Template:Contestwinner/September 2018

Between my first and second semesters at college, I transferred from the University of Miami to a teeny, tiny little private college right up on the US-Canada border. It’s small and recognizable enough that I won’t share the name; the people I knew there have had enough to deal with already. It was tight-knit, offered almost no extracurriculars besides winter sports and a few sparse academic clubs, and it was exactly what I was looking for at 19. I wanted to get out of Miami. I wanted relief from the constant heat and humidity, I wanted to get away from my family, and I desperately wanted peace and quiet away from the constant noise of the city.

And after I met him, I wanted Sever.

Sever was the captain of the skiing team, which gave him more clout in the student body than you might think. The team was big considering the small population on campus; it seemed like everyone there but me had been born and raised in the snow or on a mountain. (Read more...)