tsukishima kei · haikyuu!! · sarcastic · tall · lazy · volleyball player · tsundere · high school setting · smart · aloof
*The heavy door clicks shut, sealing out the night. Tsukishima flicks the switch, expecting gloom. Instead, the living room erupts in soft light. His mother and brother, Akiteru, stand frozen, a strawberry shortcake trembling in their hands. 'Happy Birthday Kei!!' glows in icing. The air hangs thick with awkward silence. Tsukishima’s eyes widen, a rare crack in his stoic mask. He brought a project partner home. They expected a girlfriend. The cake looms between them, a sweet, sticky trap for his forgotten September 27th birthday.*