AU-ish — Oneshot
Inspo: I wanted to write something that could stand on its own as a story, but not be a story.
The late night air is cool. The sound of crickets fills the silence. Monse and Cesar lay on the grass in her backyard, watching the stars. His hand touches hers but they aren't holding hands. They can't hold hands, they're just friends. Best friends.
Best friends from opposite sides of the playing field. Best friends who risk their lives every time they want to see each other's faces. Best friends who touch and hold each other and feel odd when anyone else touches and holds them in the same ways.
Maybe because it doesn't feel the same—doesn't feel as good.
But for some reason this—sneaking around just to get a taste of what it could always be like, is worth what could happen if they get caught. If Monty or even Latrelle, the boy whose been chasing after Monse for the longest, saw how close they were or noticed that a Santo was on their side, the consequence would be brutal.
Cesar would barely make it out alive, is always the first thing that comes to her mind when the scenario of them getting caught plays inside her head. She tells him her thoughts on occasion, but he doesn't seem to care.
" 'S all worth it if I get to spend time with you, Cariña," He says, in the most nonchalant of ways. It pisses her off but she can't really be mad, not when through all her worrying, she still sneaks out in the darkness of the night to meet him at their spot. Not when she keeps a chain with his initial on it hidden under her pillow. Not even when she lies about the marks he leaves with his mouth being from breakouts caused by allergies she doesn't have.
They both understand the risks, the dangers, the absolute mayhem they could cause, but still recklessly make ways to see each other. So reckless that hoping nobody would open the closet door or notice the open window have been the difference between success and failure more times than they can count.
They're messy, but determined. Confused, but positive that this is real. When Cesar looks her in the eyes and decides to attack her with his hands and lips, whispering things like, "You're so beautiful," or when Monse calls him over, just to cuddle and says things like, "I missed you," it further solidifies that notion.
Cesar grabs her hand in fullness, his large hand covering her smaller, delicate one. He squeezes, hoping she'll grab his hand back and she does.
"I have to go soon." He says in an almost whispering voice.
"No, you don't." She pipes up, "It's late and my dad won't be back until morning-"
"Monse, you already know I can't. Don't argue with me—just this once." Her mood changes and she squeezes his hand so tight it almost hurts. "What's wrong?"
"I wish we didn't have to sneak around like this."
"Me too," he sighs, "but you already know what your dad would do if he knew we were together. And imagine my tia—she'd kick me out in a heartbeat."
He was right. Monty was always kinda lax on rules, but one that has been ingrained into her head since puberty hit her like a train, "Don't bring home a Santo," She couldn't understand why, but that was the rule. No side-switching, no falling in-love with someone who could shoot up the block your family lived on the next day.
It was the same story with Cesar. Every time he'd go to visit his brother, Oscar, he would be reminded to find a girl who Los Santos would approve of. Every time he'd see Sad Eyes he was trying to hook him up with one of his primas. His tía would say that it's weird how such handsome boy didn't have a girlfriend, but she never pressed it. Simply left it to God to "give him a good girl."
It was all honestly kind of ridiculous. It's not like you have control over who you fall for. It just happens, sort of like this just happened. They've been best friends since the fourth grade, so this, they feel, in a really messed up way, was always bound to happen.
Boy meets Girl on the playground. They become best friends. Time goes on. Boy grows up. Girl grows up. Boy realizes he likes Girl. Girl realizes she likes Boy. Boy and Girl fall in love.
That's the basic layout for so many classic love stories. Just add feuding gangs, guns and drugs and use the you've got this!
The precious babygirl of the notorious Monty Finnie and the Prince of Los Santos—together. Craziest thing anybody ever heard. Most people would say it didn't make sense to fight for small bits of time together, but then again love, especially young love, barely ever makes sense.
Making sense is the last thing they're worried about anyways, enjoying moments like this—is.
When Cesar finally kisses her a goodnight and finds the will to pull away from her lips, the moment is over. They promise to meet at their spot, on Saturday night, after everyone else is gone. With that he's gone. She goes inside to warm herself and prays that he sends that goodnight text that lets her know he got home okay.
After she's showered and she finally gets that text
Cesar // 1:10am
Goodnight
Sweet dreams Honey Badger
She smiles and feels her face flush. It such a simple, generic text, but it's from Cesar. It's weird, but it always happens. She can't contain herself, he just makes her so happy.
And little does she know, when she replies...
Monse // 1:11am
Goodnight Cuddle bear
That his smile could light up a room.
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Oh it's okay. Would you consider writing a Cesar x Reader story where Reader is Oso's little sister? Like Cesar and Monse has a fight and shows up at Oso's house in the middle of the night and Oso calls out for Reader? Then fluff between Cesar and Reader?
Honestly (Cesar X Reader)
Requested!
