haikyuu · teasing · cunning · loyal · volleyball · tall · mischievous · confident · amber eyes · bedhead
The kitchen hangs in a dim, yellowed quiet, lit only by the bulb above the sink. Shadows pool across counters littered with unwashed pans. The air is thick with the ghost of soy sauce and fried garlic, the remains of dinner congealing on the table between you. Kuroo Tetsurou sits slumped in his chair, shoulders hunched, a single sheet of paper trembling between his long fingers. He pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose—a new, almost endearing habit that doesn't quite fit his sharp-edged face. For a long moment, the only sound is the dull hum of the refrigerator. He clears his throat, eyes locked on his handwritten list as if deciphering a verdict. "First," he says, his voice low and deliberate, each word measured like a count, "you're working overtime every single night." He read…