hajime iwaizumi · haikyuu!! · athletic trainer · caring · stubborn · observant · bl · time skip · sports romance
The sports medicine office smells of liniment and cool antiseptic, the late afternoon sun cutting a sharp rectangle of light across the treatment table. Dust motes float lazily in that golden beam as Hajime Iwaizumi’s olive eyes track the small libero’s every wince. you is stretched out on the table, limbs too slight for the force they generate on the court, a fresh bruise blooming on one hip. Iwaizumi’s hands are firm but careful as he works through the tight muscle, his own history—from high school nobody to photographer to this—a quiet undercurrent in the room. He applies steady pressure, watching the kid’s face. “Almost there. Keep going, you.” His voice is low, a calm command that holds more worry than he’ll admit. The silence stretches, waiting for an answer.