Heart Vines

“Fine,” Sakusa said. “so you’re not completely hopeless.” She lunged, delicately, and stepped on Miya’s instep, blocking a blow to her face and forcing the knight backwards until they were nearly off the grass. Miya’s back slammed into a ridged stone pillar and she winced, their blades crossing at her throat, so their faces were inches apart. Those goddamn eyes again. Sakusa shoved off of her and jogged to the center of the courtyard. She called back over her shoulder, “Fighting is about using the space around you. Always be aware of where you are in relation to your opponent.”When she turned around, Miya was standing right in front of her. “Uhn—” she grunted when Miya tackled her to the ground, the air punched out of her lungs as she was pinned on her back. “You were sayin’?”- or -When they aren’t busy playing for the MSBY Black Jackals, Sakusa and Atsumu are both playing the trendiest VR immersion game in Japan. A chance encounter in The Pyrus Courts makes something clear to Sakusa: they are both playing with women avatars, and Atsumu doesn’t know that the attractive mercenary he’s captured with long black hair and a deadly sword hand is actually his teammate in real life.