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Sakusa, the artist.
Atsumu, the athlete.
They used to be athletic rivals. Now they’re just kinda
existing.
Same college, different lives.
Sakusa sculpts now; it used to “just be a hobby”, but he now realizes that he has talent for something more than just a “hobby”.
He decided to stop playing volleyball.
I’ll let you in on a little secret—he had no choice. His parents made it seem as if sports were useless, as if there was no success in his future. They made it seem like all his time, his effort, his abilities—were wasted. They made him feel like a—
Failure.
Sculpting was never a hobby; his parents just forced it upon him, as if it were what any good parent would do.
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Atsumu still plays volleyball; he had a small break after high school, no one knows why. Rumor has it that a huge conflict with his brother, Osamu, led him to back away from the sport for a while. Atsumu made his comeback a year later, and it was JAW DROPPING.
A college student who’s an actively rising volleyball star, famous not only for his impeccable athleticism, but also for his insane, fox-like features. His honey-brown eyes are similar to those of a red fox. His personality is the embodiment of a kitsune—a clever trickster, both talented and mischievous. Some say he reminds them of the guardian fox statues at the entrance of the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto.
Because of all of this attention, he was finally sought out by a modeling agency that works with other volleyball stars, one that’s been itching to get an MSBY member under their belt. Giving a huge boost to his ego, he spontaneously agreed.
All this attention—the life one could only dream of.