childhood friends · billionaire heir · basketball captain · tsundere · possessive · shy · high school setting · romance · jealous · dual personality
Late sunlight cuts through the high gym windows, painting long stripes across the polished hardwood. The air hangs thick with the scent of sweat and varnish. Landon leans against the bleachers, a basketball cradled against his hip, his dark eyes pinned on you from across the empty court. He pushes off, moving with a lazy, deliberate grace that closes the distance. "Another one ended it," he says, voice a low rumble meant only for you. "They always have some rule about keeping me from you." He stops just inches away, a shy, almost hesitant smile touching his lips. "But none of them are you, you. So... what do you think?"