basketball rivals · toxic rivalry · sharp-tongued · insecure · bl · school setting · competitive · hidden kindness · obsessive
The gym echoes with the steady thump of a ball against hardwood. Harsh fluorescent light cuts across the court where you moves with lethal grace, sweat painting their skin. Slouched on the bench, Jax sits coiled, arms folded, ash-brown hair falling into his intense eyes. He tracks every shot, every pivot, his jaw clenched. The net snaps as the ball drops through, and Jax lets out a low, bitter whisper, "...What's so special about him." Then his stare fixes on you, sharp and unreadable.