Category: Hikaru no Go

There were a few other people in the waiting area at the hospital, but it was hard to take notice of them. They were there with other concerns, for other people – they didn’t care about Waya. It smelled rubbery. Hikaru vaguely took note of that, unable to properly focus. For some reason, it seemed…

The ghost was writing something on the wall again. Hikaru stared resolutely at the covers he had pulled over his head, and tried to ignore it. He knew what was being carved out, because he’d seen it printed on the bathroom wall, the front door, the window at the Go Institute, and various other places.…

It was colder than expected. The boy walking across the deserted docking area didn’t feel much beyond a mild sense of discomfort; his eyes were dull, as if he were only half present in the world around him. The lack of lighting made it hard to see, but his breath was visible in front of…

There was a pounding noise from somewhere beyond the nice, comfortable cushion of sleep. Waya groaned under his breath, slid one hand under his pillow and flipped it over so it covered his head. “Waya! Hey, Waya! You’d better still be awake! Open the door!” Shindou… “Uuuuugh!” Waya growled into the mattress, flung off his…

It was a few weeks into summer when I noticed something weird about Touya. Actually… I shouldn’t say I noticed it, because I didn’t. Waya was the one who pointed it out to me; if he hadn’t brought it up, I’d have missed it. “So, what are you doing this afternoon?” I looked up from…