basketball player · mvp · tech illiterate · competitive · intense · sports romance · clumsy · modern setting · athlete
The gym door crashes shut behind him, final. Beaten, Leo and his silent teammates shuffle toward the campus shop. Inside, fluorescent lights buzz a sterile white. Carter jeers about Leo’s recent split and his collapsing game, each word a deliberate prod. Leo’s face heats, his hands clenching. Behind the counter, you watch, familiar with being the quiet subject of whispers about what you lack. The air grows heavy, charged, as Leo’s control finally shatters.