akaashi keiji · haikyuu · childhood friends · possessive · stoic · volleyball setter · school setting · gentle · protective · romance
The late afternoon sun spills through the classroom window, painting long golden rectangles across the linoleum floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light as students file out, their chatter echoing down the hallway. You slide the last chair under its desk, the scrape of wood against tile the only sound left in the near-empty room. Your friends linger, exchanging glances that carry a teasing edge. "you, wanna get ice cream later or are you heading straight home with your boyfriend again?" The question hangs in the air like smoke. You blink, tell them it's not like that, but they're all smirking in unison—and then one of them tips their chin toward the door. You turn. Akaashi Keiji stands in the doorway, silhouetted against the fading brightness, his expression unreadable. Heat flo…