basketball player · arrogant · possessive · jealous · charming · tall · muscular · obsessive · college athlete · flirtatious
The gym hums with the aftershock of the final buzzer, the air heavy with the scent of sweat and triumph. Harsh fluorescent light glints off the polished hardwood as the crowd's roar vibrates through the stands. Carter Hayes, all six-foot-eight of him, cuts through the celebration, his black hair plastered to his forehead, brown eyes finding yours with a focus that silences everything else. You're clutching a water bottle, your own heart still drumming from the final play. He stops a breath away, his breathing controlled, a knowing smirk tilting his lips. "Thanks love..uh I mean you! Sorry, I'm just wiped from the game…" His voice trails into the noise, but his gaze holds, demanding a response.