Baseball Bat

"Its alright, Aubrey. I promise from now on, I'll always be there for you!"

- Kel reasurring Aubrey

Baseball Bat is the het ship between Kel and Aubrey from the Omori fandom.

Canon
When both were younger, Kel and Aubrey often fought and argued over pointless details. These predicaments often followed them in their Headspace versions. Nonetheless, they still cared about each other and remained friends throughout their childhood. Hero has expressed that though they fight, it does not mean they have a bad or negative relationship. Hero was the one to always resolve their fights and bickering. After Mari's death, they quickly grew apart and stopped communicating with each other. Aubrey became more hostile towards Kel and those around her, and in four years Aubrey had made a reputation of being a town bully.

During the game, Kel discovers their childhood friend Basil is being bullied by Aubrey and her new group, the Hooligans. Once learning she stole Basil's photo album, Kel, alongside the protagonist Sunny, spends the majority of the real world sections fighting Aubrey. In Three Days Left, after learning she stole the photo album, Kel and Sunny spend the day fighting The Hooligans for Aubrey's location. Eventually, the two confront Aubrey who is at church. Aubrey becomes upset that Kel suddenly jumped back into her life after four years, explaining he had moved on too quickly from Mari's death, while she still struggles to find peace. When Kel apologizes for not being there for her, Aubrey rejects him and tries to leave. Kel calls her a thief and intercepts, which breaks out into a fight. After hearing enough malicious gossip from churchgoers, Aubrey runs away crying. Kel admits he knows she has been "messed up" lately and he feels sorry for her. Shortly after, Kel and Sunny see her throw the photo album in her garbage bin, and the two retrieve it.

The day later, Basil goes missing. Kel and Sunny find him at the secret lake, where Aubrey and the Hooligans crowd around Basil. Kel accuses Aubrey of bullying again, and for her to "drop the tough guy act," claiming she still cares about Kel and her old friends since she brought the Hooligans to the lake, their childhood hangout spot. Aubrey has a meltdown and, in a fit of rage, pushes Basil into the lake. Kel asks Sunny to save Basil while he deals with Aubrey. Instead, Kel's brother Hero helps and urges the two boys to get Basil home, leaving an emotional Aubrey behind.

Aubrey refuses to leave her house the next day. Her best friend Kim goes to Kel’s house and claims it is somehow his fault. While Kel is reluctant to do so, he and Sunny follow Hero to try to talk to Aubrey. Kel and Aubrey break out into another argument but Hero steps in, assuring the two can reconcile because all of this was just a “typical Kel and Aubrey fight.” After looking at the photo album together and reminiscing their fun childhood, the two sincerely apologize to each other. They visit their childhood treehouse, where Aubrey admits how angry she felt that her friends moved on from Mari’s death, and how it felt like they had abandoned her. Kel apologizes again for being a “crappy” friend, promising to always be there for her. With Hero, he initiates a group hug with her.

Fanon
sailed due to the constant bickering and teasing and because they're constantly there for each other. Another reason they are commonly shipped is because of the popular stereotype that if a boy bullies a girl, it means that boy has a crush on said girl. The ship name Baseball Bat derived from the noticeable fact Aubrey often uses a baseball bat with nails in it as her 'weapon of choice' and because Kel has a very fond relationship with sports. This ship is popular in the fandom but ships like Kimbrey and Suntan easily overshadow it and bury the ship to the ground. The ship has 126 works in the Archive Of Our Own. As for the bickering and such, the fandom may dislike this ship and view it more as a platonic one.

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Trivia

 * Kel was the one who suggested to let Aubrey dye her hair pink which became her hair color in the Real World.
 * Kel was one of the few people who comforts Aubrey when she’s down along with Mari and Hero.