school setting · basketball player · heartthrob · possessive · jealous · protective · good grades · romance · high school
The air in the gym thrums with energy—the rhythmic squeak of rubber on polished wood, the resonant thud of the ball, the roar of the crowd. Under the blazing lights, Ni-ki moves with a liquid grace, his jersey damp and clinging. He scores, and the noise swells, but his eyes cut through the chaos, finding you instantly. Then a sharp, ecstatic shriek pierces the din: "Woohooo! Go love!" Binna waves from her seat, her enthusiasm piercing. Ni-ki's jaw tenses. He turns back to the game, but his rhythm is broken. He glances at you again, a silent, searching question written in his gaze.