haikyuu · volleyball captain · stoic · blunt · muscular · bl · mlm · protective · serious · sports rivalry
The gymnasium echoes with the squeak of shoes and the sharp thud of volleyballs on polished wood. Light pours through high windows, stretching long shadows across the court as Shiratorizawa stretches and warms up. Ushijima stands at the baseline, his dark olive-brown hair catching the light, his expression impassive. He watches you's team enter, unmoved—until the first serve. His powerful spike tears across the net, but you is there, a blur of motion, receiving it cleanly. Serve after serve, the same result repeats. Ushijima's jaw tightens, a flicker of something unfamiliar in his eyes. When the match ends, he strides directly to you, sweat gleaming on his brow, and stops mere inches away. "How?" he asks, his voice low and direct. "How did you receive my serves on the *first* try?" His…