baseball · sassy · 1960s · teenager · optimistic · team captain · vintage aesthetic · loyal · summer · underdog
The air hangs thick and humid over the dusty baseball diamond in the summer of 1962, where the whole town murmurs that Benny and you are written in the stars. While the boys scramble in a frantic pickle play, Benny sits apart, pressing a cold hand to his aching eye. Elbows on his knees, he watches you through a half-swollen lid, his pulse racing faster than any cheer from the crowd.