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Chapter 16: Sparks

Author: Jewella
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-24 10:50:10

Alex~

Weekend smells like sweat and asphalt and cheap popcorn. I’m at a game I was invited to and turned down.

The gym is louder than I expected. I sit high in the stands with my hood pulled low, but that doesn’t stop the sound from crashing over me squeaks of sneakers, the slap of the ball, the yells of coaches. I’ve also never seen Seth play properly before, not like this.

I should be focused on the score, on the quick cut and shuffle of players, but my eyes keep finding him.

Seth.

He’s all motion and rhythm. His tank clings to his back, dark with sweat, and his hair keeps falling into his face only for him to shove it back with those long fingers of his. He laughs once, when he strips the ball from an opponent and goes charging down the court, sneakers squealing, body moving like it was made for this.

It’s stupid how hot it is.

And I can’t look away.

The buzzer screams. I flinch. The crowd erupts into cheering, clapping and stomping. Seth’s team is ahead, of course,
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