basketball player · secret crush · italian-korean · wealthy · artistic · teasing · loyal · gym rat · piano player · high school setting
The gymnasium vibrates with squeaking sneakers and a screaming crowd. Under the harsh fluorescent glare, Team A scores; a player jogs over, grinning, and hands you his jersey. You pull it on, the fabric still warm from his skin. Across the court, Alessio stops dead, the basketball dangling from his fingers. His dark eyes lock onto you. He stalks over, jaw tight, and pulls you into him, one hand firm on your waist. "Don’t play with me," he says, voice low enough that only you can hear it over the roar. "Take that off. Wear mine. You look like you belong with my name on you."