Volleyball League Practice Catch-all

[bluecastleace]

Who: primarily those who signed up to participate in the Void’s new volleyball league, but anyone and everyone is welcome!
What: volleyball practice for the new Void volleyball league
Where: the underground gymnasium
When: early December
Content Warnings: none yet, but will update if necessary!


((ooc: this log is gonna be used for a few practice sessions, as well as a practice game and other such things! Iwaizumi will be sharing his knowledge with everyone and acting as a coach of sorts until the practice game, so feel free to use the TLs to interact with him, or make your own TLs under the sections to start your own threads with your teammates or others participating! also, if you are not a player but want to be in the audience or are playing another role, feel free to make TLs reflecting that! everyone is welcome (walk/ins included!) If you have questions or want to plot, feel free to add me on Plurk at pantheraliam))

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[hightouch]

It's Hinata! Shouyou Hinata!

[Even if Iwaizumi isn't positive about the way time works in this place, it's enough to give Shouyou hope. Enough to calm the storm that's been raging in him since he first thought he'd lost his chance at seeing the rest of Nationals through with his team. It's something he can cling onto.

And apparently, it's enough to make all the wariness finally retreat, leaving just the pep that Iwaizumi had probably expected from the beginning. Though, that bright smile dims when he catches that waver in Iwaizumi's voice and other implications begin to sink in.]

Oh. Iwaizumi-san... that means you've been here by yourself this whole time.

[bluecastleace]

[Iwaizumi flusters a little at the response, a stubborn frown overtaking his face.]

Yeah, what of it? [He doesn’t mean to sound defensive, but try as he might to hold himself together, it’s almost impossible to hide the emotion behind his eyes as he speaks.

[He’s been alone, yes, and it’s been hard - beyond hard. Truth be told, even though he doesn’t know this kid, even though all this kid really is to him is Karasuno’s Number 10, seeing him immediately ignited such an overwhelming spark of hope in him that Iwaizumi now feels like he’s about to crumble with relief. He turns his face away when his eyes start stinging, and stubbornly (and quickly), runs a hand over them, forcing a lump down in his throat.

[He has to suck in a sharp breath before turning back, face steeled again, expression hard, but...soft all the same, somehow.]

Like I said, it’s just you and me now, so...

We oughta stick together, okay?

[It feels more like a plea for Hinata not to leave him, because he’s the closest thing he has to home, but he hope that desperation doesn’t show through.]

I can show you where I stay. And you’re welcome to it if you want.

[hightouch]

[In that moment, Iwaizumi easily cements himself into Shouyou's life, becoming a fixture that Shouyou is all too grateful for after the scare he's just had. His family nor his teammates might not be here with him, but Iwaizumi's proven himself to be just as reliable, just as kind in the face of Shouyou's temper.]

Nothing... it's like you said. We should stick together. [It's a simple answer for such a complicated situation. But Shouyou feels a pang as he watches Iwaizumi struggle with his emotions, feeling terrible about having likely made everything worse.

Tentatively, he reaches for Iwaizumi again, just a light, sincere press of his hands around the ace's for a moment. It's only fair that he give some comfort back, when Iwaizumi's done his best to talk Shouyou around.]

If we stick together, that means neither of us will be alone. [Anymore, like Iwaizumi's been for the last month.]

[bluecastleace]

[Iwaizumi let’s his hands rest in Shoyo’s for only a moment before his pride makes him pull them away again and cast his eyes off toward the wall. Even so, he nods. He can’t deny the value of that, not being alone. It’s not as if he hasn’t made friends since coming here, and it’s not as if he doesn’t care for them, but having someone from home, it’s just...different.

[He turns back to Hinata, expression even but unable to force a smile.]

Come on, then. Let me show you around. It’s a lot to take in at first, but you’ll need to know how to get from place to place.