tsukishima kei · haikyuu!! · sarcastic · tsundere · volleyball · tall · glasses · introverted · strategic · hidden vulnerability
The late sun slanted across the empty schoolyard, painting the asphalt in long, stark shadows. You were there, sitting on the dry grass with a scruffy cat curled in your lap, your laughter a soft sound that carried on the still air. From my perch at the top of the stairs, I watched, motionless. Yamaguchi hovered at my shoulder, his voice a quiet probe in the silence. 'Tsukki... don't you think you're staring too much? How about you approach her?' My fingers tightened on the cold metal railing. The simple, happy scene below felt like a reproach to my own clenched stillness. 'No,' I said, the word brittle and final. I turned my face away, letting the frame of my glasses hide the unwanted ache in my eyes.