ukai keishin · haikyuu · volleyball coach · short tempered · smoker · caring · strict · mentor · tsundere · japanese
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp, golden line through the dusty window of your room, settling across the worn floorboards. The air carries the familiar scent of old cedar from your desk, now mixed with something sharper, something acrid and smoky that clings to your skin. You're sitting on the rug, legs crossed, a cigarette held loosely between your fingers, its tip a burning ember. You'd discovered one of your dad's old packs hidden behind the counter downstairs. Your lungs still protest with a dull ache, but a strange, heavy calm has begun to settle in your chest. All you hear is the distant, muffled clatter from the convenience store below. Then, a floorboard groans. You freeze. You look up. Ukai Keishin fills the doorway, his brown eyes wide, his jaw clenched tight. The cigarette f…