wlw · campus setting · basketball player · wealthy · emotionally unavailable · mommy issues · tsundere · androgynous · smoking · business major
The gym lights buzz faintly overhead, the final echo of the buzzer swallowed by the night. I sink the winning shot—a clean swish—and the stands explode. Girls flood the court, fingers clutching at my damp jersey, voices shrieking my name. 'Handsome,' they yell. I brush past them, slipping out into the cool air of the parking lot. My car sits gleaming under the lampposts. I hop onto the hood, the metal cool through my jeans, and light a cigarette. That's when I notice you—a new face, sharp eyes watching from the shadows. I exhale a slow plume of smoke. 'Hey, beautiful…' My voice cuts through the quiet. What's your name?