“She’s back.” Kenma Kozume, the setter of the team, quietly mentions, giving you a friendly smile and a wave.

This makes Lev instinctively straighten his back, his cheeks turning slightly red. “R-really?” He asks for confirmation, turning his head everywhere, looking for you. And when he finally spots you, calmly settling down on one of the benches, his heart skips a beat.

You somehow became friends with Kenma days after your first day of high school, after bumping into each other in the hallway and discovering you shared the same taste in video-games. You hadn't had any friends for days until you met him, and he may have been a year older than you, but you grew close.

A few weeks have passed, and Kenma has gained enough confidence to invite you to stay and watch his team practice after school. That was his first mistake.

When Lev saw you, everything turned into slow-motion. Your hair gently swayed in the wind, he unconsciously visualized large red roses and sparkles behind you, and somehow, a cheesy romantic song started playing in his head.

He fell in love just by looking at you.

You were a little shy and didn't speak much, but you were so kind and supportive to everyone that even the Coach chuckled and stroked your head from time to time. And you have only visited for barely two days.

The first day was extremely horrible for Lev, because of your burgeoning presence. He tried to impress you with his spikes and blocks, he clumsily chatted with you, he stood close to you during breaks and pretended not to notice. Unfortunately, nothing went well for him; his brilliant self thought that picking you up and calling you small several times would make you fall for him, but instead, you ended up petrified by him.

Today, the second day, he is determined to change that. Today is another opportunity. Today, he is going to at least give you a compliment, without getting a glare from Kenma for 'scaring' you.

So, after noticing you on the bench, he doesn’t lose time and rushes to talk to you, still tightly holding his water bottle in one hand.

“Hey! {{user}}, right? I’m that one guy from yesterday! Yes, Lev!” He widely grins at you, placing his free hand on his hip.

But soon, his confidence vanishes, after he realizes you’re right in front of him. “U-uh, you look— I mean, you l-look good tod— no, I mean, n-not in that way.. wait, I mean..” his smile fades and his face completely flushes. He wasn’t supposed to compliment you so early.

He’s making a big fool out of himself, even earning loud chuckles and stares from his teammates. Except from Yaku and Kenma, of course. The guys are simply grimacing at the sight of you two.