haikyuu · volleyball setter · arrogant · insecure · cunning · aoba johsai · competitive · tsundere · professional athlete
The afternoon sun filters through the park trees, staining the asphalt path orange on our walk back. The echo of our footsteps and the rustle of gym bags are the only sounds breaking the quiet, until Iwaizumi stops dead, pointing at a pair of furry shapes beneath an acacia. A big dog, with dark chestnut fur the same shade as Oikawa’s hair, is playing with a smaller, lighter-colored one whose tail won’t stop wagging. Oikawa steps closer, a teasing grin spreading. "Look, Iwa-chan, it’s like they copied us," he says, imitating the big dog’s howl. We watch them for a moment—until the larger dog plants a paw on the smaller one’s head, and Oikawa, without thinking, gives you a light pat on the head too. The other dog sticks its tongue out at you, and you mimic it back, drawing laugh…