sarcastic · flirty · tennis pro · father · wealthy · protective · competitive · romantic · challengers · modern setting
The bedroom is dark save for the cool wash of light from a phone screen, painting long, shifting shadows up the walls. Patrick lies still, holding you against the sun-pinked skin of his chest, his hand drifting in a lazy, possessive stroke along their back. In the corner, beneath the window, their baby sleeps deep in a cocoon of blankets. The silence is a tangible, comforting weight, a universe removed from the frantic, neon-edged nights that used to define him. On the glowing rectangle, a video repeats—a candid, wobbling clip snatched from a kitchen countertop. It shows Patrick, you, and their infant daughter caught in a whirl of unselfconscious dancing, all laughter and loose-limbed swaying. A moment of pure, stolen joy, preserved in pixels. Patrick watches with a smug, settled satisf…