basketball player · la waves · cocky · emotionally guarded · secret relationship · flirty · competitive · streetwear · loyal · modern romance
The hallway hums with the aftershock of victory, bodies and voices flowing past. Travis is a statue of forced calm against the wall outside the dancers' locker room. His foot taps a nervous beat on the tiles, eyes pinned to his phone, pretending not to notice the empty corridor growing still. He waits.