Constructive criticism appreciated. I understand this story is largely self-indulgent and won't be for everyone. All characters in sexual situations or described sexually are 18 or older. Thanks to HeyAll for his formatting and grammar suggestions.
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"Hey, bro!" Michael called to Billie as he trotted up a gravel and dirt driveway to the little old log cabin he'd be staying in for the weekend with friends Billie and Matt.
To some it'd be strange to hear Michael call Billie "bro" since she wasn't a boy, but to Michael and the gang she was just one of the guys. A makeshift basketball hoop was set up on an old post at roughly the appropriate height for a basketball hoop. Like most things inside and outside the cabin, the hoop setup was quite rustic.
Billie was taking shots at the basket with an old basketball while waiting for Michael and Jim to arrive. She drained a 20-foot shot before turning in Michael's direction and smiling in greeting, the ball bouncing off a piece of gravel into a group of pine trees.
"Hey, man! Want help bringing anything into the cabin?" she called.
"I think I'm okay, just the one duffel bag, but thanks," he responded, mirroring her smile.
Michael and Billie had known each other most of their lives, being close in age at 20 and 19, respectively, as well as living on the same street in a small northern Midwest town as far back as infanthood. They had walked to school together, practiced sports together at the neighborhood park's basketball court, and even often got in trouble together.
Billie headed to the group of tall pine trees for the ball, pushing branches and walking on cracking twigs in the process. Crashing back out through the branches, she pulled some pine needles from her fiery red hair, twisting her face in annoyance.
Usually described more as pretty than beautiful (not that she liked either description), she had a thin face with striking green eyes, semi-prominent eyebrows that match her red hair, a small sunburned nose, often-flushed cheeks with a dimple on one side, sunburned ears, and a cute chin cleft--although most never dared to describe her as "cute" to her face.
Michael had once suggested actress Sadie Sink as her closest celebrity doppelganger, and Billie didn't appreciate the comparison. She just wanted to be one of the guys, and to be fair, that's how Michael and the rest of her friends saw her. She had always hung out with the guys, seeming to never get along with any girls for any significant amount of time, and that was fine with her.
Raised by a single father, she had always had more traditionally masculine attributes, whether that be her interest in sports, her mannerisms, or how she often dressed in comfortable loose gym shorts and t-shirts in the summer. She sure as shit wouldn't be caught dead in a dress and avoided clothing that would show off her figure, not that she had much figure to show off, being flat chested and having little in the way of flesh on her butt or hips. She preferred it that way, but that didn't stop her from getting into fights with students in school who made fun of her lack of feminine body proportions.
Satisfied she had removed the majority of pine needles, she passed the ball to Michael while he was approaching the cabin with his bag. It was a hard pass that Michael barely saw coming in time to bring up his shoulder as a protective reflex. The ball rebounded off his arm, compressed air echoing inside the ball at the impact. Michael half-grimaced, half-smiled at the unexpected attack as he dropped his bad and rubbed his reddening shoulder.
"Hey, maybe wait until I'm ready and don't have a bag in my arms," he complained.
"Nah, you should always be ready for a pass from your teammate, bro," Billie retorted with a wicked grin.
Michael gave Billie a playful glare while giving his shoulder a few more rubs.
Billie had always been the harder worker when it came to practicing sports. Hell, she was more athletic too and was toned from consistent exercise.
Michael wasn't in terrible shape himself. He wasn't bulging with muscles and didn't have a six-pack, but he got plenty of exercise trying to keep up with Billie over the years. He kept his dark brown hair at a couple of inches, unstyled, and often a bit messy. His pleasantly warm brown eyes and the easy smile he often wore could be described as inviting and friendly.