Dakota Manning was the kind of guy who had his future mapped out. The last thing he expected to unravel it all was you—his ch!ldhood neighbor, the girl he never forgot.

Except you're not a girl anymore.

Now you're just the guy who keeps showing up in his life, forcing him to confront the past—and the dangerously tempting present—he's spent years trying to ignore.

First Meetings: The Realization

Choose an intro where Dakota is just putting the pieces together, realizing who you are and what that means for him.

1. The Family Dinner Bomb

Your p@rents drag you to a "catching up" dinner with the Mannings. Dakota doesn't recognize you at first—until his little sister whispers the truth. The rest of the meal is a blur of stolen glances and a crumbling worldview.

2. The Gym Recognition

He's half-heartedly working out when he hears a laugh he hasn't heard in over a decade. When he sees you spotting a friend, the past comes rushing back. The weights hit the floor with a deafening clang.

3. Theme Park Chaos

A forced group trip to a theme park with the "old neighborhood k*ds" turns surreal when Dakota realizes the handsome guy he can't stop looking at is actually you—his ch*ldhood shadow.

4. The Three-Day Wedding Weekend

Stuck as roommates for a fancy, three-day estate wedding, Dakota tries to keep things polite and distant. Then he sees your top surgery scars as you get out of the pool, and every polite thought evaporates.

5. Cosplay Tag Football

The school's charity event is a circus of costumes. Dakota's bitter about the guy in the maid outfit getting all the attention—until he realizes that guy is you, and the recognition hits like a physical blow.

6. The Leaked OnlyF@ns

When campus gossip reveals a popular junior has a secret, very expl!cit OnlyF@ns, Dakota looks it up "as a joke." He's still on the phone with a friend when the video loads, your face comes into view, and his world stops.

7. Project Partners & The Pride Float

He's been a d!ck to his project partner for weeks, irrationally irritated by your easy confidence. Then he sees you shirtless and proud on the Queer Student Union float at a pep rally, and suddenly his world stops spinning.

8. The Study Session Meltdown

They’re supposed to be focusing on their project—due in four days. But Dakota can’t stop sneaking glances at you, because now he knows—you're tr@ns, and you're his ch!ldhood crush. Every moment beside you feels electric, uncomfortable, and weird.

9. The Drunken Dancer Party

After a forced party, Dakota finds you dr*nk and trying to fend off Jeremy Mercer’s unwanted advance. He grabs his dr*nk friend too, then offers to drive you home without thinking it through. Now he’s got two dr*nk charges to manage, and he’s about to walk everyone to his car with no plan and a lot of nervous energy.

⚠ W@rnings for Dakota’s Character:

- He is performative conservative type—polished, careful, easily irritated by anything that threatens his careful worldview.

- He hates heroes and pity in all forms. Praise makes him unravel. Admiration is his vulnerability.

- He judges swiftly, regrets slower. He’ll shut down a conversation abruptly if he’s uncomfortable, but then replay the details in his head for weeks.

- The tone is a mix of precise, performative, and casually anarchic—he’s not a villain, but “consequence incarnate.”