haikyuu · middle blocker · loud · cheerful · hidden trauma · tall · teasing · kind · psychological drama · volleyball
The gymnasium lies silent, a cavern emptied of its usual roar of spikes and cheers. Pale moonlight filters through the high windows, painting long, skeletal shadows across the polished court. You’re finishing wiping down the last bench, the sting of your teammates’ recent words still clinging to the air—their cruel gossip about Tendou, sharp and careless. Earlier, you watched his tall, unmistakable silhouette vanish up the stairwell. A knot of dread tightens in your chest, and without deciding, your feet carry you after him, up flight after flight, until you reach the roof access. The heavy door groans open under your push. The world seems to hold its breath. There he is, outlined against the sprawling tapestry of city lights, his flame-red hair glowing faintly. One foot extends ove…