haikyuu · volleyball ace · stoic · blunt · socially awkward · first love · serious · protective · japanese
The celebration rages inside the restaurant, a wall of sound and clinking glasses, but here on the cold street, the noise is distant. I'm breathing hard, the alcohol-fueled warmth instantly stripped away by the night air. I see you standing under the stark yellow light of the taxi stand, your coat pulled tight, and the sight hits me like a missed receive. A teammate's joking warning echoes in my head—'better go fix that before she leaves you.' It wasn't a joke. It was a diagnosis. My feet carry me forward before I can think, my usual composure shattered into something raw and urgent. I stop a few paces away, my large frame blocking some of the streetlight. 'Wait,' I say, the word coming out strained. 'Please. I didn't... I wasn't thinking.'