Word Vomit: A Collection of One-Shots

Two - Interview (Six Secrets)

Story: Untitled/TBD (Original fanfic)
TW: SFW, mild language, crack fic
Spoilers: (For fanfic)
Characters: Saotome Sakurako, Saotome Umeko (twin OCs)

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Sakurako Saotome (Main - Inarizaki Manager AU)

1) An open secret: She's dating her teammate, specifically Suna. Anybody around them with eyes can see it, but the couple refuses to confirm or clearly label their relationship, each other, or put definitive proof out there (like disclosing their status on social media). Regardless, they don't exactly hide their PDA and they make it crystal clear of their disinterest in dating anyone else, fending off confessions and frequently using pet names in front of others (Babe and Bunny, to be precise).

2) A secret people close to Saku know: She will sometimes body-switch with Umeko to help her sister with tests in classes they don't have together (Ume isn't stupid by any means, but Saku is a much better academic and test taker). She has also "filled in" when Ume is sick (or rather, sick and tired) and had some kind of prior obligation. Umeko returns the favor, as well as elects to be the stern voice between them when the pair is together.

3) A secret Sakurako wouldn't really care about getting out: Saku likes cooking and enjoys making bentos for her boyfriend and occasionally her sister and friends. She doesn't necessarily advertise it or volunteer regular lunch-making for anyone other than herself and Suna though, because it'd take too long to prepare more portions. Saku tries to avoid regularly making meals for the Miya twins though, since they're bottomless pits and can be expensive to treat. She sticks to making them meals for special occasions, like their birthday or when Atsumu got the invitation to the All-Japan youth volleyball camp. Otherwise, she'd be pretty cool about bringing homemade snacks for friends if they asked nicely.

4) A secret exactly one person (other than Sakurako) knows about: Saku hates swimming on the sole principle of having embarrassed herself in the pool as a child and has refused to attend lessons there ever since. Essentially, she had a panic attack when learning to keep her face in the water (she had opened her eyes underwater, saw the pitch-blackness in the pool drain some four meters away, and freaked out because... Trypophobia). Saku instinctively flailed when she startled, causing her to both inhale and swallow an absurd amount of chlorinated water, which promptly caused her to throw up her lunch with the horrible-chemical-tasting water. The entire pool had to be shut down due to the visible presence of body fluids, and Saku was referred to as "that kid" every time she was in the vicinity of the facility ever since. She has avoided the place as much as she could help it, and only learned to swim once her family took a trip to the beach and she could get lessons in the ocean (a far more practical application of swimming as a skill, she insists). Technically, several other people know what happened at the pool (like her dad and grandparents, but Umeko is the only person relevant to any of Saku's social groups that knows about and understands her fear from the unfortunate incident.

5) A secret no one knows, but Sakurako sort of wants to to tell someone: There is actually an easy way to tell the difference between Sakurako and Umeko, even when they dress the same, apply makeup the same, and wear their hair the same. Sakurako is the left-handed twin and Umeko is the right-handed twin. Granted, Sakurako can still fool people since she's practiced using her right hand for shorthand notetaking and flexibility for volleyball over the years and is pretty convincing, but it'd be nice if people could tell them apart without being told, you know? Unfortunately, nobody has seemed to have caught on to this specific tell outside of their family (Suna knows she's a lefty, but it's never registered to him that Umeko isn't, and instead picks out the difference between the twins by personality and instinct).