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N/N - Nickname
"Y/N, make sure you are home straight after school. I want to say bye before doing this big mission with the gang." said Oso, your big brother as he turned down another street in his car with you in the passenger's seat taking you to school.
"Please don't tell me y'all are robbing again. That's what got Spooky locked up the first time. I swear, I don't know you no more." you said as you looked out your window, not looking at your brother upset.
"I'm still the same brother. Just maturity hit me." said Oso. You rolled your eyes knowing he's nowhere near before he joined the gang.
"Not in a good way." you said underneath your breath but Oso heard it.
"Don't say that! I'm offended that you think I'm not the same person! I am!" shouted Oso while glancing at you. He pulls up at Freeridge High.
"Yeah, whatever. Home after school. Got it. Bye!" you said while quickly getting out of the car and shutting your door.
"Wait!" shouted Oso through the closed window that you heard but you ignore him. You started to walk down to enter the school's property.
A few moments later, you saw Oso's car slowly moving along beside you on the street in the corner of your eye but you ignore it and continue walking like he's not there trying to get your attention.
A moment later, you heard Oso beeping his horn at the wheel repeatedly while moving slowly down the street. Some students notice and look at you puzzled.
You growled furiously and in embarrassment. You know Oso won't stop until you go talk to him again.
You quickly go over to his car and open the passenger's door to see him with a huge goofy grin. He was glad that he got your attention again by slightly embarrassing you.
"How about we go to the beach on Saturday and have fun like we used to as kids? To prove that I'm still the same brother you knew three years ago." asked Oso, looking at you happily.
You look at him furiously because he had to embarrass you today before the school day even started.
"Really?" you said with a small smile, changing expressions quickly.
You can't remember the last time you hung out with your brother. You miss when both of you stayed up all night, beating each other in video games, and playing on the beach, your favorite place to hang out together.
"Really. I miss hanging out with my little sis. I'm going to take a break to spend time with you this weekend. I know I've been distant from you but the only reason I joined was to keep you protected in the first place." said Oso looking at you, seriously.
You are grateful that the gang protects you but you miss your time with your brother. You don't know how much time you have with him before something happens. It scares you he's the only family you have left.
"Well, okay. Great. Now, can you please not embarrass me at school?" you asked looking at him with puppy eyes. This usually works on him.
"Y/N. I'm a Santo. That s*it doesn't work no more on me." Oso said and you pouted with your arms crossed against your chest. causing him to laugh.
"Bye Santo." you said and you shut the passenger door and start to walk towards the school again. Oso rolls down his driver window and pokes his head out the window.
"Bye, N/N! Love you!" shouted Oso with a smile. You look back at him to see him.
"Love you!" you shouted back and you entered the school.
You did a relieved sigh until you were pulled to the side by two familiar people.
"Jamal. Ruby. Oh my god." you said after jumping from both of them pulling you to the rest area of the school.
"Sorry Y/N. We got big problems." said Jamal looking at you all tense.
You look at him concerned and turn your head to Ruby quickly nodding in response.
"What's the problem?" you asked and Jamal and Ruby look at each other with the same idea in their head.
You look at them in confusion and are afraid because you have absolutely NO idea what they are thinking of.
"Oh my gosh, are you guys forcing me to do something I don't want to do?" you asked annoyed.
"Um...kinda?" said Ruby uncertain, making you even more confused as you looked at your two guy friends in front of you.
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"I've just missed her so much." said Cesar crying on one of the tables in an empty classroom on the second floor.
Jamal, Ruby, and you just look at Cesar with weird faces as he cries in front of you.
"So...what do you want me to do?" you asked looking at the guys beside you with a puzzled face.
"Comfort him." said Jamal with an obvious face, making your eyes widened.
"Guys, no! I told y'all I'm not being the mom of this group again!" you said looking at them annoyed
"Why not? You're so good at it!" said Ruby looking at you with bright eyes.
"This whole friend group doesn't take my advice and does the exact opposite of what I said!" you said and cross your arms against your chest.
"Come on, Y/N. He needs you. Monse broke his heart again." said Ruby.
"Why should I even bother? He's gonna get back with her tonight. We ALL know that!" you said rolling your eyes.
For some reason, you felt your heart burn, making you feel hurt through your body but you ignore it.
"Y/N, please." said Jamal softly and you turned from him to Cesar looking at you upset.
You groaned and handed your backpack to Ruby quickly which caused him to lose balance a bit by the weight. You walk over to Cesar and sit next to him.
"There, there." you said looking at Cesar while carefully patting his back. He looks at you crazy, making you chuckle.
Cesar seeing you laugh a bit makes him gain a small smile and he chuckles back.
"Y'all are weird." said Ruby and the final bell rang for first class.
Jamal and Ruby quickly left without saying goodbye knowing the gym teacher would be furious if you're late.
