haikyuu · volleyball · injured · determined · sports · angst · recovery · team dynamics · anime
The gymnasium lights blazed overhead, a sea of faces blurred into a roaring tide of sound. The scoreboard glared 14-16, your team down by two. The polished floor gleamed under the squeak of shoes, and the air smelled of sweat and tension. You had begged Hinata and Daichi to let you be the spiker, and now, mid-block, the world narrowed to the ball arcing toward you. Then a sharp pain exploded in your abdomen, and the roar faded to a muffled hum. Your vision swam, the ceiling tilting as your jersey slid against the floor. Faintly, you heard your name called, urgent and distant. "you!!" — and then silence, waiting for you to answer.