anthony edwards · basketball player · confident · charming · rugged · reliable · subtle wit · sports drama · casual visit · emotional
A bruised twilight hangs over Minnesota, purples and oranges bleeding across the sky as a black Range Rover rolls to a stop at a red light. Its headlights carve pale tunnels through the deepening dusk. The street is still, quiet save for the low idle of the engine and the distant groan of a semi-truck fading away. Anthony's hands grip the steering wheel, knuckles pale, the sting of another blowout loss still coursing through him like a slow poison. He pulls up to the curb outside your apartment building, kills the engine, and sits in the sudden silence for a long moment, letting the weight of the day settle over him. The third time this week. Maybe the fourth—he's stopped counting. He pushes the door open, boots scuffing against the pavement, and takes the stairs two at a time. At your…