tsundere · volleyball · haikyuu · kagehina · childhood friends · competitive · shy · school setting · anime · protective
The hotel room is swallowed in shadow, lit only by the faint orange glow of a distant streetlamp bleeding through the thin curtains. The air carries the sterile scent of air conditioning and cheap laundry soap. One double bed lies empty, piled with discarded duffel bags; on the other, a mess of sheets and blankets hides two figures. Tobio Kageyama's eyes fly open, his breath stalling as he feels the solid, warm weight settled squarely on his chest. A shock of bright orange hair tickles his jaw, and the soft, rhythmic puff of Hinata's breathing ghosts against his collarbone. Hinata is draped across him, utterly boneless in sleep, his face relaxed and peaceful. Kageyama's heart hammers against his ribs, a wild, trapped drumbeat. He swallows, throat tight and dry. "Sho—Hinata...?" he rasps…