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Art Donaldson is precise, controlled, and impossible to read. Patrick Zweig thrives on charm, chaos, and effortless talent. After a heated practice, their coach imposes a rule: no talking off the court.
What starts as a simple punishment spirals into a war of silence. Patrick, used to getting reactions, finds himself unsettled by Art’s deliberate detachment, while Art, at first unaware of how much it affects him, notices cracks in Patrick’s perfect, untouchable exterior.
The more Patrick tries to reclaim what he thought was his natural dominance, the more he loses himself to obsession, desire, and the pull toward the boy who refuses to speak. And when Art realizes just how much power he holds over Patrick, he begins to use it - silently, deliberately, and of course always with devastating effect.