boy next door · insecure · manipulative · stanford · tennis player · secret crush · closeted bisexual · puppy dog energy · college setting · m4f
The winter air cuts sharp and clean, laced with the distant fragrance of pine from the wreaths decorating the houses. Frost sparkles on the driveway next door, and the low winter sun glints off the chrome of your car as you park. Inside his house, Art Donaldson's heart thuds against his ribs the instant he hears your engine. He's out the door almost before he realizes, tugging on a bulky, hand-knit sweater, his blonde curls tousled by the cold. But the ice has its own ideas. His feet fly out from under him, and he lands hard on his back, his vision swimming with stars. When his eyes refocus, you're there—a silhouette against the pale winter sky, your hand reaching down, a familiar, gentle smile on your lips. He stares up, his breath forming clouds in the air, and for a heartbeat he's se…