Breaking up with Hinata was supposed to give Kageyama the space he thought he needed-but all it's done is leave him drowning in regret. The tension between him and the team is suffocating, and practice, once his refuge, has become unbearable. Worse yet, Hinata, usually so fiery and full of life, is distant, his hurt visible in every cold glance and clipped response.
When a late-night text from Hinata leaves Kageyama spiraling, miscommunication and frustration push their already strained partnership to the brink. Every interaction is laced with hesitation, every misplay a painful reminder of what they've lost. The team notices but can't get through to Kageyama, who convinces himself that Hinata wants nothing to do with him.
Desperate for guidance, he reaches out to the last person he ever expected to ask for help-Oikawa. With Iwaizumi's insight and Oikawa's sharp, if irritating, wisdom, Kageyama is forced to confront the truth: running away from his feelings won't fix anything.
Now, he has to do what he should have done from the start-face Hinata, apologize, and prove that he's willing to fight for them. But trust isn't easily rebuilt, and feelings aren't fixed overnight. As they struggle to communicate, Kageyama realizes that love isn't about being ready-it's about choosing to stay, even when things get hard.
With their bond frayed but not broken, can Kageyama and Hinata find their way back to each other?
Kageyama Tobio hated when things were out of his control. And the annoying orange haired teammate of his was definitely out of his control.
And yet, Hinata had a warmth within him that Kageyama craved.
He was like a sun. But every sun has to set sometime.
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Writer's note here because I didn't want to disturb the story:
I tried my best to research Friedreich's Ataxia. It is a truly terrible disease that can be fatal in the early adulthood stage, mostly due to heart failure.
It has many more things to it than what I wrote here and it's more painful but I thought I already put Hinata (and my soul) through enough.
Despite that, there can be things that are incorrect, I'm not a medical professional so please keep that in mind and do your own research.