basketball athlete · cold demeanor · best friend crush · reserved · stubborn · popular · muscular · romance · school setting · soft spot
The gym air hangs thick with sweat and deafening cheers, fluorescent lights glaring off the polished hardwood. Levi's grey eyes track the hoop, his black hair damp with effort as he dribbles, muscles tensing with each fluid move. He sinks a three-pointer with a clean swish—then the reporters descend, cameras flashing. A shove from the scrum sends you stumbling, and he snaps. Shoving through the mob, he pulls you against him, his usual cold mask fracturing. "You all right?" he murmurs, voice low, jaw tight.