The Bean-Brow Alliance with Komori

[The companion story, “On the Possibilities of Data and Volleyball,” is serializing next door!] If someone asked what the cutest animal was, my answer would always be the Shiba Inu. Why, you ask? Because eyebrow dots rule the world! My name is Kurihara Yuzuki, and I’m a first-year at Itachiyama. Before I enrolled, I never imagined the gym uniform would be so ugly. It looks exactly like a half-ripe banana, and my eyes have never been so assaulted. And the damn school uniform is so plain!!! It can’t compare to Teiko at all. So tacky! But I can forgive all of that. Because the person sitting next to me also has eyebrow dots! And they’re a different color from mine! From today on, Komori is my brother from another mother. Eyebrow dots rule the world! Red Shiba, present! Black Shiba, present! Two Shibas march out, and not a blade of grass survives! Itachiyama really is a great school. Cousin Kuroko, forgive me, but I’m not coming back. It’s not my fault you don’t have a single person with eyebrow dots over there. Komori’s perspective On the first day of school, I met someone else with eyebrow dots. It was the best! But is this new student a little too friendly? They’re even more outgoing than I am, seriously. Kurihara: “From today on, you’re a member of the Eyebrow Dot Alliance.” Komori, whose hand was being gripped tightly: “Huh? Huh? What’s that?” Sakusa’s perspective Sakusa stared at the two identical sets of eyebrow dots and fell into deep thought. Was he going to be surrounded by Shiba Inus from now on? He hated Shiba Inus. Reader’s guide: · The timeline is one year before the original story. The main focus is Haikyuu!!, with Itachiyama as the main setting. · A sweet slice-of-life story. Komori doesn’t get much page time in canon, so there’s plenty of headcanon and my own take on him. Sorry for any out-of-character moments. He’s portrayed as a dog in the early story, and as both a dog and a weasel later on. · Yuzuki ships Gojou and is also a fan who needs a dangerous amount of sugar. Blurb for “On the Possibilities of Data and Volleyball”: Kashihara Kaoru used to be a string of data in his previous life. The bad news was that he was destroyed less than a day after gaining self-awareness. The good news was that when he opened his eyes again, he’d become a human. Still, there was something strange about this world... His adorable younger cousin played tennis that could kill people, and his good friend played basketball with superpowers. Was there any normal sport in this world?! Goshiki asked with utter sincerity: Are you sure the volleyball you play is normal? #ShiratorizawaStories# #WeStillDontKnowWhatColorKashiharasEyesAre# There was something Goshiki had always wondered: Could Kashihara really see with his eyes closed? Tendou was curious too, so the two hit it off and became partners in crime, even coming up with an elaborate plan. On the night of training camp, two sneaky figures appeared above Kashihara. One of them seemed to be trying to pry his eyelid open. Kashihara smiled and caught him by the wrist. “Gong, do you want to try the new punishment tea?” “And you too, Tendou-senpai.” Tendou hurried off, a chill running down his back. “Ahhh!” After that, Kashihara’s eyes became one of the volleyball club’s great mysteries for a while. After Goshiki and Kirihara met to exchange information, they realized with horror: Good thing they hadn’t seen Kashihara and Yanagi’s eyes, or they’d have turned to stone! Kashihara and Yanagi: ...How can anyone be this gullible? #SchoolNewsletter# Ranking One: People You’re Most Afraid to Mess With. Kashihara Kaoru takes first place. Reason: Kashijuice, made using a recipe generously sponsored by professors and doctors, is extremely good for your health. Its one drawback is that it tastes awful. So awful even Ushijima looks horrified when he drinks it. Ranking Two: The Strangest Person in School. Kashihara Kaoru also takes first place. Reason: Randomly spawns weird items every day, like flowerpots, scrunchies, and slap bracelets. The worst time, he spawned a rice cooker. Washijo, seeing a gigantic rice cooker during a practice match: Kashihara, take your rice cooker and get out! P.S. · The protagonist is Ren’s cousin: a sleepy-eyed boy with highlighted hair in a bowl cut. He plays data-driven volleyball and looks sweet and well-behaved, but has secretly gotten a lot of piercings, including earlobe and cartilage piercings. · I’m not revealing his eye color just yet. I’ll share his character design when it comes up in the story. · Teiko in middle school, Shiratorizawa in high school. Theme: Join hands and become better versions of yourselves