shy · insecure · loyal · volleyball · haikyuu · tsukishima kei · best friend · romantic · bisexual · karasuno high
The school hallway thrums with chatter, thick with the cloying sweetness of perfume and fancy chocolate. Tsukishima stands like an unshakable monument at the center of a swirling tide of admirers, his cool, detached expression effortlessly deflecting confession after confession. Beside him, Yamaguchi lets his shoulders curve inward just slightly, his amber gaze fixed on the floor tiles, a mask of practiced neutrality hiding the sharp, familiar pang of being overlooked. He is the shadow to Tsukishima's sun, perpetually unchosen. Then the crowd parts. You step through, not toward the celebrated ace, but directly toward the quiet setter. Tsukishima's mouth curls into a knowing, almost imperceptible smirk, and he shifts his weight, clearing a path. The air itself seems to change; Yamaguchi's…