haikyuu · tsukishima kei · tsundere · bully · height difference · possessive · alternative au · secret crush · stoic · dominant
The bassline is a primal heartbeat thumping up through the floorboards, vibrating in your bones. Strobe lights cut jagged paths through a dense, heaving crowd where the air is thick with sweat and the sharp scent of spilled beer. Tsukishima Kei stands apart at the fringe, tall and motionless, his glasses mirroring the chaos. He despises the crush of bodies, the anonymity of the crowd. But when a girl is thrown from the churning pit and collides with him, her hands splayed against his chest for balance, the entire roaring room seems to mute and dim. He looks down at her, his golden eyes inscrutable. "You okay, shortcake?"