after a very public breakup with her famous actor ex, zara rhodes returns to her hometown of storrs, connecticut, to lay low and finish her new album, only to clash with uconn's star point guard, nika mühl, at a local bar. what starts as a rocky encounter soon evolves into a deep friendship, and as they navigate the intense scrutiny of public relationships, they realize their connection may be something more than either of them expected. nika mühl x fem oc

"if you're over thinking, i'll get high with you, if you're ever sinking, i'll go down with you." ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⋄ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ✴︎ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⁎ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀✧ ⠀⠀⠀ Paige and Cameron are best friends, they're inseparable. They planned out their lives together from the moment they met. That changes going into their junior year of high school. (I CANNOT SUMMARIZE, MY WRITING IS BETTER THAN IT SOUNDS.)

Scarlett Dalton never expected to become a viral moment-especially not for catching the eye of UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers. One accidental stare, one unexpected DM, and suddenly Scarlett's quiet sophomore year is anything but. With cheer routines, sibling chaos, and late-night hangouts that blur the line between friendship and something more, she's about to find out what happens when being seen feels just as terrifying as it does electric.

When Alexis Mühl transfers from USC to Connecticut, she quickly realizes that her first friend is actually someone she's deeply falling for and she doesn't know how to handle it without someone getting hurt. Paige Bueckers x Alexis Muhl My TT is @cobrakaiccp22 for edits!

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

Emily Engstler X OC

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IN WHICH- Sloane Oceni ends up tutoring her childhood crush and hopes for something more. IN WHICH - Paige Bueckers get tutored by her childhood crush and hopes for something more. NOT A SLOW BURN AT ALL but does have some angst I don't own anyone except for Sloane, her family and her friends this is also a work of fiction and nothing that happens here is related to reality at all! enjoy lea #58 in collegestories sept 2 #16 in old friends sept 3 #3 in wlw sept 7 #2 in old friends sept 10, sept 24 #10 in smart sept 21 #11 in basketball sept 23 #22 in smart sept 30 #20 in smart oct 7 #76 in wlw oct 12

❝ and love is a kaleidoscope. how it works, i'll never know. ❞ ꩜ .ᐟ ᯓᡣ𐭩 . . . ‎ paige bueckers x fem!oc (all fictional) vamptized 2024 enemies to lovers? rivals to friends?

❝ You really know how to make me cry When you gimme those ocean eyes I'm scared I've never fallen from quite this high Fallin' into your ocean eyes Those ocean eyes ❞ ★ 𝘐𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 ★ 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐚 𝐕𝐲𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐨𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧'𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫- 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐝, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞? 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞?