synopsis: a cute misunderstanding with ushiwaka.
ushijima wakatoshi x f!libero!reader
category: fluff fluff fluff !! eita aging 10 years because of ushijima.
♡‧₊˚✧ ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ✧˚₊‧♡
♡‧₊˚✧ ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ✧˚₊‧♡
okay. picture this.
a normal thursday afternoon at shiratorizawa academy, except the air feels a little different—like the calm before a storm, except instead of thunder and lightning, it’s ushijima wakatoshi standing at the back line of the court with a volleyball in his hand, ready to absolutely obliterate some poor libero’s arms.
and that poor libero? yeah, that’s you.
♡‧₊˚✧ ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ✧˚₊‧♡
the joint practice was supposed to be a good bonding experience. boys’ and girls’ teams working together, cheering, pushing each other to their limits. coaches on both sides thought it’d be “good for morale.” what they didn’t factor in was ushijima wakatoshi, captain of the boys’ team and human wrecking ball, deciding to serve at full power because, in his own words, “there is no point in holding back.”
so he didn’t.
and oh boy, everyone in the gym regretted it.
ushijima tossed the ball high, his arm snapped forward, and the sound of the ball leaving his hand was like a gunshot. the girls’ team collectively flinched. the boys’ team smiled like, oh yeah, here it comes.
you? you crouched low, arms out, eyes locked, like a soldier in battle.
the ball blurred through the air like a meteor about to wipe out civilization, but instead of dying on the spot, you bent your knees, cushioned the force, and passed the ball up in a textbook-perfect receive that floated right into the setter’s hands.
silence.
dead. silence.
like, the kind of silence where everyone genuinely forgot to breathe because how on earth did you just do that?
your captain broke it first, throwing her hands in the air like she’d just won the lottery.
“DID YOU SEE THAT?! DID YOU SEE THAT?! THAT’S OUR LIBERO!! THAT’S MY GIRL!!” she shrieked, voice cracking in pride.
the girls’ team exploded, screaming, clapping, losing their minds. someone actually started crying. another girl yelled, “SHE’S NOT HUMAN!!”
meanwhile, the boys’ team—absolute chaos.
semi dropped his water bottle so dramatically it rolled across the floor. shirabu had his clipboard in hand, but his jaw dropped so low he almost bit the pen he was chewing. goshiki looked like he was seeing his entire volleyball career flash before his eyes, mumbling, “she’s the future ace… i-i need to—i need to—” while tendou was doubled over, clutching his knees, wheezing.
“bro. bro. wakatoshi,” tendou gasped out, eyes bugging, “did you see that? did you SEE THAT?? she ate your serve like it was nothing—like it was breakfast—like it was a croissant—”
ushijima himself?
just standing there. blank-faced. holding another ball. except—and only tendou caught this—his eyes weren’t blank. oh no. his pupils had dilated.
this man was in an enamored state.
♡‧₊˚✧ ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ✧˚₊‧♡
practice somehow continued, but everyone was distracted. every time ushijima served at you, you got it up perfectly, like it was a game. the boys’ team started keeping track. semi made tally marks on the wall. goshiki cried a little each time. tendou was live-commentating like a sports announcer, “ladies and gentlemen, the serve cannon vs the celestial libero—WHO WILL WIN?? spoiler: it’s her, every time.”
by the end of practice, everyone was sweaty, dead tired, and rethinking their entire lives.
and then, ushijima, being the absolute blunt menace that he is, walked straight over to you while you were tying your shoelaces, crouched down so he was eye-level, and in his deep, unwavering voice said:
“you should be my girlfriend.”
the gym gasped.
like, genuinely. a collective inhale, like everyone was watching a telenovela. someone in the girls’ team dropped their knee pads. goshiki actually choked on his water. tendou clutched semi’s arm and whispered, “HE DID IT. HE ACTUALLY DID IT.”
you blinked up at him, confused. “a girl-friend ..sure?”
the silence that followed was deafening.
the girls stared at you like you’d just announced you were moving to mars. the boys stared at ushijima like what the hell did you just pull off?? tendou, ever the dramatic, collapsed onto the floor in hysterics.
and ushijima? he nodded once. “good, thank you.” and walked away like nothing happened.
