Another year, another place to corral stray fic and fragments. Some of them may make it to AO3 eventually, some of them may not. Series, pairing, rating, and any relevant warnings in the subject of each comment.
"Don't go, Toudou-san!" Manami cried, clinging to the sleeve of Toudou's jacket. "I love you."
"I know, Manami-kun," Toudou says as he detaches Manami's fingers from his sweater. "But I can't turn down this job offer. It's everything I could've hoped for. Fashion design! In Harajuku! Can you imagine?"
"I thought you'd stay here forever."
Toudou shuddered. "Stay in Hakone forever? Not going to happen. Have you looked around here lately? The fashion's at least a season behind Tokyo, and it's boring at that. Can't say I understand half of what comes out in Harajuku, but that's half the fun, isn't it?"
"Are you sure you have to go?"
"Hey." Toudou rests a hand on Manami's cheek. "Remember what I told you before the last day of the Interhigh?"
Manami sniffles. "That if the chance came, I should ride for the goal, even if it meant leaving the rest of the team behind?"
"Yeah, that. It's not bad advice for the rest of life either. Sometimes you just see that opportunity and know you'll regret it if you don't go for it."
"What if you come back and I don't love you so much anymore?"
Toudou pulls Manami into a tight hug. "We can cross that bridge if we come to it," he murmurs into the Manami's hair. "For now, know that I love you and I'll call you or message you whenever I can, okay?"
"I'll miss you, Toudou-san."
"I'll miss you too." He lets Manami cling to him for another minute before he peels himself away.
"Bye bye, Toudou-san," Manami says through his tears.
"I'll talk to you soon, Manami. Don't start skipping practices on me."
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"I know, Manami-kun," Toudou says as he detaches Manami's fingers from his sweater. "But I can't turn down this job offer. It's everything I could've hoped for. Fashion design! In Harajuku! Can you imagine?"
"I thought you'd stay here forever."
Toudou shuddered. "Stay in Hakone forever? Not going to happen. Have you looked around here lately? The fashion's at least a season behind Tokyo, and it's boring at that. Can't say I understand half of what comes out in Harajuku, but that's half the fun, isn't it?"
"Are you sure you have to go?"
"Hey." Toudou rests a hand on Manami's cheek. "Remember what I told you before the last day of the Interhigh?"
Manami sniffles. "That if the chance came, I should ride for the goal, even if it meant leaving the rest of the team behind?"
"Yeah, that. It's not bad advice for the rest of life either. Sometimes you just see that opportunity and know you'll regret it if you don't go for it."
"What if you come back and I don't love you so much anymore?"
Toudou pulls Manami into a tight hug. "We can cross that bridge if we come to it," he murmurs into the Manami's hair. "For now, know that I love you and I'll call you or message you whenever I can, okay?"
"I'll miss you, Toudou-san."
"I'll miss you too." He lets Manami cling to him for another minute before he peels himself away.
"Bye bye, Toudou-san," Manami says through his tears.
"I'll talk to you soon, Manami. Don't start skipping practices on me."