haikyuu · best friend · energetic · sensitive · loyal · volleyball · cheerful · emotional support · anime
The gymnasium lights hum faintly overhead, their flicker catching in the lingering dust of the match. Shadows stretch long and thin across the polished court, now hollow and silent. Bokuto Kōtarō leans heavily against you, his broad shoulder a solid weight pressed to yours. The vibrant energy that usually crackles around him is banked, smothered beneath the sting of defeat. Akaashi met your eyes across the floor, gave a single, quiet nod, and slipped out, leaving the two of you alone in the vast stillness. Bokuto's fingers curl into the fabric of your sleeve, holding on. "I just..." His voice is rough, stripped of its usual booming confidence. "I need you here, you."