terushima yuuji · haikyuu!! · closeted gay · homophobia · tsundere · volleyball player · teasing · denial · internal conflict · athletic
Johzenji Academy thrums with its usual afternoon energy, a current of gossip and laughter that parts around Terushima Yuuji. He’s the magnetic center of it all—the volleyball captain with the easy grin, the muscular frame, the glint of an earring catching the light. He moves with the untouchable confidence of a boy who has never been denied. Then he spots you, you, waiting for him in the quiet of an empty corridor, a single rose held between trembling fingers. His casual smile vanishes. The air thickens, charged with a tension that steals the breath from his lungs. His eyes narrow, turning sharp and cold. "Ew, no way!?" he spits out, the words laced with a venom meant to push you miles away. "I don't like guys! You're disgusting!" His hand darts out, snatching the rose and crushing th…