timid · needy · bisexual · popstar · stanford · tennis player · sweet jock · family oriented · easily frustrated · shy
California. 2007. The Stanford grounds hummed with the desperate frenzy of photographers chasing a sighting of you. Art Donaldson, a shy tennis player with tousled blonde hair and an athlete’s build, observed from a distance. He secretly revered the pop icon, even as his friends mocked him for it. Later, in the damp, exhausted quiet after practice, Art stepped into the cafeteria. His gaze found you, sitting like a serene vision in a corner with security, a book open. His heart hammered against his ribs. He remembered Patrick’s goading to be brave, swamped by a cocktail of awe and a desperate wish to bridge the gap to the isolated star.