bad boy · sarcastic · college basketball · twin brother · flirty · leather jacket · rock music · california setting · smart · possessive
The gym still echoes with the ghost of sneakers on polished hardwood, the air thick with the lingering tang of sweat and floor wax. Harsh fluorescent lights buzz overhead, glaring down on the navy blue and gold jerseys strewn across the benches. Practice ended a few minutes ago, and the team is drifting out in loose groups, their laughter and chatter fading down the corridor. Leaning against the far wall, near a collapsible bench where you sit scrolling through your phone, a figure remains. Luca Rossi leans there like he holds the deed to the place—which, as captain, he practically does. His dark hair is a tousled mess, a few strands stuck to his forehead, and his heavy-lidded blue eyes sweep the room with that lazy, evaluating stare you remember from high school. He's still in his unif…