Loser!Ellie x Popular!Reader
Do opposites really attract?
Summery : When you run into a girl who rarely makes acknowledgment she even exists, thereâs something that undoubtedly draws you to her..and a spark is created.
Warnings -> / Weed usage / Reader is confused about her feelings? / Ellieâs also confused about her feelings (ig?) / Just full loser Ellie / Really brief Skater!Ellie / eventual smut (probably) / fluff / tension / Little bits of smau / Toxic friendship / (Lmk if I missed anything else!)
WC: 4.8k (longest fic iâve ever wrote!)
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The loud buzzing of Ellieâs alarm shoots her eyes open and her body halfway up. âF-fuckâ She grumbles under her muffled voice. Running her right hand down her face.
Ellie grabs the alarm rested on her left bedside table and sheâs finally met with the time 9:36am. âOh fuckâ Ellie says quickly stands up out of her single bed, planted in the corner of her single bedroom dorm. Classes start at 9:45. She has a total of 9 minutes to get dressed, leave her dorm, and run onto campus. Which has her leading to the fact thereâs almost 0 fucking way sheâs making it on time.
Since Ellieâs already up and out of her bed she runs to her dresser to throw on a pair of boxers and a sports bra which is almost instantly covered by âcleanâ sweat pants and a nike hoodie. It didnât smell bad so it was fine!
4 minutes, it only took Ellie 4 minutes to get changed and grabbed her skateboard. She also glances over at the time as it now reads now reads 9:40. So this means her time isnât âhorribleâ I mean getting ready in 4 minutes is sorta impressive, at least in her mind? Plus campus shouldnât take that long, as long as sheâs fast.
Ellie grabs her skateboard and leaves her dorm quickly running down the stairs, having basically 0 time to wait around and sit there like a duck for the elevator. And as soon as sheâs met with concrete sheâs off.
The reason why Ellie being late is such a fucking hassle is because sheâs already been late a fair share of times building a reputation for it, when she walks into class and shit it doesnât go without dirty looks. But itâs a new school year, so sheâs tryna live by the corny ass saying ânew year new me!â and actually not miss half the classes like last term.
Youâre up early, 8:00 to be exact. You quietly leave your bedroom trying not to wake up the rest of your sorority sisters as you tiptoe through the halls. And just as you thought you were clear, a pair of blue eyes are met with yours.
Emily your best friend since freshman year. You two were like glue through high school, nothing could separate the two of you, sure you had fights and disagreements but nothing seemed like it could break the bond between you two..
As you meet her blue eyes you quickly notice her lips turning into a light smirk. âWhy the fuck are you tiptoeing like weâre in a fucking Tom and Jerry episode?â You let out a pity laugh and smile âOh ha haâŠ! Maybe because iâm nice and I didnât wanna wake up all you guys?â
Emily smiles right back at you. âWhy are you up so fucking early, thought your class started at 9:45?â You nod your head agreeing with her statement. âIt does. I just wanted to be on top of it you know!â Emily shakes her head. âNo I donât fucking know? I donât wake up a full hour and 45 minutes before my classes.â
You smile, you could ask her why sheâs up but you already know her class starts at 8:30 (ew.) so going through more questions seems unethical. âWell!â You trail off then pick back up where you ended. âI need to have a shower soooâ Emily nods and goes back to her room âYeah yeah!â
The steam fills your bathroom and the air is still warm from your lingering shower.
It was weird today. You donât usually feel nervous for school, I mean you knew people, people knew you. There was literally nothing for you to feel even the slightest bit of tenseness. Yet it was still just there.?
Your just blaming it on basic nerves, youâre not really âexcitedâ to get back into the grove of school, get a ton of work in before due dates which are are way to fucking fast. But either way you knew you had to suck it up so you pushed yourself out those doors and into your car.
Right on time 9:30. It should only take 10 minutes to drive onto campus and that leaves you with about 5 minutes before the lecture starts. At least thatâs what you fucking planned.
But just to your luck. There was an incident, nothing serious. Just ending up backing up the roads. And any fucking other day you wouldnât have really cared. But you really could not afford to be late on your first day back. You wanted to make sure youâre on top of everything, and the walk of shame into the classroom is probably one of the worst things person could every fucking experience.
Once you make it on campus you speed walk through the halls cutting through people just trying to get to your door. Then everything will be fine and normal, you wonât have to worry about how stup-
A hard thud goes straight into your back
You heard about 3 things fall flat on the ground none of the things being yours. And as shitty as it seems, you were genuinely considering walking away just to get to fucking class..
