Club Snubbed ♡ Tom Lucitor Imagine
Requested: @technolilly thank you so much Darling for requesting this, I hope you enjoy it!❤❤
Warnings: Fluff, angry Tom, FEEL THE HEAT IN THIS ONE MY DARLINGS
Summary: Star and Marco bring the reader to a fancy ball with them, and Tom (Reader’s long term crush) begins “club snubbing” the reader the entire time. Reader can’t figure out why he’s ignoring her until Pony Head and Star explain to her and convince her to do the same thing, but things get a little heated when Reader decides to dance with Marco...
You want to know what one of the worst feelings in the world is?
No, it is not shoving yourself full of chocolate fondue because you already accomplished that not even an hour ago. It’s being invited to a dance with these high hopes of getting to finally win over your crush for five years and he ignores you the entire time.
It all started with Star bringing you and Marco along with her to some fancy ball that you had never once heard of during your time on earth. But she was your best friend after all, so even with some convincing about her trying to get you and Tom together, you were already strapped in for the ride. Even Marco got a little excited about getting to wear his new tux to the dance, but you had a feeling that deep down he was planning on trying to make a move on Star tonight ;)
Anywho, things were going amazing for the first couple of hours. You were mingling, dancing, stuffing your faces with the h’orderves table. Well, some people tried to eat the table, but you know what I mean. When Tom showed up as fashionably late, you felt your heart stop. Maybe this was your chance! Maybe tonight could be the time where you could finally get him to see you as more than a friend. But then when the dancing began, things started taking a turn for the worse...
“I don’t understand,” you muttered, stabbing another mashmallow with the fondue fork angrily. But before you could shove it into your mouth, Ponyhead was quick to fly by and snatch it out of your hands. “Hey! That’s my feelings that I’m supposed to eat!”
Ponyhead spat out the stick back onto the platter and shook her head, starry eyes sparkling. “Girl, come on. We both know what’s going on here. You’re upset because Tom’s club snubbing you.”
Your eyes widened as you turned just in time for Star to throw her arm around your shoulders, chiming in on the conversation that she had obviously been eavesdropping on. “Ooh yeah baby!”
“Club snubbing?” You asked in confusion. Ponyhead and Star exchanged a knowing glance.
“Club snubbing is when someone basically ignores you to get them to fall in love with you. Everyone knows that, doll,” Ponyhead explained, nudging your head to look over at where Tom was. You watched carefully as the girl he was dancing with dipped him, and as he rose up, you swore he was staring at you the entire time.
“Yep, he got it bad,” Star giggled.
“How do I fix it?” You asked, your heart already beginning to pound at you being in the exact same room as him. Star and Ponyhead giggled once more, each pushing their cheeks against yours as you all stared across the dance floor.
“Do you want to do things the fun way?”
According to Star and Ponyhead, the fun way was just another way of saying giving him a taste of his own medicine. You had been forced to dance with literally almost every single guy in the room (even one who constantly stepped on your toes) and not once did Tom even glance your way. You weren’t sure which was more infuriating, the fact that he wasn’t noticing you or the fact that you felt like he didn’t care.
It was a mix between you trying to control your emotions so you didn’t cry and some pushing from Star and Ponyhead to go to your last resort: dancing with Marco. He was pretty excited to dance, mostly because no one else had asked him and he hadn’t yet had enough rounds of punch to have the courage to ask Star. Marco was a pretty good dancer, and due to the new tux he was sporting, you both didn’t look too shabby out there together as he guided you through a casual waltz.
“You going to do it?” You teased him slightly. His nervous brown eyes found Star in the crowd, talking to some of the other Mewmans and a little admiration tingled in his eyes.
“I want to, but... It’s not as easy as I thought it would be.” You gave him a sympathetic smile as he twirled you.
“Hey, you’re an amazing guy and I’m sure that-”
“GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER!”
Before you knew it, all you could see was fire. The drapes covering the windows had flames lapping their way up the walls. The punch table now had some dancing fire to compensate for the lack of flavor. And Tom was levitating above the two of you, his eyes a white hot yellow and his mouth embedded with a deep scowl. It didn’t take you too long to realize that he was jealous.
YES! You internally cried. You got back at him!
And then he threw fire at Marco. “Tom!” You screamed in horror as Marco quickly swiveled the both of you out of harm’s way. “Stop!”
You turned back around to face him, e/c orbs pleading to him as he prepped to throw another fireball at your friend. Of course you had wanted to get back at him, but not like this. You had never seen him this angry before and while it did make you feel good knowing that he cared, it also worried you about him setting the whole place on fire.
In a matter of minutes, you were able to successfully lure Tom down to the ground and out onto one of the ballroom’s patios where the two of you could be alone. Tightly shutting the doors behind you, you made your way over to the railing and sighed, running a hand through your hair. Tom slowly made his way over to you and gave you a sorrowful glance.
“I’m... I’m sorry, Y/n... I don’t know what came over me. I guess I just-”
“You got jealous,” you finished for him, giving him a sideways glance with your half open eyelids. A soft smirk coated your lips as you noted the irony of it all. His beautiful ruby red eyes widened and he opened his mouth to defend himself, but you playfully nudged him. “Admit it. You were.”
“Alright fine,” he scoffed, but a smile still played across his lips. “Maybe I was... a little bit jealous. But you were too!”
“Only because you were ignoring me,” you crossed your arms over your chest and stared across the skyline. Your smile slowly faded. “...I really like you, Tom... But I get it if you have interests for someone else.”
His eyes widened once more to the size of saucers. No way, no way could the girl that he’s had a crush on for years now have the same feelings for him.
“No! I really like you too! I just... didn’t know how to deal with my emotions so I tried... ignoring you.” He looked away from you, obviously embarrassed. You gently rested your hand on his arm and gave him a warm, knowing smile.
I guess love really does work in strange ways.
