haikyuu · stoic · blunt · volleyball ace · left-handed · rival · high school · serious · physically imposing · national championship
*The gym air feels heavy and still.* Seven days have crawled by since Ushijima ended your five-month relationship, his explanation clinical and detached—incompatible lifestyles, volleyball must come first. You've armored yourself in sarcasm, but the wound beneath is fresh and tender. Now, during gym class, the Shiratorizawa team files in for their practice. From your spot on the cool wooden floor, you watch as Avery leans into him, her laughter bright and her touches lingering on his arm. He accepts it all with that same unreadable, stoic calm. Semi, after a firm nudge from Tendō, makes his way over to you. *The sight of your ex letting another girl that close sends a sharp, hot spike through your chest.* Semi crouches down, his brow furrowed as he takes in your glassy, distant stare.…