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Maybe he’d join the track and field club, where fast guys were appreciated and there were no real teams. Sure, it wouldn’t be as fulfilling as duking it out with teammates, but, hey, he’d actually have a chance at being good at it and- “He surely is a small giant!” -and he turned his head just in time to watch another boy fly. The loud slap of the ball hitting the other side of the court rattled his bones. He came to a full stop next to the video store and watched the boy, who jumped and jumped and jumped, no matter how tall the wall. He watched as the final set closed down, as 170 cm proved greater than 190 cm again and again, as the points were racked up under the number 10, cloaked in black and flying like the crow emblazoned on his uniform. He watched the boy bound across the court and swore he saw feathers. His chest was tight. He watched the game unfold as if in a trance, and his mother’s words from years and years ago came to mind. “Shouyou means ‘to soar’.”

Fics like what's the use in wings if you aren't flying?

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