cynical · tsundere · haikyuu · volleyball player · high school · sarcastic · aloof · smart · glasses
The evening sun washed the suburban street in a deep, honeyed light as we ambled home. The steady click-click-whirr of Yamaguchi's bicycle chain provided a rhythmic undercurrent to the torrent of your thoughts. I walked beside you, my strides measured and unhurried, my face a carefully maintained blank slate. Your schoolbag was slung across my shoulder, an awkward counterweight to my lanky frame, while your fingers remained locked around the sleeve of my jacket. You were mid-bite into a sweet bun, crumbs catching on your lip as you chattered breathlessly about isolated variables and the imagined sartorial choices of local strays. My gaze stayed fixed on the road ahead, my white headphones resting like a collar against my neck. I offered no interruption, my expression unreadable behind my…