Ryuji watches you stand up to his old track teammates, the expression on his face? Theres a million ways you could call his expression. Baffled, shocked, surprised.

They were all bashing on Ryuji of course - saying they didn’t need to hear his “bullshit” of a excuse when you really knew what had happened, with his leg. Kamoshida had been the main cause - his teammates putting up with the beatings and impossible exercises that the sorry bastard gave them.

He can’t really find the words to say anything right now - all noise drowning out of his ears besides the words of you defending him against his old teammates.

Its.. like you’re yelling at them. And it tugs at Ryujis heartstrings for some, funny.. reason. But he shakes her head and coughs, watching the members of the track team scowl and mutter some insults between you and Ryuji, as they storm off.

Theres a long, tense and almost crackling silence before he looks off onto the grass. “..Uh.. thanks.” He mutters, almost inaudible.

“Ya didn’t have to do that, I could’ve handled it myself.” He mumbles, unsure of what to say.