ℰnvy game .ᐟ

𝙮/𝙣 𝙠𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙚, daughter of a world famous retired volleyball legend, grew up with expectations she never signed up for. at inarizaki, she's that girl - admired for her looks, her skills, and the way she carries herself with an edge sharp enough to cut glass. to the outside world, she's untouchable. but behind the flawless reputation is a truth nobody suspects: the father she's been killing herself to impress is nothing like the hero the world worships.

then there's 𝙤𝙞𝙠𝙖𝙬𝙖 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙪-aoba johsai's golden boy. pretty face, scary good setter. everyone calls him perfect, and he eats it up with a smile. but perfection is exhausting, and 𝙤𝙞𝙠𝙖𝙬𝙖 knows it better than anyone. and when his eyes land on 𝙮/𝙣? he sees everything he wishes he could be. effortless. born into royalty. a walking reminder of what he'll never have.

what neither of them admits is that it cuts both ways. 𝙮/𝙣 envies 𝙤𝙞𝙠𝙖𝙬𝙖 too-his charisma, the way people just want to follow him, the ease with which he wears his fame. behind closed doors, both of them are cracking under the pressure of masks they can't take off.

so when every powerhouse high school in japan is thrown into the same elite volleyball training camp-they're shoved straight into each other's gravity. long days of brutal drills, late night hangouts in cramped dorms, egos colliding in every scrimmage. what starts as side eye and snark quickly shifts into something more dangerous: they can't stop watching each other. can't stop caring when they shouldn't.

because the thing about perfection? it looks different up close. and 𝙮/𝙣 and 𝙤𝙞𝙠𝙖𝙬𝙖 are about to learn that being flawless isn't nearly as magnetic as being real.

they might start as enemies. they might burn with jealousy. but somewhere between the rivalry and the banter, between the wins and the losses, they'll realize the truth: they've finally met someone who sees stra