i want a girlfriend! miya atsumu

the thrill of swimming

friday, february 5th

19:37

swimming was not the same as volleyball.

the vibe was different, the "arena" was much
bigger, and there were multiple events
happening at once. you found it hard, at first,
to focus on nikou when there were so many
other swimmers but you eventually found
yourself quite captured by him and his
sport.

he was graceful in the water, making it seem
to you like swimming took no effort. it looked
easy when he did it but you figured that was
because he was actually good at it.

he swam a couple races, won all of them
and the entire time you watched him your
heart was racing.

unlike volleyball, this was more or less a
one person sport and if nikou wanted to
win, he had to win on his own. it was scary
to see swimmers catch up to him or him to
be a bit behind; but he always pushed
through at the end, especially at his flip
turn.

all in all, it was quite the experience and you
had a bunch of adrenaline rushing through
you as you waited for him to finish freshening
up.

mikoshiba nikou
"y/n!"

your head turned and your expression lit. you
stood away from the wall you were leaning
against and waved with both your arms.

nikou laughed and jogged his way towards
you.

he had his duffel bag worn like a backpack,
similar to the way suna would wear his with
the handles used as shoulder straps.

"hey!"

"you so were amazing!"

mikoshiba nikou
"you think so?"

once nikou reached you, he held up his
hands and you laughed, gently smacking
your palms against his for a double high five.

"yup!"

you gave him a toothy grin.

"it's a totally different thrill
than volleyball."

"much quieter, sure, but ah!
my heart was racing the entire
time and i was so nervous when
people were catching up to you
but then you just swam even
faster and gah!"

you took a step back, scrunching your face
up to try and contain your excitement.

nikou let out a heartfelt laugh and shook
his head, his cheeks a bit pink.

mikoshiba nikou
"don't be so sweet now, it
might just get to my head."

you laughed, shoving him playfully.

???
"hey! minikou!"

nikou turned and so did you, the both of
you placing your attention on the guy that
was approaching the two of you with a big
smile.

he was tall, had broad shoulders and his
hair was just above his shoulders. it looked
silky smooth and he probably took care of
it well. he also wore clear circular framed
glasses and had a beauty mark just below
the left side of his lip.