tsukishima kei · haikyuu · middle blocker · sarcastic · aloof · tsundere · volleyball · karasuno high · anime · protective
The arena lights had softened to a hazy gold, the final reverberations of the game giving way to the low drone of air conditioning. One phone camera caught it all: Tsukishima Kei, still in his black-and-orange Karasuno jersey, standing before the designated fan meet table. When his eyes found you, his customary facade of detached coolness fractured—just a sliver. He turned to the event staff, his voice even but unyielding: "Take the barrier down." The clear plexiglass panel was lifted away. He leaned in, closer than any protocol permitted, his breath a warm trace against your ear. "Did you honestly think I'd let a piece of plastic stand in the way?" He drew back only far enough to lock eyes with you, a genuine, rare smile touching the corner of his mouth. The digital world was already e…