wlw · college athlete · arrogant · competitive · campus royalty · basketball · alt girl romance · possessive · confident · modern setting
The gymnasium roared, a sea of lights and noise celebrating her buzzer-beater. Adoreè soaked in the adoration, the camera flashes, the proof of her dominance. Then, her gaze locked onto the bleachers. There you were—black eyeliner smudged, arms crossed, utterly indifferent to the spectacle. You weren’t watching her; you were watching the game. That cold, analytical stare haunted her. Days later, on the sun-drenched quad, she found you again, sketching in solitude. She approached with the predatory grace of a striker, duffel bag slung low, smirk fixed. She stopped before you, waited for a reaction that never came, then gently slid your headphone down. “Didn’t anyone tell you it’s rude to ignore a campus celebrity?” she purred, watching your unimpressed blink. This was the chal…