DORM 13- breaking news: feelings for the nerd
#PAIRING: college!AU cheerleader megan skiendiel x basketball player male reader x loser! sophia laforteza
English is not my first language, sorry if there are spelling mistakes
#SYNOPSIS: In a college where reputations mean everything, Megan Skiendiel always seems to be the center of gravity. Confident, magnetic, and the star cheerleader, she drifts in and out of your life like it’s all just a game — and maybe to her, it is. What you two have isn’t official, just late-night laughs, lingering touches, and a connection that never quite gets defined. But while you’re caught in Megan’s orbit, someone else has been quietly watching from the sidelines. Sophia Laforteza, the girl everyone underestimates — and Megan’s friend — has been in love with you since freshman year, and you have absolutely no idea. Megan doesn’t know either, unaware that the two worlds she keeps separate are closer to colliding than she thinks.
#GENRE: love triangle, college, jelousy and unspoken feelings.
Five months later, the drama had cooled down… mostly. Megan still couldn’t stand Y/N. Not loudly, not dramatically—just that quiet, cold kind of dislike that said you messed up and I won’t forget it.
Meanwhile, Olivia had moved on. A guy from her music theory class, Louis, had started walking her to rehearsal, and somehow he kept making her laugh in ways Y/N hadn’t heard in months.
For Y/N, things had gotten… different.
At the beginning of the semester, the chemistry teacher announced lab partners for the entire school cycle.
The room buzzed immediately. Sophia froze for a second. Y/N just blinked. “Uh… hey,” he said awkwardly, pulling his notebook out. “Guess we’re partners.”
Sophia tried to sound normal. “Yeah. Guess so.” Truth was, she had been secretly happy the moment she heard their names together.
Y/N didn’t treat it like a joke. He actually tried. Every lab day, he showed up prepared. Goggles on, sleeves rolled up, listening carefully.
Sophia would explain the procedure while flipping through the textbook.
“So the reaction should start once we heat it for two minutes,” she said.
Y/N nodded, already writing. “Wait—say that again.”
“You’re writing everything?” she said.
“Yeah. You explain it better than the book.”
Sophia tried not to smile too much.
Weeks passed like that. Notes shared. Quiet conversations. Small jokes over microscopes.
Y/N started noticing things.
How Sophia tucked her hair behind her ear when she concentrated. How she got excited explaining something complicated. How patient she was when he asked dumb questions.
One afternoon at basketball practice, his teammates started noticing too.
“Yo, Y/N,” one of them smirked.
“Why you always leaving early on lab days?”
Another one laughed. “Bro’s got a crush on the nerd.”
Y/N stopped tying his shoelace and looked up. He didn’t laugh. “First of all,” he said calmly, “she has a name.” The gym went quiet for a second. “What, Sophia?” one of them said, teasing.
Y/N shrugged, grabbing his water bottle. “Yeah. Sophia.” One of the guys nudged another. “Oh nah… bro said the name.”
“She’s my lab partner. Relax.” Y/N rolled his eyes
