Tasha Williams is a curvy, average-height girl with dreams of becoming a doctor. She's smart, focused, and not easily impressed. Her past has made her guarded, but she keeps her head high and her circle small. Alex Monroe is a tall, athletic, girl who has a reputation as the "girl who acts like a dude." She's quiet, stays out of drama, and spends most of her time on the basketball court. She keeps her heart locked up tight. When they meet in their junior year at school, it's anything but smooth. They're partnered up for a health class project and forced to work together. At first, it's tension, shade, and stubborn pride. But slowly, they begin to see each other for who they really are-and it's the start of something life-changing.

A sudden vacancy at the school brought a new face into the classroom-calm, confident, and focused. Students whispered about her professionalism, unaware of the past she was trying to leave behind. Isla Carter had taken the role hoping for a fresh start, a chance to escape old regrets. Teaching science was her passion, but her history weighed heavily on her, and she wanted nothing more than a clean slate. Everything changed when she met Alexis. Troubled, rebellious, and fiercely independent, Alexis resisted guidance and refused to fit into the school's expectations. Tutoring her was supposed to be straightforward, but it quickly became a challenge that tested Isla in ways she hadn't expected. As they spent more time together, a slow-burning connection emerged. Small moments of trust and honesty revealed glimpses of vulnerability in both of them. Each found in the other a strange comfort, a sense of understanding they hadn't realized they needed. But their growing bond was complicated. With past regrets, unhealed wounds, and the boundaries between teacher and student, neither Isla nor Alexis knew where this connection would lead or if it could survive the weight of their separate histories.

Rayne smirked, exhaling smoke. "Not like this, huh? What's that mean, mama?" I rolled my eyes, grabbing a pillow to throw at her. "Stop calling me that." "You don't want me to?" she asked, leaning forward, grin sharp. I froze, lips parting. "...I didn't say that." Her laugh filled the room, low and warm.

𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘅𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱

amani, daughter of basketball royalty, has always played the game from the sidelines-studying sports medicine, streaming highlights, and living in her own loud, funny, unfiltered lane. but when a viral clip of UConn star paige bueckers steals her attention, amani finds herself tangled in a new world-one that's equal parts chemistry, competition, and the thrill of discovering a player who makes her see the game, and herself, in a whole new light. (fem oc x paige bueckers)

SXF (studxfem) • two high school girls at a boarding school-one rebellious, one quiet-become roommates and grow close despite clashing. when trouble pulls them apart, one fights to reach the other before summer starts. • • • • - violence - strong language - mature audience - sex

"but I can see us lost in the memory" -august, taylor swift friends to lovers, lynn loud jr x fem! reader

Book Description: Paige has spent her entire college career with one goal: basketball. Her senior summer is supposed to be simple-train, soak up the last few months before the WNBA Draft, and enjoy the rare break from the spotlight. Then she meets Capri Collins. Capri isn't just a singer. She's the singer. A chart-topping R&B and pop superstar with sold-out stadium tours, hit songs everyone knows by heart, and a smile that can light up an arena. The world adores her, but almost no one gets to know the girl behind the fame. A chance meeting turns into late-night conversations, coffee runs that somehow stay secret, and a friendship neither of them expected. Paige finds herself falling for the woman behind the platinum records, while Capri discovers that the basketball star who treats her like a normal person might be exactly what she's been missing. But between championship expectations, a senior season under the brightest lights, world tours, paparazzi, and millions of fans invested in their every move, keeping their relationship private might be impossible. As Paige prepares for the biggest year of her career and Capri faces the pressure of staying at the top of the music industry, they'll have to decide whether love is worth risking the lives they've built. Because sometimes the greatest love stories don't happen under the spotlight. They happen when the crowd goes quiet. Tropes: * 🎤 Mega-famous singer × basketball star * 🏀 Senior-year Paige Bueckers * ☀️ Summer romance * ☕ Friends to lovers * 🤫 Secret relationship * 📱 Viral internet moments * ✈️ Long-distance between tours and training camps * 💌 Late-night FaceTimes and handwritten notes * ❤️ "She fell first, but they both fell hard"

"How am I supposed to trust you?" The Perez girl spoke. "You jus' gotta be patient with me ma." Sevyn responded, kissing her cheek. •• Where the well known drug dealer falls for Maddy Perez but will she stick to her toxic ways with Nate or try someone new from East highland?

❝ if I knew that i'd end up with you then I would've been pretended we were together. ❞ She stares at me, all the air in my lungs stuck in my throat. I'm making sure i'm not wasting one second of the life I have . . . / 𝑷𝑨𝑰𝑮𝑬 𝑩𝑼𝑬𝑪𝑲𝑬𝑹𝑺 © skullhoe