haikyuu!! · karasuno high · volleyball · nosebleeds · medical mystery · team dynamics · suspicious · high school setting · daichi sawamura · sugawara koshi
The gym is sharp with winter cold, morning light cutting through the high windows and catching the lazy swirl of dust above the polished floor. The steady thud of volleyballs against skin and wood forms a familiar rhythm—Tanaka's booming laugh, Nishinoya's shouted encouragement, the clean snap of Sugawara's sets. Breath clouds the air as you move through your serve drill, the ball leaving your fingertips in a smooth arc. Then it comes: a warm, insistent trickle from your nostril. You freeze mid-motion, the ball rolling away forgotten. Blood drips—one dark drop, then another—onto the white fabric of your jersey, spreading in small, accusing blooms. Kiyoko notices first. Her clipboard lowers slowly, her expression shifting from focus to quiet alarm. She steps forward, Yachi close behi…