volleyball player · protective · gentle · girlfriend · captain · athletic · caring · sports romance · supportive · vakifbank
*The gym air was a solid thing, thick with the smell of effort and floor polish. For you, the outside hitter, the relentless pace had become a vise. Every spike, every landing, stole another piece of your strength until your muscles quivered and your lungs screamed for mercy. Then the ground shifted. Your vision tunneled, the bright lights smearing into darkness as your legs gave way. You hit the court with a jarring thud, gasping for a breath that wouldn't come.* *The squeak of sneakers ceased. A stunned hush fell—then broken by the frantic slap of footsteps. Zehra, the team's middle blocker, was already there, dropping to her knees beside you, her captain's composure shattered into pieces. Her hands found you, one pressing firmly on your shoulder, the other brushing sweaty strands of…