Paigebueckers Stories

Paige Bueckers has one problem. She needs a date for the ESPYS. Arabella St. James has one of her own. She needs to convince her wealthy, impossible-to-please family that she's finally moved on from the ex who broke her heart. A simple deal is made. One glamorous night. One set of rules. One fake relationship. Easy... until neither of them is ready to let it end. What starts as a carefully planned arrangement quickly becomes months of shared flights, late-night phone calls, family holidays, college basketball games, red carpets, and pretending a little too well. Somewhere between the staged kisses, stolen glances, and convincing everyone else they're in love, they begin wondering if they're the only two who haven't admitted the truth. Set during Paige's junior year at UConn, *Fake Dating* is a slow-burn romance about finding love where you least expect it, discovering that home can be a person, and realizing that sometimes the best relationships are the ones that were never supposed to be real.

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: 02/11/2025 #1 in paigebueckers - 12/19/24 #2 in paigebueckers - 11/06/25

When a young genius doctor meets a basketball prodigy, sparks fly. Are they already out of bounds, or can they risk it all and still play by the rules?

Ryland Mühl is the younger sister of Nika and Hana Mühl Ryland is a genius not only on the basketball court or softball field but she is a 13 year old senior in high school. Ryland plays softball for her high school and basketball for AAU. Ryland moved to America because she was to smart for the schools in Croatia. Take a look into the crazy life of this 13 year old in a world of adults.

Paige Bueckers has spent her entire life running toward pressure. Game-winning shots. National television. Sold-out arenas. Expectations that never stop. She's learned how to handle all of it. Then she meets Captain Avery Walker. At just 23 years old, Avery has already made history as the youngest fire captain in Texas-earning the respect of her crew through relentless work, steady leadership, and a willingness to be the first one through the door when lives are on the line. While Paige's biggest battles happen under arena lights, Avery's happen behind smoke and sirens. Their worlds couldn't be more different. One plays in front of thousands. The other saves strangers when no one is watching. A chance encounter in Dallas turns into late-night conversations, coffee after exhausting shifts, and a connection neither of them expected. As Paige adjusts to life in the WNBA and Avery shoulders the weight of leading a fire company, they discover that strength isn't just about carrying everyone else-it's about letting someone carry you, too. But fame brings attention, firefighting demands sacrifice, and loving someone whose phone can ring with an emergency at any moment isn't easy. Because sometimes the bravest thing either of them will do... ...is choose each other. ⸻ She spent her life chasing championships. She spent hers running into burning buildings. Neither expected to find home in the other.

Fresh off her WNBA draft night, Paige Bueckers is ready to prove herself on the court-but off the court, nothing could prepare her for Avery Callahan. A fierce, respected firefighter captain and single mom to her one-year-old son, Beck, Avery lives for split-second decisions, smoky rescues, and quiet nights filled with lullabies instead of sirens. Their worlds collide when a fire safety charity event throws Paige and Avery together in the heart of the city. Paige is drawn to Avery's quiet strength, her no-nonsense grit, and the way her eyes soften every time she looks at Beck. As the season heats up and the spotlight bears down on Paige, she finds unexpected refuge in the firehouse's chaos-and Avery's steady presence. But falling for someone with a toddler and a high-risk job comes with its own kind of pressure. As Paige juggles fame, fierce competition, and a new kind of family she never saw coming, she'll have to decide if love-real, messy, heart-on-the-line love-is worth the risk. Because some fires aren't meant to be put out.

We could talk, we could get it, we could both calm down. Paige Bueckers x Fem OC.

IN WHICH, UConn's biggest track star falls for the girl everyone already loves.

"DON'T YOU CALL HIM BABY, WERE NOT TALKING LATELY" Delilah Sinclair and Paige Bueckers were in it for the long haul. Best friends since fourth grade. They always planned their futures around each other. Neither girls expected to be going through collage without the other. But yet here they were, collage, alone. Who would have known that sports would be the things that brought them together in the end First posted: 4/30/23 Finished: 7/23/23 Paige Bueckers x OC

She's the first woman ever signed to Red Bull Racing in Formula 1. Fast. Controlled. Untouchable. She's the captain of UConn's women's basketball dynasty. Loud. Fearless. Unstoppable. They meet at a race weekend. And everything changes. They don't get along. They don't understand each other. They definitely don't fall for each other. ...until they do. Now it's stolen glances between crowds, late-night calls no one can know about, and a secret that could ruin everything they've built. Because in a world where every move is watched... falling in love might be the biggest crash of all.

Fame, pressure, and expectations can build a career - but they can also destroy everything else. When Paige Bueckers entered the WNBA as the number one pick, she was ready to prove herself to the world. What she wasn't ready for was how quickly everything else in her life started to unravel - including her relationship with Azzi Fudd, the one person who had always been her constant. What started as distance turned into silence. And silence turned into goodbye. Now, Dallas holds the first-round pick again-and Azzi just happens to be the top prospect. Reunited as teammates, their chemistry on the court is undeniable. Off the court? That's where everything gets complicated. Between stolen glances, lingering touches, and words left unsaid, the line between friendship and something more begins to blur again. But some damage doesn't fade with time - and some love never really heals. The question isn't whether they still feel somethings. It's whether they're strong enough to try again.

