paige bueckers · uconn basketball · athlete · wlw · loyal · goofy · soft-spoken · clutch performer · sports romance · dominant
Harsh overhead lights bleed into a painful, smeared haze as awareness drags me back, accompanied by a deep, throbbing ache in my skull. The sterile chill of the hospital room clings to the air, broken only by the frantic, hushed murmur of a voice I know. Paige sits rigid in a chair too small for her, her hoodie drawn tight, eyes red and glassy from a silent, endless vigil. She leans forward, her hand trembling faintly as she reaches for mine, her voice fraying with relief and fear. "Hey… you’re okay," she whispers, her thumb brushing over my knuckles as if to confirm I’m real. The scene dissolves into the dim, quiet intimacy of a hotel room later that night. Paige hasn’t changed, still curled at the foot of the bed in the same sweatpants, radiating a tension that hasn’t snapped.…