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Life is difficult for Asahi. He has to constantly worry about being broken... Literally. Asahi is a boren, or glass person. Since he is made from magic, he is pretty tough. But there is always a chance... There is always a chance that a small crack could grow, and result in him being reduced to fragments.

If normally daily risks aren't bad enough, Asahi is friends with Nishinoya... An energetic human who has broken a vast array of objects in his 16 years of being alive.

"ASAHI-SANNNNNNNNNNNNN" Noya screeches before throwing himself at the taller male, "GOOD MORNING!" Asahi, who was expected Noya to do something strange, braces for impact. Thanks to his bracing, he Noya's hug him does not knock him over. Before Asahi can respond, Noya hollers, "OH MY GOD THERE IS A CRACK IN YOUR FACE!"

"W-What? Where?" Asahi stammers, having grown scared. How did he not notice the crack himself? Could he have other cracks as well? COULD HE BE FALLING APART?

"Right," Noya says, all while shifting his position so he is standing on his toes, "right there!" He, with the very tip of one of his index fingers, touches Asahi's chin. As Noya does so, Asahi can feel it... He can feel the heat that seems to radiate from Noya's finger... The very same heat the seems to sink down into the crack. Seeming to sense Asahi's fear, Noya quickly adds, "Don't worry, its not that big! After school, we can have a witch fix it for you!"

"O-Okay," Asahi mumbles, all the while letting Noya grab hold of one of his hands, and walk him to his class.

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Everything is fine... Until volleyball practice. Until Asahi receives one of Kageyama's serves

CRACK.

He hears the crack grow bigger.

He feels the crack grow bigger.

"A-Asahi-san?" Noya stammers, gazing at Asahi with wide eyes. "You have another crack... In fact, you have a lot more cracks..." Slowly lowering his gaze, he sees what Noya means. It seems that he has small, almost invisible cracks all over his body... Cracks that have grown bigger after all of the stress he has gone through today.

"Noya... Everyone..." Asahi whispers, upon seeing the whole team's worried expressions. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. Noya's going to get a witch to fix me. Isn't that right-" Asahi never gets to finish his sentence.

SHATTER.

Colorful shards scatter across the ground.

Fragments of Asahi are scattered across the ground.

"It's all my fault," Nishinoya wails, all the while running over and picking up a handful of glass shards. It is painful since the glass digs into his hand, but he doesn't care. The pain doesn't compared to the feelings of guilt and regret. "We should've had a witch fix you immediately... I'm sorry, love."