the quarry , who's to love?

NICK F.┊avoiding

┊gn!reader, [nick furcillo]┊wc. 1.4k┊req. ✘┊

everytime you look at nick, your mind goes blank. you just observe his face and it's engraved into your head for a lifetime. you'd been acquaintances when you first met at the camp, soon becoming the person you'd been closest to at the camp. you were great friends, for quite awhile. you began developing feelings for nick, everything he does, his clothes, his smile, everything affected you. you knew the australian boy didn't reciprocate your feelings, so you simply avoided him. confrontation wasn't something you were fond of, especially since you were stuck at this camp with him... every. single. day.

you would much rather avoid him and resolve absolutely nothing instead of resolve absolutely nothing and get your heart shattered. on the other hand, nick, had been utterly confused. he asked your second closest friend at camp, emma, she stated she hadn't even known the two of you were friends. emma was obviously lying, but there was no way he could crack her. he decided to go straight to the source but he was always distracted by something or you'd be distracted by something. 

eventually, nick gave up. his sadness formed into hatred--also going out of his way just to avoid you at any cost. if you were in the same room as him, he'd notice, scoff, and take his leave. you were sad, but you'd take the hit as long as you didn't embarrass yourself by getting your heart broken. emma asked you about it, "so, why don't you like.. hang out with nick anymore? it's so annoying when he's being a big baby about just being in the same room as you!" she huffed. you explained that you developed feelings for him and that you'd rather avoid than confront your feelings.

emma faced the rack in front of you, deciding on what she wanted to eat. "ugh, it's so annoying to see you both fight over the dumbest things! kiss and get over it." she joked, rolling her eyes. "i wish it was that easy. any chance with nick is completely out the window now..." you watched as she grabbed a can of peaches than walking towards the kitchen. you followed behind her, "i just- don't get it! why didn't he come and ask me?" sputtering.. nonsense. "because," emma dragged out the word. "you've been ignoring him! it's like you have a nick radar and whenever he's near you just," she made a curving motion with her hand. "swoop! gone." emma grabbed the can opener and started to align it with the lid.

you gave a heave of sadness, "well... it'd be weird if i just confronted him now." leaning your head on emma's shoulder. the can opener reached the end of the loop, emma popped open the can. "well, do you still like nick?" emma was totally judging you right now but you only giggled in response. "... oh my god. so than just talk to him!" emma motioned outside the window. nick sat alongside jacob, leaning back on the bench slouching. you felt a sharp pang to your heart. "i'm telling you, it's too weird! hopefully, he'll just confront me." you walked with emma out the kitchen and onto a bench outside.

"yeah, you better hope so! jacob's literally wrapped around my finger at this point." emma pointed over to jacob, the bench they resided on quiet a few feet away from yours. she used her fork to stab at a peach slice, slipping it into her mouth than setting the can down. "whatever rivalry you guys have, needs to be over with.." she inhaled as if she was going to shout. an shout she did, "by tonight!" alerting the attention of others around you. everybody in the camp heard that, now looking directly at you two. she shouted a 'sorry' but it was quieter than her last. 

repositioning yourself to sit upright on the bench, you sulked. "well-.. i can't! manifest with me he'll fix it." you half-joked, expecting her to say no. emma picked up her can of peaches and quickly took another victim. "why not? start affirming or whatever you do." raising a brow, you looked at her confused. "i thought you knew how... what do i do after affirming?", "oh- come on, y/n." emma couldn't believe you.

on nick's bench, he was discussing with jacob reasons as to why you would suddenly ignore him. "you know what i told you. when it comes to it, just... y'know!"jacob stated. "jacob, i can't even get them out of my head now!" nick hollered, tossing his hand in the air and letting it fly back own. "okay.. so you like y/n but they're ignoring you." jacob shrugged, annoyed with nick's antics. "sounds like you guys cannot communicate. unlike emma and i!" jacob triumphed, nick deadpanning.

taking this as a challenge, nick dragged himself off the bench. "okay, i'll go communicate with them right now!" jacob scoffed, looking to his right and left to see if anyone saw what he just did. out of the corner of emma's eye, she spotted the lanky, tall boy walking over here. a light hit to your leg, a look to nick, and averting her eyes was a clear signal that there had been an emergency coming. you looked in the direction she had looked, seeing nick in front of you. "can we talk?" his australian accent rough as he spoke to you. "um.. sure." you were clearly uneasy but with how serious he was you followed him as he walked behind the cabin.

his rough look turned softer, as if he felt sad. "why have you been ignoring me, y/n?" nick pouted, looking at him now hurt you even more than ever. "i..." the words were stuck in your throat. unable to push them out, you mouth was left agape for a few seconds. "you can't even tell me why you're ignoring me?" his frustrated tone and australian accent all in one was pretty hot--but you couldn't act on it because you aren't even friends.

nick scoffed and looked to the side. he placed his hands on his hips and began thinking. "i like you." pathetic! you felt absolutely pathetic. was that the only thing that you could push out? "what?" nick looked back at you, a shocked look on his face. with this new knowledge, he saw your face and couldn't hide his feelings that he'd developed while you avoided him. while he was gushing about how cute you were inside, his face was blank.

"i-i'm sorry- this was a mistake.-" you quickly felt the tears blur your eyes. you quickly tried to walk away, but nick's long proportions let him easily grab you without a step. "no." nick took this as his chance to do what jacob told him. he grabbed your arm and swiftly but gently pinned your arm above your head against the wall of the cabin. "you really think you can confess to me and just... leave?" nick tried his best to mask his giddiness, feigning it with aggressiveness. you weren't sure what to think. was this the same nick you knew when you had first met?

his whisper against your ear left you hearing every noise that left his mouth. you were left flustered and speechless--his heavy breathing throwing you off.

"uh... no..?" not knowing what the correct answer to his question was, you answered without thinking. nick couldn't contain his laughter. he let your arm go and began laughing. "i'm sorry. it was jacob's idea and i just couldn't help it!" nick giggled, lighting something in your heart. "so, i confessed to you and you were thinking of jacob?" you lightly chuckled, joyful that the mood was lightened. nick laughed even more, setting his hands on his knees. "i mean- no! but, it was just-" he coughed. "sorry. anyway, this won't patch things completely... but i like you too." he was serious until he confessed.

nick engulfed you in a tight hug, swaying you side to side. "for two weeks, it hurt a bit. but it can be fixed with a couple kisses, communication, and peanut butter butter pops, right?" nick pulled away. "well- only as long as you're okay with it." nick was sweet. "i mean... i guess so, i do owe it to you." nick seemed eager to kiss you, a gentle yet sweet kiss placed on your lips. you returned the kiss, one on each cheek, his forehead, and his nose. a final kiss placed on his lips. "maybe listen to jacob more, that was pretty hot." an evil smiled formed on your lips. "want me to do it again, right now?" nick chuckled, grasping your hand with his own.