GO QUAKERS
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Word count only including story: 3,705
You, the Penn cheer captain, fall for the nerdy computer science major student Luigi Mangione. You fall for him, but he falls harder for you.
Warnings: none, however, this is a slow burn, and Luigi gets jealousssss lolzzz.Y/n/ reader is kinda a drunk bitch.
The first Luigi saw you was in the dining hall. You wore your cheer costume, and your hair and makeup were bright and cheerful. You took pride in your role as cheer captain, whenever there was a game, you wore your cheer uniform all day. Running behind your friends to surprise them, shaking your pom poms, and yelling âGo Quakers!!!!â This small interaction caught Luigiâs eye, looking over his shoulder, he saw your vibrant smile and your friendâs shocked faces. Once you all walked out of the building, he smiled briefly at this interaction, he found it wholesome.Â
Game Night:
Thursday night football games reunited many students, professors, and alumni of the University of Pennsylvania. The stadium was filled, and the opposite side had the rivalâs support. During the halftime mark, you led the cheer performance. It has since been improved from the last game, adding in a few dancing components and a new âcheerâ
âOh, oh, oh my gosh, our team is going to kick your buttocks. GOOO QUAKERSâ.
The crowd went crazy, cheers from both sides of the stadium. The feedback felt euphoric, you were proud of yourself and your team. You initiated a group hug with everyone, if only every game felt this magical.
Meanwhile, Luigi was in the stands. Watching every moment of the game, especially the cheer performances, he quickly spotted you. Your graceful movements and your physical beauty stood out the most. In the stands, a small booklet to promote the cheer team with pictures and fun facts about every member, there were also upcoming events listed and ways to support the cheer team. The booklet was passed around. Landing into Luigiâs friend's hand, he observed the pictures. Luigi, who went onto his phone, was disturbed by a tap on his arm âAlright man, pick your top threeâ. Luigi looked through the booklet, reading all of the details about everyone, when he came across your bio his eyes buckled out. What was listed was basic information such as your name, social media handles, your major, and a short Q&A. You spoke about the cheer team you led back home, and your humanity work for children with cancer also caught his eye. After analyzing the booklet, Luigi responds, â I donât have a top three. They are all lovely girls, you know," Thatâs a courteous response, Mangione,â his friend replied. Later at night, Luigi and his frat hosted a party to celebrate the football team's victory. The blue paint began to fade off of his body, he had a few too many drinks, but hey, this is the frat experience. Whenever a cheerleader walked inside the house, he physically searched her up and down hoping it was you.
Winter semester
Football cheer season is over, you missed dancing in 20-degree weather and having the stadium yelling out the silly cheer you created while studying. However, competitive cheer has re-started, so that keeps you occupied. One of your classes this semester is chemistry. The first day felt intimidating because of how many students were there. When your professor announced to find a lab partner, you were slightly panicking. You knew no one in the class and it seemed everyone knew each other. The majority of the students were already paired up, excluding you walking around to find a partnerless. âHey, you wanna partner up?â Turning around, you saw a guy with straight dirty blonde hair, he wore a baseball cap backward and a white tee paired with a gold chain. Immediately you said yes and the two of you sat at the open station. He introduced himself, his name is Kevin. He started to have a side conversation with you, he âhumblyâ bragged about his lifestyle, having an apartment off campus, and his parents owning multiple houses throughout the states. Typical frat boy bullshit, but you were stuck with him as your partner. Behind you, there was a gentleman who overheard your entire conversation from beginning to end. âFucking jackassâ he whispered underneath his breath. The gentleman was the same one who walked over to ask if you wanted to partner up before Kevin did, this is the same gentleman who enjoyed your yippy surprise to your friends at the dining hall. This gentlemanâs name is Luigi.Â
Every minute you spend away from Kevin feels fantastic. You cherish your time outside of the chemistry lab. Sometimes he would sit next to you during lectures, which would irritate you. Constantly distracting you by showing dumb shit on his phone, his shameless flirting with you while having a girlfriend. Everything about this guy disgusts you, one day showing up to lecture late, you sat in the back of the lecture room. Once the lecture is over, you head to the lab. To your pleasant surprise, Kevin was not there hallelujah!! Your prayers have been answered. You didnât mind working by yourself, however, your professor insisted everyone was paired. Fuck, everyone in front of you was already paired up. Your professor walked by your station and asked you, âWhere is your partner?â You respond âUm heâs not here todayâ. Your professor looked directly behind your station, standing there was Luigi Solo. âYou two will partner for todayâs labâ. Luigi gathered his items to move to your station, âHi, Iâm Luigiâ he shyly said. You introduced yourself to him, while your professor performed a demonstration for the lab. After the demonstration, you started to grab the items necessary for todayâs lab. It wasnât until you glanced over to your left and saw Luigi, the adjacent partner, had everything set up. âDamn, you work fastâ the both of you started to laugh playfully.Â
While one of the parts of the experiment had to be timed for 15 minutes, leaving you both without doing, you initiated a conversation with Luigi.Â
âSo whatâs your major?â
Your conversation starter took him back, âItâs computer science. I have a minor in math. Um, what about you?â
âMines is Public health, computer science sounds fascinating, however I bet the workload is quite time-consumingâ
He softly giggled âYa, this class is my more âlow keyâ class, Iâm mainly taking it to relearn basic chemistry concepts for a program I am working onâ
âWhat is the program you are working on?ââ you asked in a curious tone.
