Soy Luna Tumblr ficweek 2021 (Day 1)
Nina strongly grasped the paper that had written her room number for the year. Even Though, she arrived early meaning she had yet to find out who she was rooming with. Her nerves were truly at its peak when she discovered while walking into campus that the council decided to pair the girls rooms with the boys rooms. Boys... in the same dorm hallway. She already felt scared starting the new year at Oxford but now she feels uncomfortable knowing there was going to be adult males too. She wondered "what if it's the guys who host those massive overnight parties. How on earth would I be able to study if people next door are partying all night long." Nina had jumped into a spiral of thoughts by just overthinking everything.
Once she arrived at her room she had the pleasure of choosing which bed she wanted since her roommate hadn't arrived yet. She unclasped her luggage after setting it on top of the trunk and began to store her belongings in drawers, shelves and any other kind of available space in her side of the room.
Knock-knock. Nina heard as she was hanging up her shirts in the closet. Must be her new roommate. "I'm coming," Nina hurried as she went to the door. She's been waiting, wanting to anxiously know who she was going to spend all year with. She grasped the door knob, turned it, and opened the door to a revealing surprise. "Gaston?!"
Both, Gaston and Nina stood there in shock looking at one another. "Nina!... Wlle it's nice to see you again but how were you able to find my room and enter it. Don't get me wrong it's a pleasure to see you again but this feels a little creepy even though I know I'm hard to forget."
Nina let out a small frown at his words and replied with "Gaston you really think I would do something like that. I don't know if this is another one of your jokes but this is my room. Even though they have combined girl rooms with boy rooms in the same hallway doesn't mean they get to share the same rooms. Girls with girls, boys with boys."
Gaston scratches his head and glances at his paper again. "But Nina this is my room, 2774."
Nina walks to her dresser, grabs her yellow slip and reads out loud "2774, how odd that's the same number I got. We need to go speak to the director, this must be a mistake."
Gaston is now smirking in front of Nina while she wears a questionable look towards his expressions. "Maybe we don't have to fix this mistake. Maybe we can stay roommates and catch up on what we've missed. Maybe this is fate that has brought us here Nina."
Nina now choking on her words says, "No no no Gaston, we can't. We would get in big trouble if I don't say anything about this and I cannot get in trouble on my first day already. Plus it would seem fishy if they saw a boy in a year after me in the same dorm room as I am. We can always hang out and even catch up outside of the dorm but I don't want to get in trouble."
Gaston now making a sullen look replies with "You're right. We should go."
"Sorry if I seem like a buzzkill. I'm happy we met but I wasn't expecting it to be like this."
"Yeah me neither."
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"What do you mean we're going to be roommates for the week. Isn't that against the rules?" Gaston asked. "Yes it is but we've already implemented a system for the roommates which means all of the other rooms are taken. We're now going to have to wait for when a spot opens up. My deepest apologies for the whole mixup by the way. Don't worry too much though, this problem should be fixed by the end of the week," the dean of the campus reassured them. But what if Gaston didn't want the issue to be fixed anytime soon, what if he does want to be Nina's roommate. Gaston's already imagining all of the possibilities of him being able to rekindle his romance with Nina.
Wait a second. A doubt, a fearful thought entered his brain and now it can't get out. What if Nina is still with Eric? Could that be why she didn't want to be his roommate, could that be why she tried to brush him off and didn't seem so excited to see him at her doorstep. Heck she didn't even give him a hug.
Throughout the whole meeting he couldn't help but stare at Nina a few times. Oh how he missed her so much. The way she shuffled her feet when the room was quiet, the way how she tightly held her book in her hand whenever she was nervous, and the way how she barely spoke in conversations, overthinking what to say next.
Seeing her reaction to the news was a scary delight to see. Gaston saw Nina's face easily turn red when she glanced at Gaston for a few seconds. Did she hate the idea of rooming with Gaston because she doesn't like him anymore? Gaston would just love to be a mind reader right now.
They both got up from their chairs and left the office. "So I guess I have to unpack my bags.... In our room," Gaston breaking the five minute long silence whilst scratching his head in the awkward environment.
"I guess so. I will say though that I call dibs on an extra drawer just so I can have space for my books."
Gaston couldn't help but chuckle at Nina's statement, at how Nina hasn't changed who she was.
"Gaston it's not funny, you know I like to keep my books organized into different categories. Ones I haven't read, ones I want to reread, and ones I've already finished but not planning to reread them anytime soon." Nina couldn't help but giggle as well. Now Nina and Gaston were both giggling.
