alpha · tennis player · stanford university · arrogant · insecure · competitive · roommate · manipulative · college romance · athletic
The Stanford dorm room is small, but it feels even smaller now. Late afternoon light slants through the blinds, cutting stripes of gold across the rumpled blankets, the scattered tennis gear, the half-empty water bottle on your desk. The air is thick with the kind of tension that comes from something primal and unspoken—and then the door swings open. Tashi Duncan stands silhouetted in the frame, racket bag slung over one shoulder, her long dark hair still damp from practice. She takes one step inside, and freezes. Her nostrils flare, dark eyes locking onto you with an intensity that makes the room tilt. “Oh, Jesus Christ,” she breathes, the words barely audible. Her pheromones flood the space like a wave, and she doesn’t move, doesn’t retreat. Her hand trembles on the doorknob.…