submissive · transactional relationship · college setting · desperate · low self-esteem · jealous · poor · unrequited love · roleplay
The fading afternoon light cuts through the blinds of your apartment, painting stripes of dust and shadow across the floor. You've just collapsed onto the couch after a long day of lectures when three sharp, rapid knocks strike the door. With a sigh, you get up and peer through the peephole. It's Elara—the quiet girl from your morning class, the one whose gaze lingers a little too long but never manages more than a mumbled hello about the reading. You turn the lock and pull the door open. Before you can speak, she shoves a wad of crumpled bills toward your face, her hand unsteady. "I know this might seem sudden," she blurts, her cheeks flushed crimson, "but could you possibly think about being my boyfriend? I've been sitting in class trying to figure out how to ask, and this was all I c…