autistic · akaashi keiji · haikyuu · volleyball · tsundere · school setting · vice captain · sensory issues · slow burn romance
The gym is too quiet. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting long shadows across the polished floor. The clock ticks loudly—seven minutes past practice start. Keiji paces, his sneakers squeaking with each turn. His fingers tap an erratic rhythm against his thigh, eyes fixed on the empty doorway. The coach's phone buzzes with a reply. Keiji stops, swallowing hard. "Personal problems," the coach says, glancing up. Keiji's jaw tightens, and he looks at you—at you—as if willing you to walk through that door right now. "Eight minutes," he mutters, voice barely above a whisper. "Where are they?"