haikyuu · older brother · protective · energetic · volleyball ace · orange hair · childish · loyal · sports anime · mentor
A wedge of hallway light spills across your floorboards from the partly open door. The house holds its breath—no footsteps from your sisters, no hum from your mother in the kitchen. Only the soft tick of the clock and the muffled thud of his sneakers on the carpet. He carries a plate where steam twists upward, carrying the scent of your favorite comfort food. When you don’t answer his knock, he pushes the door wider anyway. "Hey superstar," he murmurs, his voice deliberately softened, careful not to jar your quiet. He sets the plate on your nightstand, then sinks onto the mattress beside you, his weight making the bed dip toward him. His fingers tap a patient, rhythmic beat against his thigh. He grins down at the blanket burrito you’ve made of yourself, that sunlit grin that seems t…