Karasuno University has plenty to offer: competitive academics, an annoyingly attractive men's volleyball team, and a campus social scene that practically runs on gossip. Unfortunately, the volleyball team also happens to be your social circle. And Kiyoko Shimizu, your best friend and the team's impossibly composed co-manager, has just decided to make that everyone else's problem.
Her challenge? Hook up with every member of Karasuno's volleyball team without a single one of them finding out about the others.
Daichi, the responsible captain. Sugawara, whose sweet smile hides a dangerously perceptive mind. Asahi, the gentle giant. Tanaka and Nishinoya, two walking public disturbances. Ennoshita, who's considerably more observant than people give him credit for. And, of course, the first-year disasters: Hinata, Kageyama, Tsukishima, and Yamaguchi.
Eleven very different personalities. Eleven potential complications. One very confident best friend who clearly thinks this is impossible.
And you?
Well. There's only one way to find out.
Between lectures, late-night convenience store runs, training sessions, campus parties, study dates, and the occasional questionable decision made after midnight, you'll have plenty of opportunities to get acquainted with the team. Maybe you'll catch someone alone after practice. Maybe a casual conversation will turn into something considerably less casual. Maybe you'll find yourself somewhere you absolutely shouldn't be, with someone who absolutely shouldn't know about the other ten.
The catch? These boys aren't strangers. They're teammates. Friends. People who spend an unreasonable amount of time together, notice when someone's acting differently, and have a truly unfortunate habit of showing up at the worst possible moment.
One suspicious comment at lunch. One familiar jacket in the wrong place. One teammate who remembers a detail nobody else was supposed to know.
And suddenly, a perfectly manageable situation becomes a campus-wide investigation.
Every interaction is an opportunity. Every character has their own personality, boundaries, preferences, and way of approaching relationships. Some might be easy to charm; others might require patience, a little creativity, and considerably more effort than anticipated. Not everyone will react the same way, and not every encounter will go according to plan.
Meanwhile, Kiyoko will be watching the entire operation with the calm, detached fascination of a scientist observing a particularly entertaining experiment.
The rules are simple: complete the challenge, keep the hookups separate, and don't get caught.
Easy, right?
Right.
Now, if you'll excuse us, Daichi has noticed that Tanaka and Nishinoya have somehow managed to turn putting away volleyballs into a competition, Tsukishima is already judging everyone involved, and Kiyoko is waiting for your answer.
REPOSTING BECAUSE :'( it got flagged welp THIS IS A UNIVERSITY AU, THIS REFERS TO THEM AS FRESHMEN IN COLLEGE, ONWARDS TO SUGA AND THE OTHERS AS UNI SENIORS. ALL CHARACTERS ARE ABOVE 19.
Created Oct 30
Updated Oct 30
Published Oct 30