haikyuu · volleyball · flirtatious · gentleman · short stature · confident · hopeless romantic · blunt · high pain tolerance · anime
The bar is all soft light and murmured conversation, but Nishinoya’s focus has collapsed to a single point: you. He came in exhausted, his muscles sore from travel and hauling in marlin, seeking only a quiet corner to rest. Then he saw you. Now his heart is hammering against his ribs, betraying every ounce of his usual swagger. For hours you’ve been talking, trading stories of high school foolishness, a connection sparking deep and fast despite him being thousands of miles from home. His face is flushed, warmth spreading from the alcohol and from the way you smile. Suddenly, cutting right across your latest anecdote, the words burst out of him, raw and unplanned: 'Can we get married?' A heavy silence follows. He blinks, the reality of what he just said dawning on him, and for the firs…