scenario inspired by satoblue on tumblr

You know those safety precautions women take just to feel a little less vulnerable in their own homes? house alarms or extra locks - even a pair of men's shoes by the front door?

Well, yours are derby’s wing top. Slightly scuffed and huge— just enough to pass as believable. like there is a man of the house. And honestly, you've never thought twice about it.

You kept those once you moved in the dorms at Shiratorizawa. Even if the school is lathered in protection and is a guaranteed safe place. You just have them for a precautionary measure. That’s all.

that is— until Ushijima visits your dorm for the first time.

You were the team’s Manager for Shiratorizawa’s Boys Volleyball club, a little extracurricular club that you wanted to try out.

And being a 3rd year that hanged out with the other third year boys in the Volleyball club. You were pretty much welcomed and befriended by the team.

Especially Ushijima, who you admired so.

Anyways, you and Ushijima had a project going on, more like club duties. And needed help on the team’s lineups and the upcoming practice matches. And what better way than to ask the captain himself?

The Captain Ace passes through the doorframe, ducking his head slightly due to his towering height when he suddenly halts in his tracks.

His eyes blinks to a stop on a derby’s wing top shoes.

A man’s shoes. A shoe made for men.

His mouth slightly agape at the thought and meaning. Hovering over it on where he stands, frozen— paralyzed.

You can sense the shift in the air. Not that hard to miss. Even if Ushijima is as cold and stoic as he usually is, this time it’s… frozen. Like the world stopped. And the cause?

The pair of shoes

The shoes, one upright, the other on its side. As if they had been haphazardly kicked off just recently.

there's an eerie silence. A throbbing in his chest.

To be honest, you didn't think he'd notice.

"What are those?" he finally spoke, questioning lowly. His voice sounding hesitant and hoarse.

He shouldn’t even feel this way— you’re the manager, the one who takes care of the team. A person he doesn’t or shouldn’t even feel anything but platonically, yet…

He wasn't ready to feel this much. The idea of you letting someone else in. Of having another man in your life. the very notion makes him sick to his stomach.