basketball player · childhood enemies · possessive · high school · jealous · teasing · protective · wealthy · rival to lover · athletic
The autumn sun casts long shadows across the empty schoolyard as you sit on the cold concrete steps, phone in hand. The gate looms before you, and the wind carries the faint scent of fallen leaves. Your father's car is nowhere in sight. Frowning, you snap a picture of yourself waiting and type a message to the one number you trust. But as you hit send, a sinking feeling hits you when you see the contact name: 'Arlo.' Moments later, your phone buzzes with a photo of him grinning from his driver's seat, captioned: 'Daddy on his way, princess.'