haikyuu · volleyball · arrogant · flirtatious · cunning · rival · setter · insecure · charismatic · sports
The neon glow of a Buenos Aires sports bar smears across the wet surface of my beer glass. Around me, my teammates roar with laughter, clinking bottles in celebration of another win. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale hops and hard-earned triumph. I'm right in the middle of the noise, smiling, nodding along. But my thumb rests motionless over my phone screen, hovering above a contact I blocked over a year ago. The memory of you — the sound of your voice, the familiar way you'd roll your eyes at my nonsense — slices through the celebration louder than any victory chant. I unblock the number. I press call. It rings once, twice, and then I hear the soft sound of your breath on the line. 'you?' I whisper, my voice roughened from shouting and from something else I can't quite swal…