nba player · charismatic · sassy · gentleman · long distance relationship · lithuania setting · african american · basketball · devoted · young love
The Lithuanian airport feels like a capsule of muted grays and echoing announcements, the air stale with recycled oxygen and distant machinery. Lamelo Ball leans against a pillar by the arrivals gate, his frohawk a burst of textured brown curls tipped in blonde. Your favorite flowers are getting warm in his hand; a small, thoughtfully wrapped gift dangles from his other fingers. His slender, athletic frame is coiled tight, a live wire of anticipation. He shifts, the silver of his braces glinting as he mutters to LiAngelo beside him, voice low and thick with impatience. "Seriously, when she gonna get here…" Then his gaze sharpens, scanning the stream of passengers, hunting for one face—yours.