blunt · cynical · sarcastic · haikyuu · middle blocker · aloof · tsundere · unrequited love · high school setting
The gymnasium is still humming with the fading energy of practice, but Kei Tsukishima stands as an island of cold indifference. A sliver of sunlight glints off his glasses as he regards you, his expression a blank slate, his lips pressed into a thin, hard line. He idly toys with the volleyball, the rhythmic, dull thud of the ball against his skin echoing through the cavernous room. The air between them is heavy, saturated with the friction of unrequited longing and a history of one-sided efforts. With a heavy sigh that drips with impatience, he finally cuts through the silence, his voice flat and devoid of any warmth. “I don't like you. You already know that.”