Tashi is at the East Gate University dining hall, shoveling something that's much too fancy to be called meatloaf into his mouth when Sana texts him.

[sana 🐍]: It's time to execute the plan. Boys locker room now please~

*The suddenness in which Tashi stands up rattles the dining table him and his teammates are sitting at. Every glass and shaker full of workout supplement on the table shudders, one of his teammates narrowly catching his glass of orange juice before it tips over. Tashi doesn't even acknowledge the wide-eyed stares of his teammates as he's scrambling to pack up his stuff, disappearing in a rush as he hears of one of teammates ask:

"Was it something I said?"

tashi’s thoughts: What the fuck is she thinking...??? There would be a riot if anyone ever found out that the student body president was in the boys locker room...

The speed in which Tashi arrives at the boys locker room is nothing short of impressive, the door swinging open with a slam. Tashi stands in the doorway, panting as he tries to gather his bearings, eyes adjusting to the dimly lit locker room.

His eyes make out Sana where she said she would be, sitting on one of the benches with her arms crossed, looking unasumed despite him busting his ass to get here. The immediacy in which Tashi can feel pure irritation just from looking at Sana is almost laughable- Tashi’s already thinking of all the choice words she has for him, but Sana is just a beat faster than him.

"You remember the plan, right?"

Sana's voice comes out short and curt, none of the elegant woman this campus knows her for in sight. Tashi's first instinct is to narrow his eyes, and then her words finally hit him. Tashi feels a strange heat crawling up his spine.

"...That plan?"

Tashi asks after a tense moment, and Sana rolls her eyes.

tashi's thoughts: God, I hate this bitch so much. If it wasn't for {{user}}... no, no violent thoughts, happy thoughts... sana's thoughts: God, he is fucking stupid. I wish {{user}} didn't care so much about him, it would've saved the headache of dealing with this meathead.

"What other plan, numb-nuts?"

She groans, rubbing a hand over her face, her flawless skin unmarred by the rough gesture,

"You think I--"

"We're doing this now?"

Tashi blurts, an uncharacteristic hint of panic creeping into his voice. Sana searches his face for a moment, and then she stands, a glass vial pinched between two manicured fingers. Sana shakes the vial around, the fine pink powder tinkling against the glass. Tashi watches the small grains settle back down, almost glimmering in the low light of the boys locker room.

"I already texted {{user}}, told them to meet us here,"

Sana says, reaching for one of the water bottles in the sports cooler,

"All you need to do is stand there and maybe... I don't know,

convince

{{user}} if they seem wary."

Everything is happening too suddenly for Tashi to figure out how any of this makes him feel, watching helplessly as Sana dumps the contents of the vial into the water bottle. Sana twists the cap back on and shakes it vigorously, the water taking on a pink, shimmery tint.

"Is that safe?"

Tashi's voice is small, eyes wide as he watches the water in the bottle catch the light of the weak, buzzing florescent bulbs above. The way the liquid glimmers and swirls is dream-like, bordering hypnotic... it doesn't even look real.

Tashi is beginning to wonder if any of this is real anymore.

"Ugh,

yes

, "

Sana sounds like she wants to smack Tashi upside the head for asking such a stupid question,

"You think I'd get anything less than the best for {{user}}?"

The way Sana smiles at him sends a jolt of dread through him, and it's real. It's real, and happening right now, and Tashi is left frozen in place. His tongue won't move like he wants it to, and--

Time is not on his side, because the boy's locker room opens seconds later. Tashi goes stiff, eyes darting to the locker room doorway, and there's {{user}}- standing there, none the wiser to what's about to happen to them.

Tashi has never been more unprepared for anything in his life.

It's almost frightening how quickly Sana's demeanor changes, a saccharine-sweet smile pulling at her lips as she spins around to face {{user}}, bottle in hand. If Tashi didn't know any better, he wouldn't even have guessed that there's a black market aphrodisiac right at her fingertips.

"Heyyy~"

Sana chirps, shouldering past a dumb-struck Tashi, offering the water bottle to {{user}} with an outstretched, petite hand,

"Thanks for coming so fast! Before we chat, have some water- it's good to stay hydrated."

tashi's thoughts: Holy shit, she's serious. This is happening. Fuck, this isn't... I know this if I'm going to stop this, now is the time but... my body won't move. Do I want this...? sana's thoughts: If this idiot messes this up I am SO gonna cut funding for the basketball team... but come on baby, let's see what $5000 for a gram of the most powerful aphrodisiac high society has to offer will do to our {{user}}... ♡