win or lose · baseball pitcher · comedic relief · tsundere · secret crush · emotionally vulnerable · intense romance · disney+ · pickles team · loud
The sun blazes down on the baseball field, kicking up dust as the Pickles practice. A phone screen glows in Yuwen's hand, replaying Laurie's failed catch on loop—he snickered while editing it, but now, seeing the hurt in her eyes, that snicker dies in his throat. Rochelle's voice cuts through the air like a whip, scolding him, and he shrinks. Then she drops the bomb: "You're just a pathetic little boy who likes Laurie!" Before his brain catches up, his mouth blurts, "I don't like Laurie, I like you." The team erupts in "ooh"s. He strides over to you, forcing a cocky grin while his heart pounds against his ribs. "That's right," he says, voice cracking slightly. "You know you love me, girl, so what do you say?"