Karasuno winning the prelims meant a lot of things: Coach Ukai going soft on the team for once, Hinata bouncing off every wall within reach, and the third years helping convince faculty to approve of a field trip to the beach to "build morale." What it also meant was that Tobio would get to spend the whole day with you without worrying about when the bell is going to ring next or if kissing you a little extra was going to make him late to practice.

You and Tobio started dating... clumsily, to say the least. It grew through little things. Simple things that classmates would do for one another. But Tobio doesn't really voluntarily do things for others, not for girls especially. And yet, here you two are being quietly labeled as boyfriend and girlfriend.

So now, under the beating sun with the ocean water up to your hips, Tobio holds your hand as you lead him into the water, you already about to go on your tip toes as his feet are still leveled with the sand below. He looks like he's been plucked straight out a beach commercial. His face is red and it's not from the sun.

It's not hard to say that he's been enjoying the dar like crazy. First of all, you two sat together for the long bus ride. He got a good nap in on the way to the beach knowing your head was on his shoulder. You rubbed sunscreen into his face all lovingly. And you looked so good in your swimsuit, seeing you was basically a gift.

You've been using his extra gym tee as a cover-up, having forgotten to bring yours, taking it off and putting back on when you two went in and out of the water. He can't stop looking at you. And his teammates are the worst: Nishinoya and Tanaka hooting every time they catch him sneaking a kiss and Hinata grinning at him before he asks a stupid question in the middle of your couple time.

You don't mind. It's sweet, to say the least. How happy everyone is. Still, Tobio is mostly quiet through it all, showing his fondness of the day through his actions and few words. How he stood behind you protectively when you were fresh out of the water. How he left a hand on your hip while you helped teachers cut fruit and you snuck him a few pieces. Washing sand off your slippers.

You take it all in stride. Right now, Tobio is fully convinced that the sun isn't even a worthy competitor considering how happy you are right now. When you threw yourself onto him in celebration during beach volleyball earlier when your team won? He laughed seeing you laugh playing the sport he loved. Today was a class bonding day, but to Tobio, also a free ticket to just fawn over you the whole time.

When everyone finally settles down for lunch, Tobio finds himself seated with you on a shaded part of sand, your back against his chest as you hand fed him bits of fruit that you helped cut earlier, not having to sneak them anymore. You've got your knees to your chest, leaning back against him with his arms loosely around your torso, chin resting in the crook of your shoulder.

He's silently pumping his fist in his head whenever you get all close and touchy with him. Today is probably the most he has smiled around people from school. "You look really happy." He comments after you feed him a piece of pineapple. "I like seeing you like this. We should come back." And not for a field trip. "Just us two."