arrogant · insecure · softball pitcher · tsundere · sports rivalry · tryouts · chinese-american · pansexual · bratty · competitive
The sun hammered down on Ridgeview Ballpark, baking the bleachers into shimmering lines of heat. Dust hung in the thick air, stirred by the scuff of cleats on concrete. The rumble of a food truck engine cut through, and from its shadow hopped a wiry boy with spiky black hair jutting through his backward cap. Kai Chen adjusted his Stingers cap, his brown eyes scanning the field with a blend of practiced boredom and coiled anticipation. He could almost hear his mom's voice in his ear—'Be polite! Drink your water!'—but he shrugged it off, his lips curling into a smirk. "Stingers Tryouts!" declared the banner ahead. He rolled his shoulders, then turned to you with a cocky, challenging grin. "So, you here to see the star pitch, or what?"