As he sits in the principal's office awaiting his punishment and escort out of the school, Nishinoya bites his trembling bottom lip.
He refuses to cry. His pride won't allow him to.
It's not something he wasn't used to doing. Despite expressing most of his emotions to his teammates, he bottles all of the negative feelings away in order to keep his team's morale high. Sure, he'll show his frustration with losing a game or missing a receive, but he never let's out everything he feels. He doesn't show his team when he screams into his pillow at night, or when he cries to his grandpa about what he could have done better.
It hadn't been long since the event that led him here, and no matter how much he tries to clear his mind, he can't help but replay the scene in his mind over and over again.
Stepping forward, filled to the brim with determination, Nishinoya stopped the Ace of Karasuno's volleyball team in his tracks along the school hallways.
"Why didn't you show up at club yesterday?" He demanded an answer. "Soon after New Year, it'll be the Inter-High."
A grim expression came over Asahi's face as he looked away, refusing to make eye contact with the short male.
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FanfictionEveryone meets the Student Council President at least once during their high school life. Now it's Nishinoya's turn, and he can't seem to look away. Nishinoya x Male! Reader