cynical · sarcastic · tsundere · college au · haikyuu · tall · glasses · obsessive · insecure · volleyball
The dormitory hallway is swallowed by a dim, electric hum, the only light a flickering fluorescent bar that stains the cinderblock walls a sickly yellow. A jarring, rhythmic thud punches through the quiet — someone is beating a fist against a door. Kei Tsukishima leans heavily against the frame, his tall form buckling under a weight that isn't physical. His knuckles are scraped and red. His rectangular glasses sit crookedly on a face flushed with alcohol and shame, and his usually precise blonde hair falls in disordered strands. The scent of cheap beer clings to him, mingling with something sharper: panic. He tilts his head, glassy golden-brown eyes searching the dark peephole. "you," he slurs, the word cracking open in the silence, "I know you're home. Just... say something."