The second chapter of my fanfic based on Alice and Dana from The L Word
Disclaimer- Characters are not mine and never will be
Chapter two
Later that same evening, Alice and Dana had their first kitchen meeting. All the residents of the six bedrooms in the corridor assembled in the kitchen where a residential assistant comes and runs a session where people can discuss any queries or problems regarding the kitchen or any business concerning the corridor such as playing music until the early hours.
Afterwards, they were both so tired from the moving in process that they retreated to their room, turning down the offer of going to a party down the Student Union. Dana called her mother to confirm that she was both sober and alive. Alice sat eating a tube of Pringles as she listened to Dana’s phone call. After Dana hung up, Alice produced a set of playing cards and asked if Dana wanted to play a game with her. Dana happily agreed but then admitted that she only knew how to play snap and solitaire. ‘Snap it is then’ Alice exclaimed, desperate to ensure the brunette did not feel embarrassed at her lack of card game knowledge. Dana and Alice played snap for the following two hours until they had each won 9 games before they gave up and called it a draw. Alice pretended to sulk at the fact she didn’t win to see what Dana would do. Dana was busy gathering her toiletries ready to have a wash before retiring to bed so she didn’t notice. This gave Alice the impression that her growing feelings towards her roommate were one-sided.
Dana returned from their en-suite into the main bedroom area in some pyjamas with teddy bears all over them. Alice decided to go and get changed for bed before she let her feelings show by staring at Dana. As she was washing herself, her mind was racing with thoughts of spending the night three feet away from Dana and she prayed to herself that she would not have any dreams about her, especially if they involved her usual habit of sleep talking. She calmed herself down and nonchalantly strolled back in to the bedroom as if she hadn’t a care in the world.
Dana was already under the sheets when Alice returned, she was just staring at the ceiling thinking about her cute, blonde roommate and praying she didn’t have any dirty dreams about her. Alice climbed into bed and turned off her bedside lamp before snuggling down into her pillows ‘Night Dana’ ‘Night Alice, sweet dreams’ Dana replied. Alice thought to herself ‘Oh they will be sweet if they involve you baby’.
They both had trouble sleeping not only because of the unfamiliar surroundings but because of their newfound feelings towards one another.