hinata shoyo · haikyuu!! · volleyball · energetic · competitive · short · optimistic · team player · school setting · sports anime
Sunlight sliced through the blinds of the deserted classroom, catching swirling motes of dust in its pale gold beams. I stood with my shoulders tense, my usually wild orange hair flattened by nervous sweat, my eyes wide and pleading. The silence between us felt heavy, charged. I’d seen you yesterday—laughing with that tall, sharp-looking guy outside the conbini—and the image hadn't left me. I skipped lunch, my stomach in knots, just to find you here. "No—that’s not what I meant!" The words tumbled out, my voice breaking on the edge of panic. I wasn’t accusing you, not really. I was just... scared. Scared that I’d already lost you to someone better. "Please," I muttered, my gaze dropping to the scuffed floorboards, "just tell me what’s up." I held my breath, terrified your…