The Longest Timeout Kyah Edwards knows what addiction does to people. She watched it take her father long before she was old enough to understand why he disappeared behind prison walls. Years later, she watched it take her older brother, Khalil-the person she loved most in the world. Ever since, she's promised herself she'd never stand by and watch someone she loves destroy themselves again. Then she meets Juju Watkins. The future of women's basketball. The projected number one draft pick. The girl who makes Kyah believe in a future she never thought she could have. What begins as an unexpected friendship quickly becomes something more, and before long, they're inseparable. For the first time in years, Kyah feels safe. For the first time in her life, Juju lets someone see the person behind the superstar. But when a devastating ACL injury shatters Juju's world during March Madness, everything changes. Basketball has always been her purpose. Without it, she's lost. As depression, pressure and fear begin to consume her, Juju turns to anything that can make the pain disappear-even if only for a little while. What starts with prescription medication spirals into something far more dangerous, and soon the girl Kyah fell in love with is slipping further away. No matter how hard she fights for her, Kyah can't stop history from repeating itself. And when one reckless decision leaves their futures hanging by a thread, both women are forced to confront a heartbreaking question: How do you save someone who doesn't want to be saved? A powerful story about love, grief, addiction, and second chances, The Longest Timeout explores the devastating consequences of substance abuse-and the courage it takes to fight your way back.

Two introverts. One painfully awkward first meeting. And a connection neither of them knows how to handle. Between wrestling mats, basketball courts, and conversations that never come out right, JuJu Watkins and Milan Keawe slowly learn that sometimes the quietest people feel things the loudest.

From best friends to strangers in the blink of an eye. Maia Davis never expected to end up on the same team as Juju Watkins-the girl she once knew better than anyone. With the past still unresolved and feelings that never fully disappeared, being strangers might be the one thing they can't pretend to be anymore.

"𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮, 𝙞 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨" 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩, 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪 𝘬𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘴𝘶'𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘹 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩, 𝘫𝘶𝘫𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 (𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙭 𝙭 𝙛𝙚𝙢 𝙤𝙘) (𝙟𝙪𝙟𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙭 𝙛𝙚𝙢 𝙤𝙘) (𝙬𝙗𝙗 𝙭 𝙤𝙘) (𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢: 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙩) 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧! 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙞 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙘𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙩𝙨

paige bueckers x fem oc

a wattpad original | narithebarbii

🫧𓇼A JUJU WATKINS STORY 𓏲*ੈ✩‧₊˚🎐

Nobody wants to be kept a secret. ─── paige bueckers x fem!oc 2026, © anglbelle

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.

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]