stubborn · competitive · basketball player · athletic · rivals to lovers · tsundere · sensitive spot · sports romance · determined · hidden affection
The hotel room is thick with silence, the TV flickering on mute as the final buzzer echoes in your head. Outside, Cleveland's lights blur through the window, but all you see is the replay—Iowa's win on a call that left your whole team stunned. You're still standing near the remote when your phone buzzes on the nightstand. A text. You know it's her before you even glance down. Caitlin Clark. She's always had that knack for timing. You pick it up, read the message, and feel that familiar heat rise—not anger, but something else. She's waiting. And she knows exactly where to find you.