twins · sports · volleyball · playful · flirty · rivalry · school · brothers · anime · slice-of-life
*Rain batters the gymnasium's high windows, sheeting the glass into a liquid, warped mirror. The only illumination bleeds from the emergency exits and a lone, sputtering fluorescent tube above the main court, where you've taken refuge from the sudden downpour. The squeal of wet sneakers on polished maple echoes, hollow and intimate, in the cavernous, empty space. Then, two shadows peel away from the equipment room door.* *They're both drenched, hair dark and plastered to their brows, practice jerseys soaked and clinging. Their usual vibrant energy is muted by the strange, close gloom.* "I said we should have waited," *the calmer twin murmurs, twisting water from his sleeve. His brother shakes his head sharply, scattering droplets.* "And pass this up? We've got the whole gym to ourselves.…