Basketball Player!Ten (High School)
Position: Starting Shooting Guard
Skills: Shooting (three-pointers), support/motivation/happiness
so ten is known to be just always so happy
always has a smile on his face
even if it’s at the end of practice and he’s been doing conditioning for the last 15 minutes
and he is usually able to get the others in a good mood too
like if one of his teammates is having a bad day, ten will easily cheer them up
which makes the whole team in a better mood
which helps them play better individually and as a team
during games, even if he misses a shot or travels or turns the ball over he is still smiling
the coach gets so mad at him every time too
thinking that ten thinks it is funny that he messed up
so he’s gotten yelled at quite a few times just for being his usual self
when he’s out of the game and sitting on bench, he’s usually cheering for his teammates
warning them of the shot clock or yelling out the play they’re doing
ten is known for his shooting
he’s always working hard before practice starts by shooting around the hoops
working on his shooting technique and helping other teammates if they are struggling, especially the younger players or people on the JV team
although ten really doesn’t even have the best technique, it still ALWAYS gets in somehow
and it can be pretty frustrating to some of the other players bc it just comes so easy to him
ten is not a ball-hog AT ALL
like he loves to pass to his other teammates to let them make the shots
but if no one is open, he’ll easily take the shot, even if the person guarding him is super close to him
you are actually a stats person from a different school than ten
you got started bc your best friend johnny signed up to do stats and he signed your name up too bc he didn’t want to be by himself
so you do the stats on a tablet and johnny does it on paper, each focusing on different parts of the game and helping each other out
but you also mess with each other all the time, especially during time outs and in-between quarters
during a three-day long tournament, you met ten for the first time
ten’s team played your school’s team during the first day
and he caught your eye during the first couple of minutes bc he was scoring so many points so quickly
Johnny even expressed his concerns that if your team couldn’t defend him better, they’d definitely lose the game
ten also caught your eye because he was smiling so much the whole time he had been in
it just made you want to spend time with him because his happiness could easily spread to you
when ten was subbed out for the first time, the game started to calm down a little and your team was able to catch up
and soon ten was kneeling in front of you, waiting to be subbed back in
once the refs had time to bring him in, ten turned around and smiled at you quickly before running onto the court
the game continues that way for the rest of the game
ten scoring a bunch of points, being subbed out when he gets tired, you team catching up a little, and ten getting subbed back into the game, always making sure he smiles at you
but when he gets back into the game with only a couple of minutes left, ten winks at you which makes you blush and cause Johnny to question your relationship with ten and tease you
the game ended with your team losing by about 15 points, mostly because ten just kept sinking 3s
Johnny and you get up from your spot after finishing the stats and hand off the stats to the assistant coach before they go into the locker room
as you were forced to stay and watch the next game of the tournament, Johnny and you sat together and watched the next two teams warmup for their game
as the game was starting, ten and jaehyun were walking to sit on the bleachers but ten noticed you and Johnny and decided to sit in front of you, making sure to smile at you before he sat down
Johnny gave you a weird look and you watched the game, occasionally listening to jaehyun’s and ten’s commentary
you tried not to laugh at some of their jokes, knowing that you didn’t want to get caught overhearing their conversation
around half-time, jaehyun gets up to get food and Johnny leaves to meet with the assistant coach about a stat issue
ten decides to start talking to you
it’s hella awkward as he tries to use some stupid pickup lines with you but also just genuinely wanting to get to know you
and you answer his questions and occasionally ask him questions as you also wanted to know more about ten too
you conversation progresses to some stupid talk about a class you two both take
until Johnny comes up and tells you that the bus is leaving soon
so you have to say goodbye to ten and get on the bus
and the whole ride home is just you thinking of ten and you cannot wait to see him again
the next day of the tournament, your team plays an earlier game as they lost the first game
the game continues as normal, you and Johnny taking stats and messing with each other
until ten’s team arrives, all wearing matching sweats and looking intimidating
ten’s eyes scan the gym until he sees you, smiling and waving at you
you smile and wave back and Johnny’s like
“you do realize your boyfriend is our rival right”
“yeah sure, whatever you say”
so you get more distracted than normal while taking stats, but you still get through it
and ten has now changed into his jersey and getting ready to warmup
and you sit with johnny and watch as ten warms up by shooting around and stretching
you unintentionally ignore Johnny’s comments
and when he notices, he just stops talking and starts pouting until he gets your attention again
which takes way longer than you’d like to admit
but throughout the game you try to pay attention to both the game and whatever Johnny is saying at that time
and ten isn’t taking as many shots as he was the first day, mainly because the other team isn’t playing the defense very close
so he lets the other players score
and occasionally ten will look at you in the crowd, a smile on his face the entire time
when the game ends, after ten’s team wins, Johnny pulls your attention away from ten going to the locker room
“why don’t you just ask him out already?”
“bc I'm not about to embarrass myself, he doesn’t like me”
Johnny rolls his eyes “yeah, and I'm not good looking”
“you should though, like you aren’t going to see him every day and there’s only one more day of the tournament”
Johnny leaves to go sit with some of the players of your team when he sees ten walking out of the locker room and making his way towards you
and ten’s hair is all messed up from just playing a game of basketball and sweating
and he’s just wearing his team sweats
but he just looks so great anyways
and you guys start talking again while watching the next teams warmup
it’s like you’ve known each other for years
you just feel like you know ten so well
“are you ready for the tournament to be over? it’s probably really tiring playing three games in three days”
“I kind of am, but then I won’t be able to see you when it’s over”
you try to hide you blush that comes from his comment
“we could hang out after the tournament ends” you mumble
“sounds good, can I get your number?”
and you exchange numbers and hangout until the final game is over and you both have to go your separate ways
and Johnny and some of the basketball players tease you when you get on the bus
but ten starts texting you during the bus ride
and it just makes you so happy that ignore their comments
the last day of the tournament ends the same way
your team ended up winning their last game and got 3rd in the tournament
you were able to talk and hang out with ten before his game
ten’s team got 2nd, but there was a smile on his face the whole time
and after the game, ten came up and hugged you, his hair messed up and all sweaty
even if they didn’t get first, he was still happy and proud of himself and his team
and he was so happy that he met you at this tournament
and with a promise to meet up again soon, he heads off to the locker room and you have to go back on the bus to go home
after a couple of times hanging out, ten finally got the courage to ask you out on a real date
and it was really cute bc he was so shy about bring it up
but you always try to make it to his games if you don’t have to do stats
and you meet some of his teammates and they let you know that ten never shuts up about you
at that point, ten’s like, “let’s go look at this trophy”
and ten and you occasionally will have study dates where you both complain about that class you were both taking
even tho you were on different chapters and had different teachers
it would just be nice to have someone that you can confide in and has a similar experience
overall your relationship is pretty cute but also just like you two are best friends
and Johnny gets slightly jealous that you don’t spend all your free time with him
he even tries to third-wheel on some of your dates
but ten doesn’t mind bc he’s been slowly becoming friends with Johnny
and soon enough Johnny and ten will be deep in conversation and completely forget you’re even around
but you don’t mind bc you have your two boys and life is great
