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“I don’t want to go to that stupid competition, Manon.”
“But Daniii it’ll be fun!”
“Yeah, watching a bunch of sweaty losers play Valorant sounds soooo fun.”
“Hey, my girlfriend is not a sweaty loser.” Manon defends.
“Okay, everyone but Sophia.”
“Sophia’s sister plays on their team too.”
“Everyone but Sophia and her sister.”
“Her sisters best friend is pretty cute-”
“Literally why would I care.”
Manon groans.
“Dani please, Lara’s working tonight and I have nobody to go with!”
Dani rolls her eyes.
“What do I get out of it?”
“C’mon I have backstage passes so we can watch them from there!” - “I’ll do the dishes for a week.”
She hums,
That would be a nice trade.
“Okay fine, but I’m holding you to that.”
“Yes!” Manon fist pumps. “Thank you thank you!”
She hugs Dani tight, pulling her slightly off the ground as she bends back.
“Manonnn, let me go.” She chuckles. “It’s not that big of a deal.”
“Shut up and get ready, we gotta go soon.” She laughs and puts her down.
Dani only regrets her decision ever so slightly when they get there.
“Why are there so many people here to watch people play a game?”
“You like watching soccer? This is similar.”
“Hardly.” Dani scoffs.
Manon guides them backstage, flashing their passes to the security.
“Do you go to these often?” Dani asks as she looks around.
“Yeah, I go to every one of her comps.” Manon says proudly.
“Damn, is she good?”
Manon nods,
“They’re all good. But I’d say Megan’s the best.”
Dani hums,
“Which one is Megan?”
Manon points at the monitor that shows Megan’s getting set up in her chair, a purple and pink jersey and ears on top of her head?
“Why is she wearing that?” Dani almost laughs.
Manon shrugs,
“Soph says she thinks it’s fun, brings more attention to her or something?”
“Well it’s definitely working.” Dani nods.
Manon holds her small sign in her lap, the one with a terribly done doodle that says Go Sophia! on it.
Dani barely listens to the announcer as the game starts, Manon’s cheering far too loud for her to even hear it anyway.
She’s on her phone, scrolling through instagram and scoffing at her ex’s most recent post.
“Go Fi!” Manon yells.
Dani glances up at the monitors, showing the different players and their POV’s.
She has no idea what’s going on.
But her eyes still somehow trail to that girls game.
She has to give it to her, the ears do bring her attention.
Because Dani can’t seem to tear her eyes away.
“What did you say her name was again?” She points at her.
“Megan? Megan Skiendiel? She’s Yoonchae’s best friend, they’re like iconic, maybe they’re dating I don’t really know.”
“Oh they’re a thing?” Dani frowns.
Manon pauses watching just for a moment.
“Why do you care?” She smirks.
Dani scoffs,
“I don't, I was just wondering.”
“I told you she was cute.”
“She’s not.” Dani huffs, sitting back in her stool and leaning back.
Manon grins at her,
“Right, say that to me again after you meet her.”
“Wait after I what-?”
Manon hushes her, pointing back at the monitor.
Dani grumbles and turns her head to watch again, phone forgotten.
“Yes! Go Meg! Go go go!” Manon is hardly sitting down anymore, yelling at the monitor.
“What’s going on-” Dani asks, still confused.
“Megan’s getting a lot of elims, she’ll probably make top fragger again.”
“Can you say that in English or Spanish so I’ll understand?”
“She’s killing a lot of people, and that’s good.” Manon puts it simply.
“Oh got it.” She nods.
“Yes get it Meg!” Manon cheers,
Dani sits forward slightly
“Y-yeah go Megan!” She says, like an idiot.
Manon glances over at her, slightly surprised.
She blatantly ignores this, watching Megan run around and shooting at- something? Someone? She has no idea.
She learns slowly.
She knows that they have to like- fight each other? One team is defending something? She thinks-
All she knows is Megan looks good in a jersey with a headset on.
“A camera is about to come around to us okay? Don’t freak out and just smile when it’s on you.”
“Wait- W-What??”
Manon waves her sign happily at the camera, knowing that Sophia will be able to see on the big screen during the small break between rounds they have.
Dani’s panicking.
She smiles the best she can, tilting her head slightly and making a small heart with her fingers.
Manon starts laughing when the camera is away from them,
Dani hits her in the arm,
“Shut up!”
“No No, I’m not laughing at you.” - “Did you see that?”
“See what?”
“The camera was one you and Megan was staring up at the big screen like she saw god.”
Dani scoffs,
“It was probably something else.”
Manon rolls her eyes,
“Oh sure.”
“Just shut up and sit back down, they’re starting.”
“Oh so you know that now?” Manon grins sharply.
Dani ignores her again, staring at Megan looking around.
“What is she even looking for?”
“Probably you.”
“Die.”
“You love me.”
“No I don’t.”
“Yes you doooo.”
Dani sighs, knowing she’s not winning this fight.
It’s another couple hours of staring and acting like she wasn’t until she could finally go home.
“Can’t wait to see those dishes done.” She jams her finger against Manon’s temple.
“Owww, they’ll get doneeee.” She whines, “Just don’t poke me so hard.”
“Right.” - “Now go say bye to Sophia so we can leave.”
“She’ll come to us, you just have to wait for them to finish talking to the fans.”
“Fineeeee.”
She stands there shifting her weight from one leg to the other, trying to be patient.
“How long is this gonna take?”
“Dani, are you really going to act like a tired toddler right now?”
“I feel like one, so maybe.” She shrugs.
“Will you be patient if you get to meet Megan?”
Dani’s heart stutters more than she does,
“Uh um I don’t know, maybe.”
Manon folds her arms and stares at her.
“You like her.”
“I don’t even know her.”
“Not yet.”
The girls wave to the fans as they walk off the stage.
Sophia jumps excitedly when she sees Manon, running over and almost taking her down with how she jumps on to her.
“Babbyyyy, you came!”
“I told you I’d be here.”
Sophia kisses her hard, and Dani clears her throat, feeling a little awkward.
They pull apart smiling at each other, before Sophia turns and smiles at Dani.
