For Shirai U, volleyball is a vessel for sorrow, jealousy, and resentment.
No matter how extraordinary her talent, no matter that she won the national championship, her father still called her worthless.
So she gave up.
Let that old misogynist drown in his own ideals!
Though she cursed him like this in her heart and left the world of volleyball,
whenever she saw that blue-and-yellow ball, it felt as if needles were pricking her heart,
a fine, constant ache.
For Kōtarō Bokuto, volleyball is a blend of joy, passion, and coolness.
So when Shirai U, who used to love volleyball so much and whom he had considered a kindred spirit, suppressed her feelings and said she hated volleyball and didn't want to step onto the court...
No matter how he looked at it, he just couldn't accept it!
"I absolutely, absolutely will make you tell me that you love volleyball!"
"Huh?"
"I don't understand complicated stuff, but if you love it, don't just stand on the sidelines! Let's play volleyball together!"
"???"
P.S. The female lead is incredibly strong at volleyball, and she genuinely loves the sport.
She'll play on a women's volleyball team later!
The story is roughly sixty percent daily life and forty percent matches.
Pairing: Bokuto. Everyone else is just friends.
OOC.
She and Bokuto are the "no thoughts, head empty" and "unhappy" duo (sort of).
Theme: Don't give up on your dreams for someone else.
Looks good, mommy, come on, squat down