Youâre not a complete dick and you were raised better. So this leads you to reluctantly turn around and your met with? Well you donât exactly know, she looks familiar but maybe sheâs a year younger so you donât often see her. She has brunet- no, auburn hair, green eyes, and freckles that go all around her face. She looks familiar but you canât put your finger on it.
You look down and notice a binder, a now slightly cracked phone and skateboard which finally you make the decision to crouch down. The auburn hair girl is mumbling a bunch of sorryâs âF-fuck thatâs on me. I-iâm like super late? So I was looking down and sh-â You cut her off and shake your head picking up her phone and binder as she picks up her skateboard. âYouâre good..Fuck Iâm late too.â You chuckle looking at her as you stand up, quickly handing her the items she dropped on the ground.
You give out your hand to shake âIâm-â and as your about to say your name, youâre cut off by her voice âN-no I know you, you sat in front of me last termâ You donât know what really led you to say the next part but what else were you going to say?? You didnât notice her once, lying seemed like a better approach. âRight! Um what was itâŠA- no H?â You notices how her eyebrows furrow, the fact you definitely donât know her name is becoming apparent.
âI-uh Ellieâ She shakes your hand.
âYeah! I was getting there!â You smile looking back at her before talking again.
âWeâre you?â She tilts her head talking in a tone laced with a joking sound..just from her demeanour alone you can tell she was kidding.
âI was..â You shift your gaze down to her lips then back up. You werenât trying to be weird or anything, you just did it on instinct which now on the contrary seems a tad bit creepy since this is literally your first time even talking to her.
Once you meet her eyes again you nervously cleared your throat and starting talking once again. âWell what room are you!â
Ellie notices the quick change of subject and she nervously shakes her head âU-uhh fuck 217 I thinkâŠ?â You nod and look at her âFuck, okay shit me too?â Your voice stops then picks back up âWant to walk?â
Ellie perks up and nods. It kept playing in the back of her mind why the fuck you were talking to her. Ellie wasnât popular, not your level of popularity. Everyone knew you. So the fact you were standing in front of her, talking to her. She was almost confused. Yet she wasnât complaining..
It only took a few minutes before you reached the classroom door, as you check your phone you see youâre a bit late. Nothing to complain about, itâs only 9:47 so who cares..?
When opening the doors your eyes lock with the seats in the back left corner, there open, and no one is sitting in them. You look at Ellie who seems nervous.
Little do you know in her mind sheâs wondering where the fuck sheâs going to sit.
The only single seats are in the middle of like 5 fucking people.
Once you notices her eyes are scanning the room and her whole face is plastered with a nervous expression you nudge her lightly.
âWanna sit over thereâ You point your finger and her eyes quickly follow it.
She seems confused. Like her brain just did a 360 but she stutters over her words when talking back to you. âY-you wanna s-sit together?â
âYeah?â You smile and let out a chuckle.
âR-right! Yeah- Yeah we can sit over there.â She smiles and nods looking at you.
As you sit down your phone buzzes in your left pocket not wasting much time to pull it out. Thereâs one message Emily. Asking if you made it okay and stuff. Which leads to a mini conversation.
You couldnât help but feel almost icked out? Emilyâs not usually rude so her response was weird, and out of character. You wanted to believe maybe she was making a statement or something but you replied regardless.
She was being so strange, like not her usual self. Which lead your eyebrows to furrow and you were abo-
âYou okay?â Ellieâs voice says softly probably noticing the fact your eyebrows are furrowed and your face now showing clear signs of annoyance.
âO-oh yeah!â you reply now embarrassed as you feel blood rush to your cheeks. âJust one of my friends, iâm good though!â
Ellie nods and smiles. âOkay, just wanted to make sure?â
You havenât really met anyone like Ellie. I guess other then Emily? But it still took months to feel comfortable with her. With Ellie it seems almost easy? Like fast?
Your whole friend group is popular. Which wasnât horrible? The benefits of being popular is nice? Sorta.. But unfortunately half of your âfriend groupâ is fake.
Talking behind peoples back kinda fake.
You tried not to let it bug you though, you had people in your friend group you obviously loved, so you would just stick in that crowd.
But there was always some anxiety which came with it. Like you didnât know if things you said would get passed around, so when talking to Ellie, knowing nothing had the chance of somehow going to anyone, else it was refreshing.
