Summary: Ronnie moves from PA to the Buckeye state to check himself in to OSU. He’s done well at hiding the fact that he’s a virgin until he meets you on a hay ride through that damn pumpkin patch— and things just aren’t the same after.
(An AU Matt & Sunny are in this. In my Matt Solo AU they meet at his dental appointment. But here they start dating in high school lol— also this is just a transition into the story. I’m not 100% happy but I’m hoping you all enjoy the next few parts more than this one!)
Word Count: 1,008
Warnings: virgin!ronnie, swearing
Ronnie pulls up in front of the dorms in his little blue Hyundai Sonata. He’s got the backseat stacked with three boxes. One for his clothes, one for his posters, and one for his miscellaneous items. It’s been a long drive from Centerville and all he wants to do is get in his room and sleep. He really hopes his roommate is already settled in. He’ll settle his stuff tomorrow.
And he looks at the information on the page in front of him, grabbing the key card for the building. He takes a deep breath and lets himself out of the car. He grabs one of the boxes with his clothing and other toiletries in it and carries it inside and up to his room. His roommate is settling himself into the room, his family is still there and there’s obviously tension in the room. This kid is going to be fucking chaos.
Ronnie shifts his weight when they turn his head to look at him, “Uh… hi.” He says softly. The kid stands up and smiles, moving to shake Ronnie’s hand.
“I’m Matthew.” He says softly. “Just call me Matt.” He points back to the people standing in the room. “Those are my parents and my brothers. Han and Leia. And then Randy and Ben.” And Ronnie nods quietly.
“Ronnie.” He says as he balances that box on his hip and Matt looks at his parents, saying his goodbyes quietly. His mother hugs him tightly and Matt groans softly when he feels the kiss pressed against his hair. And Ronnie sets his box on the empty bed as Matt’s family files out of the room.
“Is that all of your things?”
“No. Have more stuff in my car.” Ronnie yawns and looks over at Matt. “New York, I’m assuming?” He chuckles.
“That obvious?”
“Brooklyn accent. Can’t miss it.” Ronnie exclaims as he digs through the box for a pair of pajamas. Matt rolls his eyes as he sits on his bed.
“Where are you from? Here in Ohio?” He asks, glancing up at the ceiling. Ronnie was looking over him quietly, this kid couldn’t be old enough to be here. He was tall enough, but his face was so young.
“Close. Pennsylvania.” Ronnie chuckles as he gathers his things to go into the bathroom connecting their dorm to the dorm next door, smiling to himself. He thinks he likes Matt. At least so far. He changes into his pjs and glances at his watch. It isn’t even seven yet and he’s fucking exhausted. When he steps back into their room he sees Matt stripping down to his boxers and Ronnie’s decided that Matt is just as chaotic as his first impression had given him. “You turning in too?”
“Fuck yeah I am. Nine hours in a car with my family and you would be too.” He chuckles as he lies on his bunk, surrounded by a few Pokémon posters on the walls. Ronnie chuckles as he makes his bed up with his sheets and duvet and he lies down. “What about you? Didn’t see your folks.”
“They stayed back in PA.” He says softly, tugging his glasses off to lie on the desk beside his bed. Matt’s sitting up in his bed to look at him. “I’ve got an older sister who my parents help watch her kids while she works. They couldn’t really take the time away from that to come.”
“I get that. My mom dragged my dad along.” Matt says softly. “Think you’re okay, Ronnie.” He says softly and shrugs, lying back down and taking. “You like Pokémon?”
“Yeah.” Ronnie chuckles softly as he closes his eyes. And Matt chuckles softly to himself as he watches Ronnie settle into his own bed and he rolls over to sleep himself.
And every day goes by so slowly that first month. Ronnie isn’t even sure what he’s doing here, going to class after class and walking in on Matt banging his girlfriend at all hours of the day. Ronnie’s never learned her name— just that Matt calls her Sunny and that she works in a flower shop across town and she always leaves him flowers once she figures out he collects them. And Matt is so fucking cool to Ronnie. He’s such a nerd. Matt and Ronnie spend their evenings after Matt’s baseball practice watching a movie together, ordering takeout, and playing a shit ton of Pokémon. And Matt was always trying to get him to come to the mixer parties his girlfriend threw. “Come on, Ron. Sunny’s parents own a pumpkin patch. There’s gonna be a big thing there. Hayrides, bonfire, scary stories and shit. You should go.”
Ronnie is nose deep into his textbook as Matt talks and he just nods. “Yeah, I will if you just shut up about it,” he says softly and huffs, scribbling something down onto a page of clean notebook paper.
“Maybe you’ll meet someone.” Matt says as he tugs off his t-shirt and buttons his practice Jersey up and tucks it into his pants. “Sunny’s got a lot of friends—”
“What’s up with you wanting to set me up?” Ronnie laughs quietly. “I’m perfectly fine on my own. Didn’t have anyone back in Pennsylvania, I don’t need anyone here.”
“Oh come on, Ronnie.” Matt laughs and flips himself onto the end of Ron’s bed to shove at him. “Having someone in your corner is pretty great. Had one in mine for years and she’s awesome.”
“You guys have been dating that long?” Ronnie raises an eyebrow and Matt just nods.
“She’s a year older than me. Got accepted here last fall and I just kinda followed. Like a puppy.” He teases and shrugs. “And the sex is fucking great.” Ronnie’s cheeks turn red as he glances back at his book. Matt watches him and then raises an eyebrow. “Are you a virgin?” Ronnie doesn’t say a word only shifts uncomfortably. “You are! Jesus Christ, Ron!” He laughs all quiet and shakes his head. “We’ve gotta get you laid!”
This is now available as a print / mask / mug / phone case / whatnuts on Society6. https://society6.com/elopez7228
It used to be on redbubble but was removed for copyright reasons because of Ben Solo on the back. I removed Ben Solo but the new artwork isn’t up yet.
i love the different parents in qaf though because everyone has someone to relate to, being completely disowned, like brian, being in contact w extreme homophobic parents, like lindsey, one parent accepts and the other doesn’t, like justin, the parent accepts you but they took some time to, like ted and justin, then the parent who openly supports you and they support you as much as possible because they love you, like michael and justin
