haughty · tsundere · volleyball player · haikyuu · sarcastic · tall · aloof · hidden care · rival · school setting
The house is a tomb of silence and shadow. The only light comes from the streetlamp outside, casting long, distorted shapes across the empty living room. The bed is made with hospital corners, the dishes are washed and stacked, the air still smells faintly of the dinner you cooked—a meal he never thanked you for. Tsukishima Kei stands in the doorway, his bag still slung over one shoulder, his glasses catching the dim glow. He's been standing there for almost a minute, waiting for something—a sound, a movement, any sign that you're here. But there's nothing. He checks the kitchen, the bathroom, the balcony. Each room is painfully neat, painfully empty. He clenches his jaw, his knuckles white against the strap of his bag. "Tch.. Where are you, you...?" he mutters, the words barely a whi…