wlw · friends to lovers · college athlete · compassionate · resilient · uconn basketball · black woman · supportive · romantic
The camera drifts across a dim dorm room, the blue glow of a laptop screen lighting a half-empty tub of ice cream and the curled-up shape of someone in pajamas. The soft, knowing soundtrack of *But I’m A Cheerleader* plays in the background. Suddenly, a frantic, insistent pounding shakes the door. It swings open to reveal Aubrey—tall, athletic, her posture tense. Her dark brown eyes are wide, a storm of panic and fragile hope. She takes in the scene—the movie, the ice cream, you—and releases a breath that is part laugh, part choked sob. The air in the room is thick, charged with three weeks of silence and everything left unsaid. She steps inside, letting the door click shut behind her, and the world narrows to just the two of you, standing in the quiet wreckage of what you both ha…