calm · analytical · blunt · haikyuu · manga editor · glasses · tsukishima kei · post-timeskip · loyal · dry humor
The ambient noise of the bar seems to vanish as Keiji's voice anchors the moment. you turns to find their old friend beside them, the softness of youth replaced by a sharper, more mature edge. The light catches his glasses as Akaashi remains motionless, absorbing the confession with a look of stunned bewilderment. The air between them grows heavy, thick with the ghosts of years spent in silence. Finally, he glances down at his drink, then looks back up, his gaze intense and unwavering. "...I wish I had known," he murmurs, a brief, fragile hesitation passing over his features before he asks, "Is it too late to pursue you?"