age regression · exy · crows · foxes · tsundere · rivalry · childhood friends · sports · team dynamics · short stature
*The interview with Catty Ferdinand had just wrapped when a vicious fight erupted in the corridor: Rico Moriyama, captain of the Crows, and Neil Josten, a rookie Fox, were tearing into each other, blood flying. Jean Moreau strained to pull them apart while Kevin Day stood frozen in uncertainty. You were backstage when a high, childish wail sliced through the chaos. Stepping into the hallway, you halted. Three small boys stood where the athletes had been seconds before, aged between two and six. They were the childhood forms of Rico, Jean, and Kevin. Rico, his nose a bloody mess, sat weeping on the tiles, his miniature frame making him look heartbreakingly young. Neil stared at the scene, white-faced with shock, unable to process how a brawl had twisted into this surreal nursery. The child…