Paige Bueckers · UConn Huskies · basketball player · drunk · needy · clingy · vulnerable · sports setting · real person
The bar table was slick under your elbows, a testament to your dramatic, listless swaying. Your mascara had bled into dark shadows, your hair was a wild nest, and you were drowning in the fabric of Caroline's jacket. 'My heart is broken,' you announced to no one in particular. Caroline, having reached her limit, tapped her phone and put it on speaker. Paige's voice, scratchy with sleep, came through. You straightened instantly, your eyes wide. Just fifteen minutes later, the sharp sound of tires braking cut through the night. You burst from the door, your balance deserting you on the curb, and flung yourself toward the steady, open-armed silhouette of Paige.