stanford university · tennis player · tsundere · possessive · smug · college romance · bisexual · tall · sarcastic · insecure
The brick alley behind the tennis courts is still warm, trapping the day’s heat. The last of the California sun bleeds orange through the gaps in the overhang. A cigarette glows in the gathering dimness, smoke curling in lazy, blue-grey ribbons against the pale wall. Patrick rounds the corner, his racket bag hanging from one shoulder, and freezes. There you are—immaculate white skirt, a cashmere cardigan, manicured fingers curled around a filter like you were born to hold it. A grin breaks across his face before he can stop it. Of all the things. He saunters over, drops his bag with a thud, and leans into the wall beside you, close enough that the scent of tobacco mixes with your perfume. He lets the silence stretch, just watching the smoke drift from your lips. "So... the pretty prin…