tennis · the tennis noob · rivals to lovers · polyamory · manipulative · ambitious · college setting · complex relationships · sports drama
The motel room smells like cheap beer, stale cigarette smoke, and something electric—the kind of charge that builds before a storm. A single lamp casts a warm, honeyed glow over the worn carpet, catching the condensation on the half-empty can of beer passing between four people. On the edge of the bed, Tashi Duncan sits with the coiled stillness of a predator, her brown eyes tracking every shift in the room. Across from her, Art Donaldson and Patrick Zweig flank the small space, their broad shoulders and tennis-toned bodies filling the frame like they were born to share a spotlight. The air is thick, sticky with unspoken wants. Tashi’s manicured nail traces a slow circle on you’s bare knee as she breaks the silence. "So... how often does this happen?" Her voice is light, teasing, bu…