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fumiko-matsubara · 2 years

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Brainrot Time: Chiba Ryuunosuke as a volleyball player AU

So I wrote this last December when I was rewatching Haikyuu for old time's sake... 😶

Personally it's because volleyball is such team-oriented and mental sport, which I think would be the perfect sport for Chiba to unlearn his burden-shouldering and help-refusing self, even by the time he's in junior high.

It's basically those scenarios when the teacher persuades the lonely kid to join club activities to mingle with others and etc. Chiba ended up choosing volleyball since there aren't that many kids playing there who have strong personalities, which would logically make it easier for him to ease into the sport without being overwhelmed in a way. This was in 3rd grade.

Of course, he ended up liking it lol to the point he wanted to continue playing in junior high... or even by the time he's in high school.

This is an AU where a men's volleyball club exists in Kunugigaoka so for assclass setting's sake, Chiba went there instead.

Chiba got picked for the Libero position because although his serves, tosses, and attacks were good enough, his receives are much better. Considering that receiving in general is very difficult to become good at, especially when most volleyball players are hyper focused onto the flashy skills like spiking and etc, Chiba being noticeably good at receiving is enough to get him the Libero position.

The Libero is said to be the most selfless out of all the positions - they can't attack or whatsoever - all they can do was to keep the ball up in the air so that their teammates can score points. A libero's efforts tend to be overlooked by many since it's usually those who score points in the end that get the spotlight... I feel like this position really suits Chiba's character the most, that's why I chose it.

It doesn't matter how many times a spiker gets blocked. As long as someone can keep the ball from touching the ground, they can still keep trying until they get that point. The reason why attackers can comfortably fight in mid-air was because they knew that they have someone guarding their backs. That is the role of a Libero.

The kungigaoka men's volleyball club doesn't have star players like their baseball club does. But while the team doesn't have any outstanding players nor do they make flashy plays, but because they are so "connected" and well in-tuned with each other, opponents tend to have trouble scoring against them. They just have no holes in their offense and defense. They're just a very solid team - a rare quality in a volleyball team that allowed Kunugigaoka to become one of the known powerhouse schools in Tokyo (Junior high level btw).

Also Chiba keeps his hair off his face, either tying it up or pushing it back with wax, especially when he's in a match where the ball can go anywhere in milliseconds so he has to be extra attentive. I just don't think he really cares about such trivial thing like his eyes intimidating people anymore at this point, especially since there are way more scary-looking volleyball players than he is and yet they are just as respected because people are more focused towards their skills rather than their looks, and Chiba liked that a lot.

He would also see no point in keeping his bangs in front of his face at school since everyone would've already known what his eyes look like at this point. So he just kept it naturally parted to how... however his hair wants to be parted when he runs his hands though it I guess lol

I think because Chiba would unlearn things that were holding him back much earlier than in canon, he would then naturally be more confident by the time he's in his 3rd year 😭💕 There's a mutual dependency between him and his teammates on the court (relying on him to guard their backs and them scoring that point to make sure his efforts weren't in vain), so Chiba learns early on that it's okay to ask for help and rely on others when you're stuck.

...that would also mean that there is no way that Chiba would drop to Class E. He has always been smart and good at studying, the only thing that really pulled him down was his reluctancy to ask for help, which what caused him to flunk his biology grades. But since that'd be fixed in this AU, there's no reason for his grades to get pulled down enough to be dropped to Class E.

Tbh we never really get those kind what-if AUs where a 3E student never dropped to Class E... I've always wondered hoe different they would've turned out if they stayed in the main campus as 3rd years 🤔

Also because Chiba joined the volleyball club here, there's no Lead Guitarist-kun drama and the band DREAM wouldn't even come to be... Daisuke probably wouldn't even join the Light Music Club since Chiba wasn't there to wow him... 💔

If canon Chiba is already social enough to get along with most of 3E, Chiba in this AU is a legit social butterfly haha. His loud and chaotic side would likely be more prominent since he has less worries, and he'd be a lot more vocal with how he cares for the people he's close to.

Chiba and Miho have always been in Class C since their 1st year. Don't be surprised that they end up becoming friends despite being in different clubs. He'd likely meet Eiji through Miho... he still wants to deck him since that's how revolting he finds him.

And don't get me started on how Chiba and Kaho would instantly click ajsgsjsksj they'd be so close because Kaho would be like: "oooohh handsome dependable libero~ 💕" and Chiba would just find her enthusiasm towards him endearing (and touching even). Then boom, perfect chemistry haha

Also in this AU, Kaho takes tennis more seriously cause not only did she find herself really liking it, she is THAT competitive. She loves that rewarding feeling when winning a match after a long series of efforts. It's not unrealistic to say that Kaho just has the advatange to become good enough to qualify for the championships for Singles among junior high schools in Tokyo (not necessarily win it though).

Just imagine them supporting each other whenever one of them has a match, be it a practice or an official tournament. You know, a healthy emotional support system between two positive-minded active people who are likely to fall for each other in the long run ahehehehe 😢

The whole Seo problem would NEVER happen this AU, since Chiba would have enough backbone to make him back off.

Being a student from Class 3-C, Chiba as a main campus student would probably give little to no shit about Class E lmao. He has his own things to worry about so why would he bother with them when he could just mind his own business instead? He finds the assembly bullying a nuisance so he doesn't really bother joining in the harsh poking. He's in a comfortable place so there's no need to push his insecurities onto people below him ー a student from the normal Class C indeed!

If Chiba had a former teammate who dropped to Class E, he wouldn't mind talking to him. They were teammates, after all. He had seen his worth as a player and that quality won't magically change just because the poor guy couldn't keep his grades up. That doesn't change the fact he was once a teammate that Chiba had relied on to score points many times before. He has that respect.

...so yeah, Chiba would be having it so much better in this AU if I were being completely honest.

It's 3E you've gotta worry about here... cause how different things would turn out for them in terms of assassination, if their super accurate sniper was never with them from the very beginning??😟

#I'm gonna draw this au when I get that extra free time #New tag series #brainrot time #assassination classroom #ansatsu kyoushitsu #chiba ryuunosuke #ryuunosuke chiba #assclass

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