Contrary to popular belief, Tsukishima Kei is not a nonchalant, ignorant boyfriend who hardly cares about you.
If anything, he is the complete and total opposite.
You first noticed it when he started to hang around you too much, ignoring poor Tadashi while he complained about the newest teacher, instead opting to watch you throw your head back and laugh with your friends. It’s sudden and loud, two things that Tsukishima hates, but he’s never heard anything so sincere, so carefree, so…full of life.
The sound strikes him right through, and all of a sudden, he knew that cupid’s arrow (or yours) hit him square in the heart. And he finds himself not caring one bit.
But that was the first time, and you didn’t even notice him ogling at you like a pubescent boy. However, you really start to notice when you first start to date. Naturally, it takes him a while to warm up to you. You are still mutual classmates at the end of the day, but you both eventually get to the point your parents hardly blink when you both arrive home together.
It’s by the fourth month he’s sharing his toy dinosaur collection, raving about the key differences between the Tirranasarus Rex and some other dinosaur name you could hardly pronounce.
“So yeah, the Spinosaurus basically gets their name from the spine-like sail on its back, but I always thought it would better fit the Stegosaurus because of the spikes and everything, you know? But whatever– oh and then there’s this one…” And you’re just nodding along while he excitedly rambles, all information just seeping from one ear out the other. You still remember to ask him questions though, just to see that spark in his eye.
And you finally toss the “nonchalant” Tsukishima rumor out the window by the time you guys are a year in, where you’re sitting next to him on his bed, him laying right beside you eyes fixated on the way your lips move while gossiping about the latest news.
“AND KEI, YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED AFTER, she has the nerve to say ‘Oh, I didn’t think you’d be interested, so I just forgot to tell you’ like, how the hell do you forget to tell me about how you got with your bestfriend-since-middle-school’s ex?! I knew from the start that she was trouble but everyone said that she would be soooo nice and amazing, well NOW look.”
He chuckles a little bit, watching as you semi-seethe on the edge of the mattress.
“You always have a good read on people, I have no clue how you do it but it’s hilarious to watch when you end up right.”
“RIGHT?! LIKE COME ON ALREADY-” He smiles, yet again diving into one of your endless rambles.
Tsukishima doesn’t care, and in fact, he doesn’t want this moment to end.
All he wants is to be part of a world where your voice is never too far.
a.n : credits to @/aquazero for the dividers/banners (?) also TYSMMM for all of the love on the atsumu miya fic it means so much to me so tytytyty for all the support <333 but anyways, i hope you all have a wonderful rest of your day <3