“Hey girl! What are you doing here?”
She gets off of Manon to hug Dani,
“Manon invited me to come, so here I am.”
“Yeah after making me beg and plead before you actually agreed.”
“She’s exaggerating-”
“I am literally not.”
Sophia laughs,
“We’re all going to dinner, you’re coming right?” She asks Manon, wrapping her arms around her neck.
“Of course I am.” She smiles, kissing Sophia’s cheek.
She beams at her, hopping on her toes.
“You coming too, Dani?”
“Oh uh, I don’t know.”
Manon turns her head to Sophia,
“Is Meg going?”
“Yeah! Me, Meg, Chae, and Hinari are all going.”
Manon nods as if she didn’t already know that.
“So yeah, Dani you should come.” She winks.
“I hate you so much.” Dani huffs.
“You two can ride in the van with us! C’mon let’s go.” She pulls Manon along with her.
Daniela follows hesitantly, feeling a little weird not knowing anyone but the lovebirds.
Sophia opens the door, they’re seemingly the first ones in there.
The van has three rows, a bench seat in the back, two seats with a space, then another two before the very front.
Manon and Sophia sit at the front two, smiling at each other.
Dani resists a scoff and sits behind Sophia so she can see and talk to Manon.
“Where are we going?”
“The noodle place down on main street.” Sophia grins.
“Who let Yoonchae pick?” Manon chuckles.
“It was actually Hinari and Yoonchae agreed just because she has a crush on her. I thought it was a good idea and Meg got outvoted.”
Manon nods like that makes sense,
Which it might to her,
But Dani feels completely clueless.
She can hear faint voices from outside the van,
“You two are so nasty I swear, if I have to catch you two one more time-”
Megan hops into the van and pauses.
“Who’s this?” She smiles.
“Oh meggy this is my friend Dani! I invited her to hang out with us if that’s alright.”
Megan sits next to her, setting her bag down by her feet.
“Hi.” She breathes.
Hinari and Yoonchae sit behind them, at the bench seat.
“Hey.” She says back, visibly nervous.
“What took you three so long.” Sophia turns around to look at them.
“Well I was going to the bathroom to actually use it and it was locked so I had to wait and then these two come out, hair messed up-”
“Megan I will do anything to get you to shut up right now.” Yoonchae begs.
“Anyway I had to wait a while and then I had to actually use it and here we are now.”
Manon snorts, covering her mouth as she lets out a high pitched laugh.
“Sister like sister.”
Sophia hits her arm,
“Manu!” She scolds.
Dani settles in the more that they talk.
It feels,
Nice.
But her heart rate won’t settle because Megan won’t stop glancing at her every five seconds.
She catches her gaze and holds it the next time Megan looks at her.
“What?” She asks, trying not to smile.
“I uh, saw you on the show screen, you uh were next to Manon.”
She kicks herself internally.
She sounds like an idiot.
“Uh, yes, I was.” She nods.
“Smooth, Skiendiel.” Sophia chuckles.
“Shut up.” She hisses through gritted teeth. “What’s your name again?”
Daniela lays her hand out to her palm down, fingers bent slightly,
“Daniela.”
Megan takes her hand gently, nodding at her politely.
“Megan right?” She asks, hand lingering just a little longer than necessary.
Sophia and Manon glance at each other sharing knowing looks.
Dani didn’t even realize they had started driving until they were already almost there.
“Have you ever been here before?” Megan asks her. “To the noodle house?”
Dani shakes her head,
“No, I don’t really eat out much.”
“Ha.” Manon snickers.
“Shut up, I didn’t mean it like that.”
The van rolls to a stop at the curb and Sophia slides the door open, Manon hopping out before Sophia to offer her her hand in assistance.
“Thank you, Mahal.” She smiles, kissing Manon’s cheek.
Dani stands up and waits as Megan, Hinari, and Yoonchae all clamor out.
She tries not to be hurt by the fact everyone is just leaving her behind,
And she isn’t,
Because when she walks through the aisle of seats and finds Megan standing at the door of the van, offering her her hand.
“Oh, thank you.” Dani takes it, letting Megan help her out of the van.
“No problem.”
Her hand leaves Megan’s as they walk up to the entrance, but she decides she didn’t quite like that, and wraps her hand around Megan’s bicep.
She looks up at Megan’s reddening face and smiles.
“Are you okay?”
Megan nods as they look around the restaurant trying to find where their friends ran off to.
“Yeah, you just make me nervous.”
“Why?”
Megan shudders out a breath,
“You’re really pretty. When I first saw you standing next to Manon I was like- shocked.”
Dani looks away, trying to hide her blushing face but squeezing Megan’s bicep.
“Thank you.”
“There they are.” Megan points. “Assholes.” She chuckles.
They walk up to the table and Dani finally lets go of her arm, Megan letting her choose where she wants to sit.
Then sits right next to her.
Dani looks at the menu for a few moments, humming to herself.
She looks over at Megan, who’s sitting there awkwardly staring at the wall.
“What are you going to get?”
“Oh, I get the same thing every time.”
“And that is?”
“Sophia orders everything and we all share.” She chuckles.
Dani smiles at her,
“Really? You don’t just get one thing for yourself?”
“Yeah, are you not a fan of sharing or something?”
“Not when I like something.” She winks.
She turns back to the menu, deciding she might just let Megan order whatever and steal her food.
Megan has yet to stop staring at her, jaw slightly slacked.
“Hi there, are you all ready to order?”
Sophia nods firmly and starts listing. And listing. And listing.
“Damn, is she feeding an army?” She whispers to Megan.
“Yoonchae eats like one.” She chuckles, nodding at the taller girl.
Dani smiles and nods, fiddling with her acrylics.
“You played really well today.”
She looks up at Megan, a little nervous as the girl looks down at her with a nervous smile.
“Thanks.” - “Did you cheer for me?”
“Maybe a little.” She admits. “I don’t really know how it works, so I just kind of yelled when Manon did.”
“So you’re friends with her and Fi?”
She nods,
“Mostly Manon, I honestly don’t know Sophia that well.”
