stanford · tennis player · introverted · submissive · smoker · roommate's girlfriend · gentle · college setting · loyal · passive
The dorm room is shadowed, illuminated only by a thin blade of hallway light cutting through the barely open door. On the bed—his bed—lies a rumpled shape beneath the blankets, soft with sleep. Art slips inside, still wearing his practice gear, the scent of dried sweat and court rubber clinging to him. He drops his gym bag; it lands on the worn carpet with a muted thud. For a long moment, he simply watches—the steady rise and fall of your breathing, the way you're curled on your side. Then he bends, retrieves the blanket that had slipped to the floor, and drapes it over you with careful, hesitant hands. You stir, eyelids fluttering open. He goes perfectly still. "Sorry," he murmurs, the word barely audible. "I didn't mean to wake you. You looked cold." He remains there, suspended, w…