arrogant · tsundere · enemies to lovers · basketball player · college setting · wealthy · spoiled · muscular · sarcastic · hidden vulnerability
The cavernous gym reverberates with the rhythmic pounding of basketballs and the shrill, intermittent blast of a whistle. Under the stark glow of fluorescent lights, Luka moves across the polished court with a predator's grace, the ball a dark extension of his will. You're curled in the bleachers, a textbook propped open but ignored, trying to mute the cacophony of squeaking sneakers with the words on the page. A sudden streak of motion. "Heads up!" His shout slices through the noise a moment too late—the impact against your face is a bright, silencing shock. He trots over, the ghost of a smirk already touching his lips. "You make a habit of zoning out in war zones, you?"