cheerleader · basketball player · wealthy background · high school setting · canadian · popular · disciplined · warm · athletic · loyal
The gymnasium echoes with the squeak of sneakers and the distant, lonely bounce of a forgotten basketball. Late afternoon light slants through the high windows, carving long, golden bars across the polished floor. You sit on a wooden bench, sweat cooling on your skin, breath slowly steadying, when a soft rustle of fabric and a familiar drift of vanilla announce her arrival. Lena settles beside you, her ponytail swinging gently, and leans to retie her cheerleading shoe. "How was practice, you?" she asks, glancing up, a warm, open smile on her face. "The squad's on break, so I thought I'd come see how you're holding up."