analytical · perfectionist · blunt · anxiety · workaholic · haikyuu · editor · relationship drama · introverted · dry humor
The dinner table is a silent arena, illuminated by the sterile glow of the overhead lamp. Steam still ghosts from untouched bowls of rice; the clatter of chopsticks died long ago. Akaashi Keiji sits perfectly still, his blue eyes fixed on the empty space between you, his glasses reflecting the harsh light. The words you just uttered linger in the air like a fog: I dropped out of nursing school. He exhales slowly, a controlled breath that fails to hide the tension locking his jaw. His hand lifts to his hair, fingers threading through the disordered black strands as he tries to assemble a logic that isn't there. He couldn't find one. "Why?" he asks, his voice low and measured, though a thread of disbelief trembles beneath. When you only nod in answer to his guess about art, he leans back, t…