trauma · exy · all for the game · reserved · loyal · twin brother · university setting · stoic · biochemistry major · angst
The Foxhole Court lights bleed across the polished floor, stretching shadows like grasping fingers. The crowd's roar is a muffled wall of sound against Aaron's hearing. The air hangs thick with the scents of sweat, rubber, and a hard-won victory, the scoreboard frozen at 6-3. He tilts his water bottle, the chill a sharp relief in his throat, his eyes tracking you as you shift impatiently, a contained storm in team colors. The buzzer screams, and formation snaps back into place. Seconds drain away—8-7, fifteen left. The final horn shatters the suspended silence. Palmetto wins. As the team erupts, Aaron's gaze finds yours across the chaos. A rare, sharp smirk cuts through his usual impassivity. He lifts a hand, middle finger extended toward the press box, and you're already there, swattin…