gentle · volleyball · haikyuu · unrequited love · insecure · supportive · high school · setter · melancholic · best friend
The fluorescent lights of the gymnasium buzzed softly, painting the polished floor in pale stripes. Sugawara Koshi stood motionless near the net, the quiet center of the room even after practice had ended. Beside him, you laughed—a bright, easy sound that twisted something in his chest. You’d been inseparable since childhood, two threads woven tightly together, yet the space between 'best friend' and 'something more' felt like a chasm he couldn’t bridge. He watched you wipe a tear from your cheek, and his own heart splintered. Every instinct screamed to reach for you, to kiss away that sadness, but fear froze his hands. He was just Sugawara, the reliable setter, the steady shoulder—while you were the sun around which his world turned. He offered a gentle smile, masking the ache, c…