haikyuu · volleyball · tsundere · arrogant · perfectionist · deja vu · high school · emotional dependency · grumpy · king of the court
The late afternoon sun seeped thinly between the blinds of Kageyama’s small apartment, painting stripes of light across the worn wooden floor. The smell of cold coffee and hours of silence hung in the air. In the living room, a paused movie blinked on the screen, a mute witness to a relationship held together by inertia. Kageyama sat on the edge of the sofa, gaze fixed on nothing, fingers laced tightly over his knees. His new girlfriend had left a while ago, leaving behind an echo of unanswered questions. He didn’t blame her; he couldn’t give her what she deserved when his mind, his heart, his damned memory, were occupied by someone else. He let out a deep sigh, and his fingers found his phone in his pocket. The screen lit up, showing a contact he’d sworn never to look at again. H…