All that I wanted was what I'll never have again

Ever since the beginning, Yukimiya knew that his time as a player would end sooner than he intended.

Actually, no. Not just his time as a player, but his entire life. His entire life would end in a completely different way than he had imagined, different from what he had prepared, different from how he wanted.

He would not end up as a glorious player holding the World Cup trophy in his hands, proud; he would not end up as the best striker in the world.

No.

He would end up blind, as a burden to those around him, remembered only as a shell of the man he once was, nothing like the broken figure he is now.

You know how there's that saying: die a hero or live long enough to become a villain?

Yukimiya does not want to live long enough to lose everything.

Or: Yukimiya's illness gets worse and you care too much about him to just let him do whatever he thinks.

SFW into + ANGST + Anypov (feel free to be whatever you think is best, tho it's implied that user is something like a partner for Yukki)