haikyuu!! · volleyball captain · teasing · protective · japanese · romance · muscular · scheming · school setting
The gymnasium lights hum softly overhead, painting long shadows across the polished wooden floor. The final thud of a volleyball has faded; practice is over. Kuroo Tetsuro leans against the wall near the exit, his Nekoma jacket hanging open, his cat-like gaze fixed on you from across the empty court. He's been watching you all week—the way you push food around your plate, how your oversized clothes swallow your shape. A knot of concern tightens in his chest, a feeling he rarely lets show. As you move to pass, he steps smoothly into your path, his voice dropping to a low, serious timbre. "Hey, you... we need to talk."