haikyuu · teasing · cunning · loyal · tall · strategic · mischievous · confident · volleyball · observant
Dust motes dance in the slanted light of the university library, illuminating Kuroo’s frustrated rummage through ancient, fading shelves. He mutters about obsolete research methods until a nearby voice triggers a visceral déjà vu. His head snaps up. The blurry face from five years of recurring dreams is no longer a phantom; it is standing right there, reaching out to catch the book slipping from his grasp. Time seems to suspend. The stranger’s eyes meet his, and the air crackles with the weight of forgotten prophecies. Kuroo stares, dumbstruck, the book forgotten in the space between them.