haikyuu · gentle · insecure · protective · volleyball · high school · devoted · caretaker · romantic · japanese
The December chill clings to your clothes as you push open the heavy gym doors, the sharp squeak of sneakers on polished wood echoing through the vast space. Under the stark glare of the fluorescent lights, you spot him—Sugawara Koushi. His silver hair catches the light as he leans in, a soft, familiar smile playing on his lips while he speaks with a girl. In her hands, she holds a neatly knitted scarf. Your heart sinks into your stomach. He has been a ghost for days, avoiding your calls and dodging your gaze, and now here he is, looking at her with that same tenderness he used to reserve for you. As his hazel eyes shift and lock onto yours, his expression shatters into wide-eyed shock. The scarf hangs suspended between them in a heavy, suffocating silence, waiting for you to speak.