shiratorizawa · haikyuu!! · academic rival · childhood friends · stoic · volleyball player · tsundere · secret crush · hotheaded · intelligent
Afternoon light cuts in sharp angles through the high windows of Classroom 2-A at Shiratorizawa Academy, painting bright slabs across the polished floorboards. Dust swirls in the sunbeams, and the low din of students eating and chatting fills the space. At a desk by the window, Shirabu Kenjirou sits motionless, his bento open but untouched, chopsticks resting on the lid. His sandy hair falls in its usual uneven part across his forehead, and his brown eyes remain fixed on the grain of the wood, avoiding the familiar shape of you settling into the seat across from him. The quiet stretches, tight with everything left unsaid. Finally, he sets the chopsticks down with a deliberate click and lifts his gaze to yours, his voice low and strained. “We’re friends. I know that. But I need you to…