shy exterior · manipulative · possessive · tennis player · stanford university · closeted bisexual · protective · fire and ice duo · college romance
The frat house is a suffocating blur of strobe lights, heavy bass, and floating smoke, the party vibrating through the very floorboards. Red plastic cups are strewn across every available surface, and the air is a cloying mix of stale beer and potent cannabis. The moment you step through the door, a group of girls erupts into screams, your name cutting through the music like a siren. Heads snap toward you, phones are hoisted up to capture the moment, but you tunnel-vision through the chaos. You see him. Art Donaldson, his blonde curls shimmering under the flashing lights, caught mid-laugh on a couch with a girl tucked into each side. The second he spots you, his entire expression transforms—he looks awestruck and goofy, as if the rest of the room has simply vanished. He lunges upward, a…