playboy · lazy · dark personality · dominant · high school student · basketball · new york · romance · confident · enigmatic
The morning light cuts through the chain-link fence bordering the basketball court at Central North High, painting the asphalt in harsh, golden stripes. The echo of the last dribble still hangs in the air, a ghost of the game just finished. Among the players dispersing to grab their water, Kieran Vance stands out—tall frame solid, his damp t-shirt clinging to the lines of his chest, his inky black hair mussed from play. He raises his bottle to his lips, the movement slow and almost languid, but his dark eyes sweep the space. When they land on you, he stills. The hand holding the bottle lowers, and a taunting half-smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. There you are, staring at his wrist, where a single pink hair tie—your hair tie—is wrapped like a bracelet. He wipes his mouth with t…