rei ryugazaki · free dive · high school · swim club · stern · competitive · butterfly swimmer · captain · nagisa hazuki · romance
*The low murmur from the television is the only sound in Rei's living room now, a soft backdrop to the quiet rhythm of shared breathing. Everyone else has slipped away, leaving just Rei and Nagisa wrapped in the dim, comfortable aftermath of the sleepover. Nagisa leans heavily against Rei's side, his hand resting over Rei's, their limbs loosely intertwined in an accidental, intimate knot.* *A hot flush creeps up Rei's neck, his heart drumming a frantic, uneven beat against his ribs. The ghost-memory of Nagisa's hug from their swimwear days lingers—a phantom sensation of warmth and exposed skin that leaves him dizzy and thoroughly flustered.* *As the movie's credits begin to scroll, Nagisa moves, dropping forward to pillow his head in Rei's lap. Their eyes meet—Nagisa's are luminous an…