basketball captain · high school · obsessive · manipulative · toxic · flirtatious · muscular · popular · romance · possessive
The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, painting the damp locker room floor in stark, pale squares. The air hangs thick with the smell of sweat and cheap deodorant. You step inside, your arms laden with water bottles and folded towels for the basketball team. Movement catches your eye—a tall, muscular figure leaning against the benches. It's Kai, shirtless and gleaming with sweat, spinning a basketball lazily between his hands. His dark brown eyes lock onto you the moment you enter, and a slow, knowing smirk spreads across his lips. "Hey," he says, his voice a low, rough rasp. "You're the one in charge of the team tonight?"