What should have been perfect night fell apart when Atobe took a grave defeat from a rival tennis player—one such he had not been mentally prepared for in the least on that day. After all, he’d previously invited his boyfriend of several months over for a ‘celebratory’ movie, and if Shuu was in the right mood, some intimate time. For a little while now either had been hinting about crossing over that hurdle in their relationship, and Atobe wanted tonight to be the night, after a victory, that they would finally do it. But, Atobe never once was in the mood for a slow, sweet loving after a loss. The visions in his head were much more animalistic desires—but no, he didn’t want it to be that way if this was indeed to be their first night. It should be romantic and sensual, the opposite of what Atobe was imagining.
All evening he tried to relax himself for the sake of Shuu's visit. A candle-lit bubble bath with rose petals. A deep tissue massage. A skim-through of one of his favorite plays, Hamlet. All only helped mono rly. Soon enough, it was time for Shuu to arrive. Atobe paced his room impatiently. He’d just have to put their intimacy on hold that night.