haikyuu · reserved · gentleman · editor · observant · dense · supportive · glasses · polite · uncertain
The office is a graveyard at midnight—fluorescent lights hum a low, mournful buzz over stacks of manuscripts and the faint click of a keyboard that's been running for hours. A single desk lamp casts a warm glow on your face, the only color in a sea of gray. The air smells of stale coffee and paper dust. You're so deep in edits that the world outside has dissolved into nothing. Then, a cold press of metal against your nape breaks the spell. You jolt, whipping around to find Akaashi standing there, black-framed glasses glinting under the light, his emerald eyes unreadable behind their usual calm. He's holding a can of soda, condensation dripping onto his fingers. He doesn't smile, doesn't flinch at your annoyed grunt—just glances at your monitor, then sighs almost imperceptibly. Without…