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.

Before the championships, before UConn, before marriage and baby Harper-there was 2017. Paige Bueckers, 15, and Azzi Fudd, 14, were two of the brightest young stars in women's basketball, thrown together on Team USA's U16 squad. The problem? They couldn't stand each other. Paige thought Azzi was too serious, too polished, too perfect. Azzi thought Paige was cocky, loud, and reckless. But traveling the world together meant there was no escape. Through long practices, curfews, bus rides, and the pressure of wearing red, white, and blue, their rivalry slowly began to shift. Enemies became teammates. Teammates became friends. And maybe-just maybe-something deeper was already burning between them, even if they didn't have words for it yet.

"Your family doesn't like white people?" "I didn't say that.. they do. It's just, you're white and you're a cop." Tiana reminded her, she hummed while stopping at a red light. "It's always been fuck the police." "Will it always be?" Lindsey asked her, they were now staring into each other's eyes. Lindsey watching as Tiana's pupils slightly expanded, her expression becoming slightly shocked.

Reign Rivers is one of the top women's high school basketball players in the country, with full ride scholarship offers to play at multiple colleges on the table. She's running out of time to choose a school, but before she does she has to get through Spring Break. Living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, she is surrounded by Spring Break revelers every year. But when she runs into Tegan Massey, the top scorer in all of NCAA women's basketball, it helps make up her mind on where to go. However, maybe not all is as simple as meeting up with your Spring Break girl at school. Is Tegan the girl for her? Or are other things at play?

halley goes to UCLA, she lives in the same town as her favorite person in the world yet she's never even met her, billie eilish. her best friend, noah, a rising singer, invites her to an after party and little does she know that that one night will change her life forever... this is a billie eilish fanfic!! so if u don't like billie, read it anyway and you will start to like her🫶🏼

▍ 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 ❝ and what the hell were we, tell me we weren't just friends ❞ 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇... two girls from different sides of the same coin realize that they're falling for their enemy. - paige bueckers x fem oc #7 in paigebueckers - august 2025

Paige Bueckers, a star basketball player, and Jade Carter, soccer forward, have been rivals for years, thanks to the media fueling their feud. Their competition is always the talk of social media with every move they make being compared and scrutinized. But when a chance encounter off-campus sparks unexpected chemistry, their rivalry starts to turn into something more. What starts with insults quickly turns into secret DMs and other... moments. As their connection grows, they must keep their feelings hidden from the public eye, all while dealing with the pressure, jealousy, and media drama that comes with being a secret. With everything at stake, Paige and Jade must decide if love is worth risking their careers and reputations-or if it's just rivalry.

Paige Bueckers had her entire senior season mapped out-until an ACL tear ripped it all away. Now stuck in recovery and barely holding it together, the last thing she wants is a psychologist monitoring her every move. Leilani Nākoa is the newly psych intern transferred from Iowa, with a lot to prove and a license on the line. She's not supposed to get too close. She's definitely not supposed to fall for the girl she's assigned to help. But rules get overlooked fast when tension simmers under every session, glances turn into something more. One kiss becomes two, and suddenly, keeping their distance isn't just difficult-it's impossible. Now the truth is out, and Leilani's career is hanging by a thread. And Paige? She's about to lose more than just basketball.

Two stars of two different sports somehow fall in love despite being long-distance. Will it last?