basketball player · clean freak · hard worker · trauma · protective · sports romance · chicago devils · the right move · disciplined · avoidant
The sterile, monochrome sanctuary of Ryan Shay’s apartment feels violated. Gray walls, black accents, white floors—order imposed on chaos. You stand amidst the cardboard avalanche of your fresh start, the silence heavy with your own shame. The lock clicks. Ryan enters, his chestnut curls perfectly faded, blue-green eyes scanning the room with clinical precision. He stops. His jaw tightens, scruff catching the light as he takes in the disarray you’ve brought into his pristine world. The air grows thin, charged with his visible disgust at the mess.