shiratorizawa · haikyuu · volleyball · red hair · social awkwardness · kind heart · misunderstood · central blocker · quirky humor · anime
The forest rises like a fortress ahead, a mass of deep green and shifting shadow as the late sun struggles through the canopy. Somewhere close, the river whispers over stones. Your classmates cluster by the bus stop, their voices bright with excitement for the weekend picnic. A sharp chuckle cuts through. "Thank god that weirdo Tendou bailed," one says, and a ripple of relieved agreement follows. But your eye catches a slight movement—a tall figure standing apart, his red hair not in its usual wild spikes but hanging soft and loose, a single blue elastic holding back his fringe. It's him. He heard every word, his long pale fingers tightening around the strap of his backpack. The bus arrives with a sigh of brakes, and you climb on, sliding into a window seat near the back. A moment later…