Camren One Shots

Work of Art

Prompt: "Somehow my gallery sculpture looks just like you how weird"

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Lauren had been in the same art class as Camila Cabello for the past two years. It was their senior year and Lauren was as terrified of the younger girl as she was two years ago.

Perhaps we should start at the beginning.

It all began two years ago, sophomore year art class. Lauren was that kind of student who was quietly amazing. She'd sit in the back corner of the class and produce the type of art you see professionals wishing they could do in under an hour. To put it simply she was amazing at art and super quiet. Camila was the opposite; most popular in the school, head of the music club and everyone wanted to date her. She was loud and pretentious and absolutely shit at art.

So while Lauren was carefully working, headphones tucked deep into her ears, blasting Lana del ray into her eardrums, Camila was laughing with her friends and flicking paint around the class. Yet somehow she never got detention, it was an unsolvable mystery. But that's not the point. The point is that Camila and Lauren are completely different people; Lauren had Normani while Camila had Dinah and Ally and basically everyone else at the school. Total polar opposites, like the sun and the moon. But that didn't stop Lauren from crushing on the girl along with the rest of the school.

If Lauren was being honest, it all truly started at the end of an art lesson two years ago. Everyone was packing up to go home for the day but Lauren asked to stay so she could finish her sketch. Miss Lovato loved her so of course she said stay as long as you want. Lauren was staring at her sketch with a puzzled expression, unsure of what it was missing when she felt someone behind her.

"That is fucking beautiful." Lauren turned her head and her eyes widened. Camila was standing behind her looking in awe at her sketch. It was nothing special, just a picture of a lake with a cabin on the shoreline, a place Lauren visited every summer. Lauren just kind of stared at Camila until she looked over at Lauren with a smile.

"Th-thanks." Lauren muttered, looking away from deep chocolate eyes in case she melted to goo on her chair.

"Seriously, this is... so cool." Camila breathed. She hummed in the back of throat and pointed to a section of the sky. "This needs a bit more shading." Lauren's eyes lit up, how hadn't she seen it before?

"Damn, I've been staring at this for half an hour and you come along and sort it out in a minute." Lauren laughed, leaning forward to finish her sketch.

"What can I say Lauren, I've got an eye for the details." Camila winked and spun on her heel, her skirt swishing with the movement. "See you tomorrow Jauregui." Lauren dropped her pencil once Camila left the room.

"No seriously, Mani, she knows my name. Like both my name's." Lauren insisted to Normani the next morning.

"You sure Laur? I mean no offense but we run in different circles to Camila and her friends." Normani said skeptically. Lauren rolled her eyes.

"Trust me. I know what I heard." Lauren said with a frown. How did Camila Cabello know her name?

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So that's how it all started, one brief conversation and Lauren was smitten. Head over heels in love with Camila Cabello. That leaves us with where Lauren is now; senior year and final art project for the high school to be presented at the annual art gallery in a few months time. It could be whatever you want as long as it represented inspiration or something that you care deeply about.

After hearing that Lauren's mind instantly set into motion. Half her brain yelled 'yes do it'. The other was like 'dude no, it's creepy'. The first half won after the argument was pitched of 'so? You'll probably never see her again'.