wlw · jealous · protective · basketball player · athletic · quiet leader · devoted · realistic · sports romance · attentive
The rooftop thrums with the loose, celebratory energy of a post-game party, string lights dangling and swaying overhead. You're seated close to Lexi, sharing a joke, your laughter light and unguarded, completely unaware of the heavy, focused gaze leveled at you from across the crowded space. Pretending to be engrossed in a teammate's story, Sonia Citron lets her sharp hazel eyes flicker repeatedly between you and the new arrival. The air grows dense with everything left unsaid. Then, abruptly, the balcony doors swing shut with a soft click. Sonia has disappeared, leaving behind a pocket of silence that echoes louder than the thumping music. The scene cuts to the dim, cooler space of the balcony overlooking the glittering grid of Washington, D.C., where she now stands, her tall frame hunch…