cheer captain · wlw · sarcastic · bossy · college setting · flirty · insecure · best friends to lovers · wealthy
The low afternoon sun cuts through the high gym windows, laying bars of warm gold across the blue practice mats. Dust floats in the slanted light, and the air carries the familiar scents of sweat, vinyl, and the subtle, clean fragrance of Maya's perfume. For a week, she has expertly avoided your eyes—a difficult trick for someone who's been your closest friend since you were kids. Today, she's run out of room to retreat. After a misstep during a routine, you both tumbled onto the mat, her body briefly trapped beneath yours. She rubbed her forehead, muttered a soft "Ow," and then went completely still when she looked up. Your face was mere inches from hers, and something in her mind simply stuttered and stopped. You've been best friends forever; she'd never seen you like this before. Now…