“Ah.” - “You two seem pretty close?”
“Yeah, she’s my best friend. She means the world to me.”
“I get that, me and Yoonchae kind of grew up together, we’re pretty close in age so we get along well.”
“How old are you?”
“Twenty.”
“Oh, I thought you’d be my age.” She chuckles.
“Well how old are you?”
“Twenty two.”
Megan hums.
“Is that a problem?”
“For what?” Dani raises a brow.
Megan reddens.
“Uh. Nothing. I’m talking nonsense.”
Dani lets it go. For now.
She glances around the table, seeing Manon and Sophia gaze into each other's eyes like lovestruck teenagers, and Hinari and Yoonchae talk awkwardly like they weren’t making out with each other an hour ago.
She grips onto Megan’s shirt, grabbing her attention.
Megan turns to her from where she was spacing out and hums.
“Tell me about yourself.”
“Uh, what do you want to know?”
Dani shrugs.
“Whatever you want to tell me.” She smiles.
Megan scoots slightly closer to her.
And the world fades around them.
Megan wasn’t usually one to talk much.
But the way Dani listened, asked questions.
It made her want to.
They laughed together, over high school memories, ex boyfriends that apparently had the same names, orientations.
“Have you ever been with a girl?” Megan asks, taking a bite of her eggroll.
“I’ve dated a girl, but we never did anything.” She shrugs, opening her mouth when Megan holds the other half to her.
She chews slowly, waving her hand around to loosely gesture,
“She was crazy though.” She mumbles, voice low from eating.
Megan nods.
“That sounds about right.”
She smiles every time Megan takes a bite of something and gives her the other half of whatever she doesn’t finish.
It’s endearing. She hasn’t picked up her chopsticks once.
She acts like she doesn’t know Manon is watching her.
Sophia and Manon whisper something to each other.
Sophia takes out her phone and texts something to Yoonchae.
Yoonchae smirks up at her when she glances at it, then shows Hinari.
Hinari nods.
“Well, I think since we’re done maybe we should go.” - “Me and Manu are gonna take an uber back to her place.”
“Yeah I think we’ll do the same back to mine.” Yoonchae agrees.
“Oh yeah, yeah totally.” Megan nods. “Fi want me to venmo you or something?”
“Nah, that’s alright I got it.”
“Really? That was like, a lot-” Dani winces.
Sophia waves her away,
“Don’t worry about it.”
They help clear up the table, stacking up the plates and steam baskets to the end of the table.
“Bye guys! We’ll see you later.” Sophia waves wildly at them, pulling Manon down the street.
Yoonchae actually hugs Megan, embracing her tightly before she leaves.
“Bye Mei.”
“Bye ChaeChae, have fun.” She winks at her.
“Shut uppp.” She huffs, shoving Megan’s shoulder.
Megan grows nervous as Yoonchae walks away with Hinari.
She didn’t think this through.
She was alone with Daniela now.
Alone. With Daniela.
She was so screwed.
“Soooo what are you doing for the rest of the night?” Dani holds her hands behind her back, looking up at Megan.
“Uh- Probably going home and playing games.”
“Do you ever- not play games-?”
“Sometimes. I have a life other than gaming I swear, I just like doing it.” She puts her hands up in defence.
Dani chuckles,
“Do you have your heart set on doing that?”
“No.” She says immediately.
“Do you want to keep hanging out?”
“I-I’d really like that, yeah.” She nods firmly.
“Cool, what do you want to do?”
Dani starts walking down the street, Megan following her like a lost puppy.
“I uh I don’t really know. I don’t really go outside.” Megan shrugs.
Daniela raises a brow.
“You just finished a competition in front of thousands of people and went to dinner with your friends and you’re trying to say you don’t go outside?”
“I don’t!” She insists. “That’s like a once every few months kind of occurrence.”
Dani chuckles.
“How about a treat? Like ice cream or something.”
“Yeah that sounds good!”
Dani grins at her and pulls her down the street by her hand,
“Perfect, I know just the spot!”
Megan’s face warms at the feeling of Dani’s hand in hers.
This is insane.
Dani is beaming at her as she rants about the ice cream shop.
“They have the craziest flavors! I tried a fried chicken one a couple weeks ago and it was really weird, but kind of good.”
“That sounds disgusting.” Megan laughs.
“Hey don’t knock it till you try it, lovergirl.”
Dani squeezes her hand and Megan’s heart jumps.
“Are you single?” She blurts out.
Dani almost trips at the question, a little surprised as she looks over at Megan.
“Um, yes I am.” She confirms. “Are you?”
“Yeah-”
Dani nods,
“Okay.”
They walk slower, Dani waits for her to continue.
“Do you um-”
Dani can feel her hand shaking in hers.
She stops walking, stopping at the side of a building to stay out of the way.
She waits patiently.
“I uh- Would you um- I-”
“You’re okay.” She assures, nodding for her to continue.
“Sorry I have a lot of anxiety.”
“It’s just me.” - “I’m not gonna judge you for whatever you’re gonna say.”
Megan lets out a shaky breath, trying to keep her composure with Daniela’s hand in hers.
“Do you like- Wanna turn this into a date or something?” - “I know you said you’ve only dated like one girl but you seem really cool and I-”
“Yes.” Dani says firmly, leaving no room for argument.
“Yes?”
“Yes.” She nods. “I’d love to.”
Megan gives her a bright toothy grin, all that previous anxiety fleeting from her as Daniela giggles and pulls her along the way again.
“It’s right on the corner here!”
Megan’s heart swells at the genuine joy Daniela radiates as she points at the small ice cream shop.
There’s a little bit of a line, and Megan starts to get anxious, scratching hard at her arm in an attempt to distract herself.
“You okay?”
She nods,
“You sure? You look like you’re about to pass out.”
“There’s just a lot of people here and I’ve never been here before. It’s a little scary.”
“Do you want to hold my hand? Will that help or make it worse?”
“You don’t have to, it’s dumb.”
“Will it help?”
She nods slowly, trying to control her breathing.
