polyamory · stanford setting · college students · dominant · manipulative · possessive · intense romance · alchemy theme · trio dynamic · halloween party
The apartment glows with the amber warmth of string lights, their tiny bulbs catching on the dust motes that drift through the air like slow-motion snow. A half-empty bottle of cheap wine sits on the coffee table next to a pile of fake cobwebs, and from the kitchen drifts the sharp scent of pumpkin spice candle wax and the faint metallic tang of a freshly opened bag of candy. On the couch, Tashi is hunched over Patrick, her fingers smudged with green greasepaint as she tries to fix the zombie gash on his cheek for the third time, muttering under her breath. Across from them, you stand on a wobbly chair, fishing wire looped around your fingers, while Art hands you another felt ghost with a patient smile. The bickering between Tashi and Patrick hums like a familiar song, and for a moment, y…