He smiled at your question and further explained, âSo basically a few friends and I are making better graphics for chemistry models. For instance, the current software used for chemistry classes at Penn uses old and difficult models to understand. We want to develop a website with accurate and efficient models for student use, and even play around with them more.â
Hearing the passion in his voice made you feel excited for him. He spoke enthusiastically and blissfully.Â
âWow, thatâs pretty fascinating. In the past, I avoided using the chemistry websites provided by Penn because the graphics were more difficult to understand. But what made you want to pursue this program?ââ
His body is turned towards you, his hazel eyes staring deep into yours. You reciprocate the same body language as his.
âThatâs interesting you asked, well, basically one night tutoring a student here. He was showing me the questions he struggled with most on his homework. He had the right answer however when it came to identifying the models, he struggled not because of the lack of comprehension but because the graphics were so shittyâ he began to chuckle and you started to laugh. âAnyhow, a few of my friends also expressed how much they hate using the websites. IÂ initiated to find a solution to this problem in a cs group I co-founded. We are still at the beginner stages, especially me having to work with the âterribleâ software, and also learn what exactly I am going to create.â
âThe more I speak with you, the more intelligent I realize you are. If I had 30% of your brain, I would be unstoppable,â you said in disbelief. Seeing how solution-based he is made you admire and respect him.Â
He laughed at your response âThank you, enough about me and my fascination with building websites. What are your interests outside of academics?
Taking a deep breath out of your mouth, âWell, I donât want your expectations to be too high, but mostly dance. Iâve been dancing my entire life, and also cheer.â
âNice, I canât dance for shit. And cheer? Hm, do you cheer for Penn?â
âYes, I am the cheer captain for Penn and I am also co-cheer captain for a little league back home in Baltimore.
Luigiâs eyes widened out of shock, âOh really, Iâm from Towsom. We are practically neighbors!â His voice had a hint of excitement.Â
âOmg? Well, itâs nice to have a hangout buddy when going home for breakâ
The both of you laughed.Â
Eventually, you both had to go back to your lab, with little room left for side conversations. Luigi is a fantastic partner, his communication is clear, and he always holds his share in the experiments. In the back of your mind, you were saddened that heâs just your temporary partner, next lab you will be back with Kevin. After finishing up the lab, you and Luigi cleaned up your station. Before he left, you wanted to speak with him one last time. As he was packing up his belongings, you blurted out âThanks for working with me, you are great to work with, hope to see you aroundâ. A reassuring smile appeared on his face, fuck his smile is a blessing to witness, there was a sparkle in his eye as well.
âI enjoyed myself working with you, likewise. Have a good night y/nâ
âBye!â you shyly said. The rest of the day, you thought about him. You wished you knew more of him. Luigi was in a trance with you, he was geeked to finally interact with you. He never had a radar on girls but he always kept an eye out for you. In his dorm, he found the flier from the football game and for a minute he stared at the pictures of you. Sitting there on his bed, his thought process was shortly interrupted by his roommate opening the door. Luigi immediately put the flier near his pillow, his roommate then started to âbugâ him about going to some party, Luigi gave in and threw on his Adidas sweatshirt before leaving. Arriving at the party, nearly 30% of people were drugged out, drunk, or both. The music was loud, hard for Luigi to produce a conscious thought.Â
Immediately, Luigi was greeted by a few friends, slurring their words and offering him a âmysteryâ drink. Luigi politely declined but walked over to a keg. Indulging in a little beer wouldnât hurt. In his perpetual sight, he saw a girl running while holding her hand over her mouth. Luigi moved out of the way and behind him he bumped into someone.
âOh shit, Iâm sorry about that-â
Cutting him âLuigi, hey! I wasnât expecting to see you hereâ.
