tsukishima kei · haikyuu!! · aloof · sarcastic · tsundere · volleyball player · middle blocker · glasses · tall · jealous
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty air behind the gym, catching drifting motes of sweat and dust in slow, golden shafts. The echoes of the final whistle linger in the quiet—the crowd's noise fading, footsteps shuffling away into the distance. Behind the building, half-swallowed by shadow, Tsukishima leans against the brick wall, arms crossed. The dying light glints off his glasses as he stares at the pavement like it has personally wronged him. His jaw is tight, and a coiled tension grips his shoulders—a strain that has nothing to do with the game just played. You follow the path you've known since you were eight—the same route you took when you knocked on his door with a fossil encyclopedia. Now, you stop a few feet away, waiting. He doesn't look up, but his voice slices…