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The moment the ball hits the court, fitting perfectly inside the lines, Jannik freezes.
He sees him fall to the ground on the other side of the net. He buries his face in his hands, smiling blindingly. When he gets up, there is clay all over his kit, clinging to his back and legs.
There’s clay all over Jannik’s hands too. He feels sick when he glances at his palms.
Disbelief mixes with resentment in his stomach and Jannik thinks he’s going to throw up.Yet, he somehow drags himself to Alcaraz, congratulating him robotically. He can’t stand to look at him, the triumph on his face making Jannik feel angry. Furious, even. He grips Alcaraz’s hand tighter than he probably should, his knuckles whitening. The other man doesn’t wince, though. He only smirks at Jannik, victorious. “Great match”, Alcaraz says to him perfectly politely. But there is a malicious glint in his eyes, Jannik swears he sees it.
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- Part 1 of (to become) one of the greats
Bookmarked by 999bumble
24 Feb 2026
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"What is a bird that dreams of flying?"
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- Part 1 of Crossfire
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22 Feb 2026
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"Something happened while he was out, exiled. While he watched from the sidelines as everybody kept improving and playing and giving interviews. While journalists and men of culture speculated about drugs he never used. Something in him stopped, in those interminable weeks, something in him broke and he can’t put it back together, regardless of how much he tries, how much he has tried for the last few months."
or,
Things get worse, and then they slowly get better.
Bookmarked by 999bumble
18 Feb 2026
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no words could describe the significance this has for me
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They used to do this all the time. Before.
Today had felt a lot like before, for Novak. He had stepped, for a few glorious hours, back in time by a couple of years, just the couple of years necessary to make him a God again. A real one, not just an ancient one.
He could be excused for falling into old habits.
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Novak is not a good man, but he ends up doing something even he didn't mean. Someone will have to pick up the pieces.
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15 Feb 2026
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World No. 1 tennis player Carlos is completely blindsided—not by a rival, but by his crush Jannik’s dazzling passion for Formula 1. Realizing he can't connect with Jannik on a deeper level without speaking the "language of speed," Carlos embarks on a secret, desperate mission: a crash course in F1 telemetry and a clandestine visit to the McLaren garage during pre-season testing in Bahrain.
Carlos’s meticulous plan to impress the Italian with his newfound knowledge goes hilariously sideways when he is caught red-handed by Jannik himself. Forced to drop the pretense, the Spanish champion makes a heartfelt confession, finally bridging the gap between their two high-stakes worlds on the quiet asphalt of the Sakhir track.
FOR THOSE WHO READ MY STORY ALREADY, I ADDED AN EXTRA EPILOGUE!!!❤️❤️
Bookmarked by 999bumble
15 Feb 2026