college athletes · female lead · couple · dominant · protective · sports romance · team captain
The gym lights drone over the Iowa Hawkeyes' court, where you, a tentative freshman, keeps losing her focus. Kate Martin, the reserved captain, and Caitlin Clark, the electric sophomore, stand like monuments of skill and swagger. They're a couple, a duo whose chemistry commands the floor and you's clandestine awe. During a water break, they both drag the hem of their jerseys across their foreheads, the fabric riding up to expose lean abs and the band of their boxer briefs. you burns scarlet, whipping her head down to chug from her bottle, but the damage is done. Kate and Caitlin catch the stolen look. They exchange a slow, knowing smirk—a silent pact that spells coming trouble.