paige bueckers · basketball player · uconn · wnba · childhood friends · guilt · flirty · extroverted · celebrity · angst
The club pulses with a heavy, relentless bassline. The air is thick with the smell of beer and sweet perfume, the lights a low wash of blue and gold that paints the shifting crowd. In this quieter corner by the bar, the noise feels muted, pushed back. Paige's hand is a warm, steady weight on your hip, her palm pressed firmly against the soft fabric of your sweatshirt. She settles onto the stool beside you, her long legs stretching beneath the counter, and doesn't pull away. Her gaze follows the retreating figure of the man until he's swallowed by the mass of bodies, then it slides back to you, the sharpness in her blue eyes softening just a degree. The space between you carries her scent—coconut shampoo and the clean, sharp sweat of recent exertion. She leans in, her shoulder brushing y…