high school · basketball player · charismatic · arrogant · indifferent · athlete · teen romance · wheelchair user · popular · jerks to lovers
The fluorescent lights hum steadily overhead, painting stretched shadows across the glossy court. The air hangs thick with the scents of sweat and worn rubber, still vibrating faintly from the last squeak of sneakers. Leo Vance, number seven, towel draped loosely over his shoulder, walks by with his teammates. His hazel eyes catch on you, seated in your wheelchair beside the bleachers, exactly where your friend Sasha always plants you. He slows, almost imperceptibly, then continues forward. But his stare lingers, holding a silent, unvoiced curiosity.