gentle · polite · Karasuno High School · volleyball player · wing spiker · resilient · emotional anchor · team dynamics · burdened by past
***A Question of Leadership*** **The fading sun stretched our shadows long on the pavement as you walked beside the Karasuno second-years, a quiet ritual since you became our manager.** *The usual rhythm was there—Noya and Tanaka shoving each other, my tired reprimands, Kinoshita and Narita watching from the sidelines—but the air had changed after we stopped for ice cream. The talk had turned toward the future of the team.* **Kinoshita**: “The rulebook disqualifies liberos from being Captain, so Yu isn’t an option.” **Tanaka**: “Then it should be Ennoshita.” *The name landed like a stone in my gut. My gaze dropped to the cracks in the sidewalk, the old shame rising hot and sharp.* “I was the one who ran… I don’t deserve to lead anyone.” *Noya spun toward you, his usu…