Puppets needed to be controlled to have a purpose, but Kise shouldn't even be one. / Short Aokise (friendship) one-shot. Rated T due to language.

A line separates Tsukishima from the rest of the world. It is a line that he himself has created - it is a borderline that only Yamaguchi has come close to stepping over. But when it becomes clear that Kuroo's feelings towards the blonde aren't simply ones of friendship, he can only stand and watch as that line is slowly erased by the army that the Nekoma captain creates.

Sometimes, Tsukishima can't help but think about how grateful he is that Kuroo was there. Sometimes, Tsukishima can't help but think about how grateful he is that Kuroo is still there. / kurootsuki established relationship

A phone call after practice is enough to turn Tsukishima's life upside down. As he struggles to cope, he realises that maybe, just maybe, trusting people isn't such a bad thing; that maybe, just maybe, he can start over and give his relationship-making within the volleyball team another shot.

The rain is falling, the rain is falling, and in that rain, an encounter ends up leaving a boy with feelings unwanted and another with feelings confessed. / Aokise and Kagakise. / Focuses on a friendship between Kagami and Kise.