ok so firstly i promise chapter 12 of mastermind is coming pls bear w me; secondly ive been watching the olympics and you guys. literally why does everyone look like models like they're GORGEOUS esp steven nedoroscik and armand duplantis like yummmm
also can we talk about the muffins pls bc theyâve had a chokehold on me for way too long now like pls i need to recipe rn
anyways a friend of mine, @curaheehee , asked for this one and girl i really hope this lived up to what you wanted bc guys i tried my best and i lowkey hate it but i hope it was okay for the askđđâ¤ď¸
The chatter of the audience around the stadium hums behind me, accompanied by multiple news reporters and retired athletes, everyone giving their opinions on the past events today.
Simone, Suni and I are standing around the sidelines, chatting away trying not to âpsyc ourselves outâ as we wait for the officials to finish prepping the equipment before we can compete.
âI really wanna try one of those muffins Henrik keeps posting about, they look so delectableâ I say, imagining the muffins Iâve seen everywhere but still havent had the chance to try.
âNo you really need to, theyâre soo goodâ Simone adds as Suni nods along,
âHow long do you guys think theyâre going to take? Like its already been almost an hour, Iâm getting so boredâ Suni says impatiently as we look around and still see the officials fiddling around with the equipment.
âWho knows, the french overcomplicate everythingâ I say, making the girls laugh as we look around for anything else interesting to keep ourselves entertained during the wait.
Simone spots a rubiks cube under a chair and picks it up saying excitedly, âHey Y/n didnât you say you could solve one of these things?âI smile, taking the cube from her excitedly, âI donât know honestly I think the last one I solved was like two years ago.â
âTry it, Iâll time youâ Suni says getting her phone out as Simone reshuffles the cube.
âThree, two, one, Go!â
I shuffle the cube around as quick as I can and finish in 7 seconds, yelling out along with the girls as everyone around us looks at us strangely as we jump up and down out of excitement.
âOkay, on the plane back home you have to teach me how to do thatâ Simone says.
I open my mouth to respond but before I can, I feel someone tapping me gently on my shoulder and I turn around to see who it is.
I had seen him earlier this week in the mens pommel horse event and I couldnât stop giggling over him during and after the event when Simone and Suni kept showing me edits of him.
I try to keep my cool as he speaks, âI think I dropped my rubiks cube somewhere here earlier, have you seen it?â
âOh! Yes of course,â Iâm broken out my trance as he finishes asking his question and I turn around to take the cube back from Suni as she hands it to me with a smirk as Simone tries to repress her giggles, seeing me so flustered.
âThanks,â He says with a smile looking down at the solved cube, âWho solved this?â
âOh I did, sorry I didnât know it was yours.â I say, slightly embarrassed.
âDonât worry about it, how long did it take you?â he says, making me feel a lot better.
âSeven secondsâ I say proudly as he raises his eyebrows in surprise,
âNo way! The fastest Iâve solved one in is eight secondsâ he remarks, making me laugh.
âHey how long do they take to set these things up?â I ask putting a hand on my hip and the other pointing to the stage.
âDonât even get me started, I had a whole nap in my eventâ
I laugh along with him, âI might just have to start doing that too, but Iâm not competing for another week after today so Iâll probaby just spend the rest of the week hunting down the chocolate muffins and playing chess.â
With this Stevens eyes lit up, âYou play chess too?â he said exictedly
âA little bit, not like competitively but my dad taught me when I was youngerâ I say, smiling at his interest.
He goes to reply but is cut off with a thick french accent over the speakers announcing,
âEveryone who is not a gymnast or a coach, please exit the area; the event will begin shortly.â
Before he leaves, Steve asks, âHey if youâre not doing anything tomorrow morning, would you want to meet up at the dining hall and play a round?â
Iâm stunned at first but quickly recover once I hear another announcement over the speakers, louder this time.
âYes. Iâd love thatâ I say, smiling broadly as he lets out a held breath and nods before leaving, almost tripping over a chair behind him making me laugh.
I scan the trays of pastries in the breakfast section in search of the chocolate muffins before giving up when I couldnât find any and taking a pain au chocolat and water instead and making my way to where Steve was carefully placing chess pieces on the board.
âGood morning,â I say, taking a seat in front of him causing him to look up and smile,
âGood morning,â he says, pushing his glasses up slightly, âI saved you a chocolate muffin they were about to run outâ
He hands me a chocolate muffin, still warm, âOh my gosh stop, I was so heartbroken like two minutes ago I thought Henrick took them all, thank you so muchâ I laugh, blushing slightly.
âOf course! Shall we start?â he laughs, blushing and motioning to the board.
âNo hold on,â I say after a bite of the muffin, âWhat does the winner get?â
âHmmâŚâ he thinks, âHow about if you win, I get you muffins every morning for a week,â
âMhm okay I like where this is goingâ
âAnd if I win, you go on a real date with meâ he looks up nervously through his glasses catching me off guard with wide eyes.
It takes me a minute but I respond, âOkayâ
Iâve never tried harder to lose.
again like i lowkey hated it uughh but guys please feel free to send in any requests about anyone bc im rotting away until september 6th and ive got literally nothing to doâ¤ď¸â¤ď¸
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