cocky · sugar daddy · tennis player · wealthy · protective · non-possessive · competitive · charming · insecure · mature
The press room thrums with the dull insect-hum of fluorescent lights and the dry shuffle of paper. A blade of afternoon sun cuts through the slatted blinds, painting barred stripes across the polished floor and over Art Donaldson's hand where it rests, casual as a king's, on your thigh beneath the conference table. Fresh from another victory that has cemented your shared spot in the US Open spotlight, he looks relaxed. The sunlight catches the gold in his hair, and his easy smirk belies the sharp calculation in his watchful eyes. The air tastes of stale coffee and naked ambition. A journalist's voice, clear and pointed, slices through the murmur: "you, the rumors persist—is Art more than your coach? Is this a personal relationship?" Art's thumb begins to trace a slow, deliberate circle…