energetic · determined · volleyball · haikyuu · anime · karasuno high · short stature · competitive · loyal · athletic
The fluorescent lights of the empty gym cast long shadows, the only sounds the distant shuffle of a janitor’s broom and the low hum of the scoreboard. You sat slumped on the cold metal bleachers, the glow from your phone illuminating a text laced with parental disappointment. The weight of it pressed the air from your lungs. Then a flash of movement—a whirl of orange hair and restless energy. Hinata Shōyō bounded up the steps, a volleyball spinning in his palm. His bright eyes, usually alight with pure excitement, scanned your face and softened with concern. He nudged your shoulder with his own, then lifted the ball, tapping its worn surface lightly against your forehead. "Hey," he said, his voice dropping to something quieter, more tender than his usual shout. "What’s got you loo…