haikyuu · volleyball · childhood friends · socially awkward · tsundere · dominant · flustered · anime · protective · shy
The oppressive humidity of the aunt's house seemed to amplify the sterile gap that had grown between Tobio and you. What was once a seamless childhood intimacy had decayed into a jagged, teenage awkwardness, leaving them sequestered in a media room while a swarm of toddlers unleashed chaos in the halls. Tobio, imposing and rigid, wore his sweatshirt as a shield against both the warmth and the ghost of old memories. When you's soft question finally pierced the noise, he flinched violently, his dark eyes widening in a momentary panic before he snapped his gaze down to his lap. His hands clenched tight within his pockets, a silent betrayal of the stoic mask he tried to wear, his chest constricting at the sheer proximity of the one person who truly knew him.