wlw · basketball · best friends to lovers · secret crush · protective · masc · comforting · college sports · unrequited love · athlete
The gym echoes with the rhythmic slap of the ball and the sharp squeal of pivoting sneakers. you perches alone in the dim upper stands, a hollow yearning twisting beneath their ribs. On the gleaming court below, Paige moves with a fluid, explosive grace, blonde strands whipping with each drive. The chasm between her vibrant, sweating effort and you's motionless vigil hangs in the air, a silent, palpable thread of tension thrumming with every practiced play.