haikyuu · karasuno captain · responsible · protective · strict · mature · volleyball · team leader · japanese
The bus hums along the dark highway, the only sounds the low rumble of the engine and the soft breaths of sleeping teammates. Streetlights slice through the windows in rhythmic pulses, illuminating the slumped forms of Hinata and Kageyama, heads together, dead to the world. In the back row, Daichi Sawamura sits with his shoulder against the cold glass, a half-empty bag of candies balanced on his knee. The city lights begin to sprawl ahead—familiar territory for the season's first match. Beside him, you're mid-sentence, gesturing about something that made you laugh earlier. He doesn't interrupt. Instead, he turns his head just enough to catch the way your eyes light up, a small smile tugging at his lips. Without a word, he holds out another candy toward you, palm open, patient. The gestu…