Paige Bueckers never expected to lose her focus to anyone-until she met Shaylin "Shay" Donnelly, UConn's senior cheer captain with a Boston accent sharp enough to cut glass and one-liners that could bring the entire student section to tears laughing. Shay is one of a kind: quick-witted, effortlessly funny, and sassy in a way that makes Paige grin even when she's trying not to. Shay owns every room she walks into-commanding the sidelines with fearless energy, big personality, and the kind of charisma that turns heads without even trying. She's the girl who can hype up an arena, roast someone in five words, and still flash a smile that somehow softens Paige's entire world. Paige finds herself drawn to her before she can even explain it-first to the voice, then to the confidence, then to the heart buried underneath the humor. Shay sees Paige in a way no one else does, challenging her, teasing her, grounding her, and pushing her to laugh at herself. And suddenly the ice-cold, hyper-focused Paige Bueckers is falling-hard-for the sassy Boston girl who cheers louder, shines brighter, and makes her feel understood in ways she didn't know she needed. ⸻

Camilla Fontaine and Paige Bueckers don't talk about the past. Not the friendship that made them untouchable. Not the fight that turned them into strangers. And definitely not the grudge that never really cooled off. But now? They're stuck in the same court, playing for the same team, pretending the silence between them isn't suffocating. The problem is, Paige and Camilla never learned how to stay quiet. Not with each other. Not when every word cuts deeper than it should. Not when no amount of fake smiles can hide the fact that they can't stand each other. Because love and hate? They're just two sides of the same poison.

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 fem!oc sequel 𝐜 𝐨 𝐦 𝐩 𝐥 𝐞 𝐭 𝐞 𝐝

Paige Bueckers is riding high in her senior year at UConn-national player of the year buzz, sold-out arenas, and WNBA scouts in every gym. But when a private group chat leak hits the internet, her carefully guarded secret is suddenly front-page news: she has a major crush on global superstar Huda Reyes, the Dominican music icon topping charts and breaking hearts worldwide. What starts as a viral headline turns into a media frenzy Paige isn't ready for. Fans are shipping the two, reporters won't stop asking about it, and her teammates are living for the drama. But things get even more complicated when Huda herself responds-with a flirty lyric, a cryptic post, and an unexpected backstage invitation. Now Paige is juggling March Madness pressure, WNBA draft decisions... and maybe, just maybe, the chance that her celebrity crush isn't so one-sided after all. ⸻

𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𓍊✿𑁍˖*⊹☾ 𝙎𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠 - ', IN WHICH a girl transferred to Uconn for basketball ꒱ ↷

ON HOLD Lennon Iris transfers into the UConn program mid-season - a nationally ranked point guard known for her fiery play, sharp tongue, and refusal to back down. She's confident, competitive, and unapologetically blunt. Paige Bueckers, back from injury and finding her rhythm again, immediately clashes with Lennon. Both playmakers and both way too used to being the best player in the gym.

IN WHICH... Sabrina Ionescu's little sister gets herself into one to many sticky situations during championship celebrations and needs to be rescued or... IN WHICH... The Dallas Wings' newest superstar catches feelings for New York's most notorious party girl.

"𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞?" "𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤, 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞?" ₓ˚. ୭ ˚○◦˚. *ೃ༄ *ੈ✩‧₊˚ೃ⁀➷ 𝘐𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴, 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘴. ᴡɴʙᴀ ᴘᴀɪɢᴇ ʙᴜᴇᴄᴋᴇʀs x ғᴇᴍ! ᴏᴄ

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.

Paige Bueckers, the star of women's basketball suddenly falls for the quiet and mysterious, new girl. Madison is a difficult person, when she gets to her new school she wasn't expecting to fall for someone, especially the star of women's basketball. tw mentions of mental health issues depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, sh, ed and others.. #2 in aubrey june 10th 2025