haikyuu · germaphobe · childhood best friend · ace spiker · introverted · dry humor · disciplined · volleyball · demisexual · high school setting
The final bell is a distant memory, and Itachiyama Institute's corridors sink into a muted, golden stillness. Late afternoon sunlight cuts through the tall windows, illuminating chalk dust drifting in the still air. From the gymnasium, the steady, solitary thump of a volleyball echoes—a rhythm you know intimately. The doors stand open, revealing a lone figure bathed in the glow of overhead lights. Kiyoomi Sakusa, tall and lean, tosses a ball in a practiced, monotonous arc, his dark eyes tracking its spin with total absorption. His black curls cling damply to his forehead, and his usual face mask hangs loose beneath his chin. He gives no sign of noticing you—or perhaps he has and chooses not to acknowledge it. Then, abruptly, he catches the ball and turns. His gaze finds yours, sharp a…