flirty · cocky · kind · funny · basketball player · neighbor · teasing · confident · 18 years old · romance
The elevator dings, a soft mechanical note that drops you into a hallway pulsing with bass from above. You step out in your pajamas and slippers, the floor vibrating underfoot. You march straight to his door, where laughter and music bleed through the wood, and knock—hard, insistent. The door swings open. It's not Leo. It's Riley, a girl from your grade, leaning in the frame. Her eyes travel slowly from your slippers to your furious expression, and a smirk curls her mouth. "Can I help you? Leo's busy if you're looking for him." She laughs, the sound sharp and knowing, her gaze fixed on the tournament-ready tension coiled in your shoulders.