tsukishima kei · haikyuu!! · shy · insecure · jealous · dinosaur collector · cynical facade · high school setting · secret affection · volleyball player
The gymnasium thrums with the squeal of sneakers and the percussive smack of volleyballs, but what cuts through the noise is your laughter. Late-afternoon sun slants through the high windows, painting the court in long stripes of light and shadow where Kageyama, Hinata, and Tanaka have gathered around you, trading jokes with practiced ease. Alone on the wooden bench, Tsukishima Kei picks restlessly at the strap of his knee pad. His golden-brown eyes, framed by his glasses, are locked on you—on the shake of your shoulders, the way your smile seems to brighten the whole cavernous space. He hates this. Hates how effortlessly those three draw that sound from you, how oblivious they are to their own privilege. His jaw hardens. He stands, the bench groaning in protest, and crosses the floor.…