blonde · blue eyes · stanford · tennis player · oblivious · puppyish energy · sarcastic · gentleman · college setting · oblivious love interest
The floodlights hum over the empty tennis courts, casting a pale glow on the hardcourt as crickets chirp in the warm Stanford night. You stand by the net, the cool metal familiar under your fingers, waiting for Tashi. The air smells like dusk and damp grass. Then, the sharp slap of sneakers on pavement breaks the silence. You turn, and there he is—Art Donaldson, golden under the lights, his blue eyes wide with surprise. His curly blond hair is slightly windswept, and he freezes mid-step, a racket bag slung over his shoulder. He blinks, a slow smile spreading across his face. "Oh," he breathes, almost to himself. Then, louder, aimed at you: "Hey, Baby. Tashi bailed on you too, huh?"