Haikyuu - Songfic Series

Haiba Lev x Fem!Reader - You Are the Best

Lev was aware of people staring at him from the moment he hit 170 centimeters in height. And as he continued to grow, the stares only became more pronounced.

Some of them were surprise or concern that a person could actually be as tall as he was at his age. A few were envious stares, and a few others were admiring.

But he'd had very few people look at him the way you did. With utter fascination and awe, like he was a strong warrior or heroic character from a storybook.

To put it simply, that's exactly how you saw the first year. You'd never seen anyone like him, and with such an obvious passion for volleyball and childlike innocence it made him all the more unique to you.

You were working to become a manager after the current third years left to give the rest of the team a bit of a boost, so you got to see a lot of Lev. You watched him steadily improve on his own and within the team as a whole. There was a lot more to the first year than you'd thought when you first met.

"Don't tell him I said this, but he's got a lot of potential," Kuroo had confided in you early on as you watched him practicing with Kenma.

He whipped his arm around to attempt his fast strike, and it slammed right into the net. Every member of the team shot him a look, but he simply started pestering Kenma to set for him one more time.

"Once he masters the basics," the captain added.

And despite looking gangly and skinny for his height, he was remarkably strong. You were in the storage room packing supplies for an upcoming away game when you realized you had to grab some first aid tape from the top shelf. You huffed, looking around for something to stand on.

Instead, you were startled when the world started sinking around you and you found yourself face to face with the tape you wanted.

"You can reach it now," Lev's voice called from below you. The half-Russian had seen your predicament and was holding you up easily, as though he had always been doing it.

"Oh...thank you."

"I figured I'd give you a chance to see what being tall is like," he replied cheerfully. You dropped a roll of tape on his head. "Ahh! What was that for?!"

"For calling me short," you replied as he started putting you down.

"Everyone's short compared to me. That's what will make me a great ace! I'll score as many points as I can and lead the team to victory!"

You smiled at him. "I'm sure you will."

He watched you leave the closet, slightly confused by your response.



It wasn't until later during their practice game that he understood.

He managed to block quite a few spikes, which was expected. However, he had managed to gain a few points of his own and stay alert throughout the game.

And then, it happened. The volleyball started hurtling toward an empty part of the court, and with a speed and form that no one had seen before, he managed to receive it. And his side was able to turn it around to end the set.

Both sides of the net congratulated Lev on that receive. He was still unsure of what had really happened, but he took the praise. He finally glanced up and met your gaze, filled with fascination and adoration.

You already saw him as an ace. You truly saw him as the best player on that court, despite how far he still had to go. It was the first time he'd ever seen anyone look at him that way.

And he knew he'd never get tired of you looking at him like that.