Miss Ortega: Winter Semester (F/F, College AU, 18+)

CHAPTER 3: New Year, New... ?

HIIIIIIIII OMG ok here's a longggg chapter (8k+ words...) for you guys since i've been MIA 🥲 this big girl job shit is not for the weak but i'm trying ya'll ok ily i swear i didn't forget about u ;(( <33

"Ugh, I haven't had a New Years without you since 2018. It's gonna feel so different." Alexa pouts as she applies her mascara, dressed to the nines while Y/n sits in sweats and a big t-shirt on the bathroom counter, watching her best friend's vigorous getting ready process. She chuckles softly, mimicking Alexa's pout with a small sigh.

"I know, babe. But I really don't want Jenna to be alone tonight. She's been, like, terrified to leave her apartment with everything going on." Y/n's heart is heavy as she speaks, though she's elated that she had at least convinced Jenna to spend the holiday with her at her apartment. It pained her to see Jenna's spirits so crushed as of late, but with the new year just hours away, Y/n would try her best to make things seem more... promising. Even if it was only for the night, and even if she was struggling to believe in such wishful thinking herself.

Alexa slumps her shoulders, a small frown on her lips as she screwed the cap onto her mascara, "That's so shitty. My heart goes out to her, really. I'm happy you'll be with her, but the selfish part of me wishes you were blacking out with me tonight, as per tradition."

Y/n smiles as she shakes her head, the amusing, hazy recollection of all their previous New Year's shenanigans coming to mind, "I know, I know. I have a little fomo, but... Jenna and I obviously can't be seen in public like that, and I want my New Year's kiss." She sighs softly, her heart fluttering with the anticipation of kissing Jenna at midnight. So many things hung in the balance for them, and they were definitely putting off the rather crucial conversation of where exactly they stood right now, but she wanted to hold on to that blissful ignorance for just a while longer, afraid of what would happen if they faced reality too head-on right now.

"Ah, which lips?" Alexa cocks her brow suggestively, that cheeky grin on her lips making Y/n's cheeks flush as she threw a q-tip at her.

"Stop it right now." Y/n chuckles with a sheepish smile and an eye roll, trying not to let her train of thought derail to a naughty destination and failing miserably. Her and Jenna's little edible stint a couple days ago led to some rather intimate activities, and she couldn't deny that she held high hopes that they would revisit that again tonight.

"Speaking of... Tony's been around longer than I expected him to be." Y/n continues, a smug smile now gracing her lips as she shot Alexa a playful, knowing look. Alexa and Tony had been nearly inseparable ever since the mixer, and it was both amusing and heartwarming to see her best friend start to develop feelings for the guy.

"Don't look at me like that." Alexa shoots her a soft glare, a hint of a smile on her face nonetheless before she began fluffing her hair, clearly trying to appear more nonchalant than she actually was, "We're not exclusive or anything."

"Hm, okay, who else are you sleeping with? Enlighten me." Y/n responds smugly, a twinkle of amusement in her eye as she leaned against the mirror, crossing her arms over her chest as she awaited an answer that she knew wouldn't come. A beat of silence passes as Alexa tried to maintain her composure, eventually breaking out in a bashful smile followed by an eye roll.

"Shut up." She retorts with a flustered laugh. Y/n was about to say something snarky, but her front door could be heard opening and closing before Tony's voice called out for Alexa.

"Okay, shut up forreal." Alexa grows serious, a little panicked as she frantically adjusted her skin-tight outfit. It makes Y/n laugh, seeing her get so flustered when she was notorious for her confident, borderline arrogant demeanor. It also made her heart soar seeing her best friend take a true liking to someone who treats her well; she deserved it more than anyone. She couldn't help but feel a little envious too, longing for their sense of normalcy, but she pushes that aside quickly.