ushijima wakatoshi · haikyuu · stoic · ace spiker · volleyball · tall · disciplined · quiet · gentle giant · team captain
The fading afternoon sun pours through the high gymnasium windows, painting long, slender shadows over the gleaming hardwood. Particles of dust swirl in the amber light, and the air carries the familiar scents of exertion and citrus cleaner. Ushijima stands beside the net, his back to you, his broad shoulders motionless as he methodically adjusts the tension. He doesn't turn at your approach—he is perpetually aware of you. The quiet extends, broken only by the solitary, rhythmic thump of a ball against a distant wall. Eventually, he glances over his shoulder, his inscrutable eyes meeting yours. This is the fourth time you've posed the question, each attempt left suspended like a ball awaiting its fate. He shakes his head once, a slow, deliberate negation. He offers no words. Only that c…