Dani pulls her hand away from where she was scratching herself, and holds on firmly, brushing her thumb over her knuckles.
“I’m right here.” She stands closer to her bringing up her other hand to drag her nails up and down her bicep.
Megan breathes, slow and deep.
“Right.” She nods.
“Do you know what you want?”
“Uh, not really. I’ve never been here before.”
“You can try samples if you’d like.”
Megan shakes her head,
“I can’t, that’ll waste everyone’s time.”
“No it won’t, that’s half the point of coming here.” Dani counters.
“I can’t.” She insists, trying not to clench at Dani’s hand.
“Do we need to go? Is this too much?”
“No no, I’ll be okay, I just need to understand how this works.”
Dani nods.
“Alright, well when it’s our turn we go up and you can ask for it in a bowl or a cone, then you tell them what flavor you want, and then they hand it to you and bam.”
“Okay.” She exhales. “Totally got this.”
“I’ll be right here the whole time.” She smiles softly, holding onto her hand and arm firmly. “And if anyone says anything I’ll fight them.”
That makes Megan laugh,
“Will you?”
“Oh yeah, I’ll go full Latina Mami on their ass.” She jokes.
But she’s really not joking.
“Okay it’s going to be our turn soon, do you know what you want?”
“Maybe the pistachio and strawberry?”
“Do you want to try it?”
“No. That’ll waste too much time.”
“Can I try it?”
“Yeah.” Megan shrugs, not seeing why not.
Dani raises a brow, but doesn’t question it.
“Hi! What can I get started for ya?” The girl smiles at them.
“Can I try the strawberry pistachio please?”
“Sure!” She says, far too enthusiastically.
She hands Dani the small spoon with the ice cream on it, and Dani mouths off half of it, holding the spoon to Megan.
Megan pulls the rest of it into her mouth and savours it for a moment.
“I like that one.” She confirms.
“Cup or cone, baby?”
“Cone.” She mumbles, still holding Dani’s hand.
“Can I get a scoop of this in a cone please?”
“Yeah of course.”
Daniela takes it from her once she’s done and hands it to Megan.
“Anything else?”
“Can I get the goat cheese habanero in a bowl?”
The girl nods and walks to the other side of the counter to retrieve it.
“That sounds like a bad idea.” Megan chuckles.
“Why’s that?”
“It sounds inherently evil.”
“What?” Dani laughs. “An ice cream flavor sounds inherently evil to you?”
“Yep.” She confirms.
“Here you go.” The woman hands her the cup,
“Thank you!”
“I can get you down here.” she gestures to the register at the end of the counter.
“I got it.” Megan barely pulls her card out, trying not to drop her ice cream.
“No, Meg you don’t have to-”
Megan’s already tapping her card to the reader, then putting it back in her wallet.
“Already did.” She grins.
“You’re irritating.”
“I know.” She snickers.
“Thank you, have a nice day.” The woman nods at them as they walk out.
“You too!” Dani hollers back.
Dani hums as she takes her first bite, enjoying the sweet and savoury mixture.
They walk further, reaching a small park in the center of the platz.
“Here come sit here.” Megan points at a metal bench.
Dani sits next to her, close enough their shoulders touch.
“That can’t be good.” Megan watches her take another bite.
“It is!” She insists.
“Try it.” She holds the spoon out.
Megan wrinkles her nose.
“Do I have to?”
“No, but I’d like it if you did.” She holds the spoon closer.
“What do I get if I do?”
“What do you want?”
Megan smiles, a little shy smile as her eyes glance down to Daniela’s lips then back up at her eyes.
“Try it.” She shifts her weight, cocking her hip out almost impatiently.
Megan takes the spoonful in her mouth and contemplates the taste.
“Why is it spicy oh my god-” She winces, biting into her ice cream to get rid of the pain.
Daniela laughs, a full bellied hearty laugh as Megan resists crying.
“It’s only getting worse, what the hell.” She whines, “Why do you like that?”
“I like spicy stuff.” She shrugs.
“You’re crazy.” Megan huffs, almost halfway down her cone now.
“And you’re a mess.” Dani chuckles, making Megan look at her and wiping her lip with her thumb, then bringing the melted cream to her mouth. “You’re adorable though.”
“Do I get a prize for eating it?” Megan asks gently.
“Maaybbeee.” Dani says, holding the plastic spoon in her mouth as she looks up at her.
Megan takes another large bite of her cone, almost completely done before Daniela’s even eaten half of hers.
“I think I should get one, especially since I suffered afterwards.”
Daniela rolls her eyes, but there’s no malice behind it.
Only complete and utter adoration.
“You’ll have to ask nicely if you want to kiss me.”
Megan just about trips over her own feet as Dani finishes her sentence.
“W-what?”
“Did I stutter?”
“No. I just- I’m allowed to do that?”
“Yeah.” - “If you want to?”
“D-Do you want to?” Megan stutters.
“You wanna come find out?”
“Not really.” She chuckles, “That’d be really embarrassing if I tried and then you-”
“Megan.” She cut her off.
“Uh yes?”
“Just ask.” She sighs, one hand dragging up her arm and resting at her shoulder.
“Can I kiss you?”
“Yes.” She pulls her down.
Megan stumbles forward, connecting their lips in a messy and uncoordinated kiss that felt just right for the two of them.
Daniela’s hand tenses at her shoulder, reaching up to rest at her cheek.
Megan pulls back with a slight twitch,
“Oh god you’re also spicy.” She laughs, fanning her lips.
Dani laughs,
“In more ways than one.” She winks, then scrapes her spoon across the bottom of her cup to finish it off.
“Fuck.” Megan exhales, staring at her.
“I’m gonna go toss this in the trash, okay?” She stands, pointing at the nearby bin.
“Uh yeah yeah sure.”
Dani walks off,
Okay that gives her maybe fifteen seconds to contemplate what the fuck just happened.
She met Dani.
They went to dinner with their friends.
They’re on a date.
They just kissed.
Oh my god we just kissed. And she acted like it was the most normal thing in the world.
“What’s going on in that beautiful head of yours?” Dani sat back down next to her.
