❝ɪ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇ ᴍᴇ. ɪ ᴘᴜᴛ ꜰɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢᴀꜱᴏʟɪɴᴇ.❞ there's a fine line between control and collapse, and Lorelei Campbell has always been both. But what happens when your world finally destructs and you're standing in the middle of it? When the calm you built becomes smoke in your lungs, and the person holding the match is the only one you ever let close enough to strike it. Paige Bueckers was supposed to be steady. Light. The thing that quieted the noise. Instead, she became the noise-louder, sharper, impossible to ignore. Now every glance feels like a challenge. Every word, a blade. The distance between them hums like static-too charged, too fragile, too dangerous to touch. And yet neither of them can look away. Because love like this doesn't fade. It festers. It rewrites you. It dares you to walk through the fire just to prove you can. Lorelei's always been good at pretending she's unshakable. But Paige knows better. She always has.

Diana Auriemma was born into the game. Cheering from the sidelines, the daughter of the legendary coach, Geno Auriemma. Choosing Iowa was supposed to be the best decision. This was supposed to be the place she'd make her own name, away from the shadow of her dad. But after the weight of not quite belonging, she decides to transfer to UConn, where she'd have to face so much problems with Paige Bueckers being there. Diana must decide if following her heart is worth risking the legacy she's always tried to outrun. _________________ paige bueckers x fem oc

Riley Quinn is 21, recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital after a major bipolar episode, and doing everything she can to stay grounded. She coaches a team of little girls at a local Dallas gymnastics club-a job she adores but sometimes barely holds onto. With supportive coworkers, a pile of therapy worksheets, and a strict medication routine, Riley's rebuilding her life piece by fragile piece. She's aware of Paige Bueckers, the rising WNBA star who just signed with the Dallas Wings-but Paige is a face on a billboard, a player on a screen. Worlds apart. At least, at first. When their lives start to overlap in quiet, accidental ways, Riley doesn't know what to make of it. Paige is everything she's not: composed, charismatic, and adored by millions. But underneath that polished image is a woman looking for something real. As their connection deepens, Riley finds herself confronting the hardest questions of all: can someone like her be truly loved? And is she brave enough to let it happen?

Paige Bueckers is used to the roar of the crowd and the glare of the spotlight, but this offseason, she's seeking something different - a pause, a place to just be herself. She retreats to a quiet coastal town, where the waves are steady and the world feels a little slower. There, she meets Adeline "Addy" Pierce, a warm, grounded local teacher, and her curious 9-month-old son, Crew. Addy doesn't follow sports and doesn't recognize Paige, treating her like a normal person - and for the first time, Paige realizes that's exactly what she didn't know she needed. Amid sunlit beaches, quiet mornings, and the gentle rhythm of small-town life, Paige finds more than rest; she discovers connection, unexpected love, and a chance to let her guard down.

It's Paige Bueckers' senior year at UConn - her last shot at a championship, her legacy on the line, and zero room for distractions. Until one shows up courtside. Hayden Carter is only nineteen, the new manager for the men's basketball team, quiet but sharp-eyed, carrying more than just equipment bags. Two months pregnant and freshly abandoned by the team captain who swore he loved her, Hayden is just trying to keep her head down and survive the whispers. Paige wasn't supposed to notice her. Wasn't supposed to care. But something about Hayden's quiet strength - the way she refuses to break, even with everything crashing around her - pulls Paige in deeper than she ever expected. As rumors swirl and loyalties fracture, Paige finds herself fighting for more than just her final season. She's fighting for the girl who was never supposed to matter - and the love that could change everything. ⸻

Paige Bueckers never expected to meet Sophia Taylor while venting about her ex, but fate brought them together again at UConn. When Paige ropes Sophia into being her fake girlfriend to spark jealousy, the lines between pretense and reality blur. What happens when one of them starts falling for real?

It's senior year at UConn, and Paige Bueckers is ready to leave her mark-one final season, one last shot at a national title, and maybe her most defining chapter yet. She's always lived for the game, the lights, the legacy. Love? That was never part of the plan. Until Noel Biles walks in. The head captain of UConn gymnastics, Noel isn't just Simone Biles' younger sister-she's a gravitational force of her own. Poised, relentless, untouchable on the beam and even more dangerous in the quiet. With her eyes on Olympic Trials and her heart locked behind steel, Noel doesn't do distractions. Especially not six-foot-one basketball phenoms with a history of breaking ankles and dodging feelings. But what starts as accidental run-ins in shared athlete lounges and early-morning rehab sessions turns into something electric-an unspoken pull neither of them saw coming. As pressure builds and futures loom, Paige and Noel find themselves orbiting closer and closer, until neither can escape the gravity of what they're feeling. Because sometimes, the hardest landings aren't on the mat or the court... they're the ones that take you straight into someone else's heart. ⸻

Everyone told Paige Bueckers to stay away from Lorelei Campbell. Cold. Sharp. Untouchable. Two years in the league and not a single person could say they'd really gotten close. But Paige doesn't scare easy. And Lorelei? She doesn't like being challenged. But hate this sharp? It starts to bleed into something else. Something neither of them is ready for. She should've ran. But Paige has always been the type to chase what burns.

"ᴄᴀɴ ᴊᴇɴɴᴀ ᴍɪᴅᴏᴡ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪꜱ? ᴏʀ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀɴɢ ᴜᴘ ʜᴇʀ ꜱɴᴇᴀᴋᴇʀꜱ- ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʙᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜᴄᴏɴɴ? ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ꜱɪɴᴋ ᴜᴄᴏɴɴ ʟɪᴋᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ᴄʟᴀʀᴋ-"