The Boy Who Stopped Playing
by KuheL
He was India’s youngest cricket star. The golden boy of the nation.Until a scandal that wasn’t his destroyed everything.Now in Japan, hiding behind silence and a hoodie, he avoids the game that made him — and the pain that broke him.But healing doesn’t come through revenge or fame.It comes through quiet meals, falling petals, and a girl who doesn’t ask him to play again.This is not a comeback story.This is the story of a boy who stopped playing. And started living.
Seven Seconds Ahead
by marcusedge25
What if you could see the future — just long enough to change it?Leon Vale was never meant to be a star. Too average. Too quiet. Just another benchwarmer with a dream far bigger than his stats. Until one brutal tackle during a rainy school match leaves him unconscious — and awakens something extraordinary.A mysterious system called PlaySight activates inside his mind, granting him a seven-second glimpse into the future during play. Alongside it comes a stat board tracking his every move — speed,…