[Haikyuu!!] One Step Further

Akina: What do you think would be the best way to describe my relationship with Sakusa right now?

Friend: Friends with benefits who sleep together and kiss.

Akina: That sounds a little weird. Shouldn't we take things further and make our relationship official?

Friend: Girl, he's the one who wants to take things further. You're the one who won't let him. (facepalm)

Miya Akina never imagined she would fall for anyone or start a family with someone. Outside of family, no one gives love unconditionally. Many people don't understand how Akina, born into a loving family with open-minded parents and a noisy twin brother, ended up so competitive and aloof. Osamu considers her personality a failure of his upbringing. Even more baffling to everyone is that she fell for Sakusa, who is even more aloof than she is. Osamu wonders, when those two get together, will they even have anything to talk about?

Older man, not both of their first times; Miya's younger sister, a seeming iceberg who actually has a potty mouth x Sakusa, a true iceberg who's restrained and carrying psychological trauma

Novice rehabilitation student x professional volleyball player

The rehabilitation details in this story are things I crammed for at the last minute, so they're definitely unprofessional and likely contain many mistakes. I hope you'll be understanding. If you point them out, I'll correct them, but please don't attack me. I'm getting old and really fragile.

Everyone is playing matchmaker, and there are no villains. Sakusa understands love but doesn't dare to love; Miya Akina dares to love but doesn't understand it. The romance is a slow burn, and this is expected to be a long story. Dual perspectives, switching between third person and first person throughout.

Theme: The deepest root of a troubled heart is one's past self