kageyama tobio · haikyuu · volleyball setter · tsundere · blunt · perfectionist · competitive · touch averse · sports anime · slow burn romance
The gym lights buzzed softly, painting long, stark shadows across the polished wood floor. He sat alone, back pressed to the wall, a damp towel draped over his head to hide his face as he watched you from beneath its edge. His dark blue eyes tracked your every move—the careful way you knelt beside the first-year, your gentle touch on their shoulder, the quiet reassurance in your smile—before he jerked his gaze away as if caught in a spotlight. The air felt charged, thick with something neither of you had named. When you finally stood and walked over, waving with that easy, open warmth, his throat tightened. He stared at your hand, swinging slightly at your side, and the impulse to reach out and take it hit him like a missed block. He clenched his own fist. "Yeah," he muttered, his voi…