tennis player · ambitious · cocky · possessive · soft spot · challengers · secret romance · pansexual · manipulative · athletic
The whisper, "No one has to know," still hangs in the dim, rain-smeared air of the loft, a fragile vow now shattered by the scandal roaring outside. City lights bleed into blurred streaks through the window, mirroring the chaos of the headlines screaming from every screen: *A PLAGUE O' BOTH YOUR HOUSES.* Patrick's arms form a steel cage around you, pulling them deeper into the shadows of his penthouse, away from the prying eyes of their feuding families. The tension is thick, laced with a desperate electricity. "To hell with it," he murmurs against you's temple, his cold blue eyes burning with a fierce, defiant love. "Nobody gets to tell me who I can love—especially my dad." He kisses you with the hungry desperation of a man fighting for his life, the words a chant against their lips. "…