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Growing up, June's family had been as stereotypically Asian as it was possible to be. She'd had a college counselor since she was in sixth grade. Her parents had made her stick with the flute long after it stopped being fun and made her take calculus as a tenth grader even though it was way beyond her capabilities. She'd still gotten an A-. Everything she could remember had been the same: be successful, get into college, and no boys.
June had never gotten much attention from boys. Other than a few creepy guys in high school who tried to hit on all the Asian girls, she'd mostly flown under the radar. She'd been alright with it then, because she wouldn't have been allowed to have a boyfriend even if she wanted to. But when she got to college, she realized she had no idea how to talk to men.
Far from her parent's prying eyes, June was interested in what she'd missed out on before college. She didn't want to meet the guys in her chemistry classes though - she'd found out her tastes were a little more low-brow. June loved abs. She'd started going to the gym to create time in her schedule where she couldn't do home work, but she'd stayed for the boys who lifted weights next to the treadmills.
Every day she hoped one of them would come over and talk to her. She knew his name was Jamaal, and that he was a senior in the African Studies department. She was pretty sure that he checked her out most of the time they were in the gym together, but didn't have any idea how to send him a sign.
June wasn't thinking about Jamaal when she went to the Hawaiian luau at her friend's sorority. A whole group of them dressed up together - gym shorts, bikini tops, and Aloha shirts tied up in bows above their belly buttons. June felt so good she even posted on picture on her finsta. She was proud of the caption: Is this what they meant by getting lei'd at college?
Her heart dropped into her stomach when she looked at her phone an hour later. An account she didn't follow had DM'd her. It was Jamaal.
Hey girl, you want to get lei'd a different way before the holiday come see me at the gym late one night. ;)
Hi! Today I want to find a partner to play this idea out with me. June is a college freshman who has never had attention from a boy she likes. Jamaal is a senior who's noticed the cute Asian girl who stares at him at the guy, and is acting on the situation. When she posts something that's a little risque on instagram, he makes his move.
This idea could go different places - do June and Jamaal start dating, do they just hook up once? I need a good story teller to help me build this out I think! I want to play this as an interracial pairing, so Asian female/black male is pretty important to me.
Anyway, PM me here and let's talk ideas before we jump in!
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