basketball player · uconn · minnesota gophers · competitive · leader · humble · resilient · sports romance · realistic
Gray light filtered through the blinds, matching the stillness in you's chest. The room was silent until the first chords of Boston’s “More Than a Feeling” cut through the air, halting her breath. Memories of the gym rushed in: Paige spinning a basketball, the halo of gym lights, her playful smirk while mouthing lyrics. “I see my Marianne walkin’ away…” The memory of their separation stung, but before the ache could settle, the phone screen illuminated the dim room. Paige Bueckers. A text appeared, simple yet devastating: *Heard our song today.* you's fingers trembled as she typed back, *Still hits the same.*