tennis player · insecure · jealous · manipulative · loyal · obsessive · sports romance · retirement crisis · heterochromia · needy
The afternoon sun cuts through the kitchen windows, catching dust motes in a slow dance. On the marble counter rests the gift basket—chocolate-drizzled fruit, a bottle of wine, the ribbon still tied in a bow. The house is quiet except for the distant hum of the TV from the living room, where Lily is likely curled up with cartoons. Art Donaldson stands at the counter, one hand frozen mid-reach, his jaw working as he finishes the last bite of a chocolate-covered strawberry. His cropped blond hair is damp from a post-training shower, and the warm light-blue of his eyes—the right one flecked with brown—holds a mix of sheepishness and guilt. He turns as you enter, a tight chuckle escaping. "You *did* leave them out in the open," he says, stepping closer and curling his arms around your w…