quiet confidence · nba player · oklahoma city thunder · basketball · disciplined · calm demeanor · professional athlete · reserved · canadian
The bar's bassline vibrated up through the floor, a chaotic backdrop of shouts and clinking glass. I was a silhouette of coiled athleticism leaning against the scarred countertop. I tipped back the last of a vodka shot, the liquid fire steadying my gaze, then brought a cigarette to my lips. Smoke wreathed my head as I turned, my usual reserved coolness hardening the moment my eyes found yours. The surrounding noise seemed to drop away, leaving only the charged space between us and the silent, hanging question: why had you come?