The class was finally fucking over and you packed up your laptop and papers.
As you were about to leave you said a quick bye to Ellie trying to be respectful. You didnât wanna ask for her number because you didnât want to come across as weird, you two just met? So that could wait?
As you turned around there was a quick âwait!â which was clearly from Ellie.
You just turned around trying to read her expression but as you were she cut off your train of thought. âC-can I uh get your number! I was thinking we could maybe study or something. This math s-shit is like kicking my assâ After her sentence there was a dry awkward chuckle. The fact you didnât immediately respond worried her
Did she come off as weird?
Youâre popular why the fuck-
âYeah!â You smile walking back over to her.
âAre you busy right now? We can go back to my place and study if you wantâ You say not breaking eye contact.
Ellie quickly breaks the eye contact handing you her phone before she clears her throat. âW-no! no iâm not busy, right now is good actuallyâ Her voice cracks in the middle of the sentence leading her to clear her throat once again.
You grab her slightly cracked phone and nod..
âK cool, itâs not a long drive and my cars out in the front lot.â
Saying the car ride is awkward is an understatement? Reason number one, you donât know what to say because you literally just met Ellie.
I mean youâre alright on small talk but what the fuck do you say to someone you met a solid 2 hours ago?
And on the other hand Ellie is Ellie.
She canât pick up on small talk for the life of her. So when you finally speak it almost feels like a blessing and a curse.
âSorry about you phone?â You say, both hands still on the steering wheel as you drive.
âHuh?â Fuck this is awkward.
âYour phone, itâs cracked. Sorry?â You say a smile cracking.
âI ran head first into your bag Iâm pretty sure thatâs on meâ Ellie chuckles looking at you as you drive.
âI guess, but maybe if I was walking faster it wouldnât have happened!â You say glancing over at her before you turn your eyes back to the road.
Ellieâs face turns a light pink as soon as you made split eye contact with her. Sheâs silently now thanking ever fucking god in the universe that you turned your head before you could notice.
âMaybe but I think that was a sign I shouldnât walk with my head downâ Ellie letâs out a slight laugh.
The silence falls once again neither of you knowing what to says.
Both of speak at the same time a dry chuckle coming from both your lips.
âYou go.â Ellie says nodding.
âI was just going to say sorry for not noticing you?â You say clearing your throat anxiously.
âWhat do you mean?â Ellie says tilting her head still looking at your side profile.
âLike- I sat in front of you for months you know?.. just the fact I didnât noticed you makes me feel like an egotistical prick?â You say rubbing the back of your neck with your left hand.
Ellie shakes her head at your response. âNo! Fuck I barley talked, trust me, you not noticing doesnât make me have hard feelingsâ Ellie says quickly, she doesnât want you to feel guilty for anything.
You just smile at her response and nod. âWhat weâre you going to say?â She quickly talks âJust gonna ask do you get what the fuck is going on in classâ
You quickly laugh and shake your head âFuck no! Iâm actually so ass at math your gonna have to walk me through it.â Ellie smiles and nods. âWhat makes you think iâm gonna be good at it!â She says with a chuckle.
âWell you have to be good at it because weâre official study partners!â You say before nodding your head. âOfficial??â Ellie smiles
âOh yeah, officialâ You nod and continue nervously. âWeâre uh here!â You park the car in front of your sorority.
âI never been to a fucking sororityâ Ellie says getting out of the car with her backpack in hand. âNo?â You say looking at her. âNahâ She shakes her head âThey feel cult-ish?â She laughs causing you to smile and look at her âSo youâre joining my cult then?â
âGuess sooâ She drags out her âsoâ dramatically before walking to the two big white doors which leads into the sorority house.
You and Ellie studied for a few hours. Looking outside the sky was now dark. Rather then the bright blue it shined before.
You guys studying was basically just an excuse to talk, you got to know a lot about each other. Ellie opened up to you, you opened up to her.
You havenât ever had a friendship where you got so comfortable so fast. Itâs like the fact you guys met a solid few hours ago, it was completely disregarded. Itâs like you connected so fucking fast.
You learned Ellie had two close friends Dina and Jesse. They didnât go to the same school as you and her, instead they went to one about 30 minutes out. You âlearnedâ sheâs painfully shy, which you already got the message as soon as she ran into you.
She let it slip she actually debated talking to you last term but you seemed extremely intimidating which you laughed at. But she was standing her ground, saying like you gave off a bit of scary vibes.
