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hii i literally love your headcannons... can you please write Laila and Alvarez hcs? they're so underrated!!
ok yes as it is now pride and these two are my fav lesbians i MUST
so they met their freshman year at USC, when laila tripped over her foot after seeing a hot girl (alvarez) and spilled a coffee all over said hot girl's new white shirt
alvarez proceeded to hate her. even if she was nice to look out. she definitely did not notice that
and because laila does not like to be bested, she decided that alvarez's pretty face would not distract from her annoying personality
their rivalry was the only major point of contention within the trojans — they would constantly bicker in and out of practice
(jeremy, bless his heart, could never figure out when laila and alvarez were flirting or fighting though)
but despite this, they worked wonders on the court
laila was a powerhouse in the goal and alvarez was a relentless backliner
everyone was extremely confused about the nature of their relationship
this on-and-off behavior continued well into their second year
that is, until they got their spring semester classes and laila and alvarez were in the same calculus class
now they actually had to deal with each other, even off the court
they managed to stay out of each other's hair mostly, but one day, alvarez was absolutely stuck on a concept and jeremy was shit at math and office hours were closed and this really wasn't good—
she did the first thing she could and texted laila for help
so laila came over and after some initial awkwardness, they actually started working
and it turns out, laila is really good at explaining math
it turns into a bit of a norm. every wednesday afternoon, they would meet in a café and study together
(and maybe, just maybe, if each week, they began sitting closer and closer to one another, that's really no one's business)
this just slowly happens over the next few months, and one day, it hits the two of them that hey, maybe i actually like her more than a friend?
naturally, laila and alvarez both freak the fuck out at this
so they go to jeremy separately, who is now dealing with two flustered, emotionally-constipated lesbians
laila: jeremy i think i like alvarez. "like" as in i want to date her
jeremy: hmm. maybe you should just tell her?
laila: fucking shit knox are you dumb—
alvarez: jeremy HELP i think i have a crush on laila
jeremy: well, maybe she feels the same way! just tell her that :)
alvarez: you're so goddamn stupid why would i do that—
needless to say, jeremy is extremely overwhelmed.
eventually, he wrangles the two of them together on new year's day at a party
it's minutes to midnight and nearly everyone has a partner, romantic or platonic
laila and alvarez end up pushed up next to each other, surrounded by a bunch of loud, sweaty college kids
but none of that mattered. because with three seconds on the clock, laila and alvarez both felt a surge of courage from jeremy's words
they rushed towards each other just as midnight struck and promptly smashed their noses together
neither of them really expected their first date to be at the ER with swollen, bleeding noses
but hey! there's nothing more romantic than matching ice packs and nose splits, right?