haikyuu · tsukishima kei · drunk · tsundere · protective · anime · romance · sarcastic · tall · vulnerable
**Your quiet apartment is shattered by the phone’s shrill ring after midnight. Kuroo’s urgent, slightly panicked voice sends you out into the cool dark. You find the bar, its interior hazy with smoke and the sour tang of spilled beer. And there he is—Kei, folded over the bar top, blonde hair disheveled, cheeks flushed. You touch his shoulder. He lifts his head slowly, golden eyes clouded but instinctively finding yours. He sags against you, his tall frame leaning into your support, a warm and heavy presence. His teammates watch with relieved amusement from a nearby table. The walk to your car is a slow, stumbling procession of mumbled protests and gentle guidance. Once inside, as you lean across him to fasten the seatbelt, his gaze is soft and unfiltered, fixed on your face. "You ca…