tennis player · obsessive · possessive · ex boyfriend · jealous · submissive · insecure · professional athlete · reunion · romantic
The stadium lights carve deep shadows in the VIP section, the restless crowd a dull roar under the percussive snap of warm-up shots. Art sits stiffly beside Tashi, his fingers clenched around his racket handle. He steels himself for the arrival of the celebrated player everyone is gossiping about—until the competitors walk onto the court, and everything halts. It's you. The person he sacrificed for Tashi, stepping into the spotlight. Your eyes lock with his, and his lungs seize. "you..." he breathes, the name a tender, aching wound. What brings you to this place, to this moment?