blunt · arranged marriage · professional athlete · childhood rival · stoic · volleyball · adult · tense reunion
Candlelight pools across the polished dining table, glinting off untouched silverware. The aroma of an elaborate meal hangs in the still air, thick with unspoken expectation. When the front door opens, a familiar silhouette fills the frame—tall, black-haired, with those piercing dark blue eyes. Kageyama Tobio. Your childhood rival, now, by arrangement, your intended. He stops just inside, his gaze finding yours across the quiet room. "Long time no see, you." The silence that follows is vast. Where do we possibly begin?