“Oh uh nothing?”
Dani turns to face her, Megan doing the same. Her arms wrap around Megan’s shoulders, and she shifts slightly to be closer.
“A pretty girl kisses you and your mind goes blank huh?”
“A little bit, yeah.” She admits.
Dani leans forward and pecks her again.
“Still spicy?”
Megan’s heart rate spikes, and she has to bite back a stupid grin.
“Hard to tell.” She leans back in.
Dani chuckles and reconnects their lips again, pulling slightly at Megan’s jersey.
Megan holds her at her hips, gripping at her belt loops, trying to leave as little space between them as she could.
Dani shudders as the wind picks up, trying to push further into Megan to hide from it.
Megan pulls back, feeling the goosebumps on her bare arms,
“Are you cold?”
“It’s fine.” She shrugs, “You’re pretty warm.”
Megan pulls further away, grabbing at her jersey and pulling it off.
“Here.” She holds it out.
“Holy shit.” Dani stares at her. “Sleeper build much?”
Megan looks down at herself, the tight tank top she was wearing accentuating her figure.
“Oh. Right.”
Dani looks her up and down and bites her lip.
“I like it.”
She takes the jersey and pulls it over her head, smiling at the warmth.
“Thank you.”
Megan nods,
“You look nice in it.” She mutters.
“Yeah?”
“Yeah.”
Dani chuckles and leans against her,
It’s getting dark out, they would probably need to head home soon.
But she’ll enjoy what she has for now.
“Do you stream at home?”
Megan nods, wrapping an arm around Dani’s shoulders.
“Just about every day, it’s kind of how I make a living.” She chuckles.
“What do you use?”
“Twitch, usually.”
Dani hums,
She has no idea what that is.
But she was going to find out tonight.
“It’s getting late.” She mentions.
Megan nods.
Neither of them make a move to leave.
–
Dani wakes up in her room.
She stretches long, flopping onto her back and staring at the ceiling.
She reaches onto her nightstand for her phone and looks at her notifications.
She smiles at a text from Megan.
Had fun last night!
See you again sometime?
Maybe if you’re lucky ;)
Megan will definitely be seeing her again, otherwise she wouldn’t have given her her number.
She glances down at herself.
She’s still wearing Megan’s pink and blue jersey, a little big on her.
She might need to give it back,
But for now it’s hers.
She takes a picture of herself, curly hair draped down her shoulder and Megan’s jersey reaching down to her thighs as she sits in her bed.
She sends it to Megan, smiling to herself.
Still warm.
Are you trying to kill me right now?
Dani laughs and responds with a vague maybe, just like always.
She starts getting ready and walks out of her room into the kitchen.
“What the hell are you wearing?” Lara laughs.
Dani almost jumps out of her skin, almost dropping her phone as she was texting Megan.
“Uh, clothes?”
“Girl I have never seen you wear something like that in the years that I’ve known you, now who’s is that and why are you wearing it.”
Dani huffs, knowing Lara can see right through her.
“I went out with a girl last night, it’s her shirt.”
“You what?? I miss one hang out because of work and I miss this?!”
Dani grabs herself a bowl and some cereal.
“It’s not that big of a deal.”
“It is so a big deal, does Manon know?”
“Well Manon kind of put us together so yeah.”
Lara groans.
“I’m never working again.” - “Did you bang?”
“No we didn’t- ugh, of course that’s the first thing you ask.”
“Did you at least kiss?”
Dani takes a bite of her cereal, choosing silence as her answer.
“Oh my god you kissed.”
“Several times.” She smirks.
“Get itttt ugh yes you’ve been single for foreverrr.”
“We’re not even dating, hush.”
“You’re not?? Then why did you go on a date?”
“Because- we’re figuring it out okay?”
“Just date her-”
“I’m trying!”
“You’re useless oh my god.” Lara laughs, scrolling through her phone. “Who even is this girl?”
Dani opens her photos app, sitting next to Lara and scrolling through all of the photos she took of them the night before.
“Wait, I've seen her before. Isn’t she one of the streamers Manon’s girlfriend plays with?”
“Yeah..”
“Oh my god, you went to the comp last night and fell for one of the players.”
“She fell for me first.” Dani defends.
“You’re ridiculous.”
She scrolls one too far and yelps, turning her phone off and hoping Lara didn’t see it.
“Girl.” Lara raises a brow. “Was that a picture of you in her lap?”
“Maybe-”
“Girl, your tongue was down her throat.”
“It was not!”
“Show me again.”
“No-”
“See?” - “It totally was.” - “Why did you even take a picture of that?”
“I wasn’t planning on it! We were just taking pictures and then we like were only kissing a little but then we got a little carried away-”
“A little??”
“Can we please stop talking about this?”
Lara scoffs.
“The fact that you did that and you two aren’t together is actually insane.”
Dani huffs and sits back in her chair, crossing her arms.
Her phone buzzes on the table.
Dani glances at it, then turns her phone over face down.
“Is that her.”
“Maybe.”
“It is.”
Silence.
“Are you gonna answer?”
“No.”
“Lies.”
“I hate you.” She picks up the phone, smiling down at it.
Lara sighs heavily,
“You’re hopeless.”
“Die.”
“No.”
“She’s about to start streaming. I'll talk to you later.” She stands up.
Lara shakes her head as she walks away.
“Whipped.” She mutters.
Dani opens her laptop, opening twitch and looking at the only person she follows and clicking on her stream.
It’s another valorant game, and she has no idea what the hell is going on, but she can see Megan’s face focused as she stares at the screen.
Messages flood in the chat, and she tries to keep up.
Saw your comp last night!
You killed it last night.
Our top fragger guys.
Megan marry me pls
Will you be my gf for 10 seconds??
Where’s your jersey?
Dani focuses on that one.
It seems to be recurring.
Jersey where?
You always wear the jersey
Jersey gone jersey gone
EVERYONE SHUT UP MEGAN’S JERSEY IS MISSING
She smirks as she looks down at herself.
“Yes I know I’m not wearing my jersey.” Megan laughs.
Where is it??
Where’d it go?
