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"The New Girl"
📱 [Group Chat – Karasuno Volleyball (Both Girls and Boys)]
daichi
Everyone, please welcome Rin to Karasuno’s summer training program!
hinata
A new player?!?! Is she a spiker?!
Rin
Hi!! Yep, outside hitter 💥💥
yamaguchi
Welcome, Rin!! You’ll love it here!
tusukishima
Another loud person, great.
yamaguchi
He doesn’t mean it! Welcome! 😊
couch ukai
Morning practice tomorrow. 6 AM sharp. No excuses.
Rin
So Coach Ukai is as terrifying as the rumors say...
couch ukai
I’m reading this, Rin.
Rin
Oops 😅 Love your dedication, Coach 😇
couch ukai
…Bring running shoes.
hinata
She’ll survive! She’s got crazy hops!!
📱 [Private Chat – Rin & Yachi]
Rin
Is Coach always that intense?
yachi
He yells a lot but he cares. Deep down. Like... really deep down.
Rin
I saw him fixing the net silently for 10 minutes... like an angry dad.
yachi
😭 That's so accurate
📱 [Private Chat – Rin & Coach Ukai]
Rin
Just confirming—6 AM warm-ups, right?
couch ukai
Correct. And be early. Not just “on time.”
Rin
Got it, Sensei Espresso ☕
Rin
You give off strong coffee energy.
"First impressions and Crushes ? "
Location: Karasuno Gym, Afternoon Practice
Rin
Okay so… where do I sit during warm-up?? 😅
yachi
Near the water cooler is safe. Less likely to get hit by a stray volleyball
hinata
Unless Kageyama’s setting 👀
sugawara
Sit by me! I promise not to talk about abs like Tanaka.
noya
I WILL talk about abs. But only if asked.
couch ukai
Start stretching. 5 minutes.
hinata
Rin is already stretched! She’s super flexible!
tusukishima
That’s not creepy at all 🙄
yamaguchi
She did do a perfect backbend though!
couch ukai
Focus on volleyball.
Rin
Don’t worry, Coach. I’m only trying to impress you. 😉
sugawara
oh no she’s already got him short-circuiting
kiyoko
I think his ears turned red.
📱 [Private Chat – Rin & Yachi]
Rin
Okay seriously. Is Coach Ukai single?
Rin
WHAT. He’s not married, right??
yachi
I mean... no, he’s single... but he’s like 38!
Rin
So? I like my men like I like my serves—experienced. 😌
daichi
You good? You’ve been staring at the net for 6 minutes.
daichi
You let Rin off early during blocking drills.
couch ukai
She landed awkwardly. I was being cautious.
couch ukai
She’s 19, Daichi.
tanaka
So Rin blocked Kageyama today.
kageyama
It was a bad set!
hinata
Nope. She just read your angle.
Rin
Learned it from watching Coach during warmups.
sugawara
She’s already quoting him.
yamaguchi
She also brought him a protein bar.
tusukishima
This feels like the beginning of a very weird sitcom.
kiyoko
Or a slow-burn drama.
couch ukai
Enough chatter. Go home.
Rin
Aw Coach, you’ll miss me already?
📱 [Private Chat – Rin & Ukai, Late Night]
Rin
Thanks for helping with my wrist wrap today.
couch ukai
You didn’t tape it properly. Could’ve pulled something.
couch ukai
I care that you don’t injure yourself on my court.
couch ukai
Get some rest. We run laps tomorrow.
Rin
Can I bribe you out of laps with iced coffee?
couch ukai
Iced americano. No sugar. No milk.
Suga & Daichi wishpering while going back
daichi
He’s definitely smiling at his phone.
sugawara
Who knew Espresso Coach had a soft spot?
daichi
For a 19-year-old rookie with guts? Yeah, we’re all watching this like a drama now.
📱 [Group Chat – Kiyoko, Yachi, Rin]
kiyoko
Be careful with Ukai.
yachi
He’s not used to being flirted with. Especially not by someone like you.
kiyoko
Bold. Direct. Cute.
“Coffee, Chaos & Chemistry” (Revised for Distinct Ukai)
Location: Karasuno Gym & School Grounds
hinata
Did Rin bring Coach coffee AGAIN?!
tanaka
Third time this week 😳
noya
She’s braver than all of us combined
Rin
I’m just feeding the team’s most important asset. ☕
tusukishima
You mean the cranky asset.
kageyama
He drinks it like it's fuel.
sugawara
I saw him take a sip and say nothing. That’s basically “thank you” in Coach language
couch ukai
Next time, less sugar.
Rin
You didn’t even tell me your order 👀
couch ukai
You guessed. Don’t push your luck.
hinata
Bro, he didn’t scold her??
yachi
He... never says thank you, but that was a thank you
couch ukai
Get to practice.
📱 [Private Chat – Rin & Ukai]
Rin
Soooo... too much sugar, huh?
couch ukai
I don’t do sweet.
Rin
Weird. You’re surprisingly good at being gentle.
couch ukai
You’re reckless. I correct recklessness. That’s all.
Rin
Mhm. That’s why you watched my ankle during cooldown and brought tape before I asked, right?
couch ukai
I notice things. That’s what a coach does.
Rin
You care, Coach. It’s showing.
couch ukai
You talk too much.
Rin
Only because you talk too little.
Karasuno Boys Locker Room
tanaka
I SWEAR HE SMIRKED WHEN SHE WALKED AWAY
noya
She winked. HE LOOKED DOWN AND COUGHED
daichi
This is worse than a drama
sugawara
It’s BETTER than a drama
tusukishima
You’re all embarrassing
yamaguchi
He didn’t yell once today. Like… not once.
kageyama
Are you saying Rin is Coach-tamer??
couch ukai
I’m still here you know...
couch ukai
Everyone. Laps. Tomorrow.
couch ukai
Especially you.
Ukai & Kiyoko outside of the boys locker room
couch ukai
They’re getting too bold.
kiyoko
You’re letting it happen.
couch ukai
I can’t stop Rin from being... Rin.
kiyoko
But you watch her more than you correct her.
couch ukai
Because she listens the first time.
kiyoko
She also makes you blink twice as often.
couch ukai
That’s not measurable.
kiyoko
You’re protective. Not just professionally.
couch ukai
That’s dangerous.
📱 [Private Chat – Rin & Ukai, Nighttime]
Rin
I iced it. Wrapped it. All proper and boring.
couch ukai
You’re learning.
couch ukai
From someone who doesn’t want you limping at 25.
Rin
You planning to stick around till I’m 25? 👀
Rin
Starting is easy. Stopping is harder.
couch ukai
You’ll stop when you graduate.
Rin
You say that every night.
couch ukai
And yet you’re still here.
📱 [Group Chat – Rin, Yachi, Kiyoko]
Rin
Is he always like that?
Rin
Standoffish. But secretly sweet.
yachi
You cracked him a little.
kiyoko
You’re the first person who ever made him care out loud
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