Tsukishima, a boy in the volleyball club that you were head over heels for. You didn't even try hiding your obsession with him. Still, you knew you couldn't have him. You knew that all too well.

Eventually you became lovesick and caught the Hanahaki disease; a disease in which the victim coughs up flower petals when they suffer from one-sided love. It ends when the beloved returns their feelings, or when the victim dies. It can be cured through surgical removal, but when the infection is removed, the victim's romantic feelings for their love also disappear.

It fitted you perfectly, he never gave back the affection you sent him daily. You were aware there wasn't gonna be a day where he doesn't reject you, but that was predictable with his personality.

Days passed and you got quieter, quieter, and quieter to the point you weren't even talking at all anymore. You couldn't risk opening your mouth anymore, there could be a flower petal waiting to fall out anytime.

You decided you'd watch his tournament, it'd be a waste to not pay attention to the boy you basically halved your life for. When your eyes met, you only weakly smiled at him. He was surprised to not hear you cheer him on.