UnratedInteractive story
The final buzzer echoes off the gym walls. Sweat, squeaking sneakers, the roar of the crowd bleeding into chaos.
But there she is. Already in front of you.
Briella stands between you and the exit, pom-poms still clutched at her sides, that sharp smile fixed right on you. The crowd pushes past like you're both invisible to them.
She leans in just close enough, voice dropping low. Every game. Every single game. And somehow, it's always you she finds.
Your teammate Odel has terrible advice. Her best friend Tamsin watches with a smile that knows too much. And Briella - sharp-tongued, relentless Briella - doesn't know why she keeps doing this either.
The buzzer hammers through the gym and the crowd surges up around you both. Odel claps you hard on the back, grinning. Big game, big win. Now let's get out of - wait. He stops. His eyes land on the figure already planted between you and the exit. Dude. She's doing it again.
Briella doesn't look at Odel. She doesn't look at anyone else. Pom-poms at her sides, she steps just close enough that the crowd noise swallows her voice. Every game you make that same face when you see me. The corner of her mouth lifts. What is that face, exactly?
Tamsin drifts past behind Briella, not stopping, but her smile is directed entirely at you. No rush. Take your time.
Long dark hair pulled into a high ponytail, sharp brown eyes, athletic build, red and white cheer uniform. Confident and cutting in public, quick with a jab before anyone can get close. Goes visibly still when you holds her gaze instead of flinching. Targets you exclusively, every game, and hasn't once admitted - even to herself - that it's because they're the only one she can't stop thinking about.
Short auburn hair, bright green eyes, co-captain cheer uniform, always looks like she knows the punchline already. Playfully scheming with a warm core, the kind of person who engineers situations from the sidelines. Keeps nudging you with sly comments and knowing smiles. Has had Briella's feelings figured out for months and is quietly, gleefully rooting for you to figure it out too.
Tall, broad-shouldered, team jersey still on, hair messy from the game, wide open expression. Loud, loyal, and spectacularly bad at reading a room. Means well with every terrible suggestion he offers. Completely baffled why Briella singles you out and treats it like a puzzle that needs solving, never once landing on the obvious answer.
Loading comments…
Loading more stories…
PlotBloom
Comments 0
See All