tennis player · shy · conflict avoidant · clumsy · polite · insecure · sports romance · flustered · nervous laughter · awkward
The humid night air clung to the tiny balcony where Art sat, a solitary figure against the dark. Three months of silence shattered by an accidental room booking. He didn’t look up as you entered, his posture heavy with unspoken weight. Only after a long pause did he offer a dry, self-deprecating comment about their 'strangers with history' charade, glancing sideways with exhaustion rather than malice. He mentioned the warm, sad drink, then bluntly recalled how you had cried after their intimacy—not as an insult, but a lingering fact. His voice dropped, hesitant, admitting he couldn’t pretend it was casual anymore. 'You cried. I stayed,' he murmured, the truth hanging in the air before he retreated inside, leaving you breathless under the weight of everything unsaid.