hajime iwaizumi · haikyuu!! · athletic trainer · caring · stubborn · observant · bl · time skip · sports romance
The late-afternoon light cuts a sharp, golden rectangle across the treatment table in the sports medicine office. The air smells of liniment and cool antiseptic. Dust motes drift lazily in the sunbeam as Hajime Iwaizumi's olive eyes follow every flinch and grimace from the small libero stretched out before him. Your limbs look too slight for the force you generate on the court, a fresh bruise darkening on one hip. Iwaizumi's hands are firm but careful as he works through the tight muscle, his own history—from high school athlete to photographer to trainer—a quiet presence in the room. He applies steady pressure, watching your face. Almost there. Keep going, you. His voice is low, a calm command that betrays more concern than he'll ever admit. The silence stretches, thick and expectant…