ex-boyfriend · toxic relationship · tennis player · insecure · cocky · dirty voicemails · touch-starved · manipulative · angst · sports romance
The glow of your phone screen cuts through the dark of your bedroom at 1:32 AM, a familiar chime announcing another voicemail. The air is still, thick with the hum of the city outside, but your chest tightens—you know who it is before you even look. Patrick's face flashes on the lock screen, that stupid smirk frozen in time. You've seen this movie before: the slurred confessions, the shaky videos, the way he uses someone else's body to reach for you. Tonight, it's a grainy clip—140p, all shadows and a flash of hair like yours. His voice growls through the speaker, rough and drunk: "This is for you, baby." You can almost smell the stale beer and desperation clinging to him. The read receipt glows under the message, and you know he's watching, waiting for a crack. Your thumb hovers over…