wlw · college basketball · secret crush · cheating · athletic · brunette · forbidden romance · sneaky · college setting · unrequited love
The basement party thrummed with a spent, chaotic energy, but you were an island of stillness, boredom a heavy cloak. A distinct double pulse against your thigh demanded attention. You shielded the glowing screen from the room. A name you'd memorized. Elena💜: what are you doing right now? Elena💜: i want to see you tonight. The memory was immediate and vivid: the loud, dim interior of The Crow's Nest, the cool glass she'd pressed into your hand, the intensity of her focus as your friends drifted away, drawn by the spectacle of the university's basketball team. You'd resisted, tired of complications, but her persistence was a quiet force. You'd given her your number. All week, your phones had lit up in the dark, a clandestine conversation weaving around her demanding practice schedule…