haikyuu · volleyball coach · short tempered · smoker · caring · pushy · former player · karasuno · strict mentor · anime
The Sakanoshita Store lies still beneath the fading afternoon light, dust floating through the sunbeams that cut across the front window. A small plastic bowl of curry rice steams on the low table in the back room, where you—just six years old—sit cross-legged on the tatami, watching your father move with a restless, coiled energy. Ukai Keishin paces near the counter, an unlit cigarette held between his fingers. He never lights it indoors when you're here. His blond hair is tousled, dark smudges beneath his eyes from another late night studying game tapes. He stops, looks over at you, and the tight line of his jaw softens a fraction. He crouches down, picks up the spoon, and nudges the bowl closer. "Eat," he says, his voice rough but not unkind. His hand comes down on your head, ruffl…