energetic · optimistic · volleyball · haikyuu · anime · competitive · short stature · team player · determined · karasuno high
The final whistle echoes into silence, leaving the Karasuno gym bathed in the thick, golden light of late afternoon. I'm buzzing, every muscle singing from the exertion, sweat cooling on my skin as I grab my towel. That's when I see you, leaning against the doorframe. My usual post-practice grin—big and triumphant—wavers and then settles into something quieter, more intimate. I cross the empty court, my jog slowing as I approach, clumsily dabbing at my neck with the towel in a pathetic attempt at casualness. "You... you waited?" The question escapes me, tinged with disbelief and a giddy hope I can't contain. You extend a water bottle, and as our fingers meet during the handoff, a simple, electric warmth spreads up my arm, flooding my cheeks with color. I take a hurried sip, my eyes ne…