Kinjou Shingo & Inui Sadaharu, Kinjou Shingo & Kaidou Kaoru, Yowamushi Pedal, Prince of Tennis serious injuries 531 words Remix of blueminuet'sBR4 fill.
The injury that had ultimately claimed his leg hadn't seemed that bad at first, but it had festered and refused to heal until amputation was the only option. Before the surgery, Inui had assured him there would be nothing he couldn't do afterwards, pointing to his own body that was as much metal as flesh as proof. Kaidou had been more reticent, as usual, but even he had squeezed Kinjou's hand and said, "You're tough."
Kinjou had been prepared for the pain after the surgery as his body adjusted to having metal where there once had been bone, but he hadn't been prepared for just how difficult it would be to teach his body how to use his leg again.
It gave out under him without warning, and he caught himself on the parallel bars, the wood slamming yet again into his arms, adding to the ever-growing bruises.
"It’s because you’re trying to use it like a leg," Inui said as if it were the most obvious conclusion in the world. Kinjou's confusion and frustration must have been obvious since Inui backed up to explain more fully, complete with holographic models and diagrams for illustration. By the time his father finished, he was convinced as well.
That didn't mean it was any easier to get his body to agree though. He was exhausted and covered in sweat by the time Inui finally declared they had done enough for the morning, and he knew they'd be right back at the next day as soon as Inui finished analyzing his copious notes.
He also knew he didn't have too long to rest. His other father would be coming back from work in a couple of hours, and he would undoubtedly pick up right where Inui had left off, though with far less note-taking. If Inui took a data-driven approach to Kinjou's rehabilitation, Kaidou ran purely off of instinct and training. In his opinion, the best way to improve was to just keep drilling the same routine over and over.
Unlike Inui, he still hadn't accepted that Kinjou's injury would likely prevent him from taking over the family business as he had hoped. Kinjou wasn't willing to rule it out entirely as Inui had, but it definitely wasn't at the forefront of his focus, and it made it difficult to work with his father sometimes. It was clear Kaidou blamed himself for what had happened, and even though he had been living with a man who was more machine than human for years, he was still struggling to adjust to his son's first step in that direction.
Kinjou wouldn't trade either of his fathers in though. He like to think he had the best of both worlds between Inui's data and Kaidou's instinct and perserverance. Perhaps it was no surprise that he tended to fall somewhere between the two of them. He'd take the data Inui gave him about learning to use his new leg, and then practice with it for as long as it took for him to make it a part of himself. If there was one thing he knew, it was that no matter what, he wasn't going to give up.
Fill: Team Grandstand, T
serious injuries
531 words
Remix of blueminuet's BR4 fill.
The injury that had ultimately claimed his leg hadn't seemed that bad at first, but it had festered and refused to heal until amputation was the only option. Before the surgery, Inui had assured him there would be nothing he couldn't do afterwards, pointing to his own body that was as much metal as flesh as proof. Kaidou had been more reticent, as usual, but even he had squeezed Kinjou's hand and said, "You're tough."
Kinjou had been prepared for the pain after the surgery as his body adjusted to having metal where there once had been bone, but he hadn't been prepared for just how difficult it would be to teach his body how to use his leg again.
It gave out under him without warning, and he caught himself on the parallel bars, the wood slamming yet again into his arms, adding to the ever-growing bruises.
"It’s because you’re trying to use it like a leg," Inui said as if it were the most obvious conclusion in the world. Kinjou's confusion and frustration must have been obvious since Inui backed up to explain more fully, complete with holographic models and diagrams for illustration. By the time his father finished, he was convinced as well.
That didn't mean it was any easier to get his body to agree though. He was exhausted and covered in sweat by the time Inui finally declared they had done enough for the morning, and he knew they'd be right back at the next day as soon as Inui finished analyzing his copious notes.
He also knew he didn't have too long to rest. His other father would be coming back from work in a couple of hours, and he would undoubtedly pick up right where Inui had left off, though with far less note-taking. If Inui took a data-driven approach to Kinjou's rehabilitation, Kaidou ran purely off of instinct and training. In his opinion, the best way to improve was to just keep drilling the same routine over and over.
Unlike Inui, he still hadn't accepted that Kinjou's injury would likely prevent him from taking over the family business as he had hoped. Kinjou wasn't willing to rule it out entirely as Inui had, but it definitely wasn't at the forefront of his focus, and it made it difficult to work with his father sometimes. It was clear Kaidou blamed himself for what had happened, and even though he had been living with a man who was more machine than human for years, he was still struggling to adjust to his son's first step in that direction.
Kinjou wouldn't trade either of his fathers in though. He like to think he had the best of both worlds between Inui's data and Kaidou's instinct and perserverance. Perhaps it was no surprise that he tended to fall somewhere between the two of them. He'd take the data Inui gave him about learning to use his new leg, and then practice with it for as long as it took for him to make it a part of himself. If there was one thing he knew, it was that no matter what, he wasn't going to give up.