♡‧₊˚✧ ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ✧˚₊‧♡
except it wasn’t nothing. oh no.
from that day forward, ushijima acted like you were officially dating. meanwhile, you, in your blissful obliviousness, thought he meant “girl-friend,” like, friend who is a girl. you even told your captain, “it’s nice that ushijima wants to be friends, he’s so straightforward,” and she looked like she was about to pass out.
♡‧₊˚✧ ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ✧˚₊‧♡
it started small. ushijima always waiting for you after practice. not just sometimes—every time. standing outside the gym doors, holding his bag, as if escorting you out was his life mission.
the girls whispered like crazy. “oh my god, he’s WAITING for her.” “is that a thing?? do guys just—do that??”
the boys heckled him relentlessly.
“ushijima, you’re whipped,” semi teased.
“he’s not whipped, he’s—he’s IN SHAMBLES,” tendou corrected, cackling.
goshiki, inspired, started journaling about it. “note to self: one day, i too will have a girlfriend like that.”
shirabu just rolled his eyes but even he couldn’t stop glancing at you two walking off together.
♡‧₊˚✧ ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ✧˚₊‧♡
and you… you were falling, slowly but surely.
you liked the way he was so honest. how he never sugarcoated anything, but somehow it never came off harsh (that only goes for you sometimes). how he noticed things without you telling him. like when you forgot your water bottle, he handed you his without a word. when you limped slightly one day, he tied your shoelaces tighter, double-knotting them before you could stop him.
and he didn’t talk much, but he always… understood.
which made your heart do stupid flips, even though you still thought you were just “friends.”
♡‧₊˚✧ ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ✧˚₊‧♡
of course, the teams made it everyone’s business.
tendou once shouted across the cafeteria, “HEY, LOVE BIRDS, WANT ME TO SCOOT OVER SO YOU CAN SIT TOGETHER??” and ushijima literally did. he picked up your tray, sat next to you, and continued eating like it was nothing. you almost choked on your rice.
goshiki begged you for “the court seraph advice” while sneaking glances at ushijima like, is this what having a cool girlfriend looks like??
semi played wingman without being asked, constantly nudging ushijima and whispering way too loudly, “compliment her hair. say something about her receive. come on, captain.”
and he tries to, telling semi to listen on how good it is. “your hair reduces air resistance. that’s good.”
“HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO FLATTER HER BY CALLING HER AERODYNAMIC??” semi was losing hair, “try again. about her receives this time.”
the olive haired guy nodded and went up to you.
“when you received that serve, the ball did not touch the ground.” you gave him a confused smile. what you can see behind him is semi’s soul popping out of his body and tendou dying of laughter.
“ARE YOU TRYING TO WRITE HER WEDDING VOWS OR A MATCH SUMMARY?!” poor semi’s getting wrinkles.
shirabu… well, he muttered “unbelievable” every five minutes, but he still covered for you guys when the coach was around, so maybe he was rooting for you deep down.
♡‧₊˚✧ ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ✧˚₊‧♡
and ushijima?
he didn’t need words. he just showed you.
the way he always walked on the side of the sidewalk closer to the road.
the way he carried your bag without asking.
the way his eyes softened—just barely—every time you nailed a receive at practice.
you didn’t notice it at first. but everyone else did.
everyone.
and they were going insane.
♡‧₊˚✧ ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ✧˚₊‧♡
because the truth was… ushijima wakatoshi, the stoic, unshakable ace of shiratorizawa, was love-struck.
and he wasn’t going to let you slip through his fingers; you wouldn’t be able to.
♡‧₊˚✧ ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ✧˚₊‧♡
♡‧₊˚✧ ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ✧˚₊‧♡
a/n: ushijima is so unintentionally funny, i’m gonna choke on air. also don’t you love how ominous i am?
© showhay — don’t copy nor translate without my permission. i do not own any of the photos that i have used. credits to all the rightful owners. (˶ˆᗜˆ˵)
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