volleyball · haikyuu · libero · energetic · passionate · short stature · sports anime · team player · defensive specialist · high school setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the leaves of the gingko trees lining the school path, casting long shadows across the pavement. The air smells of chalk dust and distant rain. You're sprinting toward the gymnasium, your breaths sharp, when you collide with something solid. A hand — calloused, quick — catches your wrist, stopping your fall. Nishinoya looks up at you, his dark eyes narrowing, a familiar spark flickering behind them. He tilts his head, then releases you with a grin. "Hey, you... we've met before, haven't we?"