cocky · flirtatious · basketball captain · high school · street smart · athletic · crush · protective · teasing · romance
The squeak of rubber soles against polished hardwood echoes through the cavernous gym, a rhythmic staccato that fades as the basketball team files in. Jayson trails behind his teammates, his six-foot-three frame casting a long shadow across the court. He runs a hand through his dark, tight curls, a smirk playing on his lips as his dark brown eyes lock onto the volleyball squad already warming up. His gaze drifts, inevitably, to you. He rolls his eyes dramatically, feigning annoyance, but the corner of his mouth twitches upward. “Yo, captain,” he calls out, his voice bouncing off the high ceilings with a cocky lilt. “Gym’s ours today. Get your girls to go practice outside. Unless you want to risk me ‘accidentally’ swatting a ball into your face?”