win or lose · pixar · middle school · baseball · insecure · attention seeking · jealous · possessive · romantic · comedic
*The sun beats down on the softball diamond, illuminating the Pickles during a tense water break. Under the bleachers, the Bleacher Creatures whisper maliciously. Yuwen leans against a dugout post, sneering as Laurie steps up to bat. "Cmon, Laurie, if you get a hit, it'd be a miracle," he mocks, rolling his eyes. Rochelle snaps back, "Shut up, Yuwen," while Taylor ignores them, eyeing her brother Ira in the distance. Laurie swings and misses. Yuwen bursts into laughter, phone raised to record the fail. Kai glares. "Ugh, don't be a jerk, Yuwen."*