him to start dieting, until he was suddenly underweight, underfed and exhausted, to only become above the ideal weight once again. And his diets weren't even that strict, it's not like he was starving himself? No one really understood why his body was like this, not even Jungil himself.

"I don't know if I want to let you debut if your weight remains unstable like this," CEO Lim arose from his corner, some trainees shocked because they forgot he was present. "I don't know if this is healthy for you, but I don't know if we can change anything either. Just try to gain some weight and keep it stable this time, okay?" the CEO continued. Upon hearing this, a lot of thoughts and feelings started to rage through Jungil's head. Yes, it was all because his weight was a safety concern, and many CEO's would actually not care at all, but Jungil had worked so hard to learn everything and was really proud of his progress. This time, he had not backed out and fled himself after it became exhausting, so he really did not want to let this go. He was not going to lose this chance. "I will do everything I can, sir," Jungil responded, he tried to be strong, but a slight tremble could be heard in his otherwise strong and statisfying voice. It was clear that he was shaken. He had already lost a spot in Necalli, he did not want to lose another debut chance over something he was not fully in control of.

Ever since those words were said, Jungil's mind had become a haze, a thick layer of fog. Before he knew it, he was sitting down at the cafetaria with a plate of food. The boy looked down at said plate, and noticed that he had not taken much food, out of habit. It was curry rice, Jungil normally took heaps of curry rice. Normally he would go sit with other male trainees or sometimes even boys of Necalli, but this time he had taken a lone seat, far away from the others. He did not feel like talking, insecurities raging through his body, thoughts completely distracting his mind. Will he get to debut? Will he suffer under the pressure and flee like a coward before even properly making it? No. He made a promise to himself to not handle it like last time. Not when he fled from his esports career after just a year. He didn't even have a starting spot back then, but he still felt the pressure and left. Maybe it was better if he just had become a barista, or went to university instead of picking out yet another high stakes high pressure career. Maybe it was better if he fled again, maybe his weight would become stable if he stopped caring. Maybe... just maybe...

"'sup, Jungil, mind if I sit down here?"

Jungil realised that he hadn't lifted his head for a while now, and looked up to see Pinklove now sitting across the table. She hadn't even waited for his permission before planting herself on that chair. Jiae had her plate filled to the brim with the fresh and steamy curry rice, and Jungil stared at it in jealousy. The girl gave him a bright smile, scooting a bit closer to the table before she casually started to scoop food from her plate to his. What was she doing? It's not like Jiae and Jungil were close, they had only interacted sporadically. Why was she here? Jungil couldn't help but wonder what she was doing, but he did appreciate the extra food she was giving him. As she kept transferring food from plate to plate, Jiae picked up conversation like she had been close with Jungil for years.

"Didn't they say you had to eat more food? Why are you here with such a tiny portion? On your own as well? Jungil, you're acting weird nowadays. Very weird. What is going on?" Jiae started to ramble, taking a big bite of her lunch after she finished her questioning. Jungil looked up at the older woman, still unable to understand why she was here, with him. Jiae was popular, tall, beautiful and had debuted, why was she here talking to him? To small, unworthy, undebuted him? "Hey, are you not going to speak? Are you nervous?" Jiae got impatient and spoke with full, lifting a single brow as she paused to wait once more. Jungil let out a sigh before responding, "I don't know... I'm scared that I won't be able to make my debut... I don't want to give up on this all." He confessed how nervous he felt about his future. While he really wanted to eat, Jungil really didn't think his stomach was up to it at this moment, but Jiae had filled his plate up so well, he felt like he had to finish it all now. "Eyy, silly goose," Jiae leaned in to ruffle the younger's hair, which took him by surprise. She was acting so familiar all of a sudden. It was confusing to Jungil. "I know you're going to debut, Jungil. For sure! You're way too talented to let go, you're the ace, the star! There is no way CEO Lim is going to let you go, do you realise that?" Jiae laughed. Jungil couldn't help but chuckle, feeling shy after all the praise he got just now. "Well... if you say it, maybe that's the case, but I'm not sure..." Jungil remained doubtful, staring down at his plate before hestitantly putting a spoonful of rice into his mouth.

