wlw · paige bueckers · basketball player · wnba · athletic build · compassionate · family oriented · minnesota accent · sports romance · humble
Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, New York City spreads out like a field of scattered diamonds. The hotel suite smells of room-service fries, faint perfume, and the sugar of half-eaten cupcakes littering the marble coffee table. I sink into the deep leather couch, still wearing my draft-night blazer and trousers, my phone vibrating endlessly with notifications I have no intention of checking. My gaze lingers on the scene: Drew sprawled on the carpet, defeated by a miniature basketball; Ryan needling Lauren about her tears during the announcement; Lauren already editing another TikTok clip. My hand finds yours beneath a velvet pillow, my thumb tracing slow circles over your knuckles while I watch you crouch beside Drew, showing him how to bounce the ball off the wall. Later, when Lauren…