Gn!reader x Sorority!Daniela
summary: “One will always hurt more than the other person does.” Daniela rises to the top while you’re stuck at the bottom of the college chain. There was once a time where you two were the best of friends. Unsaid words, Unsaid feelings.
tags: angst (sorry..), Reader pining over Daniela, Curse words being thrown. Daniela lowkey being so mean. Complex!reader and Daniela. Flashbacks are in italics and bold!
a/n: first ever angst fic. scary i hope it lives up to the summary. Sorority Katseye truther over here :)
“We can do this… right?” Daniela muttered hesitantly leaning against your locker looking around. Second day of college and she’s already overthinking.
“For the sixth time today Dani, Yes! We have each other.” You laughed shaking your head. Did anyone tell her how endearing she looked with her nervous gaze around the school? It amazed her how you were so sure that they would always have each other.
Daniela’s top priority was popularity. What’s the fastest way to get to the top? Easy. Join a sorority, have sorority sisters and be at the top of the college chain. She would be set for her whole college experience. Her second priority was to enjoy college and all it has to offer. Grades came third.
If anyone were to ask you what your first priority would be, it would Daniela. The girl you’ve crushed on since you were young. The girl you would do anything for. Your second would probably be getting through college life without falling under anyone’s radar. Just the thought of it makes you feel sick. Thirdly, studies.
“I’m going to be one of those girls soon.” Dani promised to herself seeing Sophia Laforteza and her group of sorority girls walk by. You raised a brow.
“As long as you don’t change yourself Dani.” You shook your head pushing her slight to get to your locker. Dani scoffed as if the thought was absurd.
If you had known how big of a liar she was that day, you would have called her out on her bullshit. God, how could you ever be so gullible to believe Daniela.
“We aren’t friends” Daniela said that day and the disgust on her face and in her tone almost made you throw up right then and there. How dare she erase years of your love and friendship.
Those words rang in your ears every time you two make eye contact. Right now was no different as your eyes briefly met Daniela’s during a class. You turned back to the class. Those weren’t your Dani’s eyes anymore.
“Y/n, you’re partnered up with Daniela.” Your body froze. No. The universe has to be playing some cruel joke on both of you. There was once a time both of you would have been happy to be partners. Not anymore.
Once class had ended, you rushed to your teacher’s desk. “Mr. Thompson, there has to be a mistake, I can’t work with Daniela and-“ He placed his hand up.
“There’s nothing I can do.” He muttered and you could almost laugh in his face. He did this on purpose. You grumbled walking out and seeing Daniela waiting outside for you.
“It’s almost flattering how much you’re despising working with me.” Daniela said with a cocky smirk. Is she mocking you? That’s insane. “I’ll come over tonight and we can set up the small stuff.”
You didn’t say anything. You didn’t even want to talk to her. You just simply nodded and walked off knowing she knew where you lived.
Walking with Lara, one of Daniela’s sorority sisters, you complained about everything considering she knew of the situation before she fully joined the house.
In all honesty, you never expected to get close with Lara yet somehow she slithered in picking up the pieces Daniela broke. Lara saw you for you and she never once judged it. She let you rant on how you never got to say the words you wanted to say to Daniela, what you would’ve done if you were to turn back time and she listened with open ears and arms.
You obviously never went to her house knowing Daniela would be there. She too never understood why Daniela denied being friends with you, It would have never jeopardised her spot in the sorority house.
“Yeah no, I think the universe is just out to get you.” Lara shrugged stifling a laugh as you told her how Daniela was coming over tonight and you haven’t necessarily told your mom that you two stopped being friends.
“Anyone told you how much of an ass you are?” You deadpanned as Lara gave you a small kiss on the cheek as an apology which quirked up a small smile. You felt eyes behind you but you shrugged it off. Probably one of the guys or girls ogling Lara again.
How wrong you were. Daniela was glaring at the small kiss Lara gave you on your cheek. That used to be her. Her glare softened when she realised that she had no one to blame but herself.
When she first stepped foot into your house, she was shocked to be met with a hug from your mom. She thought your mom would have hated her but no. Here she was being hugged by your mom before dismissed to your room.
“I thought your mom would have hated me.” Daniela spoke up coming into your room and her eyes immediately landing on the frame on your bedside table. It was you and her, she was kissing your cheek, the same spot Lara did and you were closing your eyes with a small blush. You kept it.
“Didn’t tell her, didn’t want her to hate you.” And those words did it for her. She’d been an absolutely mean girl to you and you’re still thinking about her? She nodded briefly and you two got started on your work.
“You and Lara seem close.”
“She doesn’t hide her friendship with me.”
And all those shots were repetitive. One of you bringing something up while working and the other shooting back with their own snarky remark.
