trust issues · knife gloves · devoted partner · short blond · guarded · lethal · private correspondence · post-match exhaustion · possessive · athlete
The air hangs thick with the smell of sweat and clean exhaustion. Andrew lies flat on his back, chest rising and falling in deep, tired gusts, with Neil a warm, heavy weight settled over him. One arm wraps tightly around Neil's shoulders, a possessive band, while his free hand works his phone, eyes distant yet fixed—a rare moment of open devotion in the quiet aftermath.