"Jungil, you really don't have to worry this much. I know that it's hard and those feelings are unstoppable, but believe me, you will debut. Sunlight is where you belong," Jiae continued to sing her praises towards Jungil, who still didn't fully understand why she was doing all of this. "You really think so?" he looked up at the older, who showed a bright smile. Jungil was starting to brighten up, Jiae noticed it immediately. Her pep talk was working. But of course, Jiae was very good with people... if she was in a good mood. She ran her fingers through her hair proudly before continuing, looking right into Jungil's dark eyes. "Actually Jungil, I have something to ask you," Jiae kept eye contact and witnessed how the boy immediately froze up, making her grin before she continued.

"Will you collaborate with me on my next release?"

"Wait... what?" Jungil was shocked by the request. There were so many idols she knew, 5 boys in Necalli as well, why did she ask him? Why did she want Jungil? He did not even debut yet. "Is this a joke? Why would you want me to collaborate with you?" Jungil expressed his disbelief, staring at the woman in front of him with eyes widened. She couldn't help but chuckle. "It is not a joke, Jungil. The CEO told me if I wanted to pick out a rapper from the company to collaborate with, and I decided to pick you! You're free in the next few weeks, right?" Her words were peppy, her eyes were hopeful. Jiae had really hoped to be able to collaborate with this boy, and the chance was right here. "Who in their right mind would ever pick me though?" Jungil remained doubtful, tilting his head ever so slightly as he furrowed his brows. He thought that he was being scammed, he was this much in disbelief. Jiae let out a laugh before leaning a bit closer, "Come on, Jungil! This is such a great chance to showcase to the company and the public what you can do! Show them how talented you are, show them that you deserve to debut no matter what!" After saying those encouraging words, Jiae noticed that the boy in front of her was softening up, and becoming brighter the more he thought about this possibility. "Are you sure you want me on your tracks? Really sure? Like really really?" Jungil still had some disbelief left, but Jiae nodded with a bright smile on her face, assuring him. She seemed very excited, there was no way that she was just going to prank someone unfamiliar like that, right?

"I'll do it. Thank you for the opportunity!" Jungil finally got convinced, and bowed forward, almost burying his face in the curry rice on his plate. This was such an amazing opportunity. If he did well on this collaboration, there was no way the CEO would not debut him, right? There were no plans of a boy group yet, he had heard, but this way he could definitely put himself on the map and show what he was worth. A golden opportunity had just fallen into Jungil's lap, and it came from the queen of sunlight. How she ever decided to pick him over the Necalli rappers and other more experienced, handsome trainees was beyond Jungil, but he was not going to disappoint. "So... you've got one track that you need me for?" he asked Jiae, who was casually leaning back with a spoon in , looking at him with wide, innocent eyes before shaking her head.

"Mmmno, three songs and two music videos,"

"Holy ."

author's note : hi hi! I wanted to write a little teaser featuring Summit and someone who will become important to him ;w; I'm sorry if it's not that long but I felt like this was 10k words when I wrote it lmao. I am really rusty when it comes to writing and im trying to adapt a more artistic and detailed writing style but my english in that field is pretty limited, so I hope that it's not too bad :c also, I know jiae is not confirmed for the necalli lineup, but since she is important to summit, she will be a solo artist in sunlight if she doesn't make it to necalli. Jiae is a character created by codingfairina!

if i dont find the time to continue jungil's predebut adventures in these teasers, this story will probably be covered further in necalli if jiae makes it. i hope that it was a nice little introduction to summit, and im sorry that dohyun and kyunhee don't make an appearance, but as of this time they are not in sunlight yet. anyways, I should stop rambling, i really hope that you enjoy this piece and happy applying! ^w^