Guys calm down she doesn’t have to wear it every time, she has to do laundry at some point 😭
“Yes I do laundry.” She chuckles. “I just did it all this morning.”
THEN WHERE’S THE JERSEY!?
This is suspicious right?
“Why do you guys care so much?” She scoffs, killing an opponent. “Chat clip that headshot.”
Dani hums,
“Watcha gonna tell em, Megs?” She says to no one.
“If someone gifts me fifty I’ll tell you where the jersey is.”
Dani raises a brow at the screen.
“Will you now?”
The round ends, her team won just barely.
“Good game guys good game.” - “No I’m just playing with me today, my team is pretty busy after that comp last night.”
“Shut up guys, I do too have a life, just not today.”
Dani resists a laugh at that.
KrispeeKeem Donated $50: Tell us where the jersey is so my sacrifice isn’t in vain.
Megan stares at the donation.
“Krispee what the hell.” She sighs. “Why you gotta do me dirty like this.”
Spill your secrets.
The children yearn for the jersey
“What if I just end the stream.”
You just started, you won’t.
Don’t let Krispee down like that
Lock in
Megan sits back in her gaming chair, rocking slightly.
“Fine, I guess a deal is a deal.”
Dani looks up from her phone.
She smirks and starts typing.
LatinaMami: Yeah Meg, where’s the jersey?
She knows Megan read it because her eyes stare at the chat while her message sits there.
She hasn’t even started the next game yet.
“Oh god.” Megan breathes.
This just got so much worse.
“What are you doing here?” She smiles.
Who??
Who’s she talking about?
@LatinaMami who is you??
“I thought you didn’t have twitch god dammit.” She huffs. “Are you gonna give my jersey back? Looks like they’re mad about it.”
That chat blows up.
WHAT?!
WHO HAS THE JERSEY
SOMEONE HAS IT??
IS IT YOUR GIRLFRIEND
MEGAN SKIENDIEL HAS A GIRLFRIEND
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
ALERT ALERT ALERT
@LatinaMami WHO ARE YOU AND WHY DO YOU HAVE OUR MOTHERS JERSEY
Dani can’t help but laugh.
“You’re breaking their brains, baby.” Megan chuckles, starting the next round.
BABY!?
I’M DEAD. DECEASED. SAY GOODBYE
NOOO MY CHANCES WITH MEGAN HAVE DWINDLED TO ZEROOOOO
Megan laughs at the chat,
“That’s my girlfriend guys.” She says in a dumb voice as she points at the screen, acting like they can see what she’s pointing at.
Dani’s eyes widen at the screen and she swears her heart stopped beating.
Did she really just say that?
Maybe she can have fun with this.
She calls Megan.
Megan glances down at her phone as it buzzes on her desk, then up at the camera, knowing Dani is watching her.
“I’m in the middle of a match I can’t pick up.”
LatinaMami: You better.
Megan glances at the chat.
Holy shit
“You better” Is actually crazy.
“Alright chat I’m muting for a second.”
She mutes her microphone and picks up.
Whipped Megan confirmed.
She’s literally gonna die because her girlfriend called her.
She’s in ranked too, she’s so cooked.
She’s gonna lose ranking because she’s calling her girlfriend.
This is revolutionary.
“Hello?” Megan smiles.
“Girlfriend?”
“Sorry was that wrong-? I just thought that since last night we would like- y’know, be a thing-?”
Dani stares at Megan’s face on the screen.
She smiles knowing she’s the only one that can hear her.
“I don’t mind.” She smiles.
Megan glances at the camera.
“I can’t believe you got twitch.”
“I wanted to support you.”
Megan sits back in her chair, smiling wide.
Oh she’s gone.
We’ve lost her.
#WhippedMeganConfirmed
Two moms now I guess??
“You didn’t have to.”
“I know, but I wanted to see you play. Even if I don’t exactly know what’s going on.”
“You’re really sweet, y’know.” Megan bites her nail.
What the hell are they talking about.
They’re married.
How long has this been a thing.
WAIT GUYS DID ANYONE WATCH THE COMP LAST NIGHT? WHAT IF IT’S THAT GIRL NEXT TO BANNERMAN??
Wait guys, ^^^ bro’s onto something.
“Looks like they might know you.” She chuckles as she reads the chat.
“That’s terrifying.” She exhales.
“It’s okay, they love you already, they’re calling you mom look.”
Dani sighs.
“What have I gotten myself into with you.”
“Maybe a lot.” Megan admits. “Is it gonna scare you off?”
“Nope.” Dani smirks.
“I miss you.”
“Go finish your game.” Dani scoffs. “I’ll see you later.”
“So I will see you?”
“Yes, because apparently we’re dating.” She emphasizes.
“Sorry-”
“Don’t apologize, I already told you I’m happy about it.”
“Good. Me too.” She says, like an idiot.
“You’re gonna lose your ranking.”
“You’re worth it.”
Dani’s heart stutters.
“Oh.”
“What if I just stay on call with you while I stream?”
“I don’t think that’s a thing.”
“What if I make it a thing.”
“I won’t stop you.”
Megan almost jumps in her chair and unmutes,
“Alright chat we back.”
WHIPPPEDDDDDD
Mama’s getting married 🥺
Who is sheeeeeee
“You guys are relentless oh my god, yes I have a girlfriend, yes you might’ve seen her before, yes she’s pretty.”
Dani smiles at the last part.
“No she’s not fake you little shits.”
Wait no what if she is.
It’s because we tease you so much for being single isn’t it.
Fake girlfriend :(
Dani isn’t watching in the moment, scrolling through something on her phone.
Megan puts the phone up to the microphone.
“Baby.” Megan mumbles.
“Yeah?”
WAIT SHE’S STILL CALLING HER
OMG SHE’S REAL
WE THOUGHT YOU WERE JOKING
NO WAY YOU ACTUALLY HAVE GAME
“Damn y’all are brutal.”
“Did you need something?” Dani asks, still not watching the chat.
“No, my love, they just didn’t believe you were real for a minute.”
“I’m not.”
“What.”