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All day Nina tried avoiding Gaston. When she was in the library, she tried to fixate her focus into her textbooks and ignore the not so subtle glances Gaston would throw. Oh how she wishes she can have long conversations and tell him exactly how she feels, but that's the thing she can't. Whenever she just thinks of the idea, she chokes. Chokes and not a single word can come out afterward. She thought she has finally grown to be more confident and speak to others but with Gaston around, all of the development feels like it never happened. Before she used to feel very comfortable talking to him and now it feels like the first day she met him, scary and nerve-wracking.
While he wasn't looking, she couldn't help but stare and wonder how lucky fate has been to her this very moment. She finally got to see him like she has always hoped. Deep down inside, she's never stopped loving Gaston no matter what. Just about five months ago, she finalized her decision to break up with Eric. She told him the truth, how she's still not over Gaston. She thought she had feelings for Eric and she did but only as a friend. She pushed herself to date him thinking it would erase the pain she would feel thinking she would never see Gaston again but not even a sliver of that feeling went away.
Now she's here. Sitting in a vintage, brown chair while reading her newest textbook in the dull lighting of this library. Great, now she can't stop thinking about him and has lost all concentration in her homework. She puts her hand on her face in frustration. "Why do you have to take over mind Gaston," she thinks to herself. Honestly, when she applied to Oxford she wasn't expecting her first encounter with Gaston to be like this. She assumed she would have some time to put herself together and have the guts to have an actual conversation with him. But instead she barely spoke to him today as if she wanted to ignore him and even gave out signs of being uptight. That's the thing though, she isn't like that at all. Her shyness and the spontaneous encounter of him took her by surprise. While already having first day of university stress, she now has past love stress.
She wonders what he must be thinking now. "Does he hate me? Does he not love me anymore? Am I everything he wasn't expecting me to be? Does he want to be friends? Does he want to be more than just friends? Is he even single" She face palms herself again and is getting really annoyed now at her overthinking and spiral of thoughts getting out of control.
Gaston notices at the other end of the library Nina's frustration. Automatically he's worried and is about to step out of his chair till another doubt reaches his mind. "Wait maybe this isn't a good idea. I don't want to force her to like me again or seem clingy," he assumes. He sits back down onto his chair.
A group of guys head over to Gaston. Only one of them seems to be carrying books in their hand while the others are carrying backpacks.
"Hey Gaston. Have you heard of the party that Sara is hosting today. It's going to be sick," the guy with the letterman jacket said.
"That seems nice," Gaston replied
"Are you coming? I heard a lot of people are going to be there."
"No, I don't think I'll go today. It's the first day and I don't want to ruin my already messed up sleeping schedule."
"Oh but c'mon it'll be the first one of the year. You can't just miss the first one. Plus I heard a lot of girls will be there too," the guy then gave Gaston a wink after this statement.
Gaston then looks over to Nina. She immediately dropped her head down to her books. He noticed and couldn't help but fall in love at how that reminds him of the looks they would share to each other when they were at the Jam and Roller together.
"Sorry but I can't today, maybe some other time," Gaston stated.
"Ok, your loss dude." The group of guys then headed straight out the door.
Nina grew a little worried. She liked knowing now that he is single but she wonders whether he even wants to be with her again. All day it has felt like a battle of who can ignore each other better. She picks up her textbooks, slides them into her open backpack, zips it, and gets out of her chair to leave the library. She can't concentrate having Gaston very far but also very close to her in one large room.
When Nina heads straight to the door, Gaston does too. He runs over her and says, "No, Nina, wait." She turns over. Now Gaston is tongue tied and didn't think through exactly what he was going to say to her. "Uhh... see you later.." Nina waves a bye to him back and leaves with a confused look on her face. Gaston can't help but feel stupid, creating a huge fuss all to just tell her in the end "see you later."
Gaston hurriedly grabs his backpack and exits the building too. He thinks of the best idea he possibly can at a time like this, and that's to call Matteo. He takes his phone out of his pocket, types the name and places it near his ear. "Hi Gaston. I wasn't expecting you to call me today. What's the matter?" Matteo asks.
"Nina is here. I'm happy that she is but everytime I try to talk to her I forget the words and how to speak."
Matteo laughs on the other end. "Oh wow no hi Matteo. Good afternoon to you too.Well anyways, you both truly are made for each other. Just be honest with her, plus she probably feels the same way you do."
"I have tried but I don't know what to say. I don't want to come on strong but I don't want to sound annoying either."
"You're overthinking this too much, this is Nina we're talking here. She already knows you and wouldn't think of you like that."
Gaston thought about it for a second and answered, "Yeah I guess but we hadn't seen each other in a long time and things can change you know."
"True but from what I've seen the last time I met her she's still the same Nina you fell in love with before. Maybe this time less afraid to speak her mind, cause of what happened with Gary."
