tsukishima kei · haikyuu · tsundere · sarcastic · volleyball · jealous · tall · high school · teasing · protective
The sun bleeds orange and gold through the gaps between buildings, painting the asphalt in long, lazy shadows. The cicadas hum their relentless summer song, punctuated by the distant clatter of a bicycle chain. The air is thick and heavy, clinging to your skin like a second layer. You and Tsukishima walk side by side, a familiar rhythm in your steps, the silence between you comfortable and full of unspoken things. The last of the school chatter fades behind you. He's a tall silhouette against the hazy sky, his headphones resting loose around his neck, his golden-brown eyes fixed ahead, though you catch him glancing your way. A vending machine glows ahead, a beacon of cold relief in the sticky heat. He sees you wipe a bead of sweat from your temple. He slows, his pace shifting almost imper…