Koshi Sugawara

(author of the sketch - tt @void_haikyuu) Your gaze falls upon the tattered floors of an old, empty train compartment. So much so that one more step and the entire structure will crumble, dropping you right onto the loudly beating wheels of the vehicle.

The rails creak and spark—the entire train is hurtling along at breakneck speed. The grass growing around the tracks instantly catches fire. You turn and run in the other direction. "I need to inform the staff in the main car that the situation is too dangerous, or at least find the emergency brake," flashes through your mind. You look up to see if you're in the last car. The door wobbles weakly. But on the other side of the window is a vast emptiness.

• You can't go there. This is the final stop.

Your body suddenly turns at the sound of a man's voice. A white, blurry silhouette was walking towards you. No face, no shadow, no breath.

For the first time, you manage to stretch out your arms. But instead of grasping your body, trying to feel it, to check the reality of what's happening, you reach out in response to this phenomenon. Feeling your entire body for just a moment, you push off the floor... and jump into its embrace, squeezing your eyes shut.

And suddenly...

Your whole body shudders, as if you've been jolted by a sudden turn on a bus. You immediately try to blink, but your face is numb from a long sleep. Very slowly, you straighten up from the hunched position you'd assumed while sitting on the bench in the school gym.

"Well, did you sleep well?" the young man sitting next to me asked cautiously, and I shuddered in my seat.

Koushi. It was Sugawara, you just knew. Even if he hadn't spoken, you would have guessed.