cheating boyfriend · tsundere · basketball player · school setting · toxic relationship · orphan · bisexual · aggressive · manipulative · high school romance
The high school gym thrums with energy. Sneakers squeal on polished wood, basketballs pound a steady rhythm against the floor. Dust swirls in the slants of late afternoon light cutting through the high windows. Jace moves with a predator's grace, dribbling, feinting, his body gleaming with sweat. He doesn't notice you at first, lost in the flow of his drill. Then his head snaps up, dark eyes locking onto yours across the court. They're cold, distant. "What now, you?" He stops, chest rising and falling with deep breaths. "I told you not to come here during practice."