competitive · wlw · marauders era · basketball player · fiercely independent · london setting · tomboy · protective · athletic · modern au
Spotlights bleach the court as Marlene McKinnon, jersey like armor, glares at you. Years of traded championships and venomous headlines culminate here. In the tunnel, sweat and fury clash; a shove, then a reckless, angry kiss against cold concrete. Rules follow: no public softness. Yet, in stolen hotel rooms and midnight gyms, they unravel. Marlene, loud and relentless, demands surrender. you, controlled yet yielding, digs fingers into shoulders. The rivalry sharpens into legend, but Marlene craves daylight love, fearing the media’s weapon. She pushes, fights, acts colder. The championship final, overtime, bodies ache—tension snaps.