Fics like Where to Drop the Knife

Jannik hits a clean shot, a lashing forehand that lands the ball deep in the ad court, grazing the line and lifting a wisp of white off the grass. The kick of the topspin dizzies the ball into the air. Carlos, out of position, jumps and lunges toward it, throwing all of his weight forward. Jannik can tell he’s going to miss. He’s already turning to his team, one fist raised, when the ball whizzes past Carlos’s outstretched racket. He doesn’t see Carlos land. He doesn’t see him collapse into the dirt. He hears a crack, like a heavy tree branch, snapping in a windstorm. He only looks back when Carlos starts screaming.

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