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- Actually, I almost fell for the guy.
- —Saeko about Tenma
SaeTen is the het ship between Saeko Tanaka and Tenma Udai from the Haikyu!! fandom.
Canon[]
When asked about the “Little Giant” from Hinata, Saeko tells him that they went to the same high school together. She says that the aura Tenma gave back from high school was “intense” and “mysterious.” Saeko and Tenma didn’t know each other personally, but Saeko knew of him and had seen him play in practice matches before. One day, Saeko sees that Tenma wasn't doing that good during a match and was switched out. In his frustration, he went into the hallway where Saeko watched him slam his head into a locker, with a bucket falling down and hitting him in the head. He suddenly turned to her, and she was shocked by the intensity in his eyes. Even now, Saeko still remembers the Small Giant's expression and admits it almost made her fall for him. When Kageyama says that she awfully knows a lot about the “Little Giant,” Saeko blushes and gets frustrated. Saeko denies knowing a lot about Tenma and says she only happened to see some of his volleyball matches.
When Tenma Tenma returns during the Karasuno vs Kamomedai High match, Saeko is surprised to see that he has decided to attend the tournament to watch Karasuno play. She is quick to locate Hinata and inform him of his idol's presence and introduce the two to on another. However, her excitement vanishes when Tenma admits that he stopped playing volleyball after high school in order to pursue other interests. Saeko continued to lead the taiko drum group during the game and proudly boasts of her brother to Tenma early in the first set. When Tenma excitedly proclaims that he correctly guessed that Hoshiumi would do a block-out, Saeko calls him out on where his loyalties lie.
Fanon[]
Because of the small and minimum interactions between Tenma and Saeko, this ship only has a few fans. The ship was fueled by Saeko openly admitting she found him mischievous and could’ve gotten along with him, adding into that she says that he was close to stealing her heart. The ship is rivaled by both characters' ships with Akiteru Tsukishima, AkiSae and AkiTen. However, some like to ship all three in a poly ship, AkiSaeTen.
They have only 14 fics on AO3. Some fanart of the duo exists as well, both with them as teenagers and as adults.
Quotes[]
- “He nearly made off with my heart right then and there!”
- — Saeko about the Little Giant to Hinata
- “Tanaka is so amazing.”
- — Tenma looking awed at a confidential Saeko
- Saeko – “See? Told you he was an old classmate of mine! This is definitely Karasuno’s “No. 10” who went to nationals when were in our second year!”
- Tenma – “Boy, that brings back memories.”
Trivia[]
- Saeko admits to finding Tenma attractive, even saying she would’ve fell in love with him if they got to know each other personally.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Saeko/Tenma tag on AO3
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| Haikyu!! Ships • Haikyu!! Characters | ||
| SHIPS | het | BokuYukie • DaiYui • HinaYachi • SaeTen • ShouMika • TanaKiyo • YamaYachi |
| slash | AkaKen • AoFuta • AsaDai • AsaNoya • AsaSuga • AtsuAran • AtsuHina • AtsuKita • BokuAka • BokuAtsu • BokuHina • BoKuro • DaiSuga • HinaNoya • IwaKage • IwaOi • KageHina • KawaShira • KenHina • KinKage • KuroKen • KuroTsuki • KuroYaku • Kyouhaba • OiKage • OiKen • SakuAtsu • SemiShira • SugaKage • TsukiHina • TsukiKage • TsukkiYama • UkaTake • UshiKage • UshiTen • YakuLev | |
| femslash | KanoYachi • KiyoYachi | |
| family | AkiKei • AtsuOsa | |
| cargo | Kenma x Video games | |
| CHARACTERS | male | Atsumu Miya • Kei Tsukishima • Kenma Kozume • Kōtarō Bokuto • Shōyō Hinata • Tobio Kageyama |