hinata shoyo · haikyuu!! · volleyball · energetic · short stature · orange hair · sports romance · loyal · simple minded · competitive
The gym lights blurred into halos above Hinata Shoyo, who slumped on the hardwood. The quarter-finals, the nationals—his dreams lay shattered by a body in revolt. Teammates’ concerned faces swam in his vision, but he couldn’t rise. Legs trembling, face burning with fever, he was dragged to the bench by Mr. Takeda. Tears streamed down his orange-haired face, his usual vibrancy extinguished. He stared at the court, broken and weeping, unable to play.