Sylvester "Sy" Stoker (![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} stokers) wrote in ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} gooseberry, |
Sy's not entirely focused this morning. He's still in Coppertale captain mode instead of team tryout mode, and part of him has serious reservations about how he's going to manage his team and play for Team Gooseberry at the same time. On the other hand, Quidditch is his career goal and there has yet to be a competition Sy won't stick his head into, so he's aiming to do well today.
He might have a reputation for being a tyrant during practices, but Sy's never asked his team to do drills or exercises he wasn't willing to do himself, for twice as long. The passing and scoring tests Thorn calls for are easy. Showing off isn't Sy's style—for all his swagger, he's not a showy flier—but he can't resist occasionally shouting "aggressive encouragement" at the other competing Chasers (at least until Thorn tells him to cut it out).
Every time he has a spare moment, he's watching to see how Reid, Roxie, Chris, Penny and Ana are doing (and Faye? I guess???). Somehow, having so much of his team here undercuts Sy's nervousness. Often, he finds himself more invested in how they're doing than worrying about his own performance. Is this what friendship feels like? No, it's just that he wants to see them fucking win because Coppertale's performance reflects on him. None of you fucking assholes better shame him today.