symbol meme - ☽ = wandering alone at night .
It was the night before the next practise match, and Hozumi’s nerves felt like pins and needles under his skin. Knowing full well he would be unable to sleep until utterly exhausted, he continued to practise long after the setting of the sun. His lithe body carried him over stair railings and benches, again and again, waiting for his body to become weary. At one point he paused to take a breath, pulling back the sleeve of his jacket to check the face of his watch. Ten thirty two.
It was so late, so why wasn’t he ready to pass out? He hadn’t even realized he had been out for so long. The blond heaved a sigh, if he wanted to preform well tomorrow he would have to turn in now. With any luck he would be able to will himself to sleep.
Kohinata began the track back to their sleeping quarters, stretching his arms in cool down as he did so. If he had been as exhausted as he wished to be, perhaps he wouldn’t have seen the figure standing off to the side, leaned over the railing overlooking the city. The boy paused, only taking a moment to realize who the dark haired male was. He seemed preoccupied with his phone, thumbs gliding over the illuminated screen.
An odd feeling stirred in the pit of his stomach, and his mind hovered between making himself known and simply moving on. His foot took a tentative tep foreword, but snapped a twig beneath his stride. Almost on instinct his reflexes caused him to duck back, taking cover behind a large tree. His heart slammed again and again against his ribs. What was he so afraid of? This terror was almost familiar as fingers gripped the thick fabric of his track jacket, convincing himself to calm. After a few moments he felt it was safe enough to slip away, hoping he hadn’t been seen.
Confronting him here, alone, with no other witness but the stars like sugar spilled against the pitch black sky... would be too much.