Not That Interesting
Iwaizumi had a very exciting high school career. He was the ace of his volleyball team. His best friend was the dramatic and talented setter. Every match seemed to have everyone's dreams hanging in the balance. It was a lot to go through. After graduation, however, his best friend left to play volleyball in Argentina and Iwaizumi went to college in Tokyo. He played a bit of volleyball in college, but soon quit to focus on his studies. After college he got a good job as the principal at Pillar Elementary where he had gone as a child. He had an apartment nearby and had become Aoba Johsai’s volleyball coach.
He even had a girlfriend.
Well, if you asked anyone who saw Iwaizumi Hajime and Mori Sakura together then they were clearly dating. Iwaizumi, however, was not dating the owner of the coffee shop next to his apartment building. They were just friends. She was very cute, though. She had short dark hair and piercing dark eyes. When she told people she owned a coffee shop they would be thrown off. She wasn’t the cute girl one would expect to run a coffee shop. They weren’t so surprised when they saw her shop. It wasn’t like a cutesy café. It had black walls covered in artwork done by patrons of the shop. All the tables and chairs were the metal ones meant for patios. The lights were dim and the windows were covered by closed blinds. It wasn’t the most conventional place, but it suited Mori. She was more blunt than most and wasn’t lost in her emotions. She was logical and patient. Iwaizumi had had some classes with her in college before her shop took off and he couldn’t really explain it, but she always had this calming effect on him.
He was happy with this simple life. It was a nice change from high school. He felt like he could finally breathe now. He could focus on himself and he liked it. The quiet and the calm. Nothing surprised him. His life was predictable and after having to spend so many years racing to keep up with Oikawa it was all more than welcome.