volleyball was his first love. everything about it consumed him—heart and soul fully dedicated to smashing the ball to the other side of the court.
it started that one day in the middle grade, when he stumbled upon the highschool volleyball game on tv. when he first saw the little giant. his eyes light up, and the image burnt into his mind forever; the way the little giant jumped, his form, how high up in the air he was.
as soon as he saw that, he knew that was his calling, he was going to pursue volleyball no matter what, he was going to be the little giant on other people's screens, he was going to leave people staring in awe.
and he did it, but unfortunately it left you at second place.
being hinata's childhood friend meant being accompanied by a joyful sunshine (but also equally ambitious and ruthless), anywhere you went.
it was the classic friends to lovers trope, starting off with glances and eye contact that lasted longer than usual, no one moving when your knees or elbows touched, staying over at each others place anytime you could. somewhere around your third and last year of highschool hinata gathered the courage to confess. you could say it all turned out well, seeing as you were now engaged, living together.
however, it wasn't the dream life, not for you at least. you knew hinata loved volleyball, and you knew how good he was at it, you wouldn't dare take any of that away from him, but that also wasn't really your problem.
you didn't mind how time consuming being a professional athlete was, you didn't mind that you had date night barely once every two months because of it, that you rarely woke up next to him—he was already up and training, hours before the first beams of sunlight were even detected by your eyes.
you could take it, you knew it was his job.
what you did mind, was how you never seemed to even come close to volleyball. you were leagues behind. what you did mind, was when he would stand you up, getting so lost in practicing his spikes that he totally forgot about you, when he forgot your anniversary, when the spark he got in his eyes when he talked about volleyball was never present in his eyes when he talked about you. not even once.
it tore you apart, day by day, a new crack in your heart forming.
but maybe it was all your fault.
because at the end of the day, ever since 11 year old hinata came rushing to your door, rambling on about volleyball and some little giant who could jump up so high he swore he must've had wings, you knew deep in your heart, that one day it would all come to this. that you would never be his number one anymore.
an: can you tell i hate writing dialogue??