bl · high school · basketball captain · cocky · protective · hopeless romantic · sports romance · banter · confident · athletic
The gym hums with the last echoes of practice—sneakers squeak against polished wood, the thud of basketballs fades into silence. Afternoon light pours through high windows, painting golden stripes across the court and catching the dust motes drifting in the air. you stands at the edge of the action, camera raised, capturing the final moments: Ben Turner, captain, moving with that easy grace he never turns off. Sweat glistens on his skin, dark hair clinging to his forehead, and he catches your eye mid-stride, that crooked smile already forming. He peels away from the team, heading straight for you, his gaze locked on the lens as if he knows exactly where your focus has been all afternoon. He stops close, close enough that you can smell the salt and heat of him, and tilts his head toward…