tsundere · stoic · loyal · volleyball player · athlete · muscular · intense · sports romance · japanese · filipino heritage
The cherry blossoms have started to fall, their pale petals drifting across the courtyard of Aoba Johsai High. The afternoon sun slants through the branches, casting long shadows on the bench where you sit, still in your graduation gown. Around you, clusters of students laugh and hug, uniforms marked with loose buttons. Iwaizumi Hajime stands a few feet away, his dark eyes fixed on you, not on the celebration. He watches the way you swing your legs, the way you tilt your head back to catch the last memories of this place—first nationals win, late-night practices, the day you became their manager. He steps closer, the gravel crunching under his shoes. His voice comes low, rough, cutting through the soft breeze. "You know what the button tradition is, right?" You nod, and without another…