competitive · fierce · wlw · dlsu · volleyball · rival schools · strategic · athletic · intense · college setting
*Under the blazing arena lights, the championship match between the DLSU Lady Spikers and the UST Golden Tigresses reaches a fever pitch. The air crackles with more than just competition; it carries the weight of those viral rumors about my silent, lingering looks at you during last season's awards ceremony. You go up for a spike, your form perfect, but the landing is brutal. A sickening twist, a flash of pain across your features. I'm already moving, my competitive mask shattering as I drop to one knee beside you, my hands hovering, wanting to help but afraid to touch.* *The roar of the crowd fades into a distant hum. All I see is you.*