I really love this idea of the duet drabbles!! If it’s okay, could I do Tsukishima as Eddie from Dogfight? (My pronouns are she/her)! :)
THANK YOU for this request, did i use it as an excuse to watch the entire dogfight bootleg?? maybe,,, lmao my initial thought was first date / last night, but since elle is gonna be coming out with a ‘tsumu fic for that one in a couple days, i instead present to you: a rare soft tsukki :) hope u like it !!
tsukishima + eddie birdlace — GIVE WAY; DOGFIGHT
“so, what are you in the mood for?” your palms sweat as you thumb through your vinyl collection. a tall blond boy sits on your bed taking in the contents of your room as you attempt to break the ice. “i’ve got, uh, some woody guthrie—“
“what about this?” he asks suddenly, picking up the guitar you’d left out on the mattress.
“oh—that, uh—“ you stammer
“nothing, i just— i need a little more time before i play in front of anyone,” you reply hesitantly, heat rushing to your face. the blond just stares at you intently, awkward silence hanging in the air as he takes you in.
tsukishima is quiet, you’ve learned — when he’s not, he’s usually saying something harsh or derisive. but for some reason he’s here with you. first at dinner, then a walk, and now, somehow, despite the many awkward silences and lingering stares throughout the evening, he’s in your bedroom. staring at you again.
is it because he hates you? doesn’t understand you? what is he thinking?
“sing something,” he suddenly pipes up. you open your mouth to speak, but he cuts you off, “i already heard you do it, so i know you can.”
“wh— eavesdropping doesn’t count,” you protest, averting your eyes sheepishly, “besides, that song’s not done yet.”
“so? just play me what you have,” he responds plainly. your eyes venture back to his to find them staring at you intently again — but this time you notice a softness to his usually-icy gaze. “please?” he asks quietly, holding out the guitar in your direction, “it’s just me.”
with a sigh, you accept the guitar and take a seat next to tsukishima on your bed, nervously positioning yourself to play as he attentively watches your every move.
your voice is shaky and breathy at first, faltering as you flub a chord or two. you wait for the blond to throw some sort of taunt at you, but he doesn’t. he just keeps staring through the black frames of his glasses.
“sparrow, sparrow, too afraid to fly
sparrow, sparrow, too afraid to try
and he’s oh so far from home”
your eyes are glued to the ground as you delicately strum the final chord. when you muster the courage to look up at him, his stare seems distinctly different. his golden brown eyes are slightly widened with — fascination? affection? confusion? you’re not sure. you just stare back.
“y/n, that—“ he falters, “i—“
“the last verse sucks, i know,” you blurt out, your gaze dropping back to the floor, “and the song doesn’t have a bridge yet, so—“
before you can finish your sentence, a pair of soft lips silences you. tsukki is leaning in, tilting his head so he can meet your downturned face. the kiss is chaste but firm, causing your heart rate to skyrocket when he pulls away to stare at you with his honey eyes again, now uncertain and searching for approval.
you’re quick to give him the approval he seeks, setting your instrument aside and pulling him into another, more heated kiss. his hand ventures to your waist, and before you know it you’re leaning so far into him that he’s laying down on the mattress, you hovering over him.
you shoot upright, suddenly realizing where this is going. “are you— is everything ok?” he asks.
“it’s fine,” you answer nervously, hopping off the bed and scurrying over to flick the light switch, “it’s just— it’s so bright in here.” returning to the bed, you reach to turn off your bedside lamp too, but tsukki stops you, capturing you again with those perplexing, near-unreadable eyes. his next words send electricity through your veins.
suddenly his eyes makes sense to you.