You were never meant to end like that. Not after everything. Once, Suna Rintarō was yours-quiet, steady, and impossible not to trust. What you had wasn't rushed or careless. It was real. Built over time, held together by something you thought was unbreakable. Until it wasn't. It ended in whispers and betrayal. Or at least, that's what you believed. And the one person who should've fought for you-didn't. Now, in your final year at Inarizaki High, everything is exactly how it should be. You have control. You have distance. You've moved on. But the past doesn't stay quiet. Because some loves don't fade- they linger. they haunt. they burn. You won't forgive him. He won't explain himself. And neither of you will admit the truth. After all, you have a boyfriend now. And some mistakes were never meant to resurface. Tropes: Exes to Lovers • Enemies to Lovers • Toxic Romance • Angst • Slow Burn • DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HAIKYUU OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STORY IS SOLELY ENTERTAINMENT AND FUN. I DO NOT OWN THE COVER ART OR ANY OTHER ART USED IN THE STORY. THIS STORY WILL ENTAIL SLURS, ANGST, MATURE CONTENT AND MAY BE TRIGGERING FOR SOME. (E.G. ALCOHOLISM, GAMBLING, PARENTAL ISSUES ETC.) ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE, BUT I'LL DO MY BEST TO WRITE PROPERLY. Cover Art: freaka_Loonyz

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬' 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝐘/𝐧 𝐔𝐤𝐚𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐣𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. - 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞: 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐟𝐟-𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 - 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫, 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐛𝐞: ⃠ 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐲 ⃠ 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 ⃠ 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 ⃠ 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⃠ 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 #𝟑- 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐮 #𝟏- 𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐚 #𝟏- 𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐣𝐢𝐦𝐚 #𝟏- 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐢 #𝟏- 𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐣𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐢 #𝟏- 𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐣𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 #𝟏- 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐮𝐱𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 #𝟏- 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐮𝐱𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 #𝟏- 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 #𝟏- 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 #𝟏- 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧 #𝟏- 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐮𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐭 #𝟏- 𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞 #𝟏- 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 #𝟏- 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭 #𝟏- 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 #𝟏- 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 #𝟏- 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 #𝟏- 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞!

you're a struggling manga artist, stuck chasing motion on paper that never seems to breathe. he's kyōtani kentarō - "mad dog," the spiker with more bite than patience, known for breaking plays and wearing scowls like armor. a midnight convenience store run turns into something else when he catches your sketchbook and, blunt as ever, shows you what you've been missing: the bow, the snap, the rhythm of real movement. what starts as messy lessons at gym windows and dog parks turns into something deeper - panels that finally move, matches where trust replaces fury, and two stubborn people learning to see themselves as more than the names the world gave them. it's not about being tamed. it's about finding rhythm - on the court, on the page, and in each other.

{ɪᴡᴀɪᴢᴜᴍɪ ʜᴀᴊɪᴍᴇ} ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪᴡᴀɪᴢᴜᴍɪ ꜰᴜᴍʙʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɢ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ - 2/17/22 ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ - 1/21/23 - @ʟɪӼꜱᴛᴀʀʀᴢ 2022

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