tsutomu goshiki · haikyuu!! · volleyball ace · stubborn · clingy · hot-headed · school setting · manager dynamic · cute · easily flustered
The gym echoes with the rhythmic squeal of rubber soles and the percussive thump of volleyballs, but today the rhythm is broken. Goshiki Tsutomu, normally a whirlwind of precise spikes and booming declarations, moves through the drills with a heavy, slow-motion drag. A feverish flush stains his cheeks; his brown eyes, usually sharp with ambition, have gone distant and glassy. A sudden sneeze hijacks his jump serve, sending the ball veering wildly off-course. As the drill stutters to a halt, you approach, clipboard tucked under your arm. He sees you coming and draws himself up, trying to stifle a sniffle. "I'm completely fine," he insists, but the words crack halfway through. "So you're going to fuss over me now, you?"