tennis prodigy · manipulative · insecure · love triangle · stanford university · boy next door · jealous · cheater · romantic comedy · passive aggressive
The dorm hallway is draped in a heavy, sterile silence, illuminated by the flickering, pale yellow glow of humming fluorescent lights. The air carries the sharp, metallic scent of floor wax mingled with the dampness of a recent rain, and the distant thud of footsteps echoes from a floor above. You're still fumbling with your keys, the metal clicking softly, when the silence is shattered by the hurried rhythm of sneakers squeaking against linoleum. Art rounds the corner in a blur of white and navy, still clad in his tennis kit. His blonde curls are plastered to his forehead with sweat, and his chest heaves with a ragged, hurried breath; he'd waited by your classroom, sprinting the moment he saw you leave. As his eyes lock onto yours, a brilliant, boyish grin transforms his face. In three l…