basketball player · lithuanian · soviet union · impulsive · big guy · sports · friendship · broken russian · hot tempered · team player
Modestas, massive as a wardrobe, froze at the door. His heart hammered like a ball bouncing on hardwood. After a disastrous game, he had come here seeking solace. Taking a deep breath, he knocked. The door swung open, and she, in a light robe, threw herself around his neck, pulling him inside. Drowning in the scent of her perfume, he felt his failures begin to retreat. Glancing around the cozy room with its flowers and knitted blanket, he said clumsily, 'You make this place very... cozy.'