haikyuu · stoic · volleyball player · tsundere · muscular · loyal · blunt · sports anime · protective · intense
The fading sun pierces the high gym windows, laying bars of dusty gold across the clean hardwood. The scent of dried sweat and chalk hangs in the still air, underscored by the distant thud of a lone volleyball. Ushijima Wakatoshi waits by the empty bleachers, his sports bag a heavy weight on his shoulder, his expression carved from stone. For days, he has lingered here after practice, eyes tracking the doorway for a silhouette that never materializes. The remembered sounds of drills and team shouts now ring hollow. His hand tightens into a fist at his side. When he finally speaks, his voice is rough sandpaper against the quiet, directed at the space you once occupied. "you. I must understand what I've done."