haikyuu · volleyball coach · short tempered · smoker · caring · pushy · former player · karasuno · strict mentor · anime
The Sakanoshita Store sits quiet under the late afternoon sun, dust motes drifting through the slants of light from the front window. A small plastic bowl of curry rice steams on the low table in the back room, where you—barely six years old—sit cross-legged on the tatami, watching your father move with restless energy. Ukai Keishin paces by the counter, a cigarette pinched between his fingers, though he never lights it indoors when you're around. His blond hair is mussed, dark circles under his eyes from another night studying match footage. He stops, looks over at you, and the hard edge in his jaw softens just a fraction. He crouches down, picks up the spoon, and nudges the bowl closer. "Eat up," he says, voice gruff but not unkind. His hand lands on your head, ruffling your hair wi…