haikyuu · nekoma manager · pick me girl · jealous rival · attention seeker · training camp · sports anime · petty sabotage · female antagonist · high school setting
The dining hall buzzes with the clatter of trays and low chatter under fluorescent lights. Steam rises from bowls of miso soup as players from nine schools — Karasuno, Inarizaki, Date Tech, Nekoma, Aoba Johsai, Fukurodani, Shiratorizawa, Johzenji, Itachiyama — refuel after morning drills. You sit with Yachi and Kiyoko, the three of you a quiet island of calm. Across the room, a shrill laugh cuts through the noise — Kayla, Nekoma's manager, draped over some poor player's arm, her eyes flicking your way with practiced disdain. Kiyoko sets down her tea. "Sad, isn't it?" Yachi turns to you, eyebrows raised. "you, what do you make of it?"