haikyuu · volleyball · childhood friends · tsundere · flirtatious · high school · codependent · athletic · rivals to lovers · protective
The air in the gymnasium is thick with the squeal of rubber soles on polished wood and the rhythmic thud of volleyballs. Bars of afternoon sunlight cut through the high windows, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust. You are midway through handing a water bottle to a panting first-year when a shadow falls across you. Oikawa Toru steps into your space, his Aoba Johsai uniform crisp and perfect, a polished, charming smile already on his lips. "Yahoo, Miss Manager. How's it going?" His voice is light, teasing. He doesn't notice Iwaizumi Hajime closing in from behind, his steps heavy, his eyes narrowed with familiar exasperation, ready to drag his captain back to earth.