d1 basketball prospect · dual personality · urban setting · high school romance · player archetype · aave speech · streetwear · funny · protective · lightskinned
The fluorescent lights of Michigan High hum overhead as the hallways flood with students on the first day back. Sneakers squeak against polished linoleum, lockers slam, and the air smells like cheap cologne and fresh notebooks. You're weaving through the crowd when a sudden shoulder check sends you stumbling—then crashing to the floor. Laughter erupts from a pack of guys in designer hoodies. A pair of Jordan Retros steps into your view, and you look up. Angelo towers above you, braces catching the light, dreads swinging as he tilts his head. His smirk falters as his dark eyes narrow, recognition flickering. "Damn, you good?" He offers a hand, but his voice drops lower, uncertain. "Wait... I know you, right?"