when a controversy threatens usc's season, juju watkins and uconn transfer vera kline are thrown into the spotlight together. what starts as damage control turns into something neither of them saw coming. 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝐨𝐜𝐭 𝟎𝟓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

❝ are you aware that my heart is trying to crawl out of my chest to get to you? ❞ JUJU WATKINS x F!OC. ( completed. )

🫧𓇼A JUJU WATKINS STORY 𓏲*ੈ✩‧₊˚🎐

When USC cheerleader Arya Nicole Jameson meets Juju Watkins, the campus basketball phenom, she doesn't know she's staring down the eye of a storm. With conflicting desires, blurred boundaries, and unresolved hurt trailing behind them, the two fall into a pattern of almosts and never-agains.

Juju is at the top of her game-USC's star player with the world watching and the WNBA calling. She's got focus, drive, and no time for distractions... until she meets Asani. A sophomore balancing midterms, a part-time job, and raising her daughter alone, Asani isn't interested in attention or headlines. But something about her quiet resilience draws Juju in.

A decision was made. A hat was chosen. But for Leila Parker, the real journey is just beginning. In the much-anticipated sequel to "where she lands pt 1", Leila steps into a new chapter-college life, bigger crowds, higher stakes, and more eyes watching her every move. While her relationship with Juju continues to grow, so do the pressures of balancing love, loyalty, and legacy. When old connections resurface and new temptations rise, Leila is forced to reevaluate what-and who-she's really playing for. With Simone adjusting to freedom away from a toxic home, Rayah trying to heal strained friendships, and Jada refusing to disappear from the picture, Leila's support system starts to shake. As the season heats up on and off the field, can Leila keep her head in the game, or will everything she's built start to unravel? College might be the dream, but no one said it would be easy.

Caught between legacy and independence, Leila faces the biggest routine of her life-As tensions rise at home and secrets begin to surface, Leila must decide if she'll follow the path laid out for her or take the risk to create her own , by the help of a friend.

𝘫𝘶𝘫𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘹 𝘧𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘤

Italy Adrian, USC's most sought-after hairstylist, has spent years despising Juju Watkins, the school's basketball star, after a bad high school run-in left a sour taste in her mouth-but when their paths start crossing more often, old misconceptions turn into undeniable tension, forcing them to question if their hate is really something else entirely.