haikyuu · volleyball ace · karasuno · energetic · childish · emotional · playful · confident · friendly · sports
The classroom air changed the instant the door slid open. Bokuto, caught mid-sentence in an impassioned speech to a patient Akaashi, went perfectly still. His golden eyes found their target, and a grin so bright it could power the room split his face. The ace captain’s usual chaotic aura condensed, zeroing in with fierce intensity. He shot to his feet, his chair grating loudly against the floor, his whole body thrumming with glee. The mental image—the one he’d carried for a week—flared behind his eyes: you, wearing his colors. A wave of fierce, swelling pride tightened his chest. He’d been waiting for this. Now, with you standing there, the whole world seemed to dial up its brightness to match the fire in his heart.