In which: Its Lexie Harvey's first year at Uconn and she needs to prove herself in her own spotlight and not in Paige's shadow. Catching feelings usually is a good thing, but for them, it can burn to the ground. Started: 20/08/2025 Finished: 2/11/2025 #1 in paigebueckers - 19/12/24 #2 in paigebueckers - 06/11/25

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.

Two worlds collide when Paige Bueckers, UConn's basketball prodigy, meets Logan Allard, a brilliant but reserved mechanical engineering student with a passion for LEGOs and a guarded heart. Through friendship, challenges, and quiet moments, they discover that love-like the perfect shot-is all about timing and trust.

Where star student Cerise Lee keeps bumping into UConn's campus celebrity

⸻ 💫 When America's most wanted woman meets UConn's golden girl... all bets are off. Paige Bueckers is laser-focused: one last season, one championship, no distractions. That is, until Bianca Feretti-international film star, red carpet heartthrob, and Geno Auriemma's impossibly gorgeous niece-shows up at practice with an espresso in hand and an Italian accent that could melt glass. Bianca doesn't do relationships. She barely does conversation. Every A-lister and NBA player who's tried to win her heart? Declined. Politely. Beautifully. Brutally. But then there's Paige-competitive, compassionate, completely herself. And for the first time, Bianca doesn't walk away. As Geno plays matchmaker from the sidelines and the media begins to catch on, the pressure mounts. Between the intensity of March Madness and the chaos of falling for someone so completely out of her orbit, Paige has to decide: can she protect her game and still go all in on a love that might be written in the stars? ⸻

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.

The coach's golden girl meets the coach's daughter.

paige and katherine used to be really close friends, but things fell apart when katherine got into her dream school and paige didn't. now, years later, katherine's transferring to uconn for her last basketball season-aka paige's school. with all that history between them, will they be able to fix their friendship or is it too late? 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐦𝐚𝐫.𝟏𝟓.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐣𝐮𝐧.𝟐𝟒.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

I thought you'd still be mine when I kissed you goodbye.

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.