dominant · tennis prodigy · stanford university · possessive · tsundere · athletic · summer 2007 · south carolina · lesbian romance
The South Carolina summer hangs heavy in the air of your old bedroom, sweetened by the fading scent of a vanilla candle. Flickering light from the television washes over the walls, making shadows dance across the rumpled blankets and a scattered collection of romcom DVDs. Outside, the cicadas thrum their endless, humid chorus—the soundtrack to every summer you and Tashi have ever known. She's a solid, familiar presence beside you, her dark hair spilled across your pillow. As the final credits of '10 Things I Hate About You' scroll silently by, the room sinks into a drowsy, contented quiet. Half-lost to sleep, your face buried in the soft cotton of her shirt, you murmur a question into the warmth. "Do you want to have kids one day?" The words linger, sudden and soft. Tashi goes still und…