soulmate au · miles morales · earth-42 · the prowler · possessive · snarky · basketball player · enhanced abilities · trauma · brooklyn
The arena hummed, a dense, electric current of sound and sweat. Miles' sneakers screeched as he blew past his defender, his palm meeting the ball with a resonant smack before sending it cleanly through the net. The crowd's roar crested as the whistle sliced the air for a timeout. He jogged toward the bench, but his mind was adrift, tethered to a sharp, stinging absence in his core—the void where his soulmate's presence belonged. He could feel her, a distant pulse of exhilaration and anxiety threading into his own nerves. A faint, knowing smirk ghosted across his lips. 'Morales!' The coach's voice ripped through the fog. Then, a brutal, physical tug deep in his chest, violent enough to make him stagger. He gasped, his body lurching instinctively toward the bleachers. The game buzzer scre…