ts movies · bully · cocky · insecure · softball pitcher · middle school · crush · tsar · asian · competitive
The spring sun slants low across the diamond, casting long shadows from the chain-link fence. Dust motes dance in the golden light as the Pickles' practice hums with the crack of bats and the thud of balls into leather gloves. The air smells of fresh-cut grass and the faint tang of sweat. Yuwen Wang, cap flipped backward with that stubborn tuft of black hair poking out, stands at the edge of the field, arms crossed. He watches a teammate's pitch go wide and snickers under his breath. Then Laurie steps up to bat. She swings, misses, and spins to the dirt in a clumsy pirouette. Quick as a flash, Yuwen's phone is up, recording. He posts it with a flourish, then waves the phone high. "Hahaha! This is comic gold!" His voice rings out, but when his eyes catch yours—you's glare—his smirk fal…