"It is! No one gets that!" A little whine crept into his voice. Everyone makes fun of him for his part-time job! It doesn't stop them (and by them, he means Aomine mostly) from wanting him to buy stuff.

"I do a lot more than just stand around and look pretty. I mean. Okay, mostly I do that, but it's harder than you'd think! Staying still with a smile that doesn't look forced? It can be torture if the camera guy or director doesn't like the first shot!"

He let out an annoyed breath, and his sister popped her head into his room to either see who he was complaining to or to wake him up. He pointed to his phone, and she left. "I dunno when it'll be out. I never really paid attention. I get advanced copies that dad will cut up and put in his scrapbook. I get stills that aren't being used, too, if there are any. If the photographer's cool, they'll let us take goofy shots, and we'd get those, but mostly that's for little kids. Anyway, if I had to guess, the magazine will be out in late winter when people start thinking about buying their summer clothes and already have their spring stuff."