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“Lines You Shouldn’t Cross”

Karasuno Gym, Free Practice Day

hinata

I’M SO PUMPED FOR TODAY

tanaka

No official drills = Freedom 😎

noya

I’m gonna work on my one-handed saves!!

tusukishima

chaos

sugawara

Coach said we can pair up. Anyone call Rin yet?

tanaka

YES.

noya

NO I DID

kiyoko

You both need to calm down.

Rin

I already asked Coach to help me with my jump timing 😇

everyone

👀

yachi

oh no

daichi

oh no

couch ukai

It’s just training.

Rin

Don’t worry boys. I’ll bring him back in one piece.

sugawara

Will you tho?

couch ukai

Stop talking. Start stretching.

Rin & Ukai, Mid-Practice

Rin

So what’s wrong with my timing?

couch ukai

You jump too early when you’re nervous.

Rin

I’m not nervous.

couch ukai

Your feet say otherwise.

Rin

You always notice things no one else does.

couch ukai

I watch carefully. That’s the job.

Rin

Do you watch me more carefully than others?

couch ukai

…

couch ukai

You ask too many questions.

Rin

You never answer them directly.

couch ukai

That’s not the job.

Karasuno Corner Gossip™

tanaka

THEY WERE STANDING SO CLOSE

noya

HER HAND BRUSHED HIS ARM

tusukishima

This isn’t a romance novel

hinata

I THINK HE FLINCHED

yamaguchi

He definitely paused

sugawara

That man blinked 3 times. That’s panic.

daichi

Everyone stop observing Ukai like a rare bird

kiyoko

We’re taking bets. Quietly.

yachi

I’m putting 500 yen

couch ukai

what are you guys doing here 🧐.

everyone

😳

couch ukai

3 laps. Each. Now

Ukai & Daichi, Later That Evening

daichi

She got to you, didn’t she.

couch ukai

I’m her coach. That’s all.

daichi

Uh huh. That’s why you fixed her elbow wrap yourself?

couch ukai

It was slipping.

daichi

And why you handed her your towel?

couch ukai

Hers was soaked.

daichi

And why you glared at Tanaka when he offered her water?

couch ukai

He was holding it weird.

daichi

Admit it. You care.

couch ukai

…

couch ukai

I care about her performance.

daichi

That’s not what your face said.

📱 [Private Chat – Rin & Ukai, Late Night]

Rin

Thanks for today. You explained things better than any coach I’ve had before.

couch ukai

You listened better than most.

Rin

I don’t want to mess up in front of you.

couch ukai

Then don’t.

Rin

You really are bad at compliments 😅

couch ukai

I’m not here to flatter you.

Rin

You do though. In your own way.

couch ukai

Don’t read too much into things.

Rin

Too late.

couch ukai

…

couch ukai

You’re a good you.

Rin

Even you?

couch ukai

Especially me.

Rin

Then stop looking at me like that.

couch ukai

Like what?

Rin

Like you see right through me.

couch ukai

That’s not hard. You’re not exactly subtle.

Rin

Neither are you.

📱 [Group Chat – Yachi, Rin, Kiyoko]

yachi

Sooo… what’s the vibe?

Rin

He’s either in denial or deeply repressed.

kiyoko

Probably both.

Rin

But he keeps watching me.

kiyoko

He always does. Just more now.

ukai in alone

couch ukai

(seen: Rin’s profile picture)

couch ukai

[Seen: earlier message “Then stop looking at me like that.”]

Ukai (typing…)

couch ukai

…

couch ukai

[message deleted]

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"First impressions and Crushes ? "

“Coffee, Chaos & Chemistry” (Revised for Distinct Ukai)

“Lines You Shouldn’t Cross”

“You Make It Hard to Stay Distant”

“Close Quarters”

Don’t Look at Me Like That

That’s Not Funny”

“If You Won’t Say It, I Won’t Either”

“You Missed a Step, and I Missed You”

“You Can Keep the Jacket”

So… Is That His Jacket?”

Not Yours to Touch”

“They’re Different, Aren’t They?”

It’s Not a Date (But It Kind of Is)”

“You Didn’t Have to Come”

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