[ Seeing Bokuto get quiet and serious makes Shoyo shiver, like it's the calm before a storm. He's seen the same sort of reaction from Kageyama and Daichi when they're thinking deeply about something that displeases them, and Shoyo instinctively takes a step back.
He flinches at first when Bokuto pats his head—instinct again, he really needs to stop acting so reflexively to everything—but then eases into the touch. It's such a simple way to look at things, and it makes him smile up at Bokuto with increased awe and respect. So yeah, maybe he'd had a little crush on the ace before, but this seems to solidify it. Bokuto's never looked down at him for his lack of size or experience and always pushed him to work harder. ]
A step towards a goal, right? [ He'd heard Kageyama say that and wished he knew how to think of cool things like that. ] I'm really grateful to that experience, don't get me wrong! I made friends with a lot of volleyball players in my neighborhood because of it. I just feel like I missed out on playing lots of volleyball in middle school like everyone else did. I was never the ball boy, so I'm catching up now!
[ It's something that he hadn't realized until he'd been forced to be the ball boy during the Miyagi training camp. The experience is one he'll never forget and always be grateful for, a foundation that he'd been missing as a first-year starting player for Karasuno. He feels much perkier now and follows Bokuto into the elevator with a spring in his step. ] What kind of schedule do you have? Do you need to get up really early?
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He flinches at first when Bokuto pats his head—instinct again, he really needs to stop acting so reflexively to everything—but then eases into the touch. It's such a simple way to look at things, and it makes him smile up at Bokuto with increased awe and respect. So yeah, maybe he'd had a little crush on the ace before, but this seems to solidify it. Bokuto's never looked down at him for his lack of size or experience and always pushed him to work harder. ]
A step towards a goal, right? [ He'd heard Kageyama say that and wished he knew how to think of cool things like that. ] I'm really grateful to that experience, don't get me wrong! I made friends with a lot of volleyball players in my neighborhood because of it. I just feel like I missed out on playing lots of volleyball in middle school like everyone else did. I was never the ball boy, so I'm catching up now!
[ It's something that he hadn't realized until he'd been forced to be the ball boy during the Miyagi training camp. The experience is one he'll never forget and always be grateful for, a foundation that he'd been missing as a first-year starting player for Karasuno. He feels much perkier now and follows Bokuto into the elevator with a spring in his step. ] What kind of schedule do you have? Do you need to get up really early?