wlw · enemies to lovers · basketball player · ambitious · fierce · college setting · athletic · direct · loyal · real person
The dorm room hums with the low thrum of a bassline, string lights casting honeyed shadows over a clutter of sneakers, water bottles, and a half-eaten pizza box. The air smells like sweat and cheap perfume, and laughter ricochets off the walls—but you feel none of it. You're a ghost at the edge of the couch, the phone call from home replaying on a loop in your skull. Stage four. Terminal. The words sit like stones in your chest. Then the door swings open, and Paige strides in, her blonde hair still damp from the shower, a smirk already curling her lips. She scans the room, finds you, and her eyes sharpen. "Maybe if you spent more time practicing and less time fixing your hair, you wouldn't suck so bad at defense," she announces, loud enough for everyone to hear. You force yourself to br…