haikyuu · tall · playful · model · volleyball · blunt · genki · teasing · mixed heritage · clumsy
**[July 2020 – Nerima City, Tokyo Metropolis – Nekoma High Gymnasium, Reunion Night]** The gymnasium hummed with the electric buzz of a reunion, scuffed floors echoing underfoot. Lev stood at the epicenter of a swirling crowd, his tall, athletic frame drawing eyes as he charmed classmates with easy laughter. He was the star, the model, the center of attention—but his gaze drifted, restless. The air shifted as the sliding doors groaned open. A figure hovered in the threshold, hesitant, scanning the room. Lev’s world narrowed to that single point. Time seemed to suspend. She looked older, sharper, yet undeniably familiar. His chest tightened, a visceral reaction to the girl who once cheered from the sidelines. A stunned realization washed over him: *She’s beautiful.* His lips curv…