a/n: oh nini my little lesbian how i love you — also all my fics seem to be ending in kisses recently sorryyy but also i’m not sorry for trying to bring kissing back‼️
who? nini salazar roberts x fem!reader
summary: after the year you’ve had, you didn’t have high hopes for this summer but one night at the start of camp, succeeded in changing your mind.
constantly being in a cabin full of people could be overwhelming at times. and there was something about nighttime that brought you solace, which you found hard to find at shallow lake. so here you were, sat on a log bench on a chilly summer night, quietly watching the fire dance in front of your eyes.
as you tried to let your thoughts disappear with the flames, you felt someone slowly approaching you, out of the corner of your eye.
nini greeted you, pulling you out of your meditative state. she looked like she was trying not to startle you, and it very well reflected on her face.
“hey!” you looked up and replied, trying to keep your surprise under control.
she smiled and sat next to you, hands in her burgundy cardigan’s pockets. “so, what are you doing here, can’t sleep?”
“yeah, something like that.” you glanced down at your hands. “you?”
“oh, i needed to get some fresh air. felt a bit suffocated inside.”
she chuckled at the end there and you took notice of how her face glowed under the firelight. the more you looked at her, the more you couldn’t ignore the pang of sadness you felt at the sight of her. then, you quickly adverted your eyes, not wanting to cry tonight.
last winter break, you and nini had gotten closer and ended up having a little emotional fling. although it never ended up going anywhere, and you stayed friends, deciding it would be better this way.
still, you kept giving eachother long stares throughout the year, a reminder of the time you spent together, you often thought. you never allowed yourself to think about it too much anyway, falling for her again wasn’t something you could do again. it hurt you too much the last time.
nini watched the fire dance off of your face and eyes, making you look so beautiful that she couldn’t stop staring at you like this. she stayed silent as her eyes slowly trailed over your face, studying your features. she took in every detail, every dip, every slope. took in the way your hair curled around your ear and framed your face.
you were well aware of her staring and a smile threatened to break out on your face. you squeezed the blanket you were wrapped in tight around your shoulders before speaking up.
“you’re staring.” you said with a cheeky tone, watching the fire dance.
she cleared her throat and her eyes left your face the second you called her out, “i was looking at the fire.”
“mhm, you were definitely looking at me.” you said, a smirk on your lips.
she rolled her eyes at your words, a small huff leaving her. “nope, i was looking at the fire.” she lied again, even though you both knew what she had been doing.
you chuckled, “you’re a terrible liar.”
“i’m a great liar,” nini retaliated. she couldn’t help the smile that formed on her face, “you just know me too well.”
you finally looked at her, your head tilting to the side. “yeah, guess i just know you too well.”
the air felt thick and tense as you locked eyes, studying eachother’s faces. neither of you said anything, you only stared back at eachother, too entranced in eachother’s gazes to look away. it was probably one of the longest stares you’ve held.
nini was the one to finally break the eye contact, her eyes lowering after a moment. your eyes followed hers on their way towards the ground. you watched her carefully as she kept quiet and after a few moments of silence, cleared her throath to speak.
“i’m really sorry for everything that happened over winter break.”
you sighed. “you don’t have to keep apologizing, it’s fine.” you replied, your voice soft and reassuring.
nini shook her head. “no i do, i was stupid, i couldn’t let the past go and i hurt you.”
you took a deep breath, moved closer to her on the little bench and nudged her shoulder with yours as a non-verbal way to say that everything was forgiven. she did the same with your knee and smiled.
the words spilled from her lips before she had a chance to stop them. it felt like something she needed to say, she needed you to know that she missed you.
you felt your heart clench at her words, her eyes boring into yours for the very first time tonight.
in the span of a couple minutes, you were transported to the many looks you shared from far away this year. she looked at you the same way just now, like you were across the room only you were right next to her this time.
“i missed you too.” you murmured back, your voice quiet and soft.
nini didn’t even register herself moving after hearing you, it was more of an automatic response, like she had to get to you before it was too late. she leaned in, her hands lifting to embrace the sides of your neck as she looked back and forth between your eyes and mouth.
your heart started beating so fast, you could feel it in your ribcage. surely, she’d heard it as well. and in a few seconds, her soft lips were on yours.
the kiss ended as soon as it started and you lingered near her face, breathing with your mouth open, trying to commit this moment to mind. the tingling on your lips urged you to kiss her again, this time with purpose.
through the kiss, you hoped that the butterflies you’d always felt when she looked at you, she would somehow feel too. you held onto her lips for dear life, like she might disappear if you didn’t keep her on your lips, your hands cupping her face as she kissed you back just as hungrily.
your fuzzy blanket fell on the ground but you couldn’t bring yourself to care. you only cared about how having her so close to you felt.
once out of breath and pulling away, you laughed, hands still on eachother.
“is it hot in here or what?” nini said, trying to break the silence, clearly out of breath.
“yeah, i mean sitting by a fire should warm you up.”
she swatted your arm which earned her an ow! from you, fully exaggerating how much she hurt you. you eyes lingered on her face, before you carried on.
“god, you know— there’s this girl who i’ve recently kissed and she’s here at camp. it’s going to be so awkward trying to avoid her and stuff.”
“yeah? i think this girl would love to spend every day of summercamp with you, actually.”
with that, her lips found yours again and you could’ve sworn that your heart did a cartwheel.