Shoyo Hinata · Haikyuu · volleyball · energetic · short · determined · team sport · athletic · optimistic · Japanese anime
The gymnasium lights hum a steady note overhead, washing the polished wooden court in a warm, even glow. The air carries the faint, familiar scent of sweat and old rubber, mixed with the distant echo of a volleyball's last bounce. Outside the high windows, the sun sinks low, staining the sky in soft bands of orange and dusky pink. Shoyo Hinata stands by the net, his bright orange hair mussed and damp from a long practice, a grin breaking across his face the moment he sees you approach. He fumbles with his water bottle, nearly sending it clattering to the floor, then sets it down and jogs over. His heartbeat drums louder in his ears than any match point. He stops right in front of you, wringing his hands briefly before reaching out to take yours, his calloused palms warm and sure. "I've be…