Cesar fixes himself as you grab your backpack off of the ground Ruby dropped rushing out.
You walk out of the classroom and start heading to English until you hear your name. You turn back to see Cesar jogging up until he starts walking the same pace as you.
"Thanks for comforting me." said Cesar, looking at you while holding his backpack with the left strap on his back.
"You're welcome? I don't think I did anything for real." you said chucking, making Cesar have a small smile on his face.
"You actually did. You beside me, having your hand on your back," He grabs your left hand softly after he stops walking. You stop walking and look down at your hand he was holding.
You look back at him to see a small smile on his face as he looks down at you.
"And looking into my eyes, makes me all better. I appreciate you, Y/N. A lot. Don't ever think you're not using your talent for nothing. I will always appreciate it." said Cesar. Your eyes widened as you felt your heart skip a beat a couple of times by what he said.
"Oh wow. Thanks, C-Cesar. I've never thought you would say anything like that." you said, stuttering a bit as you looked at his eyes, still amazed.
"I got it from N/N. You know her?" asked Cesar looking at you with a grin, making you giggle.
"I'll pass it to them." you said playing his little game and both of you chuckled.
You start walking to your class again leaving the touch of Cesar's hand with yours. You were about to open the door to English until Cesar quickly opened it for you.
"Thanks."
"No problem, N/N. See you soon." said Cesar with a smile on his face making you return it.
"See you, Lil Spooky." you said and you enter your first class.
Cesar closes the door after you enter and he feels his heart melting in happiness. He was finally able to have a conversation with you alone.
He turned around in another direction to go to Biology. What he or you didn't realize was Monse was right behind you listening to the whole conversation going on.
"What did I miss?" asked an exhausted Jasmine as she stood next to Monse. Monse looked at her weird trying to figure out why Jasmine was out of breath.
"Youtube...Security...number two...drop phone...need puff." said Jasmine trying to speak while catching her breath answering Monse's question that she thought of.
Jasmine stands completely up again, pulls out her inhaler out of her boobs, and takes a few puffs.
"Cesar and Y/N. I think he's falling for her and completely forgetting about me." said Monse. She was starting to feel a way about both of you possibly together by what she just saw.
"Really? I can talk to her. Tell her to stay away from your man! She can't take him! She's not his girlfriend! You are! Got all of that goodness from puberty along with some good-"
"Please stop." said Monse, looking at Jasmine weirdly. Jasmine quickly stops and starts to stand awkwardly.
"I'm getting back with him." said Monse and she walks away to her class, leaving Jasmine confused in the hallway.
"Monse! You wanna talk about it?!" shouted Jasmine down the hallway at Monse but she ignored her.
Jasmine groans in annoyance and she turns around and starts walking sluggish. She has to get her phone back from security that probably grabs it from the floor now.
She was in the middle of filming her first video of her new series on her YouTube channel, "Dear Jasmine." and that dude security just had to stop her.
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"Go away." you groaned in your sleep in your bedroom as you heard the doorbell ring for the third time.
You fell asleep after watching movies all night while eating your favorite snacks and texting Jasmine trying to get with Ruby.
It seems like you and Jamal were the only ones only to have sense in this group when it comes to relationships and it's sad to say that. They just don't listen to you.
"N/N. There's somebody here to see you." said Oso on the other side of your closed door.
"I said go away!" you shouted angrily waking up from your sleep angrily.
Your hair was all over the place on your head and your clothes you have on were at uncomfortable spots on your body while standing on your bed.
You slowly turn your head to your door with an angry face to see Cesar and your brother, Oso at your door looking at you shocked.
"Hi Y/N." said Cesar with a shy smile looking at you nervously.
You really don't care anymore what you were looking at right now. You know you were looking rough and if he can't talk to you like this, you'll kick him out of this house.
"The beast is awake! Ain't she a beauty? What a sight!" said Oso in a fake excited seller voice to Cesar with a goofy grin trying to hold his laughter.
Oso eventually laughed out loud with tears coming out of his eyes from laughing too hard. Cesar chuckled a bit. making you offended at both of them.
You quickly grab one of your pillows from your bed and scream angrily as you throw your pillow across your room to hit Oso. It caught him off guard and it caused him to lose his balance a bit.
"Bye, beast! Leaving with the Santos! Don't have too much fun." said Oso, looking at both of you with a serious face at the last part. He threw the pillow back on your bed and left the house.
"I'ma kill him once he comes back." you said underneath your breath and you turn your head to see Cesar staring at you kinda nervously.
"Um... sit in the living room. I'm going to get myself..."you looked at your full mirror in the corner of your room to see your appearance. "Together."
"Okay." said Cesar and he quickly left out of your room while closing the door behind him.
You got out of your bed and quickly fixed your appearance. You got your clothes comfortable again and fixed your hair back to it earlier today.
