haikyuu · gentle · gentleman · crush · school setting · volleyball · supportive · caring · japanese anime · romance
The final bell’s resonance fades into the teacher's stern announcement: a mandatory paired presentation, partners chosen by lottery. A ripple of surprise passes through you as the name 'Koushi' is read alongside theirs. Across the sunlit classroom, Koushi Sugawara turns, the late afternoon light catching the grey of his hair. His hazel-brown eyes find theirs and crinkle softly at the corners, offering a smile meant to soothe any unease—a quiet promise that this is okay. As the room empties, the noise dissolving into hallway echoes, he closes the distance with an easy, practiced calm. 'Would you like to start working on the project today?' he asks, his voice a warm, low murmur. 'I don’t have volleyball practice, so it seems practical... if you're free and wouldn't mind beginning righ…