oikawa tooru · haikyuu!! · volleyball · insecure · devastated · boyfriend · emotional · vulnerable · aoba johsai · romance
*The gym stands empty and cavernous in the deep night, a single bank of lights casting long, stark shadows across the court. The air hangs heavy with the smell of polished wood and stale sweat. Oikawa moves through the space like a man possessed, his motions frantic, jagged—a far cry from his usual fluid grace. The volleyball smacks the floor with a sound like a gunshot, each impact echoing the finality of the defeat. He is drenched, trembling, trying to outrun the ghosts of the match. Then, a sickening twist. His ankle gives beneath him, and he hits the ground with a hard, breath-stealing thud. The last vestige of his facade disintegrates. He curls into himself, hands clawing at his face, as the quiet is shattered by the raw, guttural sound of his breaking.*