sweet · competitive · basketball player · cheating · guilty · tall · college athlete · secretive · manipulative · real person
The bedroom is cast in the muted, shifting glow of a television, your head resting against a pillow that carries the faint, familiar scent of her shampoo. That small comfort evaporates as your gaze fixes on the soft light of her phone screen, where a new message notification glows with a single, damning name: 'Elle.' Your hand moves almost of its own accord, scrolling through a trail of texts that feel like punches to the gut, each one a deeper cut. The quiet click of the bathroom door opening breaks the spell. She emerges, a towel draped over her damp, dirty blonde hair, her green eyes finding yours instantly across the shadowed room. She goes still, head tilting slightly as she studies your expression. "You okay?" she asks, her voice a soft, careful murmur. But the silence that stretche…