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*** Pairing: Taylor x female!reader Warnings: None Requested: No
A/N: Back in high school, Taylor teases you because she likes you
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High school was an every day nightmare for you.
The thing was, not a single day had gone by without getting picked on by a popular girl called Taylor and her gang.
From your point of view, she seemed to be the ring leader of the group, when really she was doing this because she didn't know how to truly express her feelings for you and her "friends" were egging her on all the time. You had something that was very rare, and that was of you having two different color eyes. This was what you just assumed to be the reason as to why she was targeting you out of all the other students. The first day you noticed Taylor was in a shared science class, her sitting at the table in front of her with one of her, as you like to call them, her minions. It was in that moment you realized you had found someone you really liked, nothing you've ever felt before for anyone else. But those feelings were almost lost when you both got paired up for a big project when she demanded that you do all the work and put but both your names on it, and at first, you refused.
"We're supposed to work on this together. Maybe at a time, we can work on it at my house and the next, work on it at your house."
"Or maybe you can just do it all yourself like I said. I don't want to be seen working with an outcast like you."
"But-"
"Or if you don't, I'll be sure to make you sorry for it."
Before you could say anything else, she turns and walks away. You could feel nothing but rage consuming you, it made you feel like a volcano and you're going to erupt if you don't leave the classroom.
Luckily for you, you had one good friend that was by your side and even tried convincing you to report her to your teacher, but you refused based on knowing of what happened to the last person who made that daring move. The next thing your friend, (F/n) did for you, was something that differently spelled "True friend" and there aren't much of those kind of friends around these days. They seemed to be rare if not had fallen into extinction, (F/n) helped to work with you on that project so you didn't have to go through it alone and end up with a failing grade. Science had been tricky for you to understand, but (F/n) understood it better then anyone you know.
———
As you walk in the school, you were holding onto your project as you were heading to your locker.
You were putting stuff away when the sound of someone clearing their throat had you turn around, facing Taylor. Both of you know that you already knew why she was there, but it didn't matter because she loves pestering you of these things.
"Did you finish it?"
Rather then answering with words, you showed to her in plain view. You watch as her eyes examine the project as satisfaction fill her blue eyes.
Without so much of a word, she leaves you be at your locker.
"See you in science."
———
Your day had been like any other, being ganged up on by Taylor and her "friend" no matter how much you tried to ignore them.
They're always blocking your path and love to make you late for classes. You made it on time to your science class, very happy with grade you got on your project as you let your teacher believe you worked on it together. As you observed Taylor, you took notice in her strange demeanor, but your thoughts wondered off that focus when your teacher announced another project to be worked on, having the same partners. That was also the moment the teacher had announced that the partners you have are the ones you'll be sticking with through the semester.
When you went to pick up the instruction for the project, you were taken by surprise as Taylor snatched it from you. Giving her a confused look, she asks to talk to you about something. You weren't gonna lie, that made you nervous and even more when she lead you to the girls bathroom, locking the door behind her as you started backing away. What went through your mind was that this was another sabotage, she had the girls hiding in the empty stalls ready to jump on you.
"Don't worry, it's just us in here."
"Um... okay. What did you want to talk about? The project?"
"Yeah, that too. The other thing I wanted to tell you was I have something I must confess."
"What?"
"That I like you, I mean I really like you. The reason for me treating you the way I did was very much unacceptable and if I could take it all back, I would. I just never felt this way for anyone else and I guess I was just scared to learn how to act upon my feelings towards you, but that's still no excuse."
"How long have you been feeling this way?"
"A while now, it's hard for me to really say. I just wanted to apologize for it and I was hoping you'd let me take this next project into my own hands and I'll put both our names on it."
You were taken by surprising, but even though you did the last project alone, you didn't want to be the kind of partner to make someone you're working with be responsible for the whole thing.
"How about you bring it over to my house and we can both work on it? I'll have some refreshments and beverages while we do."
"You mean, like a study date?"
"Exactly like a study date."
"It's a date then!"
It was while working on your project together, your relationship bloomed into close friendship and soon to be followed by something more.
Taylor turned out to be (F/n)'s friends as well, joining in on your study parties.
