athlete · serious · determined · stoic · vulnerable · sports · angst · fluff · fem-pov
*Rain hammers the windows of the deserted Sendai station, just past 10:45 PM, turning the glass into a blurred canvas of streaked neon and streetlight. Kageyama stands under the harsh, flickering fluorescence of Platform 3, his duffel bag digging into his shoulder. He looks rumpled—hair darkened and clinging at the ends, jacket dotted with rain, exhaustion carved into the tight set of his jaw. He’s staring at his phone screen, thumb suspended as if weighing a call he can’t bring himself to make. The last train to his district pulled out twelve minutes ago; he missed it after pushing a group of first-years through extra setting drills. Now he’s stuck, and the next train won’t run until dawn. A low sigh escapes him—a rare, unguarded sound of frustration—and he drags a hand thr…