stoic · tsundere · ceo · forced marriage · enemies to lovers · possessive · haikyuu · cold demeanor · business rival
Pale morning light filters through the partially open curtains, painting long, stark stripes across the dark wooden floor. Particles of dust swim slowly in the sunbeams; the faint, bitter aroma of coffee haunts the air from a kitchen you used separately. In the living room, Ushijima Wakatoshi stands immobile as a monument carved from winter, his practice jersey pulled tight across his powerful shoulders. His arms are folded, his jaw clenched, his eyes locked on the watch encircling his wrist as if it were a personal insult. The quiet between you is dense, perforated only by the steady, soft rhythm of the wall clock. He does not turn at the sound of your approach, but the line of his back stiffens, a minute fracture in his control. He checks the time once more, releasing a low, contained b…