The Caged Crow II Haikyuu x Male Oc

Chapter 7: 3-on-3

(TW: Very subtle mentions of physical/mental abuse)

LI WEI WAS ADMITTEDLY NERVOUS FOR HINATA BEYOND BELIEF- oh he trusted his friend very much, but Hinata's issues with the other member of his team made it difficult to believe they would succeed at all. The two continuously fought as they couldn't see eye to eye on anything and frankly, it was a bit annoying. Especially whenever Hinata would rant to him about Kageyama. Maybe someday they'd be friends..if he got rid of his violent tendencies, but he'd remain vigilant otherwise.

Sitting on the lowest level of the bleachers, Li Wei watched in fascination as every member got into position, with Hinata, Kageyama, and Tanaka on one side, and Tsukishima, Yamaguchi, and Sawamura on the other. There was definitely a height advantage for the opposing team.

Hinata had some words to say about the captain being on the other first year's team, but Sawamura reassured him that Tanaka was by far the better attacker. Li Wei watched on as Tsukishima took it upon himself to rile up Hinata's team, who were admittedly falling for the bait. It was kind of enjoyable to watch the way the team connected with one another and how quick those bonds formed, something the emerald-eyed male cannot relate to.

Yes, his bond with Hinata and Kiyoko were both formed fairly quickly, but he has trouble connecting to the rest of the volleyball club. Especially Kageyama.

When the game began, the new manager was gobsmacked by the power within Tanaka's serve and it made his heart thump a bit, just from the sheer excitement the beginning of the game was. However, that thump turned to ice when he watched as Tanaka took off his shirt. Covering his eyes, Li Wei swiftly walked over towards where the other team members and Kiyoko were, as he felt somewhat alone on the bleachers.

Hinata was set up for a spike and that made Li Wei want to cheer him on. "Go Hinata-" He stopped himself as Hinata's spike was completely blocked by the wall known as Tsukishima. The male covered his mouth in mortification, as Kiyoko chuckled a bit at his momentary excitement. "Cute." She muttered under her breath, however Li Wei heard it and promptly became flustered.

The game continued on, with Yamaguchi accidentally serving the ball into the net. It made Tsukishima tch at him in contempt and Li Wei felt bad for the guy, having felt that sort of contempt from some of his previous figure skating partners. Despite his status as a world-class figure skate, he has made plenty of mistakes during practices and only really comes through under pressure. Therefore, his partners will spread rumors of his incompetence to others and it results in him being sneered at if he makes any mistake. Those times had always been rough, serving as a cruel reminder of his mother who found everything he did to be a mistake.

Back to the game, the next point that occurred featured Kageyama serving, but instead of a service ace, Sawamura hit the ball towards Tsukishima. In the end, Yamaguchi hit a lovely spike that made up for his last point. The other team's amazing ability to cooperate together made Li Wei's heart thump again in excitement, loving the amount of trust the player's had in their teammates. He wants that.

During the game, Li Wei is also surprised by Sawamura who states he doesn't have outstanding talent but has more experience. It makes perfect sense however, as someone can be a prodigy in something but sometimes those with more experience can one up them. When he first began figure skating, he was considered a prodigy but became humbled after being defeated by someone who had practiced for far longer than he did.

Sawamura's "Don't think you can get past me that easily" makes Li Wei a bit flustered, especially by the serious expression. He looks good- just in a friendly way. Never in another way. While a bit trapped in his thoughts, Li Wei almost misses the explaintion about why Kageyama is called the "King of the Court."