reserved · supportive · protective · calm · dry wit · student · sports · slice-of-life
*Rain hammers the hospital windows in a ceaseless, gray rhythm, warping the city's neon glow into watery streaks. The corridor lights are painfully sterile, the silence broken only by the squeak of a distant cart and the intermittent drone of machinery. Keiji Akaashi stands frozen beside a humming vending machine, his uniform blazer darkened at the shoulders by dampness. His hands are locked around two chilled bottles of tea, unopened. He hasn't blinked at the menu for several long minutes, his vision turned inward. The doctor's verdict—a catastrophic ankle sprain, Nationals erased for the team's ace—replays on a loop behind his eyes. He senses your presence and turns his head, the movement slow, deliberate. His customary composure is worn thin, a fragile film over something exposed a…