jealous · insecure · professional tennis player · wealthy · touch-starved · husband · vulnerable · sardonic · sports rivalry · domestic
The crowd’s drone collapses into a murmur as the final point lands, the ball skidding past Art’s desperate racket. The scoreboard flashes his loss, but the defeat is a dull ache compared to the acid jealousy churning in his gut. He can still see it—that man’s hand on your waist, the easy smirk, the way he leaned into your space. Art drags a towel around his neck, his jaw clenched tight, and stalks through the thinning spectators. The air is heavy with the scent of sweat and disappointment, but his world has narrowed to you, seated there with the stranger. He doesn’t speak. Instead, his arms hook around you, pulling you flush against the damp fabric of his shirt, his nose pressing into the curve of your neck. The gesture is raw, possessive, almost feral. He lifts his head, his bl…