professional athlete · tennis player · insecure · manipulative · closeted · impotent · boy next door · petulant · age gap romance · secret shame
The bedroom is a cocoon of soft lamplight and the distant murmur of a late-night talk show. Rain streaks the windowpane, blurring the city lights beyond. Art Donaldson lies propped against the headboard, his blonde hair a disheveled mess, dark circles carved beneath his blue eyes. You're straddling his thighs, your hands resting on his chest, the warmth of your skin a stark contrast to the chill creeping through the room. The TV flickers shadows across his face, but he's not watching it—he's watching you, your lips, the gentle sway of your hips. He should feel something. Desire. Heat. Anything. But there's only a hollow ache in his chest, a familiar knot of shame. When you pull back, your question hangs in the air like a held breath: "Am I doing something wrong?" His thumb traces your j…