You grab your phone to walk into the living room with a very nervous Cesar. You sat next to him and looked at him concerned.
"So...what brought you here?"
"You and Oso are siblings?" asked Cesar and you nodded with an obvious look on your face.
"I guess that counts as another thing we have in common, huh?" said Cesar and you look at him confused.
"What I mean is-you know-we both live with our siblings with no parents." said Cesar stuttering on his words while trying to glance at you. He couldn't hold it for long.
"What's going on?" you asked and Cesar glanced at you again, trying to figure out what to say.
"Me and Monse fought again." said Cesar and you slap your knee in annoyance.
"Cesar, do you even like her?! Do you think all of these fights are a huge red flag that both of you are not compatible?!" you shouted at him and he looked at you with no expression of how to respond to that.
"What's really going on? Tell me right now." you said and Cesar sighs and turns away.
"You better turn back at me, look into my eyes, and tell me the truth. Now." you said, taking his chin and bringing his head back around to look into his eyes again. You have enough with his intention with Monse and you want to end this tonight.
He looks into your eyes and starts to move his mouth but no words are coming out. His eyes move to your lips for a moment and back to your eyes.
"Well?" you asked and a moment later, Cesar closed the distance and kissed you. Your eyes widened by his contact, not knowing what to do.
You were feeling surprised, happy, regretful, you couldn't believe what was happening but you know you have to end this now.
You push him away and look at him with shocked eyes trying to figure out what just happened.
"Why did you do that?!" you shouted looking at him confused and surprised standing up from the couch.
"I can't pretend I like somebody else no more. You're the one I want." said Cesar while grabbing your hands but you quickly pull them away.
"No! Cesar, did you not realize what you just did?! You just ruined your relationship with Monse! Oh my god, she's going to be furious at me! She doesn't want to be my friend anymore if she finds out about this! Our friend group going to fall apart again all because of yo-"
Cesar grabs you and kisses you again to stop you from talking. You slowly start to kiss him again until you quickly push him off again.
"Will you stop doing that?!" you shouted and Cesar puts his hands up like he didn't do anything.
"Oh my god." you said unknowing what to do and sat back down on the couch.
"Y/N, please listen to me." said Cesar and he looks at you nervously.
"The only reason I started dating her because of you. I thought you won't go with a guy with me so I moved on and she just caught feelings once we started hanging out more than friends. The only reason, we keep on having these fights because of you. She knew I have feelings for you but never mentioned it until tonight. I don't have to hide my true feelings anymore." explained Cesar.
Your heart skipped a beat by what he just confessed making you scared what was going to happen next.
"So...what happens with your relationship with Monse?" you asked worrying about Monse.
"I don't know. But I know, I want to be with you." said Cesar as he grabs both of your hands. He leans them to his mouth and kisses both on top of your hands.
"Cesar..."
"Please. I'll fix all of this. I need you. I want you. I've tried so hard to not come up to you and give you kisses every single day. I'm falling for you. You gotta tell me you're feeling the same thing. Don't tell me that we don't have a connection because we definitely do. Please..."said Cesar looking into your eyes trying to please his case.
You don't know what to do now. Oh course, you want him. So much. He just confessed in front of you. All of this information. You never knew that he kept in his mind for who knows how long.
"Cesar, I know we have a connection. I've always been avoiding it because of Monse. What would she think? What should the school think? Jamal? Ruby? Spooky? Oso? Jas-”
"Who cares what people think. I want you to be mine. I can't leave without you as my girlfriend." said Cesar and you look down and away from Cesar.
Cesar lifts your chin back up to look towards him again.
"Do you want to be with me?" asked Cesar softly and you opened your mouth open but no words came out.
Cesar's eyes dropped as he felt disappointment. You kissed him out of nowhere, causing a warm feeling though his body.
He kisses you back immediately and it turns into an amazing kiss. A kiss that has been waiting for so long to be made that was full of yours and Cesar's feelings for each other.
Both of you ended the kiss and looked deep into each other's eyes, breathing heavily from the kiss.
"I'll talk to her tomorrow. Promise." said Cesar.
"Promise is a bit of a strong word, don't you think?" you asked and Cesar chuckles.
"Come here." said Cesar with a grin as he pulled you closer to him and onto his lap making you giggle.
"You better not do anything to ruin this relationship, okay?" you said and kiss him on the forehead.
"No, I want a real kiss." said Cesar upset.
"Not until you fix things up tomorrow. Deal with it." you said and Cesar rolls his eyes in annoyance.
Cesar fixes everything up with Monse the next morning and she accepts his apology. She apologizes for her actions in the relationship that cause it to break.
Monse and you spend time together and you were better friends with her than before.
It makes you so happy that she was cool that you were dating Cesar now. You were now more comfortable being with the guy you have feelings for forever.
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