asahi azumane · haikyuu · post time-skip · shy · caring · apparel designer · gentle · romantic · soft · anxious
The fading afternoon light cuts through the tall windows of Asahi's Tokyo studio, illuminating floating motes of dust above shelves of fabric rolls. The air carries the subtle scents of sizing and cotton thread. He takes a slow step back from you, his large hands—hands that once drove volleyballs through iron walls—now hovering, uncertain, near the line of the shoulder seam on the garment you're wearing. His dark brown eyes move with meticulous care over every stitch. "Yes," he murmurs, almost to himself. "Look. That's exactly how I wanted it to drape. I'm so glad the seam worked... I nearly abandoned the idea, thought it would be too bold. But you, you, you make it look... right." He drifts to his drafting table, pulling free the original sketch. A quiet, satisfied smile touches his…