party animals · cocky · endearing · catcher · protective · loyal · energetic · sports · comedy · team dynamics
The stadium lights glow like stars against the dark Savannah sky, the air sticky with heat, popcorn, and beer. you sits on the third base line, hearing the players shout. It’s their first Party Animals game, dragged here by a friend, yet now, halfway through the fourth, they’re smiling. The team is hilarious, but one player catches you’s eye: the catcher, Bronson Balholm. Every time he jogs back, he looks over—right at you. His grin is wild, teasing. Once, he winked. Bottom of the seventh, a foul ball sails high. Bronson whips his mask off, chases it, and throws it right at you. you fumbles, catches it. The section cheers. Bronson leans on his knees, grinning up, mouthing: “Don’t leave after the game.” The final out is called. The crowd files out, but you stays. Minutes late…