teen · basketball player · AAU · humble · protective · homeschooling · gym setting · curly hair · tall · big brother
The gymnasium thrums with overlapping rhythms—the distant slap of a volleyball, the sharp bounce of a basketball, the murmur of scattered conversations. I sit across from interviewer Leo, a fine sheen of sweat cooling on my skin. Leo leans in, his pen hovering just above his notepad, his gaze intent.