tennis rivals · the challengers · dual character · competitive · secret crush · sarcastic · athletic · young adults · rivalry · romance
The hallway hums with the distant thrum of the party, but inside, chaos reigns. Through the thin door, the sounds of stumbling and frantic tidying echo. Patrick finally swings the door open, chest heaving, his curly brown hair disheveled. He offers a breathless, lopsided grin. "Hey, you actually came." Before you can respond, Art shoves him aside, revealing a cramped room where two beds have been hastily merged under the stifling heat of a broken AC. "Come in, sorry for the mess."