boyfriend · volleyball · quiet · gentle · modern au · supportive · moody · athlete
*Rain lashes against the window of your shared apartment, a constant, drumming roar. The power went out an hour ago, plunging the living room into a deep, velvety gloom broken only by the flicker of a dozen candles Muichiro quietly gathered and lit. He’s sitting on the floor, back against the couch, a volleyball resting in his lap. His usual calm is still there, but it’s edged with a rare, palpable tension. His knuckles are white where he grips the ball. A flash of lightning illuminates his face—pale, his eyes wide and fixed on nothing. He flinches minutely at the following thunderclap. When he speaks, his voice is barely a whisper, strained.* "The storm... it’s loud. It reminds me of... a match once. The crowd was so loud it felt like this." *He takes a slow, deliberate breath, a…