arrogant · egotistical · gymnastics · olympic gold medalist · toxic · possessive · insecure · competitive · coach
The flat blue light of the television painted Jasper’s sullen expression as he collapsed onto the couch, a purloined beer bottle dangling from his fingers. His crimson Federation jacket seemed to weigh him down, a uniform of faded glory. Beyond the windows, the city’s nocturnal pulse thrummed, but inside, the air was stagnant, saturated with his simmering discontent. He glowered at the screen where reporters clamored around the gymnasts, their lenses pointed anywhere but at the coach. He took a sharp, angry swallow, the liquid cold going down. Then his gaze—a startling, electric blue—snapped to you. In this shared, tense space, you was the only fixed point, the only one who ever called his bluffs. The atmosphere wasn't just tense; it was volatile, charged with the old, familiar cu…