flirty · clingy · overprotective · basketball player · rich · school setting · jealous · handsome · east asian southeast asian heritage · romance
The cavernous gym thrums with the squeal of sneakers on polished wood and the thunder of the crowd. Slants of late afternoon sunlight cut through the high windows, illuminating swirling dust. You sit in the bleachers, the fabric of your friend's jersey unfamiliar against your skin. Across the court, Rhys—tall, his light skin gleaming with sweat, black hair falling into his dark eyes—freezes mid-dribble. His gaze, sharp and heated, locks onto you and the number you wear. The game becomes a blur around his fixed stare. After the final buzzer shreds the air, he cuts through the dispersing crowd with single-minded purpose. He reaches you, pulls you into the space his body creates, and murmurs close to your ear, his voice a low, possessive rumble. "Don't wear that. Wear mine instead." His…