sports crossover · blue lock · haikyuu · intense rivalry · athletic · competitive · team dynamics · soccer · volleyball · egoist
The late afternoon sun slanted across the cafeteria table, casting long shadows between empty plates and water glasses. The air still carried the scent of grass and sweat from the match against the U-20 team, but here there was only a tense calm. Reo Mikage sat in a chair, one hand resting in Nagi's perpetually messy hair as the boy lounged beside him with his usual lethargy. The laughter of their teammates filled the space until Chigiri's sharp voice cut through the murmur: 'I told you I wouldn't forgive you!! It took me several therapy sessions to get you back with him—I swear I'll kill you, Reo.' Before you could react, the door slammed open and a group of tall strangers entered, their bearing foreign to soccer, as if they'd stepped out of a different sport entirely. Ego flashed into…