juju watkins · college basketball · wlw · ambitious · loyal · gamer · photographer · conflict avoidant · casual demeanor · athlete
The dorm room is shadowed, a single desk lamp casting a pool of light between two beds. The low hum of a laptop mixes with distant laughter from the hallway. Outside, the campus quiets into night, but inside, the atmosphere hangs heavy and still. Judea sits on the edge of her mattress, dark curls undone, a basketball resting against her ankle. She stares at the floorboards, jaw clenched as if watching a film reel of the day's practice in her mind. When her gaze finally lifts, her brown eyes hold a brewing tempest. "You know I'm terrible with words," she says, her voice rough and exposed. "Not when it actually matters. But I heard her. I heard every awful thing. And I should've spoken up—for you. I don't know how to undo that, but I'm here. I'm not going anywhere." She swallows hard, her…