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Hinata Shouyou had conquered the hearts of a whole country, armed with nothing but sheer determination and stubbornness. He had fought on Rio´s beaches and under the gaze of the sun conquered fate. Brazil itself stood witness to the deficiencies he had buried deeper into the sands with every leap towards the sky.
Hinata Shouyou had become his own star.
However, Japan was still blissfully unaware of the addition gracing it´s skies. This would soon change.
MSBY BLACK JACKALS @msby_vball
The Black Jackals are happy to welcome our new spiker @ninjashouyou to the team! Check the current rooster out at blackpanthers.co.jp
[Image: Photograph of Hinata in the #21 jersey of the Black Jackals. He is grinning at the camera.]
Bokutos hoe @harukahoot
am i the only one who hasnt ever heard of the new msby spiker???
smol people rights @adler5tan
i have never seen this man in my life before sir
frogies @vballstan
hes a real cutie though
ushijima for president @dangomonster
yall missn smth tho guy is like super tiny like im p sure my lil sis is taller
frogies @vballstan
Breaking News: Mystery SpikerTm apparently played with @tsu_kei on the same high school team
dont call me tsukki@tsu_kei
welcome home shrimp, i guess @ninjashouyou
[Image: A selfie of Tsukishima, Yamaguchi and Hinata. The latter is holding the camera while pulling a scowling Tsukishima down into the frame. Hinata is smiling over Yamaguchi´s shoulder. All of them are wearing their school uniforms.] [The tweet was published about a month ago.]
frogies @vballstan
me: excessively stalking vballers
my fbi agent: god not again please
Bokuto and Atsumu were already enough to deal with before the arrival of one Hinata Shouyou. While dealing with the two of them was already equivalent to trying to put out a rapidly spreading fire, Hinata´s presence doused the already burning ship in gasoline.
Usually, Sakusa would use his Saturday evenings after practice to catch up on chores missed during the week, create a meal plan for the coming days and write his shopping list accordingly. Occasionally Atsumu would join him later in his apartment to watch a movie together.
However, since Hinata had joined the team Sakusa had found himself more often than not attending the end-of-the-week gatherings of the Black Jackals.
This was precisely the younger spiker´s fault, because he made it impossible for Sakusa to slip out of the locker room unnoticed. Before Hinata´s arrival he was able to skip out on these meetings by simply disappearing before anyone could extend an invitation to him.
Sakusa tried to quickly gather his things in his bag, when he heard the rest of the team discussing plans for later.
"What about you, Omi-san?" Sakusa cursed quietly, Hinata had spotted him, again.
Atsumu immediately halted his conversation with Bokuto. "Yeah, wha´about ye, Omi-kun, anythin´ planned?" The asshole had the audacity to waggle his eyebrows at him.
"You should definitely come with us again, Omi-kun!" Bokuto´s shout drew the attention of the rest of the team. Meian was watching him expectantly.
Sakusa sighed in defeat. There was no slipping away this time.
Shion Inunaki @guarddog
Night out with the boys @msby_vball
[Image: The Black Jackals sitting around a bar table. Bokuto and Hinata are chugging their drinks, Thomas seems to be cheering them on. In the background Miya has an arm slung around Sakusa´s shoulder to seemingly pull him into the frame, he is looking away from to camera. Meian watches the group with a blank face.]
"Happy now?" Two girls took their seats on the stands of the Kamei Arena Sendai.
Haruka ignored the sarcasm in her friend´s voice. "Yes, thanks for asking, Mei-chan".
Mei threw her an annoyed look. "Was it really necessary to come here a whole hour before the match starts?"
"I told ya, those seats fill up quick and I need a good place to take pictures from-"
"To brag about on Twitter, I know," Mei interrupted the other girl with a sigh, before Haruka had the chance to start rambling. "Whatever, I´m getting some snacks."
She used the absence of her friend to post a quick update and check out the player´s profiles. Bokuto had posted a selfie of himself and the Jackal´s newest member, both of them grinning with excitement.
"Who´s the orange guy?"
Haruka let out a squeak "Fuck, don´t sneak up on me, Mei-chan!"
Mei passed her wordlessly some mochi. It was her friend´s own fault for not paying attention. "Well? Who is he, you talk about the other guy non-stop, but I don´t think you mentioned him before?"
"Oh, he´s the new guy. I don´t really know much about him, I don´t think he even played in a professional league before joining the Jackals."
"Huh, that´s kinda weird."
"Right! It´s also super hard to find anything online about that guy, expect some old videos from high-school tournaments, but nothing recent. That´s why I hope that they switch him in today, at least for a bit."
The two girls continued their conversation, while waiting for the match to begin.
MSBY BLACK JACKALS @msby_vball
Only a few minutes left until the MSBY VS Schweiden Adlers game begins! Watch the livestream here #JackalsVSAdlers
ushijima for president @dangomonster
when the curry king gets the first serve today is a good day to be an adlers stan #JackalsVSAdlers
ushijima for president @dangomonster
lmao nvrmd 21 just crushed my hopes and dreams
Bokutos hoe @harukashoot
holY ShiT no21 just fucking received that like nothing my soul just ascended
smol people rights @adler5tan
Hoshiumi continues to be best boi #JackalsVSAdlers
frogies @vballstan
I think you spelled hinata wrong
meian is daddy @meiansthighs
If Miya Atsumu doesn't get best server award this season im gonna riot #JackalsVSAdlers
frogies @vballstan
How anyone can not stan the absolute legend that is Hinata Shouyou after watching this match is beyond me #JackalsVSAdlers
Volleyball Monthly @volleymonthly
We congratulate the @msby_vball on their win against @schweidenadler. Check out our analysis of the game in the upcoming issue. #JackalsVSAdlers