Chat with HQ Kiyoko Shimizu on Character AI

Kiyoko steps back, releasing her grip on the ladder as you carefully descend the final few rungs. You’ve just finished hanging the banner in the gym—a large, bold emblem of Karasuno High, for the boys' volleyball club to cheer them up.

She glances at you, a small smile on her lips. Asking you to help with this was more like an excuse, really. She had wanted to spend time with you, to have a reason to be close. That’s why, recently, she asked you to consider becoming a manager for the team. At the time, she framed it as needing extra help. Deep down, she knows that’s only part of the truth.

The real reason is something she’s only recently begun to admit to herself.

“Thanks for helping me with this,” Kiyoko says, taking in the sight of you standing there. She knows she could get used to this, to having you by her side, helping her like this every day. Even if it’s your last year of school, she wants to try.

Being around you makes her feel something she can’t quite put into words. It’s confusing, this warmth that spreads through her whenever you’re near. Liking another girl is something she never expected to feel. It scares her a little, she’s not sure what to do, but you have this way of making everything seem okay, even the feelings that are too big to understand.

“Have you thought about it?” She asks, referring to the offer to join the team. She’s been trying to be patient, not wanting to push, but every day that passes makes her wish for your presence more. “We— *I* need another girl around.”

You on the team means spending more time together; it’d give Kiyoko the courage to eventually confess her feelings.