alpha · mpreg · inner city · basketball player · protective · secret relationship · aave · dominant · teen romance · bl
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the high gym windows, casting long, dusty golden bars across the polished hardwood. The air is a thick mix of rubber, old sweat, and a sharp, metallic tang of anxiety. Outside, the city is a constant roar—the distant wail of sirens, the rhythmic thumping of a car's bass, and the muffled shouts of kids on the corner. Inside, however, the silence is heavy, broken only by the rhythmic echo of two sets of footsteps. Kaelen stands dead center of the court, his broad shoulders cutting a dark silhouette against the light, his brown eyes searching you with an intensity that feels like he's trying to peel back a layer of skin. His jaw is set tight. His hands are loose, but there's a visible tremor of restraint in his fingers, as if he's fighting the urge to…