When midseason trades send NaLyssa Smith from Dallas and Saylor-Raye from Phoenix to the reigning powerhouse Las Vegas Aces, neither expects much more than a fresh start. Both players arrive carrying the same disappointment-months of feeling overlooked, underutilized, and slowly falling out of love with the game they once cherished. Surrounded by a coaching staff that believes in their abilities and teammates who constantly pour confidence into them, NaLyssa and Saylor begin rediscovering themselves. What starts as shared workouts, late-night film sessions, and conversations about the frustrations of their former situations quickly develops into an unbreakable friendship. Together they heal the parts of themselves basketball had worn down.

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Skylar had seen the darkest shades of life and learned from them, forging herself into a force to be reckoned with - at her own risk. Marred by an ugly past and bearing scars to prove it, she resigned herself to solitude, drowning in an abyss of pain, trauma, and fear. Love became a luxury she refused to afford, choosing instead to live life on her own terms. Then there's Jaren - a man burdened by expectations and the weight of the world on his shoulders. Yet beneath it all, he has a heart of gold. When he steps into her life, he brings light she had long grown accustomed to living without. Will he be able to show her that no matter how many hoops life throws their way, love will always prevail? Or will he be crushed beneath the weight of her demons?

Monroe Jordan is twenty years old, untouchable, and already becoming the kind of person the world mistakes for a finished story. At UConn, she and Paige Bueckers are the center of everything. She is already becoming something bigger than a college star, the kind of athlete people talk about like they are watching history happen in real time. Off the court, she belongs to another American dynasty entirely - the youngest daughter in a family built on legacy, discipline, and the strange burden of being known before you ever get the chance to define yourself. Monroe is coming off a season so good it feels almost unreal -the awards, the attention, the certainty of what comes next. But after a devastating loss in the national championship Monroe is focused on one thing only: never feeling that out of control again. Then one afternoon in Miami takes that version of her life apart in a matter of seconds. What follows next is not clean or easy to explain. It is about survival, recovery, image, ambition, and the brutal private cost of starting over when the world is still attached to who you used to be. This story follows Monroe through the years that define her: recovery, family loyalty, old friendships, private grief, public fascination, and the kind of love that arrives so swiftly and abundantly it becomes impossible to keep contained. This is a story about before and after. It is about what happens when public identity and private desire start pulling in different directions. About the bodies we live in, the images people make of us, and the relationships that become most dangerous when they also feel inevitable.

Cooper Flagg x black!oc!

MALE READER | Genesis Kasani was a 5 Star prospect coming out of High School, destined to Carry Duke to greatness.. When one of the only people he loved from his eventful background passes away, he acts out on all his impulses.. He fell from grace and then rose back up to the top.. Leading South Carolina to the National Championship

ⁿᵃᵗᵃˡⁱᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵏᵃᵗᵉ ᵘˢᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵈᵃᵗᵉ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ⁱⁿ ⁿᵃᵗⁱ'ˢ ʲᵘⁿⁱᵒʳ ʸᵉᵃʳ ᵒᶠ ᶜᵒˡˡᵉᵍᵉ, ʷʰⁱˡᵉ ⁱᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵏᵃᵗᵉˢ ˢⁱˣᵗʰ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶠⁱⁿᵃˡ ʸᵉᵃʳ. ᵗʰⁱⁿᵍˢ ˢᵗᵃʳᵗᵉᵈ ᵍᵉᵗᵗⁱⁿᵍ ʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ʷʰᵉⁿ ᵏᵃᵗᵉ ʷᵃˢ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵐᵒᵛᵉ ᵗᵒ ˡᵃˢ ᵛᵉᵍᵃˢ, ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵒᵗʰ ᶜᵃˡˡᵉᵈ ⁱᵗ ᵠᵘⁱᵗˢ. ʷᵉⁿᵗ ⁿᵒ ᶜᵒⁿᵗᵃᶜᵗ ᶠᵒʳ ᵃˡᵐᵒˢᵗ ᵗʷᵒ ʸᵉᵃʳˢ ᵃᶠᵗᵉʳ ᵗʰᵃᵗ. ʷʰᵃᵗ ʰᵃᵖᵖᵉⁿˢ ʷʰᵉⁿ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵒᵗʰ ᵉⁿᵈ ᵘᵖ ⁱⁿ ˢᵃⁿ ᶠʳᵃⁿᶜⁱˢᶜᵒ, ⁿᵒᵗ ᵏⁿᵒʷⁱⁿᵍ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ᶜʳᵒˢˢ ᵖᵃᵗʰˢ ᵃᵍᵃⁱⁿ. ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ᵃ ᶠᵘᵗᵘʳᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ⁿᵃᵗⁱ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵏᵃᵗᵉ? ᵐᵃʸᵇᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵒᵗʰ ᵉˣᶜᵉᵖᵗᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵘⁿᵉˣᵖᵉᶜᵗᵉᵈ. this book is originally inspired by @ajah_noel book that she wrote about paige. any similarities are all inspired by her, it's one of my favorites so please go read that!!! without further ado... ʷᵉˡᶜᵒᵐᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵃᵇʸᵐᵃᵐᵃ, ⁿᵃᵗᵃˡⁱᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵏᵃᵗᵉ'ˢ ˢᵗᵒʳʸ.

Drew Sheppard has exactly three goals: play basketball, keep her head down, and avoid feelings at all costs. Then pop star Sabrina Carpenter crashes into her life like a glitter-covered wrecking ball with perfect hair and zero chill. What starts as casual texts turns into coast-to-coast chaos, a TMZ scandal, and the kind of emotional mess Drew has spent years avoiding. Her teammates are suspicious, the paparazzi are circling, and Drew? She's just trying not to catch feelings- and failing miserably. I DO NOT HAVE RIGHTS TO ANY CHARACTERS BESIDES MY OC... Anyways hi welcome lol. I hope people actually read this lmaoo pls enjoy this, leave constructive criticism, or fun comments.