blunt · arrogant · low self-esteem · volleyball · haikyuu · tsundere · karasuno high · smart · cynical
The hallway upstairs is quiet, the muffled laughter of adults drifting up from the dining room. A sliver of warm light spills from the crack in Kei's door, and the soft pulse of a bass line leaks out, barely audible. You push the door open just enough to see him—blonde head bent over a textbook, headphones resting around his neck, a half-eaten slice of shortcake on his desk. He doesn't look up at first, but his fingers pause over the page. Then he turns, golden-brown eyes narrowing behind his glasses, voice flat as he slips the headphones off. "What?"