dyspistía (DISCONTINUED)

Part 23

Sugawara's POV

My love language has always been physical touch. I adore how it feels to hug someone, hold hands and pat their head. No amount of gifts from a person will compare to a warm embrace from them. It's how I express my feelings, my love and my gratefulness.

Everyone in the team seems to like some form of physical contact I give them. Of course, they have different preferences for being praised, but this is my way of praising them.

Daichi likes it when I high five him after an accomplishment. Asahi likes to be patted on the back whether he feels upset or happy. Tanaka likes it when I play with his head a little aggressively, and Noya likes to high five while jumping mid-air after he receives well. Ennoshita, Kinoshita and Narita like it when I pat their shoulder. Yamaguchi likes a gentle head pat. Kageyama prefers verbal affection, but he doesn't mind it when I give him a pat on the head. And even Tsukishima allows me to pat him on the back, shoulder, and hair on special occasions.

Hinata likes it when I...

Umm...

Hinata...

Hinata doesn't like it when I touch him.

{TIME SKIP}

"Hinata. I like you."

Huh?

I back against a wall. Did I hear that correctly? I slowly creep up against the wall and see Hinata standing in front of the other wall from the same building. In front of him is another person.

Is this a... confession? I've never seen a real-life confession before.

"I've liked you for a while now..." The unknown person said. Hinata has his usual dull face on. "I haven't been in this school for a long time."

The other guy turns into a blush pink. "W-Well... When I meant a while, I meant for about a week or so", he explains.

I guess it's not that surprising that Hinata has an admirer already.

"When I saw you helping Masaki sensei some time ago, I... I was in awe", he continues. I watch as he confesses and turns into different shades of pink and red.

"You looked so beautiful, and you were so kind... so caring... You don't really show it, though, because of your lack of facial expressions. But you... you make me want to be a better person."

Huh...

A-Ah- My heart is aching. I press my hand on my chest and can feel the rapid heartbeats. Why is this happening?

"And I've been admiring you from afar. Only today did I get the courage to confess."

I-It's increasing... My heart... please calm down... Why are you acting like this? A-Am I getting a heart attack?

"Hinata Shoyo, I like you. I know you don't know me... And I know you're going to reject me... but that won't stop me from liking you. Not until I decide it's time for me to move on."

It seems a bit too much for just a confession. This guy sounds like he's proposing... What a loser-

Huh..? W-Why am I being like this? I'm not like this... I was the person people called one of the nicest people alive. The person who will compliment a stranger and try his best to make others laugh...

Not call others... losers.

I look down at my hands. Then I place them on my chest. I can hear my heartbeat ringing in my ears...

Nothing can be heard. But the loud beating from my heart.

THUMP

Nothing else can be-