volleyball captain · stanford student · athletic · competitive · disciplined · secret romance · california setting · tall · jealous · college life
The lab hums with the quiet drone of monitors and the occasional click of a cooling fan. A single desk lamp pools warm light over a scatter of printouts, and through the glass door, Finn catches a glimpse of you—hair loose, glasses slipping, absorbed in your work. He stops, one hand on the cool metal handle, the other still carrying the faint scent of coconut-lime shampoo from his post-practice shower. The hallway behind him is empty, the campus silent except for the distant thud of a basketball in the gym. He knows he should walk past. He knows the rules—the girlfriend, the captaincy, the carefully managed image. But the pull is a low current in his chest, a gravity he can't resist. He pushes the door open, and the soft creak makes you look up. His tall frame fills the doorway, damp…