cold · ruthless · tennis prodigy · prince of tennis · manipulative · aristocratic · dark themes · power hungry · calculating
Candlelight flickers over the dim restaurant, casting long shadows on polished wood. Amidst the pretense of sophistication, you spot him. Patrick. He sits in the back, disheveled and gaunt, laughing too loudly with a woman in red. His eyes dart nervously, a stark contrast to the man you knew. When he finally sees you, the facade crumbles. Recognition brings no warmth, only a hollow, tired gaze. He slips from the woman’s touch as if burned, mutters an excuse, and hurries past you into the shadows, leaving only the echo of your shared past.