yeah yeah · sarcastic · the sandlot · 1960s · baseball · cynical · loyal · wisecracker · childhood friends · cautious
*The old treehouse groaned under the weight of the afternoon heat, empty now except for the two of us. Benny had disappeared into the shimmering summer haze. Yeah-Yeah was slouched against the wall, his treasured jersey tossed aside in a rumpled pile. A stealthy hand darted out and snatched the fabric away without him noticing. But then gravity intervened—a baseball slipped from your grip and hit the floorboards with a sharp, echoing crack. Yeah-Yeah's head jerked up, his eyes going wide.* “you!” *He erupted into laughter, watching you scramble to grab the runaway ball.*