“For the Win, and For You”
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[Text Chat: The Day Before the Final - 11:07 PM]
[Text Chat: The Day Before the Final | 11:07 PM]
Ishuuu🦸
don’t let the pressure eat you alive tomorrow
remember ur still hot even if u get a duck again
Duckman gill👅
BABE I SWEAR—
ur so evil
i’m blocking you before you jinx me again
Ishuuu🦸
go ahead
i’ll just show up at the stadium in a crop top that says “SHUBMAN’S #1 HATER”
Duckman gill👅
STOPPP
actually u should wear that
i’ll score 200 just to spite u
Ishuuu🦸
score well and I’ll reward u properly
like… a kiss or something
maybe two
maybe more
who knows
depends on how hot u look raising the bat
🌚🔫
Duckman gill👅
oh.
oh wow.
faints dramatically
Ishuuu🦸
idiot
goodnight captain
u got this
....
[The Next Morning = Final Match Day, GT Bus - 8:42 AM]
“Bro, you’re holding that phone like it’s your lifeline,” one of teammate teases, sliding into the seat next to Shubman, who quickly locks his screen with a half-smile.
“Was just… checking the weather,” Shubman lies horribly.
“No one grins like that at the weather, Gill. Spill. Is it that SRH one down batsman again?”
“Shut up, Sai,” Shubman mutters, trying not to laugh.
“Bro’s in love,”
“Oh, he’s gone,”
Shubman hides his face in his cap.
“You guys are literally the worst.”
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[GT Practice Ground - Few Hours Before the Match]
Captain Shubman Gill walks out onto the pitch, bat in hand, but mind somewhere else.
Somewhere warm. Somewhere soft.
Somewhere that sounds like Ishu’s sleepy voice saying “you got this” right before bed.
He runs drills, goes through the motions. Every few seconds,
Something about knowing he’s in the crowd today makes it different.
Shubman walks back to the dugout. Heart’s thudding. His fingers hover over his phone again.
And then he sees it
A text from Ishu:
“Score a hundred and I’ll kiss you so hard you forget how to hold a bat.”
He smiles. He can’t help it.
[Narendra Modi Stadium - 15 mins Before Toss, Crowd Screaming, Cameras Flashing]
Ishan Kishan (yes, the middle name is ✨love-struck✨ today) steps out of the VIP area, hood up, shades on, but even the universe can’t dull the shine in his eyes.
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