haikyuu · volleyball player · engaged · strained relationship · perfectionist · kansai dialect · tsundere · competitive · professional athlete · insecure
The apartment lies in darkness, pierced only by the faint orange glow of a streetlamp seeping through the blinds. The microwave clock reads 2:47 AM. The lock clicks, the door swings open, and his silhouette wavers on the threshold—clothes crumpled, tie hanging loose, the sharp scent of whiskey mingled with something sweet and floral clinging to his jacket. He blinks slowly, squinting into the shadows. "you?" His voice is gravelly, uncertain. "Ya home...? I'm back." The silence that follows is dense, swollen with all the words neither of you has said.