His eyes flashed in shock, for the first few minutes he hadnât thought of you, you were physically near him.
You wore your cheer uniform, before attending the party, you had a photo shoot for the local news newspaper.Â
âNice outfit, you know gotta represent your teamâ he laughed. Luigi observed your body silently without coming off as creepy.
Rolling your eyes, âYeah yeah, thanksâ. âWhat are you drinking?â
âOh just beerâ
âHuh, sorry itâs hard of hearing,â you practically screamed at him
He spoke a little louder, saying âBeerâ, the music was blasting incredibly loud, you could feel the vibration ringing in your ears.
Luigi then lowered his head near your ear and said âI am drinking beerâ. Something about this interaction turned you on, was it the warmth of his voice crashing to your ear, or was it the fruity intoxicating beverage influencing your brain? Sadly, your friend Shealia left you to play poker with some brainless jocks so you were left all alone.Â
âLetâs chit-chat downstairsâ you whispered in his ear.Â
âOh ya?â he started to press his tongue into his cheek as he raised his eyebrows.Â
âYeah, follow meâ
The both of you moved past the intoxicating young adults, walking down to the basement, the music started to fade. No more distracting vibrance from a speaker was present.Â
There were a few people already downstairs, including two pairs of people making out, a guy sitting on the floor as he watched a video, and a group of girls sitting further away. A brown leather couch was available to sit on, you both walked over and sat down.
âCheers,â you clicked your cup with his.
As he took a small sip of his drink, you fell into a staring match with him. You never blinked or looked away, he did the same. He then squinted his eyes and smiled while hovering his face over his red solo cup.
âYou like what you see?â
You blinked your eyes out of shock, not realizing how long you were staring at him.Â
âSorryâÂ
âNaw, Iâm just messing with youâ.
Luigi was more relaxed, he wasnât tippy but the alcohol was slowly easing him down.
You on the other hand were pretty tippy, still having proper consciousness!
âSo, what do you want to talk about?â he turned his body to face you, giving you his undivided attention.
Laughter came out of your mouth, and your cheeks turned bright red. It was adorable generally, but he was a little confused.Â
âYou know my dick head of a partner Kevin in chemistry? IÂ hate him and I am fucking sad that I have to work with him! I rather fucking work with you because you are so kind and your eyelashes are so pretty I will admit I am jealous of your eyelashes Mr. Mangioneâ
 Unhinged, you yelled this out, this took Luigi by surprise. You werenât the type to gossip, however, it was on your chest.
âDamn, I didnât know you disliked your partner Kevin. Tell me in-depth why you dislike him?âÂ
âOkay, I have a delicate argument based on why I hate himâ you chugged the rest of your beverage. âHold on, I am going to get more to drinkâ.
As you attempted to stand up, Luigi grabbed your arm to yank you back down.
âI think you had too much to drink, y/nâÂ
You pouted your face and gave him saddened puppy eyes.
âBut it tastes so good Lu-lu, wait, have you ever been called Lu-lu by your family?â
He laughed at your question, âYa, my sisters doâ
âI like guys who have sisters, it develops the male brain better. Well, at least that I learned in developmental psyâ.
âTell me your argument based on why you hate your partnerâ
âOh yeah, 1. Heâs in a frat! Guys who are pledged in frat are part of the lowest level of humanity. Mean-hearted, selfish fucking losers who have to practically pay for pussy!â
Luigi was stunned by your language, he was âoffendedâ, put his hand over his heart, and put on a distressed facial expression.
âWow, itâs unfortunate that you despise guys who pledge into frats. Iâm in a frat myselfâ
Your face was mortified, âThereâs no way you are Luigiâ âPlease tell me that this is a bull face lieâ.
Begging on your knees âPLEASEâ
âSorry, but itâs not a lie. Let me show youâ
Slapping your hand on your forehead, you waited for Luigi to show you something on his phone.
He places the phone between you and him, adjusts himself to sit closer to you.
On his phone, there appeared to be a picture of him and his fellow frat members posing with their symbol. Immediately your eye found Luigi in the photo. He didnât have his bright smile, instead a stoic facial expression. He then scrolled on his camera roll to show another picture, swiping his photos too fast, he landed on a group picture of him wearing blue paint all over his body.Â
âOh my god, Luigi is that you with the paintâ?
He looked up at you, your eyes were squinted with curiosity.
âYeah thatâs me!â he raised his eyebrows, attempting to hold back his laughter while looking at your crazy-ass facial expression.
