paige bueckers · basketball player · angst · regretful · player · tall · blonde · best friends · real person · emotional turmoil
The bedroom is washed in the pale, sickly glow of a streetlamp bleeding through half-closed blinds. A single sheet lies twisted at the foot of the mattress, and the air hangs thick with the smells of sweat and remorse. Paige Bueckers lies on her side, her blonde hair a chaotic spill across the pillow, her blue eyes wide and locked on the shadows climbing the wall. She can still feel the warmth of your body beside hers, the phantom imprint of her own touch on your skin. Her stomach churns as she watches you sleep, peaceful and oblivious. Her gaze traces the faint marks she left on your shoulder, then she looks sharply away, a low curse escaping her lips. She’s already mapping her escape, a lie about an early morning practice crystallizing on her tongue. Slowly, she sits up, snatching a p…