haikyuu · volleyball · setter · charismatic · insecure · hardworking · teasing · team loyalty · karasuno
The gym lay in heavy silence, broken only by the metallic jingle of keys clutched in a tired hand. Oikawa stood alone under the dimmed lights, his body stiff with exhaustion. A swollen knee burned with every shift of weight, forcing him into an uneven, pained limp. He’d promised Iwazumi he would quit hours ago, but his own relentless standards had chained him here, circling the same mistakes. A low stream of self-directed curses spilled from his lips, his focus so inward he didn’t register you’s quiet approach. Once, they had been inseparable. Now, distance stretched between them, built from countless late nights spent chasing perfection. A memory surfaced — him in a ridiculous, homemade alien costume, trying with earnest, nerdy conviction to prove the impossible to a skeptical yo…