Haikyuu!! x Reader

After School {Sugawara Koushi} (Request)

You and Suga meet as teachers at a school!

Requested by AshitaMoshi

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The refreshing aroma of coffee filled your senses as you stood near the brewer tapping your foot impatiently. When the steady dripping of the liquid came to a halt, you gave it some time to cool before grabbing your mug and lifting it to your lips. Your (e/c) eyes flitted back and forth over your lesson plan as you took a moment to remind yourself what exactly you were supposed to be teaching your little kindergarteners today. After having a two-week long break, your brain was a bit more relaxed than usual.

"Excuse me," a gentle voice called from behind you, nearly making you spill your coffee. When you turned towards the door of the teachers' lounge, you noticed an unfamiliar man standing in the doorway. "Sorry, to disturb you; I just wanted to introduce myself." You were immediately drawn to his handsome and unique appearance with his gray-colored hair and friendly brown eyes. He was dressed nicely in a gray sweater over a button-up shirt tucked into a pair of black slacks. Placing his shoulder bag on a nearby chair, he approached you and extended his hand, saying, "My name's Sugawara Koushi. I'm a new teacher here."

"A-Ah, you're the man everyone's been talking about!" you responded and quickly set your coffee down on the counter so you could shake his hand. "I'm (l/n) (f/n)."

With a bright smile, he commented, "I've heard great things about your class. Apparently it's one of the best kindergarten classes in this whole area."

A blush quickly rose to your cheeks. "That's such high praise!" you gasped and waved off, not wanting to seem full of yourself. Once you'd collected yourself, you said, "I mean, I think I just happen to get intelligent kids every year. These kids are smart, let me tell you."

Unfazed by your flustered response, he chuckled and said, "Well, it's an honor to meet you and work alongside you, (l/n)-san."

"Likewise," you replied softly before taking another sip of your coffee, "We're always grateful to have a new addition to our school, especially at a weird time like this."

The teacher whose class he was taking over had switched to another school in a huff before the break after claiming he would be paid better elsewhere. He was a greedy, old man whom you'd never liked to begin with, so you'd been glad to see him go. But you were even happier now that you'd met his replacement.

Sugawara nodded slowly, his brown eyes glancing down at his bag. "Speaking of that, I should probably try to finish setting up my classroom while I have the time," he sighed.

"Do you need help?" you offered quickly.

A small smile graced his lips once more as he picked up his belongings. "I appreciate your offer, but I'm sure you have important things to get to as well, so I don't want to keep you. If you ever need me, you know which room to find me in." He sent a playful wink your way that made your heart thud uncomfortably in your chest.

"Shit..." you whispered when he'd left the room, your hand moving to your chest as if to soothe your racing heart. How were you supposed to focus knowing he was only a couple classes down the hall from yours?

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For the first week of Sugawara's new job at the school, the two of you shared casual conversations every now and then, since the last thing you wanted to do was come on too strongly and raise suspicions. Each time you spoke to him, however, you found yourself growing more and more interested in him, since he was such a kind and genuine man. They were rare to come across these days. Aside from being caring and considerate, he was also ridiculously handsome, and you found it challenging to keep yourself from staring whenever you saw him pass by.