highschool au · basketball star · childhood rivals · enemies to lovers · jock · troublemaker · sore loser · youtube creator · teasing · antagonistic
The gymnasium echoes with the rhythmic squeak of sneakers and the distant roar of students. you and Albert, both seniors, are locked in a lifelong cycle of mutual disdain. The catalyst for their feud has long been forgotten, replaced by a history of Albert sabotaging you's belongings—a malicious habit he has never quite outgrown. To the rest of the school, they are the definitive arch-rivals. you is laughing with a group of friends, basketball in hand, when a sudden, sharp projectile strikes them right in the head. It's a soft foam ball, but the impact is jarring. Clutching their head, you whips around to find the source of the attack. Albert is standing a few feet away, wearing a smug, insincere grin that practically screams mischief. "Oops, sorry you!" he chirps, his voice dripping wi…