Choni One Shots

She Keeps Me Warm

@emloveschoni on Twitter suggested a thunderstorm fic where Toni comforts Cheryl, so here you go <3

Sort of a role reversal AU. Toni comes from a family with money, but not 'rich' and Cheryl lives with her mother and they no longer have money because Penelope is Penelope. Cheryl is pretty shy and Toni is more outspoken. The two are roommates in college and Cheryl admits that she's afraid of thunderstorms.

This is also in Cheryl's POV.

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Cheryl had arrived at her dorm building, Othmer Hall for her very first year of college. She was excited to say the least, but had mixed feelings on not having a roommate. On the plus side, she wouldn't have to deal with anyones mess or snoring, and she wouldn't have to argue with anyone about the shared space. She would, however, be lonely.

The redhead walked up to the check-in desk with a large suitcase, a large duffel bag strapped to it and a backpack that hung on her shoulder. Her hometown of Riverdale was only a two hour drive away, but she really didn't want to go home for more clothes if she didn't need to. Anything to avoid her nightmare of a mother. So she had most of her clothes and essentials with her, save for her winter clothing.

"Hi! Welcome to New York University! What's your name?" the all too cheery RA asked.

Cheryl held in an eye roll before responding, "Cheryl Blossom" and handed the woman her driver's license and the paperwork that showed which building she was in. "Perfect! Your room is on the third floor, dorm room 315. Your roommate has already checked in."

"I-I'm sorry. Roommate? I was told I wasn't going to have one?" What the hell? Am I supposed to be happy? Angry? The RA quickly broke her out of her thoughts. "Oh! Sorry about that," the woman smiled, "She was a bit late to applying, so we weren't able to send you any of her information on time for you to have it today."

This could have been an email. "Right. Well, thanks." Cheryl said as she grabbed her key from the woman and started walking off. "Come back if there's anything you need!" This time Cheryl definitely rolled her eyes as she walked towards the elevator, pushing the button for the third floor.

The elevator dinged, signaling it's stop. As soon as the large doors opened, Cheryl rolled her bags out, walking down the hall, full of nerves to meet her roommate. Hopefully she's nice. As she walked, she tried to move past other people who were moving in and looking for '315' on the wall. She heard rock music coming from an open door and sure enough, it was her room. She peeked inside and knocked on the door before a girl popped out from behind the closet door and turned down the music.

The woman smiled, putting down the shirt she was hanging up and walked over to Cheryl with her hand out, "Hi! You must be my roommate. I'm Toni. Toni Topaz." Cheryl's jaw almost dropped to the floor as she took in the shorter girl's appearance, still shaking hands. Holy shit. She's hot.

"Hello?" Toni spoked a little louder, getting Cheryl's attention, finally letting go of each other's hands. "Oh, hi. I'm Cheryl Blossom. It's nice to meet you. I didn't know I would have a roommate until I got here, so I'm a bit shocked."

Toni sighed, "Yeah, that's my bad. I applied like two weeks ago." She said as she rubbed the back of her neck. "I was going to attend UCLA, but NYU has a better photojournalism program and offered me a scholarship." She shrugged. "Plus, I thought it'd be fun to be more independent and away from my family. I love them, but they're a handful."

Toni walked back over to her closet as Cheryl brought in her bags. "I take it you're from California, then?"

"Yup, born and raised. I'm from a suburb area of Los Angeles. Westdale." Cheryl gave a small chuckle at the name of the town. "What's so funny?" Toni asked.