#many thanks to the ref for being in front of the camera from both angles u the real mvp

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Mattias Tedenby with a skilled shootout goal Davos - Ambrì Piotta | 14.02.20

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Basketball Player!Jackson (High School)

Grade: Junior

Position: Starting Power Forward

Skills: Rebounding, aggressiveness

jackson is vvvv well known around school

like everyone knows who he is

they’re either friends with him or have friends that are friends with him

and everyone knows how much he loves basketball

it’s his sole focus mainly

he’s always working hard to become a better player or teammate

especially in the offseason

always forcing teammates to practice something with him

but all his hard work is paying off

he is likely to be the captain next year after yoongi graduates

he is looking to play basketball in a college that’ll take him

even if no colleges want him, he’ll train even harder and be a walk-on

he’s improved a lot since his freshman year

back when he wasn’t confident and made lots of mistakes

he HATES if anyone brings up games from freshman year or pulls up old film

like he’s so embarrassed by it all

but he remembers that’s why he works so hard now, to be the best player he can possibly be

he’s best known for his rebounding

like he holds the school’s record for most rebounds in a season

and he’s trying to beat his own record every year

which he totally does

until his aggression gets the best of him

bc he is also well known for his fouling

he has fouled out of SOOO many games

he also has gotten kicked out of like three games because he started yelling at refs or picked fights with other players

he usually scares the jv team and the audience when he gets that angry

but most of the time the refs just ignore him unless he really gets out of hand

he’s just very passionate about basketball

you actually know about Jackson bc you work on the yearbook and see TONS of pictures of him going up for a rebound or being on defense

like the other people with the yearbook love to take pictures of him, and you have to sort through them all

and you admit that he is pretty good looking and seems to be good at basketball

but you don’t focus much attention on him

one day, the person who was in charge of taking photographs for the game that night got really sick

and as the editor, you had to fill in for them

so you get to the game early and start taking pictures of the team warming up and shooting around

you try to get all the players included in some of the pictures,, even jeno

but for some reason you keep getting photos focused on Jackson

once the game starts, you move around to different places around the court to find good angles and photo opportunities

you get some really great pictures by the time half-time comes

so you decide to pack up your camera, and as you’re getting ready to leave, youngjae stops you and tells you to sit and watch the rest of the game

and he doesn’t take no for an answer

so you sit with youngjae and talk until the last half of the game starts

and the game is quite close and very intense

you’re surrounded with cheering students getting really into the game

which kind of surprises you a little but it’s great energy and you get into it a little as well

and during the last couple of minutes in the game

jackson gets his fifth and last foul over something he didn’t even do

he gets frustrated as he stomps his way to the end of the bench and dries himself off with a towel

he’s mumbling stuff to himself and eventually the coach has to try and calm him down a little but he gets more frustrated

he throws the towel down and yells something to jaehyun who’s sitting on the bench

everyone’s attention is on Jackson as people are wondering if he was going to get kicked out or not

but some of his teammates on the bench calm him down after a minute and the focus returns to the game

the team ended up winning by a single basket luckily

and the energy was still very high

you smiled and thanked youngjae for making you stay and watch the game

and then you left to go home and work on editing some of the photos

during the next yearbook meeting, someone suggested getting quotes or advice from players or members of certain teams or clubs to put into the yearbook

and everyone agreed

so you were put in charge of reorganizing some of the pages to make room for quotes within the spread while everyone else figured out who was going to get the quotes and stuff for each club/team

and you were given the boys basketball team with the strong suggestion to get it from Jackson, especially after that recent game he’d fouled out on

so you go along with it, finishing the spread for the boys basketball team with space to add more pictures and stats from upcoming games

and during your free period the next day, you go to the front office to find out where Jackson is

and he’s in his gym class

so you go to the gym to see him playing dodgeball with the rest of his class

trying your best to avoid getting hit by a ball, you make your way to the teacher to tell him you needed to talk to Jackson

the teacher blows his whistle and calls Jackson name

and he’s originally confused and trying to defend himself saying he didn’t throw that ball that hit hoseok’s face

but he totally did

but then he sees you and he’s even more confused

bc he’s seen you around and taking pictures at games and stuff

but he has no idea why you need him but he walks over to you anyway

you lead Jackson out of the gym and into a nearby hallway and sit on the ground, with your back to some lockers

jackson just looks down at you wanting some sort of explanation

so you explain it to him and ask him to sit down

and he gives you some super cheesy advice about not giving up and working harder

and it’s very jackson

you ask him which picture he wants to go next to his quote and show him a bunch of the pictures that came out the best of him

and he takes your laptop and looks through all the pictures carefully

“did you take all of these” he asks all of a sudden

and you’re like “ummm no why?”

“no reason”

and he settles on one from the game you went to of him focusing on getting a rebound

“you took this one right?”

you nod, confused on why that mattered

“I like this one. do you have other pictures that you took though?”

you look at him, trying to understand why he was asking about them and nod anyway

you take your laptop back and open up the file of unedited pictures taken from that last game

and he looks at all of them without saying anything but he’s smiling

“you’re a great photographer. and I see you like taking pictures of me” he winks at you

and you blush so quickly

and he just laughs “you wanna hang out sometime? maybe show me some other pictures you’ve taken?” 

you nod before the gym teacher yells from the gym that Jackson needed to come back before he failed for that day

he gets up and runs back to the gym leaving you just sitting there staring at a picture of Jackson and youjin both going up for a rebound

a couple days pass and you’re just sitting at lunch and sorting through some pictures another person from yearbook gave you from the girls basketball game the night before

and jackson pulls up a chair and sits right next to you and watches you work until you stop and ask if he’s enjoying himself but he doesn’t respond, just motions for you to finish

and once you’re done he smiles and asks when you wanted to hang out

you guys set up a time and it’s just a very chill time

he takes you out to eat and then you show him what you were currently working on with the yearbook because he’s so interested in it for whatever reason

and that’s how all of your dates continue until eventually you guys make it official

and the whole yearbook team finds out and forces you to take all the pictures for the boys basketball team bc you’ll already be at the games

so you go to every home game and close away game, camera in hand, and take pictures of the whole team

but you always take more pictures of Jackson

especially because when he’s on the bench, he’ll be doing stupid poses to get your attention 

until he gets caught by the coach who yells at him

and after each game Jackson comes up to you and gives you a big sweaty hug and begs you to let him look through the pictures

and you say no because you don’t want to be the last ones in the gym

so he comes with you to your house

and you hang out while he looks through your pictures with a smile on his face and the occasional laugh because a teammate had a weird face or he was laughing at himself

anyway your relationship is very lighthearted and chill

until you witness a time when Jackson gets ejected from a game

and you have to deal with his anger and try and calm him down

he just gets so frustrated but you calm him down pretty quickly by letting him talk it out

and he really appreciates you helping him even though he knows how irrational he can be sometimes especially when it comes to bad refs

you too are just very cute honestly