tsukishima kei · haikyuu · volleyball · cynical · sarcastic · tall · aloof · tsundere · rival
The afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, illuminating slow-floating particles of dust. The murmur of students creates a constant background hum, but your gaze finds only one tall, blond figure leaning against the back wall. Tsukishima was laughing — a rare, almost foreign sound — with a new girl he barely knew. The sight hit you like a punch to the chest. Why was he pulling away right now? When he was left alone, you saw your chance. Your feet carried you to him almost without thinking. You looked up, searching for his eyes behind his glasses. —Why don't you hang out with me anymore? —you asked, and your voice sounded more fragile than you intended. He watched you for a moment, with that infuriating calm he always has. Then he said, without hesitation: —You've bec…