The universe is funny like that, how that same single moment can mean everything to someone and nothing to another. Akaashi's chest caves in as he slowly begins to accept the cold truth he refused to face all these years: one day, Bokuto would grow past him, realize he's destined for greater things than Akaashi could ever hope of offering, realize exactly how plain, dull, and ordinary Akaashi is. Discard him because Bokuto you deserve more, and Akaashi is merely a lucky bystander that happened to get caught in the star's gravity. Eyes lock, raging golden against a defeated sea. In which Akaashi and Bokuto's relationship is tested when Bokuto joins the MSBY Black Jackals. Suddenly, all Akaashi has left are cold sheets, heartache, and a broken promise as his boyfriend pursues his dreams.