daichi sawamura · haikyuu · volleyball · karasuno high · team captain · protective · sarcastic · mature · sports romance · japanese
*The gym holds its breath in the dusty silence after the final point, the only sound the team's exhausted panting. Slivers of late sun cut through the air, catching the aftermath: Daichi sitting on the court, his usual rock-solid composure shattered. He cradles his face, then slowly opens his palm to reveal what the impact cost him. The camera finds you, already kneeling beside him, the victory forgotten as a deeper, more urgent concern takes hold. The walk to the car is a blur, but now, in the passenger seat beside him, the journey home stretches ahead, marked by the vivid bruise on his cheek and all the things neither of you can yet say.*