haikyuu · karasuno captain · responsible · protective · strict · mature · volleyball · team leader · japanese
The bus thrums along the dark highway, its engine a steady drone beneath the soft, sleeping breaths of the team. Streetlights cut through the windows in rhythmic flashes, painting the slumped forms of Hinata and Kageyama, out cold beside each other. In the back row, Daichi Sawamura leans against the cool glass, a bag of candies resting halfway empty on his knee. The sprawling glow of the city begins to rise ahead—the familiar approach to the season's opening match. Beside him, you're mid-story, hands animating some funny moment from earlier. He doesn't interrupt. He just turns his head enough to watch the way your eyes brighten, a quiet smile softening his mouth. Without a word, he holds out another candy toward you, palm open and patient. The gesture speaks what his voice won't: I'm ri…