Karasuno had just lost a match against Nekoma, one of their rival teams. Naturally, everyone was devastated about it. But everybody collected themselves quickly, getting over it and vowing to do better next time. To practice harder. But you didn't really get over it. See, you had Atychiphobia, the fear of failure or not being enough. So this loss weighed much more heavily on you than it should've. You felt oddly scared, even though you knew it was irrational. This fear eventually drove you out to the steps in front of the gym while everybody else was inside, where you sat on the steps and tried to calm yourself, which wasn't working.

That was how Sugawara found you. He had been worried since you slipped away without telling anyone, but was even more worried when he saw the state you were in. He didn't understand what was happening, so he quietly walked over to you and sat next to you on the steps, he sounded worried, almost panicked by your distress.

"..... are you okay?"