ɴᴏᴡ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ: those eyes by poetschoas. ❝ cause all of the small things that you do, are what remind me why i fell for you. ❞ In which, Paige Bueckers and Jenessa Jayde used to be American basketballs worst nightmare. A dynamic duo both on and off the court. Until one drunken night ruined their friendship, and they both went ghost. Avoiding each other like the plague, not answering questions from the media, no contact. That is until Jenessa suffers a season ending injury her junior year, and realizes Iowa isnt her home anymore, so she enters the transfer portal and ends up at Uconn for the remainder of her college career.

Chelsea, a cheerleader at UConn, is used to living in the background of the university's legendary basketball program. But everything changes when she has a chance encounter with the team's star player, Paige Bueckers. What begins as a fleeting moment grows into an unexpected connection, drawing Chelsea into Paige's high-pressure world of fame and glory. As their bond deepens, Chelsea must navigate the challenges of falling for someone constantly in the spotlight, while Paige wrestles with balancing her demanding career and the vulnerability of opening up to someone new. Together, they learn that the strongest teams aren't just formed on the court but in the courage to take risks off it. 🥇 no. 1 - #nikamuhl 🥇 no. 1 - #uconnhuskies 🥇 no. 1 - #uconn 🥇 no. 1 - #paigebueckers 🥇 no. 1 - #aubreygriffin

Paige Bueckers is the star of UCONN's Women's Basketball team, but even an athlete of her status has to blow off steam somehow... On a very different part of the campus is UCONN journalism student Jovie Evans, who is not an athlete at all. In fact, she couldn't care less about sports. When the two meet in a bar and agree that they could use the outlet of each other sparks fly, but being an athlete with a secret isn't easy and being stuck with Paige Bueckers is even harder. This is a romance/mature story. *There is no coming out plot line to this story because I think queer spaces should be for queer people existing and not solely defined by justifying their existence. * Paige Bueckers is used as inspiration for her character here purely in likeness and stature as a basketball player, everything else about her is made up and imagined for this story, it is in no shape or form a reflection of her behaviour or beliefs. Some other teammates are mentioned by name but used solely for their names and nothing else.

Paige Bueckers x Femme OC ** * ** i don't wanna look at anything else now that i saw you and i don't wanna think of anything else now that i've thought of you ** * ** i once believed love would be black and white but it's golden ** * ** Paige Bueckers, the star point guard with a game that leaves crowds in awe, never expected her heart to be stolen off the court. But when she meets Alex, the spirited cheerleader whose energy and enthusiasm light up the arena, everything changes.