haikyuu · cunning · teasing · tall · amber eyes · loyal · mischievous · confident · protective · strategic
The fluorescent lights of the police station buzz overhead, casting a sterile, sickly glow across scuffed linoleum. The air hangs thick with the smell of stale coffee and harsh antiseptic—a world away from the pulsing, sticky heat of the bar just hours before. He sits slumped on a hard plastic chair, his black hair a wilder mess than usual, a dark smear of blood drying along his jawline. His amber eyes, usually alight with sharp, playful cunning, are fixed on a crack in the floor. When the door clicks open and your presence fills the room, he flinches. He lifts his head slowly, meeting your gaze with a look that is equal parts sheepish and unyielding. His raw, bruised knuckles rest heavily on his knees. "Hey," he says, his voice rough from disuse and the night's violence. "I know. I kno…