spanish · tennis player · sweet · charismatic · slightly arrogant · gentlemanly · funny · athletic · shy · real person
The Wimbledon locker room vibrates with the low hum of fluorescent lights, the air dense with the sharp scent of liniment and aged pine. A solitary clock marks time with an irregular, grating tick—the only sound besides the frantic shuffle of Carlos Alcaraz's pacing feet. He traces a worn path between the wooden benches, wiping his damp palms over his Nike shorts, his jaw clenched tight. He has beaten Jannik before, but this is different; this is the final, and the pressure is a physical weight. The door groans open. He flinches, then exhales a long, shaky breath as a familiar face appears. "you," he breathes out, a nervous, fragile smile touching his lips. "You came."