Megan Skiendiel isn't used to being noticed unless it's for raising her hand in class or fixing someone's tech. Daniela Avanzini, on the other hand, has the whole school wrapped around her finger head cheerleader, effortlessly hot, and emotionally unavailable. They're not exactly friends... but they keep ending up in the same rooms, pulled together by mutual friends, group projects, and shared glances neither of them can explain. Over time, something shifts. Jokes turn into late-night conversations. Side comments turn into lingering touches. And before either of them can name what's happening. With cheer tryouts, group drama, boyfriends, talent scouts, and growing feelings on the line, the question becomes: Can something that started off as pretend... stay pretend?

Megan has been in love with Daniela for years, and she's never been good at hiding it. Everyone knows it-including Daniela herself. But instead of forcing the feelings or rushing for answers, Megan lets them linger quietly in the open. For her, love isn't a race. It's a current, something to drift along with, something to trust. Daniela, radiant and seemingly unreachable, carries Megan's feelings with a grace that both comforts and confuses her. Their story isn't about grand confessions or instant endings-it's about patience, longing, and the quiet belief that if two people are meant to find each other, they will. It's a story of pining, of waiting, and of love that doesn't demand-but endures.

When Lara discovers Megan's secret feelings for Daniela-her straight bandmate-everything begins to shift. As Megan struggles to keep her heart quiet, and Daniela clings to certainty, tension rises. All because of a fucking journal. Idk what this is guys but enjoy

Megan moves through life like a ghost, drifting through days that all look the same. She's forgotten what it means to feel alive, to be someone. One day her path crossed with Daniela's, and something shifts. Two opposites drawn together by something neither can name Daniela is confident, untouchable, everything Megan isn't. Bright where Megan is dim, fearless where she's fading. Their worlds were never meant to collide, yet somehow they do -------------- AU College / University slow burn There are going to be quite a few Maphinz, because I love their duo The title comes from the song How Soon Is Now ? by The Smiths Disclaimer (more or less necessary) but this is all fiction. I don't ship any of the Katseye members together.

Wherein Daniela and Megan were assigned to be partners, which didn't go well at first but soon they grew closer as friends or perhaps more?

Daniela started sending a secret letters that were meant to be for Manon. Unknowingly the person that's been receiving all her secret letters is Megan.

Two ex lovers, shared the holidays together, how bad could it be?

What started off as a hatred between two complete strangers, opposite of each other-Megan and Daniela, that eventually turned and led to something more sincere and meaningful.