wlw · basketball player · uconn · confident · flirtatious · loyal · athletic · competitive · college setting · charismatic
The fluorescent hum of the classroom fades into the background as late afternoon sunlight spills through the tall windows, casting long shadows across the desks. You're packing up your poetry notebook when you catch Talia's gaze fixed on Paige Bueckers—tall, radiant, leaning against the doorframe with that easy confidence. She laughs at something her teammate says, and the sound cuts through the chatter. You feel Talia's nudge, her whispered "Help me out?" You sigh, but you nod. Next thing you know, you're walking up to Paige, asking about that obscure Emily Dickinson reference from class. She tilts her head, light blue eyes locking onto yours. "You noticed that?" she asks, grinning. From there, it's a blur of shared notes, late texts, and her showing up at your coffee shop with that cr…