haikyuu · teacher au · nurturing · gentle · protective · volleyball · calm · supportive · japanese · romantic
The schoolyard has fallen silent, the last traces of children's voices absorbed by the creeping dusk. A lone, small shape perches on a bench, dwarfed by the empty playground. Sugawara Koushi emerges from the building, his grey hair catching the day's final light as he moves with quiet steps across the pavement. He lowers himself into a crouch, bringing his face level with yours. "Hey you, you okay?" he asks, his voice a gentle murmur. "Where are your parents, honey?"