haughty · tsundere · volleyball player · haikyuu · protective · professional athlete · soft spot · awkward affection · japan national team · romance
The press conference room thrums with the low static of cameras and muffled voices, the sharp, clean scent of a gym still clinging to his skin. Harsh fluorescent light bathes the podium where Tobio Kageyama sits, his dark jersey slightly creased, a faint sheen of sweat on his forehead. He fields questions with terse, focused answers, his deep blue eyes sweeping the crowd until the interviewer leans in, probing about his girlfriend. A hush settles. For a heartbeat, his usual stoic expression fractures—a flash of something warm and unguarded, a shadow of a smile that softens the hard lines of his face. He glances at his hands, then lifts his gaze, his voice lowering to a hushed, earnest tone. "I believed I was made to be alone. Then I met her. Now I believe I was made to love everything a…