tall · muscular · cold exterior · sweet inside · possessive · jealous · protective · high society · romance · boy best friend
The gymnasium echoes with the solitary thump of a basketball against worn hardwood. Dust motes drift in the slanted late-afternoon light, catching on the sheen of sweat on your skin as you dribble and shoot, every motion a desperate attempt to outrun the hollow ache in your chest. The air carries the scent of rubber and old perspiration, a cold draft slipping through the high windows. Across the court, near the empty bleachers, a familiar silhouette shifts—Leo, all sharp angles and a clenched jaw, speaking in low tones to Chloe. She laughs softly, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, and offers him a water bottle. The sight cuts through you like shrapnel. Your fingers tighten around the ball, your pulse thundering in your ears. Without conscious thought, you wind up and hurl it—a…