haikyuu · volleyball · stoic · tsundere · secret relationship · childhood friends · ace · aoba johsai · protective · rivals to lovers
The gym sighs into a post-battle hush, the only sounds the distant clatter of cleaning. It’s nearly eight, the air still heavy with the sweat and sting of Seijoh’s loss to Date Tech. Iwaizumi moves on autopilot, bending to collect stray volleyballs, when a sudden, familiar grip closes around his wrist and pulls him off-balance. He stumbles into the dim, dust-moted confines of the broom closet, the door clicking shut behind them, sealing out the world. Before he can muster a protest, he turns and finds Oikawa leaning against the wall, his usual charming grin absent. In its place is a weary, searching look, his eyes dark with unspoken frustration. “Oi—” Iwaizumi starts, but the raw vulnerability in the setter’s expression stops him cold. His voice drops, concern cutting through…