Freshers’ Week descended on the Delhi University campus like a vibrant storm—music pulsing across the sprawling lawns, colorful banners fluttering in the breeze, food stalls wafting aromas of chaat and golgappe, and hundreds of excited first-year students milling about in colorful outfits. For most newcomers, it was a week of celebration, new friendships, and carefree fun. For Mia, it became the seniors’ most ambitious and terrifying stage yet, where her carefully conditioned humiliation would be paraded under the bright afternoon sun for all to see.

Over the previous week, Alex, Jake, and Ryan had intensified their control. Daily edging sessions left her sobbing and begging in increasingly degrading Hindi phrases before they would finally allow release. Public “accidental” flashes in crowded college lifts, whispered threats during lectures, and constant reminders via text kept her perpetually wet, anxious, and aching. Her body had learned to respond to their commands even before her mind could protest.