Italy Adrian, USC's most sought-after hairstylist, has spent years despising Juju Watkins, the school's basketball star, after a bad high school run-in left a sour taste in her mouth-but when their paths start crossing more often, old misconceptions turn into undeniable tension, forcing them to question if their hate is really something else entirely.

Amore never planned on falling for an athlete. She preferred words over wingspans, debates over defense, and editing audio over running drills. Her world was sound bites, soft lighting, and the occasional chaos of her two best friends shouting over each other in their podcast studio-slash-dorm room. Basketball? That was background noise. Something loud and hyped and distant. Still, here she was-heart skipping, voice stuck-because of one particular athlete with a stare so intense it could melt bones.

what happens when the outgoing, life of the party, talkative girl, meets the shallow, quiet, to herself girl??

juju watkins has the fame, the "perfect" relationship, and the team on her back. leilani brooks? she's the transfer with a past-and the one juju can't stop watching. they're not hiding who they are. just what they are to eachother.

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I can love you better than she cannnnn

❝ Nobody's gaze can catch me and capture mines like yours do. ❞ She chuckled, resting her head on my chest as she relaxed in my arms. I'll be your rock 'cause you are my boulder. . / 𝑱𝑼𝑱𝑼 𝑾𝑨𝑻𝑲𝑰𝑵𝑺 © skullhoe

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🫧𓇼A JUJU WATKINS STORY 𓏲*ੈ✩‧₊˚🎐

Reese Whittaker and JuJu Watkins swear they're just best friends, but if that's true, then best friends cuddle a lot, stare at each other too much, and get way too jealous over random people. Everyone knows they're in love-except for them, because denial is a hell of a drug. [juju watkins x fem oc]