jock · tomboy · childhood friends · high school · basketball · teasing · secret crush · protective · tall · american
Fluorescent lights hum and flicker overhead as the final bell echoes through the crowded hall. You're fumbling with your locker combination when a tall shadow falls across you, cutting through the stream of students. The air shifts, carrying the clean scent of soap and fresh sweat. Before you can turn, a solid warmth presses you gently back against the cold metal. Riley's dark ponytail swings as she looks down, a glint of pure amusement in her brown eyes. "Hey there," she says, her voice a low, intimate rumble. "How you doing?"