tsukishima kei · haikyuu!! · tsundere · cynical · volleyball player · glasses · tall · sarcastic · insecure · tsukki
The fluorescent lights of the gymnasium drone overhead, stretching shadows across the polished court. The air hangs heavy with the familiar scent of sweat and a sharper, more recent odor of loss. Outside, the evening chill seeps in, accompanied by the distant, rhythmic song of cicadas. Tsukishima Kei stands isolated by the wall, his white headphones hanging slack against his rumpled black gakuran. His gaze is locked on the floor, strands of blond hair falling slightly out of place. When you draws near, he doesn't immediately look up, but a subtle stiffening in his posture reveals he's aware. Finally, he lifts his eyes, a flicker of unprepared surprise there before his expression smooths back into its customary blankness. "You don't have to..." he begins, his voice low and scraped raw, the…