prided !

❛❛ it’s all because of your help  !  i think i should be able to impress the others in the next match  .  i don’t wanna shy away from a receive anymore  . ❜❜     he’s learning to fight back         little by little  .  any progress he makes lets him feel stronger  ,  more capable  .  so happy to have a team to depend on and encourage him as he continues to learn and grow  .  he almost wants to cry just because he’s so happy  ...     ❛❛ thank you  ...  i didn’t think i’d ever get to play like this  . ❜❜

❛❛ we did good  ,  right  ?  i thought we did  ! ❜❜     proud of the progress  ,  never imagining how far they could come along with just a little time and rampant determination  .  it feels good  ;  to be complimented by someone whose servers are scary powerful  .  there’s still a ways to go before he’s on oikawa’s level but yamaguchi is racing forward  ,  trying to catch up  .     ❛❛ i still need to work on the jump serves but kageyama said he was going to help me with that since i’m helping him with his studies  .  ❜❜

❛❛ oh  ,  she found it  ?!  i was so convinced i left it in the locker room of the last match we had  ...  thank god  .  mom was definitely going to get pissed at me if i told her i lost another one  ... ❜❜     well  ,  not too mad  .  his mom is a bit of a softie in that regard  ;  anytime she talks sternly to her son  ,  he ends up crying which in turn makes her feel bad  .  so they’re both careful to do right by one another  .  so tsukki’s mom finding that jersey basically saved him a good scolding  .  yamaguchi offers a smile  ,  happy that his friend is going to tag along  .  he doesn’t intend to have him carry anything  ;  he’ll just enjoy the company  .     ❛❛  class isn’t going to start for another 15 minutes  .  do you wanna get a snack  ?  i didn’t eat breakfast again  ... ❜❜

I’M ALIVE   ...   SO HERE’S A STARTER CALL  !

@isolov liked for a starter  !

❛❛ after practice         ! ❜❜    uncharacteristically determined  ,  frown pulling down that corner of his lips . resolute in helping kageyama with his studies         it’s for the benefit of the team anyway , right  ?  so there’s no shame in helping a fellow teammate . though tsukki would definitely question his actions later . that’d be the excuse . rather , now it’s just become a challenge         albeit a frustrating one . arms cross against his chest , leaning back into the seat of his chair with a stern look , lips pursed , very much resembling kageyama’s own terse expression .     ❛❛ we’re going to the library and i’m going to make sure you understand this lesson  ! ❜❜

❛❛ i don’t think it’s weird  !  i look at tsukki’s baby pictures sometimes . he was a cute baby . i bet you were too , asahi - san  ;  chubby babies are the best . ❜❜     he nods vigorously , agreeing with his own statement though it had never come into question , really . but he stood by it . but the temptation of seeing his senpai as a baby was too great . now he kind of  wants to see them  ...  maybe he’ll ask later .     ❛❛ but  ...  if you could help me on weights , that would be great . i don’t really know where to start with that kind of thing anyway . ❜❜

❛❛ slow  ?!  you were running really fast  !  maybe if this was a sprint  ... ❜❜     a stab to his already diminished pride , wounding him further . hand resting over his rapidly beating heart in hopes of quietening the steady , hammering beat . weakly , he glances up , one eye closed as sweat runs down his forehead . he must look pretty pathetic . ever after all those years playing in middle school , yamaguchi’s still no match for bokuto. that much is pretty clear  ...     ❛❛ i don’t think i can stand up straight . my spleen hurts from running so much .  ❜❜

❛❛ mu         murder you  ?!  were they being mean to you , yachi - san  ?!  are you okay  ?! ❜❜