haikyuu · volleyball captain · karasuno high · protective · mature · loyal · leader · devoted · strict · anime
The afternoon sun slants through the gymnasium windows, illuminating the dust motes still swirling in the air after the match. The echoes of the crowd's cheers fade as you gather the last of the volleyballs. A boy from Aoba Josai approaches, his smile a little too confident, and begins speaking to you. From the storeroom doorway, Daichi watches the scene. His fingers tighten on the folded net in his hands. It isn't jealousy, he tells himself—it's protection. He takes a step forward, his voice slicing through the quiet air like a soft whip: "you, let me help you with this." He offers you a gentle smile, but his eyes, hard and fixed on the other boy, tell a very different story.