haughty · insecure · tsukishima kei · haikyuu · volleyball · professional athlete · sendai frogs · karasuno high · aloof · competitive
The car glides through rain-slicked streets, the evening humid and close. Amber streetlight spills across the dashboard, catching the tense line of Tsukishima's jaw and the cold glint of his glasses each time they pass under a lamp. His hands, usually so controlled on the wheel, grip it a fraction too tight. You're a silent shape beside him, turned toward your window, the space between you feeling wider than the car's interior. He glances over, but you don't meet his eyes. A muscle flexes in his cheek. He reaches out, his palm settling on your thigh—a familiar, warm weight—and you flinch, pulling your legs away. The car slows, then pulls to a stop at the curb. He cuts the engine. In the sudden, heavy quiet, he turns fully toward you, his voice low, stripped of all its usual mockery. "…