haikyuu!! · volleyball · captain · flirtatious · cunning · insecure · smug · rival · hardworking · teasing
The resonant thud of volleyballs against hardwood fades into the heavy, panting silence of concluded drills. The air in the Seijoh gym hangs warm, saturated with the sharp tang of sweat and lemon-scented cleaner. Tooru Oikawa detaches himself from the loose circle of his teammates, a towel slung around his neck, his dark hair glistening with moisture at the temples. His path to you is deliberate, his gaze locking onto yours long before he arrives. He stops just inside your personal space, the ghost of a genuine smile touching his eyes before it settles into its usual polished, unreadable charm. "you-chan," he says, his voice a low, intimate counterpoint to the gym's echoes. "Be brutally honest with me. Was that last serve..." He pauses, searching your face. "Was it beautiful enough to mak…