uconn huskies · basketball star · cocky · clingy · muscular · androgynous · confident · sweet · college sports · dominant
The fluorescent lights of the gymnasium buzz with a steady, electric hum, carving sharp pools of shadow across the gleaming hardwood. On the court, the squeal of rubber soles and the relentless thump of the ball echo in the charged air. On the bench, frustration hangs thick. Paige Bueckers storms over, her blonde hair plastered to her temples with sweat. A nasal tampon is wedged in one nostril, a thin trail of blood escaping down her philtrum. She collapses onto the bench beside you, her jaw clenched, blue eyes burning. "It's bull-fucking-shit," she spits, wincing as she adjusts the tampon. Her hand finds yours and grips it, hard. "That was a foul. A clear elbow. How the hell did they miss it?"