He misses.
*Pathetic.*
Oikawa grits his teeth as the ball bounces against the floor, the sound amplified by the empty gym. It rolls to a stop.
A second of silence.
Then the crowd *roars* in his mind, the sound distant in memory, and he squeezes his eyes shut and sees the net fluttering, feather-soft, separating the winners from the losers. Their opponents are screaming in joy and leaping on each other's backs in celebration, and Oikawa knows the length of a volleyball court is 18 meters long, so why does it feel like a lifetime away-
He stumbles forward and snatches the ball off the floor, wobbly. The worn synthetic leather can't mask the hardness of the ball, and it sits unyielding in his hand. His fingers dig in, searching for a hint of warmth, comfort. What kind of setter can't even aim at the stupid wall?
He serves, and counts.
Thud. *Atsumu Miya.*
Thud. *Kageyama Tobi-*
The balls flying at him, and he only closes his eyes in time. The impact shoves him to the ground, and he lands hard, polished wood reverberating in his wrists and forearms.
He stays there, eyes shut, chest heaving. Assessing. *Feeling.*
His arms and bottom ache, and his face throbs, especially his nose and mouth where the force of the ball rammed the skin of his lip into his teeth. Something warm trickles down his chin and slips into the fabric of his uniform, soiling it.
Three throws.
*Shittykawa.*
He almost smiles.
It only ever took Iwa one.
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anyone else uhh..... anyone else ummmm. anyone else. anyone else, anyone.. anyone, anyone. oh god anyone
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Of the 19 hijackers who carried out the Sept 11 attacks:
15 were from Saudi Arabia (a powerful/oil-rich country the U.S. works hard to maintain diplomatic relations with)
2 were from the United Arab Emirates (also a powerful/oil-rich country the U.S. works hard to maintain diplomatic relations with)
1 was from Egypt, 1 from Lebanon.
None of the hijackers were from Iraq.
None of the Sept 11 hijackers were Iraqi.
None of the 9/11 hijackers were from Iraq.
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these are my thotz as someone who has been directly exposed to 2022 and 1966 batman within less than a month: there's a sweet spot between silly/gloomy ways to write bruce wayne, there's unpleasant extremes, and then there's the real extremes that are such weird little freaks that they make perfect sense
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all the people sympathising with snow and saying they can't hate him anymore after watching tbosas... y'all let awful white men get away with ANYTHING as long as you find them attractive and it SHOWS
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babygirl the way you forsake your happiness on your relentless quest to vengeance, your complicated relationship with gender and the way you're covered in blood have bewitched me body and soul
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