They met as neighbors. Became something more over smoothies, secrets, and stolen glances. Paige Bueckers is the freshly drafted face of the Dallas Wings - smart, calm under pressure, and not exactly expecting to fall for anyone this summer. Avery Bennett is new to town, a former Alabama cheerleader with a ballet background, a quiet Instagram presence, and a job she doesn't talk about yet. She's also fiercely private, fiercely kind, and very much not into coffee. But when a chance meeting at a coffee shop leads to unexpected connection, what follows is a summer of slow-burning moments, late-night texts, and two girls trying to figure out how to let someone in - when the world is always watching. A tender, emotional, strangers-to-lovers romance set against the backdrop of Dallas heat, basketball games, friendship, and the kind of love that's more soft than loud - but hits just as hard.

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒... wherein former lovers pretend to be strangers to avoid confronting their still lingerings feelings for one another ⭒☆━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━☆⭒ "𝘐𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶." paige b x oc sequel 𝐨 𝐧 𝐠 𝐨 𝐢 𝐧 𝐠

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒... she could never quite figure out what's so special about falling in love ⭒☆━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━☆⭒ "𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭, 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥? 𝘖𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳? 𝘐𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘵, 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺, 𝘭𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥" paige b x oc 𝐜 𝐨 𝐦 𝐩 𝐥 𝐞 𝐭 𝐞 𝐝

ɴᴏᴡ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ: lunch by poetschoas. ❝ taste's like she might be the one... its a craving not a crush ❞ - in which, dakota hayes and paige bueckers play for rival schools. hopkins and wayzata, sworn enemies, constantly at each others necks, the rivalry is known all throughout minnesota. except, both teams star players seem to have a relationship they hide in the shadows.

When Sophia moves from Copenhagen to Connecticut, to go to UConn, all she wants is a quiet reset. What she gets is unexpected roommates, late-night conversations, and feelings she can't quite name, especially around Paige Bueckers. [paige bueckers x fem oc]

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.

Valentina Devereaux never thought she'd wear a UConn jersey. Not after everything that happened with Paige Bueckers. The best friend she lost, the connection that crumbled without warning. But life has a way of circling back. After an injury, a championship loss, and too many what-ifs with Iowa, Valentina transfers for her final season, right into the storm she thought she'd escaped. Now, she and Paige are teammates again. The chemistry is still there. So is the silence. On the court, they're unstoppable. Off it? That's where the real game begins. ________________ paige bueckers x fem oc

it is not difficult for a rivalry to develop when two of the most well-known figures in women's basketball are compared and contrasted against each other by the media. especially if they keep ignoring the past. what would happen if both girls committed to uconn to begin their college careers and had expected to be the BEST freshman duo in history? 𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗒 𝗉𝗎𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽: 𝟢𝟤.𝟣𝟦.𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟧 𝗋𝖾-𝗉𝗎𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽: 𝟢𝟥.𝟣𝟧.𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟎𝟏.𝟐𝟑.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟎𝟒.𝟏𝟕.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 paige bueckers x fem oc #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐮𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧- 𝐟𝐞𝐛.𝟏𝟕.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐡𝐥- 𝐟𝐞𝐛.𝟏𝟖.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟐 𝘪𝘯 #𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥- 𝐟𝐞𝐛.𝟐𝟏.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐝𝟏- 𝐦𝐚𝐫.𝟏𝟑.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐚- 𝐟𝐞𝐛.𝟐𝟒.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐚𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧- 𝐟𝐞𝐛.𝟐𝟖.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐛𝐮𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬- 𝐦𝐚𝐫.𝟎𝟔.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐰𝐛𝐛- 𝐦𝐚𝐫.𝟎𝟕.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞- 𝐦𝐚𝐫.𝟎𝟖.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 #𝟏 𝘪𝘯 #𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥- 𝐦𝐚𝐫.𝟎𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 pls don't read if u hate slowburns. this is a crazy slowburn. i first wrote this when i had no idea what i was doing so pls dont read if u dont want the main love intrest to aknowledge eachother in like chp. 49...

"you know how to ball, I know how to do a doble layout"

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.