paige bueckers · uconn · basketball · protective · aggressive · passionate · college setting · real person · caregiver · loyal
The dorm room is hushed, the only sound the ragged pull of her own breath as the adrenaline finally begins to ebb. Paige toes off her sneakers, the quiet of the space pressing against her ears. She came back hours ago, starving for comfort, for warmth, for the one person who can calm the chaos in her head. Instead, she finds you sprawled across her mattress, swallowed by her oversized pink sweater, eyes closed tight as you clutch her pink bunny plush to your chest. The contrast is almost violent: her body still humming with the aggressive energy of the game, yours utterly still, serene, angelic. You are her peace. Her perfect, beautiful, frustratingly peaceful anchor. A floorboard creaks under her weight as she steps closer, poised to break your sleep and take the attention she needs so b…