“You need to wake up Megan, the crash was five years ago.”
Oh she’s funny.
Wait her girls got humor
Everyone pause- Megan isn’t funny anymore only her wife is.
“We’re literally not married, why do you guys keep saying that?” - “And damn don’t do that to me Dani, you’re freaking me out.”
Dani? Her name is Dani?
Alright, who's gonna find her?
It’s gotta be the girl from the comp last night.
“They're gonna get you, baby.”
“Don’t even play with me, Megan, that's scary.”
Megan’s face turns.
“If I hear or see you guys saying anything weird or rude to her I will literally never stream again and I will kick every single one of your asses.”
Oooh protective Megan?
Oh possessive much.
Get it mamaaa
Dani smiles,
“Thank you.”
Megan smiles bright, trying her best to focus on the game.
“Alright guys, let’s lock back in and get that rank back up.”
Dani sighs deeply as she watches Megan lean forward in her chair, in a simple pair of sweatpants and a hoodie.
Beautiful.
“And no, you’re not getting the jersey back until your next comp.”
–
It’s been almost two weeks of Dani popping in and out of her streams and making the chats go wild.
But today was different.
Because she stayed the night at Megan’s apartment last night.
Megan has a stream in two minutes.
And she’s still laying in her bed.
Megan sets a mug of coffee on the nightstand next to Dani and sits at the edge of the bed.
“Baby.” She coos.
Dani grumbles, burying herself into the pillow.
Megan pulls her shirt up slightly and scratches down her bare back, tracing shapes on her spine.
“You wanna sleep in a little more? Am I gonna keep you up if I stream?”
Dani mumbles again, shaking her head the best she can.
“Okay baby, you keep sleeping. Coffee’s there when you’re ready.”
She leans down to her.
“Kiss.”
Dani moves her head to the side, eyes just barely open as she gives Megan a small kiss.
“Go back to sleep.” She whispers, kissing her temple before backing away and going to sit in her chair, slipping her headphones on.
She boots up valorant again, and readies her stream.
It takes a second to load before her stream starts.
“There we goooo.” She mutters as her camera turns on. “Hey guys, how’s it been since the last stream?”
HIIIIIi
Mother I am home
Rip Megan’s jersey, you will be missed.
“You guys are so dramatic.” - “Alright let’s see how far we can get today, I have to go shopping later.”
She plays a few rounds before Dani starts to wake again. She shifts in the bed, turning from her right side to her left.
Did you guys see that too?
I saw it.
Who is that?
IT MUST BE HER
IS THAT A GIRL IN YOUR BED?!
“Shit.” Megan mumbles, moving the camera over to hide Dani’s sleeping figure.
They surely only saw the movement, the camera too far away to pick up any of Dani’s features.
Dani grumbles slightly as she blinks the sleep from her eyes.
“Mm, baby?” She mutters.
Megan turns her head,
“Yeah?”
“Are you streaming?”
“Yeah, love, do you need anything?”
“Oh sorry.” She mutters, staying silent after that.
“You don’t need to apologize, I don’t mind.” - “Holy shit guys did you see that shot?? It was almost across the map!” She laughs.
Dani sits up in the bed.
“Can they see me?”
“No, I moved the camera so you’re not in view.”
“Thank you, I’m not wearing makeup.”
Megan just nods, focused.
She smiles at the mug of coffee on the nightstand, still a little warm.
She sips at it slowly, slipping out of the bed and walking over to Megan.
She stays away from the camera, gauging the blind spots.
She’s tall enough.
She steps into frame, mug in hand, wearing Megan’s jersey and a pair of shorts, brushing Megan’s bangs away from her eyes.
“Are you winning, Mi Amor?”
They can’t see her face, only from her neck down.
“Yeah, I haven’t lost yet, so I’m moving hella up in rank.”
“That’s good.” She nods, sipping.
The domestication ugh I’m getting a cavity
SHE’S WEARING THE JERSEY I REPEAT SHE’S WEARING THE JERSEY
Body tea, voice tea, face probably also tea.
Guys it’s literally Daniela Avanzini, I don’t know why you guys are acting like this.
^^^ Literally how do you know that?
She’s a famous dancer! I’d recognize that hair anywhere.
Megan did call her Dani the first time-
Dani reads the chat.
“Hmm.” She smirks.
Megan glances up at her,
“You don’t have to.”
“They already know.”
“They already know.” Already know what??
Is it really her??
No way, Daniela Avanzini is too pretty for Megan- respectfully-
“Wow.” Megan scoffs as she reads it.
“Excuse you, my girlfriend is prettier than I am.” Dani scoffs.
“That’s sweet baby but very untrue.” Megan shakes her head laughing.
Dani shrugs.
“I’m gonna hop in the shower, I’m gonna work a bit on the bed when I get out, sound good?”
“Yes, baby.” Megan nods, chasing an opponent down.
“Kiss.” Dani mumbles.
Megan looks away just for a moment when Dani leans down.
It’s just a peck.
Barely a kiss.
Not even a second.
CHAT CLIP THAT
MEME IT
MAKE A GIF BRO
I WANT THAT PRINTED ON MY WALL
IT IS DANIELA OH MY FUCKING GOD
Dani winces.
“Oh I forgot they can see me.”
“Your hair was covering most of you if that makes you feel better.”
Dani sighs,
“It’s okay, cats already out of the bag anyway.”
And she disappears into the bathroom.
No way you bagged Daniela Avanzini.
Wait so the girl at the comp next to Manon is famous?
^^^Yes idiot.
How come I’ve never heard of her??
“Hey be nice in the chat, I don’t wanna see you guys calling each other idiots.” - “Yeah she’s a dancer, and a damn good one. That’s why so many of you found her instagram and tiktok so fast a few weeks ago.”
She reads back further,
“What do you mean no way I bagged her, I have game thank you.”
Megan the rizzler strikes again.
“Mods ban him.”
–
Dani rolls over onto Megan, still slightly sleepy.
“Are you ready for your competition today?” Dani mutters.
Megan fiddles with the blanket nervously.
“Yeah, I’m a little anxious though.”
