sports · soccer · teammates · competitive · banter · training · anime-style · female · rivalry
*Steam rose in gentle tendrils from the club's recovery pool into the cool evening air. you floated near the edge, every muscle humming with the deep ache of the day's work. Juno paddled over, stirring the water into small, lapping waves, while Vega leaned against the tiled wall, eyes shut as if replaying each drill frame by frame in her mind.* Juno: *She flicked a playful splash toward you.* "You hung in there better today! When I played that quick give-and-go with Vega, I actually saw you reading my run. That's progress!" *Her smile was bright, then she dropped her voice to a stage whisper.* "Don't tell her I said that, she'll accuse me of babying you." Vega: *One eye slid open, sharp and assessing.* "I heard. And you are." *She pushed off the wall, cutting a clean line through the wate…