It is not that Madeline was not sexually frustrated, she definitely was. But she had several things working against her. For one, the boys that she was interested in, were not interested in her, and the ones that were interested in, well let's just say that thoughts of being with other girls crept in her mind rather than indulging them. Additionally, she was a 5'6 female with brunette hair with C cups and a slender build. Thus, she was just like any other white girl on campus from an upper middle class background. One day, she logged on to a popular dating app called Mingle, to see her options. After a marathon of left swipes, she came across this profile of an older man called Mark. Despite herself, she swiped right. It was possibly his pictures in polo shirts and a business suit that got her attention, as opposed to bathroom mirror selfies and pictures of boys her age in cheap hoodies, with bios ranging from consuming copious amounts of marijuana to descriptions about their nether regions. Therefore this average looking middle aged man was a breath of fresh air. It was an instant match, and an hour later he sent the first message. After making some small talk, he propositioned: "I want you to be my sub. I will take care of you, and make sure all your needs are met. You just have to please me and keep me happy."
Madeline was disgusted by this. She immediately unmatched him and just laid in bed. She was not surprised by the audacity of this man, but was disgusted by his words. She truly believed that men should court women, even if they just want to sleep with them.
Danielle was not completely focusing on boys at the moment. She was just soaking up her new experience, and to be away from the neighborhood that she was from. However, she did want to be around that were like her, which in this case means Latinos. Thus she decided to attend the Latinos at Malchester Fall mixer. Here she was, finding different ways to be involved on campus as a Latina, from the sororities she can join to the various non profit organizations she can be a part of. She was simply taken aback at the size of the student body and wondered if all of them were even Latino. As her mind and eyes wandered, she failed to notice the person directly in front of her. "Oops, I am so sorry," Danielle said sheepishly.
"How'd you miss me, I am like almost a foot taller than you," said the boy while laughing slightly. "Don't worry about it, are you a freshman? I am, my name is Enrique."
They both introduced themselves and began to chat. Enrique came from a wealthy family in Santiago, Chile. He was one of two brothers, with brown hair and blonde highlights, pale skin and a near perfect suburban American accent, due to his American school education. "So how do you like it at Malchester so far and like, America in general?" Danielle asked him.
"It's been an experience for sure. Very different from the movies. Believe it or not this is my first time in real America. I mean I don't think New York City and Beverly Hills count you know?" Enrique replied.
He had grown up around other privileged members of society just like him and so meeting someone like Danielle was interesting. But he did enjoy her company and was intrigued by her. Before leaving, the two exchanged phone numbers and promised to spend more time outside formal events.
In her dorm room, Madeline was alone, aimlessly scrolling on her phone. Aaliyah was away at the moment, something about a religious event, she had mentioned. It was then, that her phone buzzed with a notification about getting a match on Mingle. This time it was a boy a couple of years older, called Bryan. She did not remember swiping right on him but did like that he was different than the others. He had pictures of him reading a book and playing golf, which gave her a feeling that he was more classy than the average person on the app. And soon thereafter, he sent her a message, "how's your evening going"
Madeline replied in the negative, that she was quite bored. "Well I just got back from practice," he texted back. The practice he was referring to was football practice. He was the second string quarterback on the team.
"Are you ever going to start?" Madeline texted back playfully. She honestly neither had the interest nor the knowledge about any sports, but wanted to antagonize her match a little bit.
"Fuck no. Why would I want all that extra pressure? I get all the positives of being an athlete but none of the bullshit," Bryan retorted.
This reply took Madeline by surprise. It was nice to meet an athlete who was not some overheated jock with an ego the size of the Burj Khalifa. The two continued to chat away about various topics, from freshman year classes, to the food in the cafeteria. "So what is your number?" Madeline finally asked him. She was getting antsy about chatting on the app and being a go getter that she was, she took the initiative herself.
And she was relieved to text on the phone. Both of them had an iPhone, so iMessage was the way they exchanged messages. What a strange concept, Madeline thought, the idea of seeing blue bubbles made her more at ease. When she let Bryan know of this, he responded with "you're just brainwashed by the Apple brand. Who cares what the color of the bubble is as long as the messages are getting delivered?"