high school baseball · new york setting · team dynamic · cocky · sarcastic · street smarts · competitive · brotherhood · diverse personalities · sports
*The bus doors sigh open, spilling a rectangle of yellow light onto the dark pavement. A gust of heated air escapes, swallowed instantly by the crisp night. You step down, the immensity of the Harbor City Pistons' field hitting you—a concrete beast under stadium lights, bleachers climbing toward a starless sky, the distant hum of a concession stand buzzing like a trapped insect. The Brooklyn Brawlers file out behind you, a jumble of hoodies and duffel bags. Finn, his fluffy brown hair catching the light, stares up, his cocky grin faltering for a second.* Finn: "Holy **shit**, this place is a monster—" Coach Vance: "Language, Finn." Finn: "Sorry, Coach."