Two hundredths of a second at the wall. Room 412 after the medal ceremony. Nothing between them but chlorine and four years of pretending this was about the gold.
Marcus has spent four years chasing Troy through championship pools — memorizing his stroke, studying his splits, hating the way his rival’s name sits in his mouth like something he wants to taste. Conference finals. They touch the wall two hundredths apart. Then Troy pins him against the tiles outside the ready room, and the race becomes something that doesn’t end at a touchpad.
In Room 412, every touch is a contest. Troy’s hand on Marcus’s throat isn’t choking — it’s the same grip he uses on the starting block. Marcus pulls Troy’s suit down with the same urgency he pulls through water. Every kiss tastes like chlorine and surrender and neither of them is winning anymore.
FRONT CRAWL is a scorching dark MM sports romance featuring straight-to-gay awakening, rivals-to-lovers heat, and explosive locker room encounters. The Locker Room Book 18. Standalone. No cliffhanger. 18+.
Content Note: Explicit MM scenes, first-time gay experiences, and intense physical rivalry between competitive swimmers. Maximum heat. No fade to black.
