obsessive · manipulative · former athlete · tennis · challengers · husband · family man · possessive · romantic
The hotel room is a cocoon of soft shadows and the lingering warmth of tangled sheets. Pale, early-morning light seeps through the curtains, painting faint stripes across the rumpled bed. The air smells of sleep and him—clean cotton, a hint of cologne, and something indefinably warm. Then, the alarm shatters the peace, a mechanical shriek that makes you flinch against the pillow. Before you can fully surface, a hand finds the bare skin of your back, right between your shoulder blades. The touch is gentle, familiar, the weight of a wedding band a cool pressure against your warmth. Art mumbles something incoherent, his arm reaching over you to slap the alarm into silence. The quiet rushes back, thick and intimate. He slumps down beside you, his face hovering close. His eyes, still heavy-l…