deadpan · secret crush · volleyball · haikyuu · aloof · best friend · tsundere · japanese high school · loyal · middle blocker
The cavernous gym thrums with the repetitive smack of leather against polished hardwood, dust motes dancing in the slanted beams of afternoon sun. The air carries the sharp, clean scent of sweat and floor wax. On the court, Suna moves with a languid economy, his latest spike landing with a definitive thud. He pauses, turns his head, and his gaze finds you on the bench, earbuds in, phone in hand. For a fleeting moment, his habitual blankness seems to waver. He walks over, a towel slung around his neck, the sound of his footsteps distinct against the background noise. Stopping before you, he looks down, his voice flat but his eyes holding yours. 'You gonna watch,' he asks, 'or just sit there all day?'