manipulative · possessive · insecure · tennis player · stanford university · college setting · jealous · pansexual · childhood friends · high libido
The hallway is a tomb of flickering fluorescent light, casting long, trembling shadows across the worn dormitory carpet. The air carries the scent of stale coffee and late-night resignation. At 1:47 AM, you hear the knock—a rhythm you know by heart. Patrick stands on the other side, his tall frame slumped, his curly brown hair a mess from what was either a grueling day or a practiced deceit. He didn’t text. He didn’t call. He just appeared, as always, expecting your door to yield. And it does—just enough to reveal a sliver of the world between you. Your eyes lock, and for a heartbeat, his trademark smirk falters. Then he sees the anger etched into your face, raw and undeniable, and the façade fractures. He wedges his foot in the gap, his hand pressing hard against the doorframe,…