âSo all of that sexy muscle is underneath your Adidas jacketâ
âUm, I guess so.â
âTAKE IT OFFâ screaming of desperation peaked through your voice
He laughed out of nervousness, hoping no one was overhearing your conversation.
âNo, Iâm coldâ
You rolled your eyes, âYou ruined my entire mood now Lu-luâ
âIâll show you another time, I promiseâ
âPinky promise?â extending your pinky out
He caressed his pinky with yours and you did the same, together you had yourself a deal.
âPlease further enlighten me why you dislike your partnerâ. Luigi kept circling back to this question because he âneededâ a reason to hate him. He never spoke to the guy, so any relevant dislike of Kevin would be one-sided. He disliked him because he was your partner, he saw him as cock-blocking him from getting to know you. On the first day of Chemistry, Luigi had the intention to ask you if you want to be lab partners, but Kevin was a little faster than him.
âHe flirts with me! Itâs gross like he has a girlfriend. He even snapped me a dick pic saying âWill this be enough?â. Kevin is an inappropriate stupid frat boy who will develop into a manchild if he continues.â
Luigiâs eyes widened in disgust, âHow low of him. To send an unsolicited dick pic while having a girlfriend is pathetic. Boys like him to make men look badâ his reaction was a little over dramatic but he truly felt everything he saidâ
âHave you considered asking Professor Kim if you can switch partners? I mean what he is doing is a violation of your consent.â Luigiâs face was gentle and sincere.Â
âThen who would be my partner?â Strangely you placed your hand on his thigh.
âYouâre looking at him, my partner dropped the class so for all of the labs I just do it solo.â
âYeah thatâs a good idea, hopefully, my wish can be grantedâ
âIt will trust meâ
You looked into his eyes again, but there was something different from the first time you made eye contact with him. Despite being drunk, you could pick up on the energy around Luigi. He was a sweetheart, he took time out of his day to talk to you, hearing your crazy rambling drunken rants. You never met anyone like him thus far, his appearance was puppy-like yet assertive.Â
After looking at him for 50 seconds straight, a guy came down the stairs yelling at everyone to leave. Struggling while getting up, Luigi catches you in his forearm and he pulls you in close.Â
Walking out of the house, the cold air hit your face, you began to shiver and crossed your arms to keep yourself warm. Luigi was still helping you walk straight now using his arm around you. When he looked at your shaking body, he offered you his hoodie. You both stopped walking for him to properly place the jacket on you.Â
âThank you babyâ you randomly blurted this out. Luigi didnât say anything, just smiled to himself.
Before talking to you at your party, Luigi talked with Brandy, a girl who lived in your dorm and was part of the cheer team, so he knew where your dorm is.Â
You wrapped your arm near his lower waist. When you were drunk, you became very touchy-feely. When he finally approached your dorm, you took off his jacket.Â
âI love talking to you Lu-luâÂ
âI enjoy talking with you tooâ
Standing in front of your dorm door, everything around you fades away. The only thing you cared about was Luigi. He has the same intention, just staring at you in the hallway.Â
You placed your hand on his back and leaned for a kiss. While this shocked Luigi tremendously, he quickly reciprocated and kissed you back. Your full lips felt amazing against Luigiâs, it was the best kiss heâd ever received. As he passionately kissed you, he started to touch your lower body and even grabbed your ass. Your short cheer costume rode up with his large hands around your lower half. You didnât care because this is what you wanted. Luigi wanted this as well, so much anticipation built up for him. From the first time he saw you, surprising your friends at the dining hall. You caught his eye every lecture, not even focusing on the lecture, he would record and listen to it later while staring at you. He watched you at every football game, you were his main attraction. He was truly blessed that Kevin didnât come to the lab that one day, if he did this moment wouldnât have been able to happen.Â
Sadly, your kiss was interrupted by some girl saying âOh sorry excuse meâ.
Luigi grew angry, giving her a dirty look as she walked away.
You laughed at his reaction, you held his hand and said âI need my sleep, goodnight Lu-luâ.
âGoodnight honeyâ.
You opened your door and went straight to bed, not even taking off your clothes or your makeup.
Luigi stayed back behind for a few minutes to gather his thoughts. Everything was unexpected but he loved it. Dopamine released in his brain, he walked back to his dorm a happy fellow. Going to bed, before he fell asleep, a feeling of guilt merged into his brain. Recalling that you were drunk and the activity of someone drunk differs from someone who isn't, he went to bed feeling disgusted with the possibility of participating in an action that was motivated by alcohol, not the natural desire of kissing. Little did he know you wanted to kiss him, drunk or not.
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