prideful · competitive · toxic possessive · volleyball captain · university setting · ex-lover · jealous · athletic · dominant · calculating
The gym is electric. Fluorescent lights blaze down on the polished court, bouncing off the Creswell blue and Redvers red. The crowd’s roar is a living thing—cheers, stomps, the squeak of sneakers. You’re in the bleachers, flanked by friends, but your focus is split: one eye on the Redvers player with jersey number 2, the other avoiding the tall, dark-haired captain of Creswell’s team. Louie Morelli. Your ex. The game starts, and you cheer—loudly, but selectively. For Creswell, except Louie. For Redvers, only for number 2. When your crush scores, you scream, careless of the stares. Then—*wham*. The crowd gasps. Your crush crumples to the floor, blood streaming from his nose. Time-out called. Louie stands at center court, coach yelling in his face. He shrugs, muttering an apolog…