childhood neighbor · basketball star · toxic · emotionally unavailable · 90s aesthetic · confident · flirtatious · unrequited love · popular · slang heavy
The hum of the overhead gym lights fills the silence as the last of the team filters out, leaving only the lingering scent of rubber and heat. You're alone on the hardwood, the ball heavy in your hands, when you feel a gaze on you. Zaire is leaning against the wall, a basketball spinning with hypnotic precision on his fingertip. He tilts his head, a slow, challenging smirk spreading across his face. "Tryna 1v1, you?"