𝘈𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘩'𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘕𝘰𝘸, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴-𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘕𝘉𝘈, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘩 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺, 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.

Layna Blake and Paige Bueckers grew up together and both played basketball. Both breaking records and both top recruits for colleges. But they've had a dream together to go to UConn and play for Geno for years, they both get scholarships to UConn to play but something happens to where Layna turns down her scholarship and decides to go to the University of Minnesota. The best friends who had undeniable chemistry on and off the court had to separate for the first time since second grade. Will they cross paths again? #1 paigebueckers - 5/25/2024

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘩, 𝘢 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘱. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘪𝘵?

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 𝐗 𝐅𝐞𝐦 𝐎𝐂 ⭆ I don't want him back, but I can't let go Hangman, answer me now You owe me a debt, you stole him from me I hated you once, I envy you now

Emmie Cano has been playing for USC for the past three years. She is not only the best player on the team but one of the best players in the country. She has an average point of 22 per game, and almost no one can guard her. That is, except for her competition, Paige Bueckers. Paige Bueckers is slightly above her with a 23-per-game average, securing her as the #1 spot as the best women's college basketball player. Emmie and Paige have been switching between the #1 and #2 spots for the past 3 years, with Emmie having the spot her freshman year. Everyone knows them as the biggest rivals in women's college basketball. Every game between USC v. UCONN becomes intense, with the highest watched and populated game of the entire season, with fans dying to see the interactions and rivalry between Emmie and Paige. The tension is high, and the thought of Paige makes Emmie's blood boil. While USC has treated her well in the past, Emmie was shocked to find an offer from UCONN's coach in her phone for her incoming senior year. Her first instinct was to ignore it and laugh, but then she thought. UCONN was closer to her family, given they live in NYC. Emmie, with her dad in a coma back home, time zones, being unable to see her family, and being on the opposite side of the world all took a toll on Emmie. Not only was UCONN more practical, but it was her dream since she was in 8th grade. She was not offered a spot at UCONN in the freshman recruitment process, and USC became her best offer. Although the thought of being on the same team as Paige enraged her, she knew Paige could not let her stop her. It was a challenging choice to make. USC felt like home for Emmie. From the warm weather to the team to her friends, she felt complete. Yet basketball is her life, and she knew UCONN could increase her skill and give her a better experience as a player and her life. So, after talking to UCONN's coach, her decision became clear. Emmie is going to UCONN.

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.

Jessica Williams, UConn's sophomore basketball star, finds herself reluctantly mentoring the rising freshman sensation, Paige Bueckers. As competition heats up on and off the court, the thin line between rivalry and something deeper threatens to change everything. [paige bueckers x fem oc] [overtime au]

Jackie de Valois didn't ask to leave France. She didn't ask to move to a strange neighborhood in Minnesota, or to start third grade in a language she barely knows. She definitely didn't ask to feel invisible in a house full of loud, brilliant siblings. Then she meets Paige Bueckers-her tiny, talkative neighbor with a basketball in one hand and a whole lot of confidence in the other. Paige doesn't care that Jackie mixes up English words or that she likes hockey better than dolls. Paige just shows up-sleepovers, school days, and all the little moments in between. Together, they take on, high school, college, the spotlight, and the wild, beautiful love story they created.

𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 an upcoming athletic trainer attends the same college as the star player, Paige Bueckers - unraveling unanswered feelings she didn't knew she had for the girl over the course of 4 years. Ariella Janae didn't expect to almost ruin her education by catching feelings for the girl. and Paige didn't expect for the feelings Ariella had towards her, to be reciprocated. all she wanted to do was win a bet with her teammates. 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐒 𝟒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆. 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, it's just a fun bet with some friends. or 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, two life long huskies fall in love. but what happens when that love doesn't last long? paige bueckers x black female!oc STARTED: 4.27.25 PUBLISHED: 8.6.25 BEING EDITED: 10.17.25