Laundry Day
Modern Peter Pevensie x Reader
Summary: It’s your first week living on campus at your college and you bump into Peter while trying to do your laundry. Word count: 473
“Argh! Stupid machine.” I banged on the dryer again as it refused to start. I wasn’t sure how many times I had swiped my card and pressed the start button, but I was way past being annoyed. I was growing more and more frustrated by the minute.
I looked around to see if I had any other options. The rest of the machines were full, meaning I either had to figure out how to make this one work or take home my wet clothes. My eyes lingered on the two other people in the room with me. A girl who smelled suspiciously of smoke and a blonde boy who looked nice and was actually kind of cute. I took a deep breath, summoning the courage to talk to him, and took a few steps forward to tap him on the shoulder.
“Excuse me.” I said, hoping he was as kind as he looked.
He turned, his golden hair bouncing as he did. “Yes?”
I played with the ring on my finger, growing more nervous by the second. I should’ve just taken the wet clothes. “I’m sorry to bother you,” I said, “It’s just my dryer isn’t working and I was wondering if you maybe knew anything that might help?”
He smiled, and it was so beautiful I almost melted on the spot. “Actually, I might.” He walked over to the machine that had been causing me so much trouble, and I watched curiously. He pulled the dryer forward and I cursed as I watched the muscles under his shirt. I stood in astonishment as he unplugged the dryer, stood there for a second, and then plugged it back.
I almost facepalmed when he swiped his card and pressed start. The machine started up and looked to be working just fine now. I think it was trying to embarrass me on purpose.
“I can’t believe I didn’t think of that.” I said, sheepishly.
He laughed, causing butterflies in my stomach, and waved it off. “It’s not a big deal. Most people wouldn’t think to try that right away. Is this your first time living on campus?”
I smiled in return, “Is it that obvious?”
“Don’t worry, you’ll get the hang of things faster than you think. Hey, would you wanna grab a cup of coffee while we wait for our clothes?”
I nodded, trying to hold my composure. I didn’t wanna shout yes and scare him away.
He opened the door for me, and we walked to the coffee shop just down the street. We sat there for hours, talking and laughing, until we both remembered our clothes in the dryer. We retrieved them, and then he walked me back to my room and said goodnight. I couldn’t stop smiling for the rest of the night. Maybe college won’t be so bad after all.