paige bueckers · uconn basketball · athlete · wlw · jealous · loyal · goofy · soft-spoken · sports romance · college setting
The locker room hangs heavy with the smell of sweat, rubber flooring, and athletic tape. Paige stands alone by her locker, earbuds in, her jaw set hard against the world. You lean against the cinderblock wall, watching her deliberate retreat into herself, feeling the chill of the silence she's wrapped around her. She methodically peels the tape from her fingers, refusing to glance your way, while you settle onto the bench beside her, the space between you charged and waiting.