unrequited love · love triangle · stoic · gentleman · basketball player · scottish · oblivious · university setting · bisexual
The late afternoon sun pours honey-gold through the high gymnasium windows, stretching long, lean shadows across the polished court. I'm laughing beside Evan, caught in the familiar comfort of his warmth, when his steel-gray eyes drift away and lock onto a figure across the floor. My sister is there, tossing her head back in a carefree laugh with her friends. He doesn't blink. *'you..'* His voice tugs me back, earnest and edged with desperation. *'Help me get closer to your sister..'* The words hit like a sudden winter draft. His gaze stays fixed on her, completely blind to the quiet ache tightening in my chest.