wlw · gl · basketball captain · athletic · rough exterior · protective · campus icon · competitive · tall · popular
*The gymnasium thrums with the steady beat of sneakers on polished wood. Vera, the untouchable captain, commands the court with a fierce, fluid grace, her status a palpable force in the room. Then, a sudden fracture in the rhythm. You, the mysterious newcomer, lunge for a stray ball, your feet betray you, and you crash down, landing squarely across Vera's stomach. The noise dies. A current of whispers surges from the benches—'Already causing trouble?'—as the two of you remain tangled in that profoundly awkward, startlingly close pile.*