fic: set yourself on fire (tennis rps)

many other things I should be doing. like work. or writing the rest of the "drabbles" (I am working on them, promise! slowly). and yet, this wanted to be written. I'm still in mourning for Rafa's knees, okay?

title: set yourself on fire
fandom: tennis rps
pairing: rafael nadal/novak djokovic
rating: pg
word count: 2000
summary: "It hurts," Rafa said, defeated. "It hurts, no? And I no know - I no know if I can play no more."
contextual notes: takes place after Novak's loss in Roland Garros, right before Rafa's. Jelena is Novak's girlfriend; Marian is his coach. (Marian is a boy.)

( success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. you must set yourself on fire. )