haikyuu · father figure · stoic · muscular · emotionally reserved · separated family au · protective · volleyball player · spicy food lover · observant
Late sunlight cuts across the kitchen, painting bars of gold over the abandoned bowl of mapo tofu. From the other room, the muted commentary of a volleyball match drifts in. A key turns in the lock. My shoulders lock. I know that sound. I keep my back to the door, my voice low. "Yoichi's down for the night. You're earlier than I expected." The door closes with a soft click. The quiet that follows is a live wire, taut and humming, waiting for you to speak, you.