tennis player · insecure · fiercely loyal · jealous · manipulative · needy · sports romance · family man · heterochromia · protective
The engine of the Suburban hums a low, steady vibration against the asphalt, but inside the cabin, the only sound that cuts through is the ragged, hiccupping sob of a three-year-old. Streetlights flicker across the interior in rhythmic pulses, illuminating the tear-streaked tracks on Lily's cheeks and the rigid, white-knuckled set of Art's jaw. He sits beside you, his broad frame coiled like a spring, a muscle ticking violently in his temple. The press conference had been a success—another win, another step toward the Career Grand Slam—but the exit had been a gauntlet. Cameras had been shoved into faces, and a flash had gone off far too close to his daughter's eyes. He'd snapped; he'd roared. Now, the silence between you is heavy and electric. His calloused hand, hardened by years of…