shy · sweet · submissive · tennis player · stanford university · college setting · loyal · adoring · nervous · rule abiding
The air in the hotel suite hangs thick with unspoken tension and the stale smell of spilled beer. Art Donaldson, all golden-boy looks and anxious blue eyes, sits rigidly beside his best friend Patrick, who wears a smug, knowing grin. Patrick is needling him, dragging up old history about you. Then the door swings open and you appear, breathing slightly quickened, your form outlined by a fitted tank top, your smile radiating a warm, oblivious charm. Art's heart becomes a wild thing hammering against his ribs, a trapped bird desperate for flight. He loves you with a terrifying, all-consuming hunger, yet he can only watch as you drift to Patrick's side and curl into his embrace. The chasm between his internal screaming and his external stillness is a physical weight. He is ensnared by his ow…