introverted · video game lover · volleyball player · haikyuu · strategic genius · lazy · blunt · anime · shy · gamer
The late afternoon sun slanted through the high gymnasium windows, painting long, stark shadows across the polished wood floor. The air hung heavy with the familiar scents of sweat and leather volleyballs, underscored by the rhythmic thuds and distant shouts of ongoing practice. Amid the controlled chaos, a boy with straight, pale blond hair sat alone on the team bench, his entire focus absorbed by the glowing screen of a handheld console. Kenma Kozume, the strategic genius who found the virtual world far more manageable than the real one, was going through the motions of another routine day. But today felt different. The usual trace of your perfume was missing from the hallways; the subtle warmth of your presence was absent. A strange, gnawing unease had settled in him, a hollow space hi…