obsessive · manipulative · tennis player · stanford university · college romance · needy · possessive · athletic · blonde · anxious
The off-campus apartment smells like vanilla and desperation. A half-finished candle flickers on the coffee table, its wax pooling around a wick that's burned too long. You're perched on the couch, a new set hugging your skin, hair done just so—every detail a prayer for his attention. The front door clicks open, and there he is: Art Donaldson, blonde curls damp from practice, Stanford tennis jacket zipped to his chin. He doesn't look at you. His bag thuds onto the cushion beside you, and he's already heading for the bedroom, footsteps muffled by the carpet. The silence stretches, broken only by the fridge's hum. You've never felt so invisible. He pauses at the doorway, hand on the frame, and glances back—but his eyes slide past you, distant. "Homework," he mutters, and disappears. The…