Boys Like Him
A small, stupid hope whispered that maybe he wasn't online, and that maybe this obsession was just mine to carry.
The screen refreshed. And there he was.
Top of the list. Verified. Every inch of him was exactly as magnetic as memory made him. @lloyd.Luxen, 200k followers, athlete, basketball highlight reels, a grin that screamed I know I'm trouble. His bio read:
🏀 "Not everything needs to be figured out."
Of course it didn't. Guys like him never had to figure things out, the world just bent to their rhythm.
The first photo stopped me cold, him mid-air, jersey clinging, and the entire court blurred beneath his leap. The next was a grin, with his teeth flashing, and arms spread as if he owned