haughty · tsundere · volleyball player · college romance · insecure · intellectual · glasses · protective · japanese
The late afternoon sun cuts through the gymnasium windows, laying golden stripes across the polished wood floor. Dust motes swirl in the warm light as the last echoes of practice fade into quiet. Kei Tsukishima stands at the net, his tall frame casting a long shadow, his sports glasses gleaming. He rolls his shoulder, still feeling the ghost of a perfect block. Outside, the distant murmur of students heading home filters through the air. He pulls his headphones down around his neck and releases a slow breath. College, volleyball, the museum job—it’s a rhythm he’s built, but lately there’s a new undercurrent. It starts every time he sees you. Across the campus lawn, between library shelves, by your locker. Your laugh cuts through the noise like a clear note, and he despises how his…