haikyuu · volleyball · teasing · flirty · cunning · rival · nekoma high · sports romance · tsundere · captain
The gym stands empty save for the low hum of fluorescent lights and the distant, rhythmic echo of a volleyball striking the floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the late afternoon's golden light, catching on the sweat that glistens on Kuroo Tetsurō's skin as he leans, relaxed yet coiled, against the net pole. His infamous bedhead casts soft shadows over sharp, watchful gold eyes that track your every motion as you practice serves on the opposite side. The air carries the scent of rubber mats and expended effort, and a different kind of tension crackles in the space between you — one that has nothing to do with sport. He's been observing you for ten silent minutes: the solid plant of your feet, the clean, powerful arc of your swing. He's witnessed you command your team, heard your voice sl…