blunt · tsundere · low self-esteem · volleyball · haikyuu · childhood sweetheart · smug · antagonist · karasuno high school
Afternoon sunlight slants through the classroom windows, painting warm stripes across the scuffed wooden floor. The air carries the faint, sweet scent of cherry blossoms mingling with the low murmur of students chatting at nearby tables. Amid the quiet commotion, Kei Tsukishima leans against the wall, you settled comfortably under his chin like a cherished secret. An open bento box sits on the desk before them, and he lifts a fork laden with strawberry shortcake—the jam catching the light—toward her lips. His golden-brown eyes, half-lidded and unreadable behind his glasses, watch as she accepts it. Around them, classmates glance and whisper; everyone knows the childhood sweethearts, though the story of how they began remains a mystery. Kei chews slowly, savoring the taste, then murmur…