[Rei opens his eyes again as he's pulled closer, and he tries to look up at Rin's face, a more or less impossible feat without moving from his position, which is not an appealing option at the moment. So he just looks up a bit at Rin's throat before speaking.]

I don't know. Maybe...

[He casts his mind back to elementary school. It feels like two lifetimes ago, honestly. Maybe that's the way growing up is for everyone.]

Back then, my brother was already in track in high school. He was very good, though not quite good enough for the Olympics.

[Rei's hands make their way up near the base of Rin's neck now, right between his shoulder blades.]

I thought he was the best in the world, though. I wanted to be just like him...

[Rei purses his lips in thought.] Maybe we would have gotten lucky and I'd write something like "fast."