"Tonight I shall try to talk to her. Maybe we can start out being friends and go from there. I just really miss her laugh, our conversations together, and her smile. This whole day I've barely seen her smile. I miss it."
"That's a good start. Don't forget to tell me how it goes ok. Good luck hermano."
"Bye Matteo. Don't worry I will."
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It was 9pm and Nina was already in her pajamas sitting all cozy in her bed while reading a book. Today she was wearing a black and beige nightgown. Gaston had just gotten out of the bathroom from brushing his teeth. He headed towards his bed as well whilst stealing glances towards Nina. He went under the covers and positioned his pillow to fall asleep. Before he laid down, he decided to tell Nina something. He would try to have the conversation he told Matteo about but sadly he can't seem to think of anything to say. Nonetheless the convo ended quickly and barely went out as planned. "Goodnight Nina. Uh I hope you had a nice day today."
Nina took her focus away from her book and said, "Yes I did. Thanks for asking. How did your day go?"
"It went decent I guess."
"That's nice. Goodnight to you too."
Gaston then tried to fall asleep. Nina held her book but hasn't read a sentence after their short lived conversation. She stared at the way Gaston slept. It was so peaceful, as if all the stars were aligned with each other. A portrait she would never want to forget. "What am I thinking. I still can't be in love with Gaston. He barely notices me or even talks to me. I have to forget about him," Nina overthinks again. She places her book on top of her nightstand with her glasses and tries to fall asleep through the night.
After two hours have passed, Nina seems to be having a nightmare. She tosses and turns consistently in her bed. Gaston slowly opens his eyes. The noise of the sheets moving rapidly woke him up. He sees Nina scared with almost tears in her eyes. He rushes over to Nina and gently wakes her up sitting at the side of her bed. "Nina it's ok, it's ok I'm here." Nina's eyes begin to flutter and she uncontrollably takes a hold of Gaston's hand. An electric shock rushed over both of their spines. They touched.
"It's ok Nina. You were having a bad dream. You're going to be fine. I'm here and I'm not going to leave ok." Gaston's voice of reassurance made Nina feel much better. They couldn't stop looking into each other's eyes. She breaks the stare by rushing into a hug. He softly strokes his hand on her back. She then lays her head on his shoulders.
"Look Nina there's something I need to tell you."
Nina breaks out of his warm embrace. "Gaston there's something I still need to tell you too."
"I've missed you so much Nina. More than you can possibly think. I thought us breaking up would be the best so that you wouldn't feel tied to me and have to suffer having a boyfriend who was far away and can rarely visit. Also, especially with starting out school and having to frequently study, barely having time for you, which was not what you deserved, I thought at the time it was the right decision to make."
"Gaston I've missed you so much too. More than you could think of. I remember there were even days where I cried just looking at a trinket from our past. Like that book you lent me that was your favorite. It has all of the notes of the lines that you said reminded you of me. I even take it everywhere I go no matter what. I was so hurt from the breakup, I thought dating somebody else would help erase the pain and make me even forget about it. Not about us since I will always remember you but make me feel better. In the beginning it did till I realized that the relationship I had with you could never be recreated with some other guy. And when I noticed my feelings for you were still existent and even stronger I knew I had to break up with him. I wasn't ready to have another boyfriend yet."
Gaston couldn't help but smile at the fact that Nina is single.... And still potentially loves him. "Nina I still till this day have feelings for you. Whenever I felt stressed or depressed I would always look back into your Felicity account and read your posts. They always gave me that extra dose of strength I needed for the day. I always kept track of whenever you posted for Amigos De Patin. Reading your incredible entries made me feel so lucky to have met you and have had a wonderful girlfriend like you. I always carry around with me too that red bracelet that kept us united like the sea. Remember that ribbon I sent you and how I told you it reminded me of us being like the sea. How far we may be but someday it's waves will meet up again. How our love lives in the ocean. I never got rid of it. I always wear it on my wrist."
Nina cupped her mouth with shock. "Gaston I do too. I still keep that ribbon and take it everywhere I go. In fact I keep it in a special place." She grabs her book off her nightstand and takes out a bookmark. In the clear plastic is the red ribbon. "I always take it with me wherever I go too."
"Nina don't you get it. This is maybe destiny. Like the poem of the sea how someday we would meet up again if our love is meant to be. Nina I never stopped loving you."
Nina then had a tear slide down her cheek. "Gaston I never stopped loving you too."
Gaston wipes the tear off Nina's face and has his lips meet with hers. He caressed her cheek while she held his arms. This felt surreal to the both of them. They couldn't believe they got to meet each other again. Their love was held by the big body of water between them and chose now to bring them back together. Gaston and Nina knew deep down inside that they were meant to be.