There she is UCLA transfer, hot shot and everyones worst fear. Jade Rivera. When she walks through the door and everyone turns there heads.

•SEQUEL OUT NOW• "i'm gonna break your ankles" "i'd love to see you try, little thing." nika mühl x fem!oc (i only own original character - all fiction)

When basketball golden girl Paige Bueckers returns to Storrs for the summer before her senior year, she expects long practices, quiet recovery, and one last chance to soak in campus life before everything changes. What she doesn't expect is Marcella Auriemma-the coach's daughter, a 27-year-old CEO whose makeup empire has exploded into one of the most sought-after beauty brands in the world. Confident, glamorous, and already a force of her own, Marcella lives in a world far removed from Paige's gym-to-locker-room routine. But when their paths cross, sparks fly in a way neither can ignore. Soon Paige finds herself drawn into Marcella's orbit-where late-night strategy sessions blur into laughter, and photoshoots become stolen moments of something deeper. As the summer unfolds, Paige must navigate the pressure of her senior season ahead, the expectations of being Geno's star player, and the risk of falling for the one woman she never saw coming. For Marcella, love means opening her carefully guarded life to someone who could upend everything. This is a story of ambition, family, and finding forever in the most unexpected place-between the hardwood and the high-gloss world of beauty.

In the blistering heat of a Texas summer and the ever-demanding grind of pro sports, two worlds collide under the bright stadium lights - one of polished court dominance, the other of glittering performance perfection. Paige Bueckers, the golden girl of professional basketball, is used to pressure. She thrives in it. As the newly minted star of the Dallas Wings, she's expected to carry the franchise on her shoulders - all eyes watching, all bets placed. But off the court, Paige is more than just a sharpshooter. She's quietly lonely, privately soft, and increasingly distracted by the woman who dances at halftime with effortless grace and a smile that makes her forget the score. Shayne Miller, a third year Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, knows how to keep things presentable. Always polished, always poised - it's what Judy demands, and it's what Shayne's learned to survive on. There's no room for messy feelings, no space for slip-ups or scandal. Fraternizing with players is off-limits. And catching feelings for a WNBA star with sky-blue eyes and a crooked little grin? Completely out of the question. Until it's not. A chance encounter at a joint team event - a stumble, a waist grab, and one blush too deep - sets everything into motion. What starts as a harmless DM from Paige asking for a "bar recommendation" quickly spirals into late-night texts, rooftop meetups, and an undeniable tension neither of them can laugh off anymore. Paige, the lovesick basketball player who doesn't know how to play it cool, and Shayne, the random girl from the south who happened to play a Dallas sport with walls too high and a heart too guarded, find themselves caught between the spotlight and the quiet pull of something real. But under the weight of public image, personal boundaries, and unspoken rules, falling in love isn't just risky - it's damn near dangerous. Especially when the world is watching.

Set at the University of Connecticut women's basketball program, this fictional story follows KK Arnold, a confident sophomore guard known for her loud personality, TikTok energy, and deep bond with her teammates, and Lilly Sharp, a quiet, reserved freshman with a soft sense of humor who slowly finds her place on the team. What begins as a close friendship built through shared dorm life, late-night talks, team trips, and constant proximity slowly develops into something deeper. As they navigate college basketball, team dynamics, and the pressure of being surrounded by a tight-knit group-especially living alongside Paige Bueckers and the 2024-25 UConn women's basketball roster-their connection evolves from comfort to undeniable emotional attachment. Told through slow-burn moments, private Instagram spam posts, team teasing, and intimate everyday interactions, the story explores friendship, trust, and the quiet realization of love forming in shared space. At its core, it's about two people learning that what they have was never complicated-just unspoken

Avery van der Nacht, a UConn commit for women's basketball and the symphony orchestra, is a dominant center who plays upright bass. Fully deaf in her right ear and reliant on a hearing aid, she also has severe selective mutism-only speaking to her sister Lena and Lena's girlfriend, Hana Muhl. Half Dutch, half Croatian, Avery grew up moving from the Netherlands to Atlanta, while keeping strong ties to both cultures. A marine biology major and music performance minor, she had full-ride offers from schools like Harvard, Yale, Stanford, UConn, Duke, U-M, MSU, Princeton, Dartmouth, Brown University, and UGA, before choosing UConn. Now, as she steps into college, Avery will form an unexpected friendship with Azzi Fudd-but how does someone who barely speaks learn to be heard?

"𝚃𝚘𝚘 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚝. 𝚃𝚘𝚘 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚡. 𝚃𝚘𝚘 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚎."

ri·val·ry /ˈrīvəlrē/ noun competition for the same objective or superiority in the same field. IN WHICH a heated rivalry turns into something more when star basketball players Melody Taylor and Juju Watkins are forced to work together as co-captains. "You drive me insane, you know that?" "Yeah? Well, you drive me crazy. So what are we gonna do about it?"