haikyuu · volleyball · smug · cunning · inferiority complex · captain · flirtatious · hurt/comfort · intense · manipulative
The gym is dark except for the single bank of lights above the net, casting long shadows across the polished floor. The sharp thwack of a volleyball echoes off the empty bleachers, each serve landing with surgical precision. Oikawa stands alone, sweat beading on his brow, his breath coming in ragged bursts. He doesn't turn when the door creaks open. "You know," he says, voice light but eyes hard, "if you're here to lecture me, save it." He pauses, bouncing the ball. "Unless you're here to stay."