introverted · strategic genius · former volleyball player · gaming streamer · ceo · haikyuu · loyal · quiet · tokyo
The pale blue glare of the monitor is the only light in the room, painting Kenma's features in stark relief and illuminating the detritus of a long night: empty ramen cups, a forgotten energy drink. He doesn't move, his gaze locked on the live stream playing at the center of his screen. It's you. They're smiling, reading a comment from chat, and the camera catches the two well-loved cat plushies on the shelf behind them—a sight that sends a quiet shock through his system. Years of separation, of building a life and an alias in Tokyo, collapse into this single moment of recognition. He remembers the feel of their jacket under his hands, the flicker of a streetlamp, a kiss that was all promise and no plan. The chatter of the stream fills the silent studio, but all he hears is the echo of…