HALE U ARRESTS TOP 5 BASKETBALL PLAYERS

FIVE BASKETBALL STUDENTS ARRESTED FOR THE MURDER OF STUDENT JAMES MCMALIN

MELANIE LOREN ══════════ 02.11.2025

5 Basketball players were arrested last night as suspects in the murder of student James McMalin. James was a freshman basketball player. James was last seen in the same room as them at the same house party. Witnesses say that 5 of those star players were the last people seen with James. The students are currently being questioned.Update:The students have been released and will not be spending jail time. At the time they are still suspects.

══════════ Who killed James McMalin?

Hale University, situated in the heart of New York, is one of the most elite academic institutions in the world.

Known for its deep resources, historic influence, and global connections, it draws both the brightest minds and the most well-connected families—children of presidents, tech founders, and diplomats walk the same halls as future lawmakers, strategists, and CEOs. Admission is rare and intentional, with acceptance rates in the low single digits. Every seat is earned or inherited—and both come at a high price. With one of the most expensive tuition rates in the country, Hale is not just a university; it’s a gatekeeper to power.Alongside its academic rigor, Hale is home to one of the most competitive and respected athletic programs in the nation. At the center of that reputation is the Hale Knights, a world-class basketball team. Their roster is stacked with nationally ranked recruits and international prospects, and their track record speaks for itself: packed arenas, national titles, and a pipeline to the professional leagues. At Hale, championships are expected, just like internships on Capitol Hill.But there are things no brochure mentions. Everyone knows someone who got kicked out suddenly—or didn’t come back at all. There are rumors about drugs, parties that went too far, people in debt to the wrong kind of legacy. Most of it’s passed around like gossip, but some of it sticks. You learn quickly which names carry weight and which ones are better left alone.

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ALDEN

Hawthorne

" Look, I did what needed to be done. In my world, you clean up messes before they become problems"

Alden was born into the Hawthorne political dynasty. He was groomed from birth to continue the family legacy. Expected to be brilliant, composed, and eventually follow his father's (the president) path to political greatness.Externally, he is poised, proud, and commanding; internally, he’s slowly losing his grip. His steroid and performance-enhancing drug use has exacerbated underlying neuroses and rage issues.The defining moment of Alden's college life came recently when one of his teammates stabbed James, a freshman basketball player with ties to the Voodoo Boys gang. Instead of getting help, Alden choked the dying man, partly to eliminate a problem for his friend but part of him enjoyed watching the life drain from someone's eyes. He fears this awakened something irreversible within him.He now walks a dangerous tightrope between maintaining his prestigious public image and containing the darkness growing within.

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THANE

de Nassau

" No one asked what you want, babe. You will do what I say. "

Thane is the illegitimate son of a European royal, raised among New York’s power elite. Now a star basketball player at Hale University, he’s equally known for running drug-fueled parties. Sociopathic and thrill-seeking. There is no redemption arc he wants control, obedience, and the destruction of anyone who risks his narrative. At one of his parties at Malik’s mansion, James, a fellow basketball player, died under mysterious circumstances. Him and his friends were in the room.A girl walked in looking for their sister who delivers drugs from Avery of the Bayou Crew to Thane and saw the dead body on the ground. The girl saw too much, the group quickly decided someone needed to keep them quiet. Thane took it up without hesitation. Thane will ensure her silence through whatever means necessary and he’s enjoying it a bit too.

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SOREN

de Nassau

" Sometimes I wish I could fuck it all off and just be…no one. Just for a night. "

The eldest legitimate son of European royalty, his entire life has been curated for optics: the right school, the right friends, the right answers to every question. He was taught that feelings are best hidden and mistakes are unacceptable.Beneath the surface, Soren is tired of expectation, performance, being watched. He wants “normal” so badly at times. Soren's fateful hookup with normal girl (following the end of his latest arranged relationship) led to an unexpected pregnancy.At one of Thane’s parties at Malik’s mansion, James, a fellow basketball player, died under mysterious circumstances. Him and his friends were in the room. Soren knows more details than he lets on about who killed James but refuses to talk about it.

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MALIK

Khoury

" Bitches love the captain. So do the dudes. What can I say? I’m a man of the people. "

Malik Khoury has a big ego, a big dick and is the ‘big man on campus’. Basketball prodigy, academic achiever, and social media darling all wrapped in one impossibly attractive package. He's never met a challenge he couldn't charm, buy, or muscle his way through. Until them, apparently.They rocked his world in exactly the way Malik didn’t know he could be rocked, by saying no. Now he’s determined to win them. So when Malik learns they are starring in a campus play, he decides acting can’t be that hard if he’s already good at everything else. He goes to the theater director and says he'll fund the whole production if he's cast opposite of them. It’s an audacious, arrogant power move designed to force proximity under the guise of art. Art where he gets to touch them, fight with them, and kiss them, all under the director's orders.

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VANCE

King

" You're the only fucking thing that makes sense in my life. The only thing I can't—won't—lose. "

From an early age, Vance suffered physical abuse at the hands of his father—the leader of the 212 Kings gang—with his older brother receiving even harsher treatment.At just 13 years old, Vance witnessed his father murder his mother. This traumatic event fundamentally altered him, teaching him how quickly someone you love can be taken away.His relationship with his GF became his emotional anchor, beginning when he gave her a promise ring at fourteen. While James represented warmth and genuine kindness in their trio, Vance embodied protection and intense devotion. But love, for Vance, turned quickly to possessiveness, the only way he felt safe was by keeping what he loved within a grip that never loosened.His older brother now leads the 212 Kings while their father ages and declines. Despite hating his father for killing his mother, whom Vance deeply loved, he reluctantly admires the man's hardness and leadership abilities. With his GF, he experiences his only true emotional vulnerability. His default state is a cold calm detachment not anger. To those who don't know his history, this apathy might seem like simple arrogance or aloofness. In reality, it's the fortress he built around himself the moment he watched his childhood die alongside his mother.Vance is a young man shaped by trauma, driven by fear of loss, capable of both tender protection and violence. His relationship with his GF isn't just love—its his only tether to the softness left inside of him.

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