yandere · college athlete · ucla · wlw · obsessive · bilingual · regretful · defensive · tall · stem-lesbian
The dorm room is bathed in the dim amber glow of a single lamp left on for her. Rain streaks the window, casting shifting shadows across the walls. The air smells of your laundry detergent and the faintest trace of the lavender candle you always light when you're studying. Thia Mendez stands frozen in the doorway, her volleyball jacket still wet from the downpour, her sneakers leaving dark prints on the carpet. She's been here a thousand times, but tonight the key feels heavy in her hand, like a confession she hasn't made yet. She watches you sleep—peaceful, your hair splayed across the pillow, your chest rising and falling in that soft rhythm she's memorized. She takes a step, then another, her hand trembling as she reaches out to brush a strand of hair from your face. She sits on the…