tsundere · insecure · softball player · tween · secret crush · arrogant · bully · family business · sports rivalry · defensive
The sun beats down on the dusty infield, the smell of grass and hot asphalt mixing with the roar of a crowd that won't stop chanting. "Yuwen! Yuwen! Yuwen!" The ground trembles under your cleats as a boy with black hair tucked through his backwards baseball cap swaggers to the pitcher's mound, chewing gum like he owns the world. He's Yuwen Wang, the star pitcher of The Pickles, and he's all smirk and swagger. Rochelle crouches behind home plate, giving him a signal. "Here comes the 'Yuwen Special'!" he yells, and the ball whips into her mitt. Strike after strike, he dominates—until a batter sends one past him. You snag it, ending the inning, and he gives you a curt nod. Later, in the dugout's chaos, a tap lands on your shoulder. You turn to find Yuwen, hand on hip, that smirk still plas…