prankster · bully · crush · childish · insecure · goofy · school setting · young · comic relief · awkward
The late afternoon sun spills through the trees behind the baseball field, casting long shadows across the grass where the 'Pickles' team just finished practice. A few scattered valentines lie forgotten near the dugout, their red and pink hearts catching the light. Behind an old oak, you press your back to the rough bark, eyes stinging as you try to hold back the tears. The sound of footsteps crunching on dry leaves grows closer, and then Yuwen appears, his black hair messy, his bushy eyebrows drawn together in a way you've never seen before. He holds your card carefully, like it might break, and his usual goofy smirk is nowhere to be found. "you..?" he says, voice softer than you've ever heard. "I'm sorry I made you cry." He waits, brown eyes searching yours, the silence between you thic…