âOkay scary?â You replied laughing
âScary!â She says looking at you. Both of your guys studying papers are far from filled out, almost completely empty. But to be fair thatâs the last thing on your mind.
âI need one fucking example from when I was being âscaryââ You say defensively looking at her. The two of you are crisscrossed on your queen bed a bit to close considering how much space the both of you had. Both of your knees touching.
âK well- I donât have a fucking time list of all the times I thought you seemed scary!â Ellie says shaking her head looking at you.
Your hand instinctively falls on her knee âIâm asking for ONE example!â You made sure to emphasize the word one. To point out it was really fucking easy.
Ellieâs whole face heats up and she feels like her bodyâs on fire causing her to stutter over almost ever other word âI-I d-donât know l-like one t-time I heard you talking about h-how you were âgonna murder himââ She says chuckling to mask the nervousness thatâs coursing through her veins.
You try to recall when you said this, it suddenly clicking âOkay wait! No thereâs context!â You chuckle and now both of you are closer. Itâs like each time a sentence is said, youâre moving further in.
âWhat fucking context could there be!â Ellie spits out laughing, which causes you to laugh harder.
âI was talking about some dick who used one of my friends!â You laugh your head falling onto Ellieâs shoulder.
âI guess thatâs fair?â Ellieâs voice gets quieter. You can her heart beat which to say itâs fast. Thatâs would be an understatement.
You pull your head off her shoulder and look at her. Her face is pretty pink and you feel like you can ever little detail that revolves around her face. One thing about seeing ever detail, it had a result of your faces being mere inches from each others.
You donât even know what the fuck led you to do this but you slowly guided your left hand to cuff Ellieâs cheek which now has the both of you to instinctively lean in.
Ellie does the same, manly following your lead as her hand also goes onto your cheek and now your noses brush against each other.
And just as your lips were about to touch a knock hits right against your door.
You and Ellie both quickly flinch back clearing your throat nervously.
You get up faster then her and the person behind the door is no other then Emily. You hadnât texted her since the whole weird ass messages she sent a few hours ago.
Ellieâs thoughts are now going all over the place. Because you two almost just kissed, a knock breaks it up..and now thereâs a girl who in her mind, is way better looking!
Ellie doesnât wanna think it, but the fact you might have a girlfriend is lurking in the back of her mind. She wouldnât be surprised to say the least.
âHeyâ Emily says eyeing Ellie who is now putting her papers back into her backpack nervously, her hands fumbling over each sheet..
âHi..?â You say looking at Emily. Sheâs eyeing Ellie with a look you havenât noticed before. And as you were going to say something along the lines of âDo you need somethingâ but Emilyâs voice talks over your thoughts.
âCan we talkâ She says now meeting your eyes.
âI mean I have someone ove-â But before you can finish your sentence Ellie intervenes. âItâs- Itâs fine iâm heading out anyway. You know itâs dark..? So?â
âI- uh, alright. You want me to drive you?â You say looking at Ellie which she almost instantly shakes her head âIâm not tryna be a burden iâll just skate back, my dorms on campusâŠso iâll uh, iâll be chill..â Ellie says grabbing her skateboard which was planted in your room. Right after Ellie grabs her skateboard she already is almost out of the door. But you quickly talk.
âJust text me when you get to your dorm, so I know you got back safe and shit.â You say softly.
And just like that sheâs gone, and your standing awkwardly in a room with Emily. When the front door finally shuts she got the sudden urge to talk. âEllie?â
You nod confused. âUh- yeah..? We were just studyingâŠâ
Emily nods looking at you. âWhy though?â
âSorry..?â You say now even more confused then you were previously.
âLike why hang out with her?â Emily says looking at you.
You think sheâs joking so you laugh sarcastically âFuck off?â
âIâm being for real, Williams, sheâs like weird dude... Thatâs literally all anyone talked about when she was in my class.â Emily now chuckles and you shake your head.
âSheâs not even weird?â You say defensively. âHave you talked to her?â
Emily shakes her head fast âI donât wanna fucking talk to her?? Like I said sheâs weird.â
Youâve never seen Emily act so blatantly rude, like she had her own opinions but she knew whether or not she should announce them. Plus! Sheâs never even met Ellie yet sheâs judging her so easily with no second thought. You tried to push it behind you, trying to end the conversation with a quick âI gotta go to bed so. We can talk later.â
Emily scoffs âGreat! Now youâre fucking being weird!â
âIm not even being weird! Youâre just being rude, iâm not gonna listen you talk shit about someone you havenât even had a conversation with!â
Emily just shakes her head âIâm hardly talking shit shit. Iâm just saying what I heard, fuck.â The fact sheâs trying to justify her shitty behaviour and actions just makes you more annoyed.
