you can fly even higher

until now (akaashi)

Akaashi Keiji

His eyes hurt a little, he isn't going to lie on that. He has been in front of his laptop in the poorly illuminated living room for too long and now his eyes hurt, even if he is wearing his glasses.

He also is enduring back and neck pain, because he hasn't moved from the chair and his body is starting to notice and warn him about it. He ignores it because he hasn't finished yet and he still has a few emails to answer before he can think of finishing up for the day.

He even sighs and stops for a minute or two to stretch a little and rub his sore eyes. He even yawns and checks the time to see that is almost ten and he is still doing work stuff.

Keiji sight travels to the mug close to his computer, which is also keeping some of his papers in place and he sees inside it just to make a face because is empty again. He is not even sure how many coffees he has taken but he thinks he'll need another cup if he wants to finish things up.

He grabs the mug and stands up and walks to the kitchen where he finds the coffee machine empty. He groans a little, leaves the mug, and starts to do more.

At least, that's how you find him when you arrive at the kitchen holding an empty mug too, looking for the same thing he is going to make.

"Oh, you're making more?", you ask. A little surprised by your sudden and not-tired appearance, Keiji turns around to look at you with a surprised face until he realizes that is you, his roommate.

"Ah, yes. I'll make more coffee", he answers, after he recuperated quickly from his surprise. "Do you want me to do a cup for you?"

"Yes, please and thank you. I need to stay awake if I want to finish grading", your response comes with you leaving your mug close to his and dragging your feet to the fridge at the other side of where Keiji is standing preparing the coffee machine.

"Grading exams again?", he asks without looking at you.

"Essays. There are too many and is like grading exams all over again", you groan at the end and a little smirk appears in Keiji's face but is short-lived because once you're at his side, it disappears. "What about you?"

"Still working", is all the answers. You're used to his short responses or quiet personality at this rate. On the other way, Keiji is used to you and your non-stop talking but he likes how proud you sound when you talk about your students.

When Keiji finishes with the coffee machine, he turns around to look at you and you take the moment to offer him the snack you got from the fridge.

He is extending his hand to take a chip when he realizes something that freezes him almost instantly. When he stops midway, you look at him confused and almost worried by his sudden reaction and the fact that his eyes are on you, but not exactly on your face.

"You okay?", you ask, moving your head to the side a little in a concerned way.

Keiji swallows and after blinking a few times he looks at your eyes again and takes a chip.

"Yes", he replies, before he gets the chip into his mouth and turns to look at another thing that isn't you.

"Are you sure?", you insist, since you swear, he is a little bit red.

"Yeah", he simply answers, but that's a lie.

He is far from okay. He is far from sure and he is blushing. The reason is oblivious to you since you didn't know you were wearing one of his old high school shirts. And Keiji isn't mad about that, not in the slightest. The thing that is making him panic right now is the fact that you look good in it.

Let's make things a little bit clear, Akaashi Keiji isn't the type of dude to fall in love with his roommate. Well, until now. He thought that he wasn't the type to give love too much effort, neither. Like, in high school he was too much into volleyball and making sure Bokuto didn't die doing something very stupid, so he didn't have time to date. But he wasn't in high school anymore and he left college a few years ago. He is a grown-up and he is still sharing his apartment with someone because he thinks that is an easier way to pay the rent.

He had a few roommates before you, but apparently, none were interesting, or cool like you. Conversations with you were always funny and entertaining, you always have a story about your students to tell and you like volleyball since you played like him. Yeah, you are pretty cool and maybe that's why Akaashi Keiji, the dude who didn't have time to rest or date, fell in love with you.

He just didn't know it. Until now. Until now that he sees you in his Fukuroudani shirt and the only thought that comes to his mind is that you look too good in it. Too good for his liking.

You look at him while he appears to be in deep thinking. You couldn't guess what the hell he is thinking, because Keiji is emotionless 24/7 but you decided to pass it up and concentrate on your snack.

Is not until you poke him in the shoulder a few minutes later, to tell him that coffee is ready, that he finally gets out of his thoughts. When he looks at you again, he blushes slightly but he brushes it off serving himself some coffee and escaping the kitchen faster than Hinata.

You look at him weirdly, but you serve yourself more coffee and return to your room. Is not until you accidentally slip some coffee and it makes a stain in the white and black shirt you're wearing that you realize that the shirt is not yours.

And it hits you like a truck, and contrary to Keiji who started to overthink everything like he usually doesn't, you simply smile.