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The words in italics are Reader's thoughts

004

"Hey, Kei."

"What?"

"Don't look so surprised that I didn't use honorifics."

"I'm not."

"Whatever you say."

"So what did you want to say?"
What did I want to say?

Oh, right.

I wanted to ask if you felt this connection between us. I feel butterflies in my stomach whenever I meet your yellow gaze - so yellow, I might just be looking at honey and getting stuck in it. Do you too?

Is this the right time? Maybe not.

"Nothing. I just wanted to see if you'd drop the honorifics on my name, too."

"... Fine, [Name]."

"Stop giving me that deadpan look."

"Then you stop smiling so widely. It's creepy."

003

"Would you believe me if..."

"If what?"

"If I said I liked you?"

"Tch. Why are you asking me this? You hate me, don't you?"

"I don't know. I think I do."
Maybe I just hate that I love you so much.

"The feeling's mutual, then."
I don't think our feelings are of the same kind.

002

"Why do you keep visiting me, Kei?"

"To pass you your homework, even though it doesn't seem like you do them."
Well, there isn't a point in doing them anymore.

"Don't you have volleyball practice?"

"I can skip a little, it wouldn't hurt."
You're getting soft on me, aren't you?

"There's competitions coming up, you have to practice."

"You used to like when I visited."
And I still do, but...

"You shouldn't waste your time."
It's better if you don't get too attached to me.

"You don't decide what I should or shouldn't do."
There's that hard side of you.

"You're right. But would it kill you to think of me a little?"

"Think of you?"

"It makes it harder to part, you know?"
It really does.

001

"Hey."

"Shut up, [Name]."

"Haha... that's harsh."

"You shouldn't be talking."

"You don't decide what I should or shouldn't do."

"Hah... that's right. But I believe the hospital staff do."

This is selfish, isn't it?

Clinging on to our conversations, clinging on to your laugh, clinging on to you.

But I can't help it.

"Can I tell you something? Would you listen?"

"If it makes you shut up."
Oh, that laugh that I barked out sounded more like a wheeze than a laugh.

"I love you."
It feels nice to let this off my chest.

"..."

"I've always liked you, ever since Yamaguchi first introduced us. I guess... it just grew so much stronger."

"..."

"Tsukishima Kei stunned into silence really is a rare sight."

"You wha—?"

"You don't have to reciprocate my feelings. I just wanted to get it out before it's too late—"

I didn't dare to give him a chance to speak...

"—But the nurse is here, so you should go now. It's not too late to join the volleyball club for practice today. It'd be nice if you can block one of Ushijima's spikes."

000

"Hey."

"..."

"Are you sleeping now, [Name]?"

"..."

"You always have such horrible timing. You couldn't wait until the match was over?

"I hoped that you'd be around until the match was over. Guess I was hoping for too much.

"I blocked Ushijima's spike, after all. You'd be happy, wouldn't you? I'm happy, too.

"... You're really cold. Such a contrast with how you made me feel when you said you loved me. If we had more time, I could have told you that your feelings were reciprocated.

"You should have told me earlier.

"But I don't decide what you should or shouldn't do, right?

"I should have told you too. Hah... so many 'should have's. Too many. I wished they made me feel better instead of worse.

"I'm sorry. I hope you're doing okay, wherever you are now."

"[Name]. I loved — love — you, too."

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The words in italics are Reader's thoughts

004

"Hey, Kei."

"What?"

"Don't look so surprised that I didn't use honorifics."

"I'm not."

"Whatever you say."

"So what did you want to say?"
What did I want to say?

Oh, right.

I wanted to ask if you felt this connection between us. I feel butterflies in my stomach whenever I meet your yellow gaze - so yellow, I might just be looking at honey and getting stuck in it. Do you too?

Is this the right time? Maybe not.

"Nothing. I just wanted to see if you'd drop the honorifics on my name, too."

"... Fine, [Name]."

"Stop giving me that deadpan look."

"Then you stop smiling so widely. It's creepy."

003

"Would you believe me if..."

"If what?"

"If I said I liked you?"

"Tch. Why are you asking me this? You hate me, don't you?"

"I don't know. I think I do."
Maybe I just hate that I love you so much.

"The feeling's mutual, then."
I don't think our feelings are of the same kind.

002

"Why do you keep visiting me, Kei?"

"To pass you your homework, even though it doesn't seem like you do them."
Well, there isn't a point in doing them anymore.

"Don't you have volleyball practice?"

"I can skip a little, it wouldn't hurt."
You're getting soft on me, aren't you?

"There's competitions coming up, you have to practice."

"You used to like when I visited."
And I still do, but...

"You shouldn't waste your time."
It's better if you don't get too attached to me.

"You don't decide what I should or shouldn't do."
There's that hard side of you.

"You're right. But would it kill you to think of me a little?"

"Think of you?"

"It makes it harder to part, you know?"
It really does.

001

"Hey."

"Shut up, [Name]."

"Haha... that's harsh."

"You shouldn't be talking."

"You don't decide what I should or shouldn't do."

"Hah... that's right. But I believe the hospital staff do."

This is selfish, isn't it?

Clinging on to our conversations, clinging on to your laugh, clinging on to you.

But I can't help it.

"Can I tell you something? Would you listen?"

"If it makes you shut up."
Oh, that laugh that I barked out sounded more like a wheeze than a laugh.

"I love you."
It feels nice to let this off my chest.

"..."

"I've always liked you, ever since Yamaguchi first introduced us. I guess... it just grew so much stronger."

"..."

"Tsukishima Kei stunned into silence really is a rare sight."

"You wha—?"

"You don't have to reciprocate my feelings. I just wanted to get it out before it's too late—"

I didn't dare to give him a chance to speak...

"—But the nurse is here, so you should go now. It's not too late to join the volleyball club for practice today. It'd be nice if you can block one of Ushijima's spikes."

000

"Hey."

"..."

"Are you sleeping now, [Name]?"

"..."

"You always have such horrible timing. You couldn't wait until the match was over?

"I hoped that you'd be around until the match was over. Guess I was hoping for too much.

"I blocked Ushijima's spike, after all. You'd be happy, wouldn't you? I'm happy, too.

"... You're really cold. Such a contrast with how you made me feel when you said you loved me. If we had more time, I could have told you that your feelings were reciprocated.

"You should have told me earlier.

"But I don't decide what you should or shouldn't do, right?

"I should have told you too. Hah... so many 'should have's. Too many. I wished they made me feel better instead of worse.

"I'm sorry. I hope you're doing okay, wherever you are now."

"[Name]. I loved — love — you, too."