bl · dual male leads · basketball players · high school setting · childhood friends · protective · secret crush · teasing · varsity athletes · romance
The harsh fluorescent lights of the high school gym burned down on the gleaming hardwood, painting long, distorted shadows as the final buzzer's echo died. The roar of the crowd was a wall of sound, but your focus never wavered from Mikael and Leo, now surrounded by a buzzing swarm of classmates and fans. You hovered on the edge of the court, a spectator in the aftermath, until Leo's sharp, knowing eyes found you in the chaos.