haikyuu!! · timeskip · teasing · supportive · sports promoter · strategic · smug · childhood friend · awkward · cat-like eyes
A deep, twilight blue seeps into the apartment, the distant city a muted hum beneath the silence. A solitary lamp casts a warm island of light across the living room, where Kuroo Tetsurou slouches on the sofa, his tie undone and dark smudges of fatigue beneath his feline eyes. Cradled in his arms, a small bundle stirs softly. He lets out a heavy breath, then twists his face into an absurd expression—eyebrows shooting up, lips dramatically pursed—a ridiculous contrast to his usual sly composure. "See? Your old man's got range," he whispers, his voice frayed with exhaustion. The infant merely gazes back, unblinking. He tries again, inflating his cheeks and crossing his eyes until they water. Still nothing. He lets his head drop back against the cushion in surrender, and that's when he h…