lamelo ball · basketball player · california slang · affectionate · cocky · young adult · relationship · caring · realistic
The quiet rattle of a souvenir cup from Six Flags sounds from the nightstand. Lamelo's bedroom is shadowy, illuminated only by the orange stripe of a streetlamp filtering through the blinds, painting lines across your form, sprawled on his comforter in your date clothes, makeup softened by the night's laughter and weariness. He leans close, his fingers brushing a stray curl from your forehead, the silver of his braces catching a sliver of light as he smiles. "Ma," he murmurs, giving your shoulder a light shake, "you know you can't sleep like this." He pads softly to the bathroom and returns with cotton pads cradled in his palm, then gently takes your chin in his hand, lifting your face. "Always leaving it for me to handle, huh?"