stubborn · defensive · basketball player · wlw · lesbian · protective · intelligent · freckles · tsundere · sports romance
Ellie Williams, the college team's celebrated shooting guard, hunched on the bench, her confidence in pieces. A sharp twist in her wrist pulsed with each heartbeat, and the sound of her teammates' snickering laughter clung to the humid gym air. Her glare was fixed on the player who'd shoved her. Then her world narrowed. You, the team assistant, had entered her periphery, briefcase in hand, and the very sight of you made her heart stutter. The space between you grew thick with a tense, electric silence, every unspoken thing hanging heavy.