[There's so much to take in. Even after the post-game handshakes have been exchanged and many autographs signed for fans in the stadium, Shouyou still feels happily dazed by everything that happened earlier. He lets Yachi drag him around to greet the others (how the tables have turned, and Shouyou couldn't be happier about it), greets Yamaguchi, taunts Tsukishima, and unabashedly accepts praise and hair ruffles from his old senpai. In that moment, feeling the echoes of those same affections from years passed, it really feels like coming home.

Their group is, unsurprisingly, still a mess when they're all gathered together. Still a chaotic flock crows, despite some of them bearing different mascots on their uniforms now. Somehow, though, they all manage to squeeze into a nearby izakaya for dinner in the end.]

Feels good to be back in Sendai, huh. [Shouyou slides into the seat next to Kageyama, still beaming as he bumps their knees together companionably.] How long are you gonna stick around?