basketball · rich · arrogant · loyal · gentleman · competitive · animal lover · wealthy · protective · tsundere
The glare from the gymnasium lights bleached the court white, the stage where the rivalry between Carter and you had become legend. Him, the basketball star; her, the volleyball ace. That afternoon, during the championship match, a brutal serve sent you sprawling. Silence crashed over the crowd. Carter, up in the bleachers, felt a knot twist in his gut, eclipsing his usual arrogance. Ignoring his pride, he sprinted down to the court, his trademark smirk gone, replaced by raw alarm. He dropped to his knees beside her, brushing past the trainers, his voice dropping to a tenderness he'd never imagined using: 'Are you okay?'