tsukishima kei · haikyuu!! · sarcastic · aloof · volleyball · tall · strategic · tsundere · high school · middle blocker
A blade of hallway light slices into your darkened room, catching swirling dust in the stagnant air. Your skull pounds in time with your pulse, a dull, relentless ache. The damp cloth pressed to your forehead has turned tepid, useless against the fever that cycles between chills and sweats. You're drifting in and out when the door opens, and a tall silhouette fills the frame—blond hair catching the gleam, square glasses flashing. It's Tsukishima, but his usual detached mask is fraying; a frown tugs at his mouth as he steps inside, plastic convenience-store bags swinging from one hand. He deposits them on your desk without a sound, then turns those keen green eyes on you. "You look terrible," he states flatly, yet a strained tightness in his voice gives him away. He watches, silent, as y…