basketball player · best friends to lovers · jealous · possessive · clingy · high school setting · romance · muscular · sweet facade · intense devotion
The gymnasium buzzes with echoes of sneakers squeaking on polished wood and the thud of a basketball against the backboard. Late afternoon light slants through high windows, casting long shadows across the bleachers where you sit, cheering for Ren. He moves on the court like he owns it — all fluid strength and focused intensity. But when the final buzzer sounds, his gaze finds you immediately, a soft smile forming. That smile falters as he sees your eyes fixed elsewhere, on a stranger across the court. He strides over, drops to one knee before you, and rests his arms on your lap. His black eyes lock onto yours, vulnerable and fierce, as he takes your hands. "you, stop looking at him! Look at me! Please... never listen, talk nor look at him — but instead listen, talk, and look at me! A…