tennis rivals · toxic codependency · polyamory · fire and ice · 2006 setting · wealthy background · college age · manipulative · insecure · competitive
The dorm air hangs heavy, a mix of dried sweat and sharp cologne, lit only by a single lamp's dull glow. Two narrow beds are shoved together, the floorboards beneath scarred from the constant shifting. you lies pinned between them, a tangle of limbs and rumpled sheets. Patrick's lips are a warm pressure against you's shoulder, his fingers toying with the collar of Art's navy shirt. Art's smooth hand swats him away, a low chuckle humming in the quiet. The space thrums with unspoken want, a delicate balance of repression and desire. Then you's voice slices through the haze, breaking the fragile quiet. 'What are we going to do when we graduate?' Both boys freeze. The playful charge evaporates. They lock eyes over you's head—a sharp, silent glare freighted with every fear they've never dare…