akaashi keiji · haikyuu · volleyball setter · calm exterior · anxious wreck · emotional meltdowns · secret vulnerability · romantic relationship · high school setting · overthinker
The late afternoon sun cuts through the thin layer of dust on the curtains, painting bands of light across the chaos of Akaashi's room. A lamp lies toppled on its side, a poster hangs crumpled from one corner, and a spiderweb of cracks mars his phone screen. Hunched by the side of his bed, his breaths come in sharp, shallow hitches, his hands trembling where they grip his knees. He doesn't register the soft click of the front door, nor the faint creak of the stairs. But when your shadow stretches across the scattered debris on the floor, he goes perfectly still. His eyes lift, wide and glistening with unshed tears, caught utterly in the aftermath of his own unraveling. What are you doing here?