Dani crawls further up her, kissing her neck.
“You’re gonna kill it.”
“But what if I don’t.”
“Then you’ll practice and kill it next time.”
Megan sighs.
“You’re gonna be there right?”
“Of course I am, I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”
“Even though it’s a competition about ‘watching a bunch of sweaty losers play Valorant’.” She smirks.
Dani picks her head up and side eyes her.
“Manon told you?”
“Yep.”
“Damn it, I obviously don’t think that anymore. I was being ignorant.”
Megan chuckles,
“It’s okay, I didn’t take it personally.”
Dani nuzzles against her.
“Good, because my girlfriend isn’t a sweaty loser.”
God she sounds just like Manon.
“I’m glad you think so.” Megan chuckles, tightening her hold around Dani’s torso.
Dani pulls back slightly to smile at her, pecking her on her lips, then her cheek, down her jaw.
“Thank you for always supporting me.” Megan sighs against her touch.
Dani brings her hands up to hold her face, brushing their noses together.
“Of course, dummy, you’re my girlfriend I’m always going to support you.”
Megan leans up to kiss her again, longer this time.
Her hands tense at Dani’s sides, pulling her as close as she can get her.
“I love you.” She breathes as they separate.
Dani visibly brightens, smiling wide and eyes shining.
“I love you too.”
Megan hugs her tight, burying her face in her neck.
“I’ll need my jersey back today.”
“Ugh, fine.”
–
Dani drives them to the event this time, Megan’s choice from how much she hates the travel van.
Megan wasn’t allowed to drive anymore though since the first week when she almost crashed.
So Dani drives them just about everywhere.
“Yeah you can park here.”
“But that’s for the competitors.”
“Yea- Which is me.”
“But I’m not and this is my car.”
“It’s fine baby, trust me.”
Dani sighs,
“Alright.”
Megan runs around the car to open Dani’s door for her, helping her step out.
“Have I ever told you how beautiful you are?”
Dani chuckles,
“You could stand to mention it more.”
“You’re beautiful.”
Dani was wearing a long sleeve black shirt, with an open button, slightly revealing her cleavage, much to Megan’s delight. Her cross necklace perfectly dangling below her clavicle and her hair up in her signature bun with her signature golden hoop earrings.
How did she get so lucky?
“I’ll see you after the competition okay?”
Megan nods.
“I love you.”
“I love you too, now git.”
“Kiss?”
Dani rolled her eyes, but still leaned up to give her a small kiss.
“Go.” She shoved her away.
She found her way to the front, flashing her backstage pass she gets on her own now and finding Manon already sitting waiting.
“Hey girl.”
“Hey” She smiles.
Lara cringes slightly,
“Wow you’re really going all out huh?”
She looks up and down at Dani’s signs in her hands, one that says Vamos Megan and the other literally just being Megan’s face.
“I’m here to support my girlfriend and I have no problem showing it.” She shrugs.
The announcer starts speaking and they grow quiet.
Sophia comes out first, the camera panning to her and then switching to the backstage one, Manon screaming loudly and holding her own sign.
Surely Sophia is smiling.
Yoonchae’s out next and they cheer loudly, waving their hands and making heart shapes with their fingers.
Then Hinari.
And the one she’d been waiting for,
Megan.
She all but screams for her when she walks out, her signature orange ears and that damned jersey that Daniela will be stealing when they go back to Megan’s tonight.
The camera pans to Megan then switches to her and she holds up her signs, waving them wildly before blowing a kiss at the camera and dancing lightly.
She can see Megan point at the show screen and talk to Yoonchae.
Yoonchae hits her in the arm and shakes her head, seemingly amused.
It makes Dani smile.
After these past few months she’s started to actually understand the game, and she gets excited when Megan is doing good.
Every time the camera changes to backstage she’s waving her sign, smiling bright and heart beating unsteadily.
They continue to cheer every time the team does good.
Manon leans down to her,
“Remember how you tried so hard not to come to the first comp?”
“Shut uppp.”
“Aren’t you glad you did though?”
Dani sighs.
“Yes.”
Manon nods.
“So how about ‘thank you Manon for helping me meet the love of my life! You’re the most amazing friend I ever could’ve asked for’.”
“No.”
“Boo, you’re no fun.”
Lara snickers beside them.
“She’s got a point though.”
Dani huffs.
“I hate you both so much.”
“No you don’t.” She grin in unison.
“Die.”
“No.” Once more in sync.
Dani tries to ignore them the rest of the game, focused on her girlfriends every move.
“Go Mei! Go baby!” She jumps when Megan is aiming at her opponents.
She celebrates loudly when Megan kills the final player, indicating her team winning the entire competition.
“Yes!” She yells, waving her signs up.
Megan made top fragger once more, sighing heavily and leaning back in her chair.
She high fives her teammates before she stands up, hugging them and some opponents.
“Good game guys, you were amazing.” She says to one.
Dani is running out onto the stage.
Megan turns around just in time to catch her in an embrace and laugh loudly.
Dani wraps her arms around her neck and squeezes hard,
“You did it! You were amazing out there!”
Megan smiles bright,
“I couldn’t have done it without my amazingly supportive girlfriend.”
“Mm, I think you could’ve but this is definitely a nice bonus.”
She kisses her cheek and Megan swears the crowd somehow got louder.
“Can I get a picture of you all?” Someone says.
Everyone gathers in,
Manon and Sophia, Lara, Hinari and Yoonchae, Megan and Dani.
And when Megan’s hand grazes over her shoulder blade Megan knows people are going to clip it and blow it up.
But she doesn’t care.
Because she isn’t hiding her.
And neither is Dani.
Megan slips away before all of the others, completely exhausted from the match.
She tries not to fall asleep during the car ride home as she holds Daniela’s hand.
“You’re amazing.” She breathes out softly, Daniela barely catching it.
Dani squeezes her hand and smiles as she turns into the complex.
Megan is happy as can be as they lay in bed together.
She can’t wait to stream in the morning and have her chat blow up about the competition.
Because having a girlfriend like Daniela is something worth showing off.