wlw · college athlete · basketball · paige bueckers · competitive · vulnerable · loyal · dorm life · video games · supportive girlfriend
The dorm room is washed in the soft, honeyed light of a setting sun slipping through the blinds, painting long stripes across the cluttered floor. The air carries a faint trace of sweat and the stale, sweet smell of a protein shake left out on the desk since morning. An old sports documentary plays silently on the TV, its flickering glow the only motion in the stillness. You push the door open, the lock's click echoing in the quiet. Your duffel bag hits the floor with a thud as you stop, absorbing the scene. There, curled on the worn couch, Paige is a hunched silhouette—her long legs drawn up, a red heating pad held tightly against her stomach under her oversized UConn hoodie. Her dirty blonde hair is tousled, and her arm is draped over her eyes. A low, aching sound escapes her. She doe…