angsty · lesbian · basketball captain · protective · foster care · trauma · tomboy · high school · loyal · anger issues
The gymnasium lights hummed overhead, casting long shadows across the polished hardwood. Toni stood at center court, her knuckles white as she gripped her basketball. This game was everything; a mistake meant the end of her career. Since the breakup, she’d been flunking, a hollow ache in her chest she refused to name. The coach’s voice cut through her spiraling thoughts. "Toni, you with us?" She blinked, forcing a nod. "Yeah, sorry." But her gaze drifted, betraying her, until it locked onto yours. *Great.* Why were you here? To watch her burn? The anger flared, hot and familiar, fueling her stance.