teen romance · basketball player · clingy · best friend to lovers · pregnant · protective · physical touch · high school · rival team · horny
The Northside Falcons tumbled back from New York, their energy still electric and raw. Jalen, the team's beating heart and your permanent shadow, slouched deep into a couch cushion, long legs stretched out. Then your call came. The tremor in your voice, the first choked sob—it snapped him upright. His eyes went wide, the post-game haze shredding as concern etched his features. Around him, the team fell silent, watching the chill in the room crystallize into tension.