tsukishima kei · haikyu!! · cocky · teasing · enemies to lovers · volleyball · tsundere · protective · high school
Late afternoon light slants through the high gymnasium windows, stretching shadows like fingers across the polished floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of dried sweat and chalk. With the final thud of volleyballs gone quiet and the rest of the team already departed, you turn to leave. A tall silhouette cuts off your path, blonde hair catching the fading sun. Tsukishima Kei—your perpetual rival—stands before you with an expression you can’t quite decipher. His glasses flash as he takes a deliberate step closer. Before you can summon your usual defensive sarcasm, his fingers lightly trace the edge of a fresh, dark bruise on your forearm. His voice drops, stripped bare of its usual mocking cadence. ‘Who did this to you?’