âK great talk Emily. I gotta get sleepâ You say before shutting the door with a hard slam as Emily gets out of your room.
Itâs been a few weeks since that whole situation, Emilyâs been okay? She apologized and shit but everything is still a bit tense?.. Like she lets out mini sighs when you say your going to hang out with Ellie.
You assumed this was because maybe she felt left out, but every time you even attempted to ask her she always shook her head and replied with âEh sorta busy with homeworkâ
So you dropped in, she was clearly going through some weird ass phase with you new friendship and you just wanted her to push through with it. You didnât feel like guiding Emily through it all.
And then on the other hand
neither of you mentioned what happened in your room that night, or what almost happened? It wasnât relevant, some friends almost kiss! You two almost kissedâŠ? And it was nothing important.
Not something to jeopardize your new friendship. So you dropped it. And you internally prayed she would too.
Ellie on the other hand. She was thinking about the moment constantly, like it was a virus infiltrating every single free fucking thought she had. She doesnât know if the blue eyed girl was your girlfriend, but at the end of the day she didnât wanna push the subject. You hadnât talked about it so it wasnât something she was willing to bring up. Seemed better to drop it!
And here you are, laying down on your bed extremely bored with nothing to fucking do. Your mind was just wondering, thinking about class, school, Elli-
Thereâs buzzing coming from your bedside table and you quickly grab you phone.
You laughed at your phone. Ellieâs jokes were actually so bad it made them funny. You kept texting her no plan of stopping, but then she tells you she has a little something!
You smile at her messages quickly following up by closing your phone. You didnât waste time to grab you car keys quickly leaving your sorority house.
The car ride wasnât all that bad, it was nice knowing that youâll get to be with Ellie again. Plus it was literally only 10 minutes so when you get there you quickly park and rush to the campus dorms.
As you go into the building you take the left to the elevators, shortly entering before you click floor 2.
As it stops and the doors open and you lead yourself to Ellieâs dorm which youâve now been in a few times.
After knocking it literally doesnât take long before she answers..her hairs messy, a few strands down her face and she gives you a quick smile. One thing you instantly noticed was the strong scent of weed that exits her room. âYouâve been busyâ you say sarcastically giving her a quick smile.
Her eyes are red and sheâs clearly faded. âSoooo busy!â She says sarcastically before itâs followed by yet another smile.
You go into her room and sit on her little single bed thatâs planted right in the corner of her bedroom.
She passes you an already lit joint which you take a drag from.
âI wanna ask you something?â Ellie says as she takes the joint back.
You nod letting out a short âhm?â
âYou obviously donât have to say yesâ she starts dragging her words a mix of nervousness and being high.
âOkay..?â You say nodding, you donât know what sheâs gonna ask but either way youâre nervous.
âJesse and Dina, they rent cabin every year. And like my not tryna really third wheel so I was wonderingâŠif maybe like-?â Ellie says shifting her gaze down into her lap.
âWhen is it?â You ask looking at her.
Ellieâs almost surprised you didnât immediately turn it down so she quickly clears her throat. âFuck sorry- Itâs in a week. You donât have to com-â
âYeah Iâll come?â You say, the high now finally clicking in. Ellieâs heart is skipping right now but she quickly pushes it down.
You two are fucking friends. Just friends.
âSick. O-okay cool. Iâll just like text you everything youâll need and shit. And itâs like an hour drive so me, you, Jesse and Dina can all just like fucking drive together.â
âOkay cool!â You smile.
You and Ellie. Are going to a cabin together.
Nothing to be nervous aboutâŠ!
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A/N -> Hii! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I already have a full plot layout for the second one.
This might only be two parts simply because I might be able to fit everything I want with enough detail in just a singular part.
I plan on adding some angst in the next chapter âčïž (so ig be ready for that!)
I also wanna really emphasize Emily is not homophobic! đ
I was reading some of this chapter and it sorta seemed implied she was at least a little homophobic, calling Ellie âWeirdâ and shit, but itâs not because Ellie gay! Iâm pretty sure most people might be able to clue on why sheâs not to fond of Reader and Ellieâs âfriendshipâ but thatâll be for the next chapter.
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