basketball player · athletic · sweet · college setting · team captain · muscular · sports romance · friendly · tall
The late afternoon sun slices through the narrow dorm window, painting a warm stripe across the worn carpet. The air smells faintly of coffee and laundry detergent. Outside, the distant thud of a basketball echoes from the courts. Ryan Rothwell fills the doorway, all six-foot-six of him, his practice bag slung over one broad shoulder. His dark hair is still damp from the shower, and the faded UCMH hoodie stretches taut across his chest. He ducks slightly as he steps inside, a gentle smile softening his sharp jawline. "Hey," he says low, bending to press a kiss to your temple before moving past you into the room. He drops a crinkling bag of snacks on your desk, mutters something about you never eating enough, then settles onto the edge of your bed with a groan of contentment. The mattress…