Everyday you two would work on it, slowly the tension fell and you had actually started to let your guard down slowly but surely. It didn’t have to mean anything but everyday the light in you dwindles down seeing Daniela ignore you again and again.
“I met this guy and-“ Yeah that did it for you. She met a guy and she’s telling you all about it like you two were actual friends? How pathetic can she be? It’s as if she got over the fact that she completely stopped being your friends just to rise to the top.
You didn’t want to say anything, you saw how happy she was rambling about it while you two worked on the finishing touches of the project but this bitter feeling in your chest was slowly rising.
“Good for you, Daniela.” You muttered half heartedly, eyes not looking at her but to your project instead. Leave it up to you to realise you still have feelings for Daniela Avanzini. She paused, looking at you, trying to decipher your thoughts. You used to be an open book to her and only her.
“You used to call me Dani.” Daniela said waiting for a reaction. Anything to show that you cared enough. “You used to care.”
“You used to want to be my best friend, Daniela. Things change. People change.” Your eyes met her and for the first time since you two stopped being friends, she saw how drained you looked. A stark contrast from how she looked.
She was genuinely happy. Her smile was brighter, her laughter brought people joy and yet it only brought you pain to hear how happy she was without you. “The sorority is having a party this weekend.” She invited subtly. “You should come.”
To you, it was a glimpse of hope. Your heart fluttered slightly. Was she not ashamed anymore? Did she want to be friends? To her however, it was nothing but pity, hoping that you can get out there and meet new friends. She wanted you to move on like she has.
Coming to the party was your biggest regret, immediately you felt out of place. This was what she wanted? A whole area of people drinking, sweat. Disgusting.
“You came! Oh my god it took me months to convince you and Dani only had to spend a day with you?” Lara grinned hugging you and passing you a drink immediately. You forced a small smile ignoring how people call Daniela, Dani. That used to only be you calling her that.
While Lara rambled on about some girl, you looked at the dance floor seeing Daniela dance. Making eye contact with her, she didnt move her gaze away while you stared at her. The dance was sultry. Does she know what she’s doing to you?
And then you see it, that one thing that made you realise, she knew about your feelings all along. That smirk. She smirked like she was proud of always stringing you along.
Holy shit. This was always a game to her. Since the start, she had managed to give you just enough to still have feelings but never enough to think she wants anything more.
Those eye contacts she did, those small smiles, the bumping into each other. You had thought they were all mockery, bullying. Anything. You never once thought it would be a subtle claim. A reminder of the hold she has on your heart and oh she is squeezing that heart enough that it hurts but never till it breaks. A reminder that she exists.
“Hey are you listening?” Lara asked concerned etched on her face, you broke eye contact and looked at her. “I need air.” You mutter running outside for air. What the actual fuck? It was a game and she was the game master. You were the puppet.
“Hey? You left so abruptly and Lara didn’t know when I asked, are you okay?” Daniela appeared touching your shoulder and for the first time ever, you flinched from her touch.
“Don’t fucking touch me.” You spat looking at her with tear filled eyes. “This was all a game to you. You knew about my feelings! You knew and Oh my God! Why was I so stupid?” You paced and Daniela’s eyes turned sharp. Oh fuck.
“Everyone knew.” Daniela confirmed softly watching as your gaze turned to her in disbelief. “You were pathetic with it.”
“Go to hell, Daniela.” You chuckled bitterly. This was never your Dani. Since the day you stepped into college, Dani was gone and replaced her was Daniela. “I loved you.”
“You still do.” Daniela said like it was a known fact and you almost wanted to smack that smirk off her face. How was this not hurting her too? Maybe it was. No one really knew except Daniela. She hesitated, not knowing if she should say something. “I loved you too.”
For once, you didn’t know if she was lying to pull you back in or not. You looked at her and all you saw was a stone cold expression. She was probably lying right? “You’re so fucking manipulative.” You shook your head walking off.
“You were easy to manipulate!” Daniela yelled out as she saw you walk off. Maybe it was a desperate attempt to get you to fight with her. To stay for once but you took it as her being far too gone to be saved so you continued walking. This time never looking back. This might have been a game to her but oh it was everything to you.
You didn’t turn back, you wanted to but you couldn’t. You needed this ounce of self respect to walk off and never talk to her again but if you had just turned, you would see a glimpse of Dani. a glimpse of a tear falling before she wiped it off quick. You would see her shoulders slumping like she was drained too.
But why would you? The two of you only cared about your own feeling. Too hurt to see past each other’s pain. She levelled up and you? you had quit the game. A game you never signed up for and a game she was unaware she had subconsciously made.
Congratulations, Both of you lost.
Would you like to restart from the beginning or continue on?
