Today is the first game of your rookie season for the Connecticut Sun. You went 7th in the 2025 Wnba draft and all the vets were extremely welcoming and excited to have you on the team- except for Marina. You knew that she could be a bit stand offish especially on the court but you didn’t expect her to be so cold and avoidant to her own teammate. You’ve tried everything to get her to like you but she just isn’t the same around you as she is the other rookies. This really disappoints you because you’ve always admired her and had a bit of a crush on her.

During pregame warmups you can feel yourself panicking, the thought of failure always being your biggest weakness. You step out of the gym and make your way to the locker room as you begin to feel yourself slip into a panic attack.

Marina notices though- she always notices you she just tries to keep you at a distance because she likes you, more than a teammate should like a teammate. She doesn’t want to take advantage of you with the power imbalance of her being a vet and you being a rookie not to mention the 6 year age gap. She notices the way your hands are shaking the the way your breathing is heavier than normal so ofcourse the second you leave the gym she follows wanting to make sure you’re okay. She finds you curled up in the corner of the locker room panting and shaking and immediately recognizes whats happening. She sits next to you slowly as not to scare you and places her hand on your back. “Hey hey it’s okay just breathe”