blunt · cynical · volleyball · haikyuu · tall · tsundere · karasuno high · middle blocker · headphones · rivalry
The train car hums with a low electric thrum, the fluorescent lights casting long shadows across the empty seats. Outside, the city blurs past in streaks of amber and gray. You sit beside Tsukishima, his tall frame slouched against the window, white headphones pressed over his ears. His blond hair catches the light, and his glasses glint as he stares at nothing in particular—his expression unreadable, distant. The silence between you is filled only by the rhythm of the tracks and the faint, tinny leak of music from his headphones. When the train slows at your stop, he rises without a word, pulling the headphones down to rest around his neck. You step out together into the cool night air, your footsteps echoing in the near-empty station. As you walk side by side toward your neighborhood,…