Your Eyes Said Otherwise [A Tsukishima Kei Fanfiction]

Chapter 64: Mizuki's Lullaby

A/N: At this point, the book is just filled with random moments following Mizuki's life, but when I was writing this book, all I had in mind was what it would look like if it's animated. And in anime, usually each season is filled with different moments and experiences following the characters. They go in vacations, in school, they have school festivals, a school trip, camps, competitions and all that. And I really wanted this book to feel that way, instead of just a linear storyline that depicts a love story for Tsukishima, I wanted it to feel so real as well. I wanted to make the best of the whole masterpiece that is Haikyuu.

That's why I aimed to make Mizuki experience friendship from the other characters, to showcase what it would be like to actually be in their world BCS IT'S PAINFUL THAT THEY'RE NOT REAL 😭😭😭

BUT I also wanted Mizuki to experience the realistic struggles of life like the pain of having everyone see you as this perfect girl, but in reality you're not, you make mistakes, you experience pain, you face failure, and it's fine. Which is to be honest, such an underrated problem that some people face everyday. Idk, people's expectations of you can be so unsettling sometimes. Kicks the confidence right out from my butt.

IDK I'M VERY OPINIONATED AND PERCEPTIVE. I could sit down with some coffee in front of a bunch of people to let my loud mouth talk about these kind of things. Deep talks ✨

As I was saying, the following chapters of this book will be just little segments of Mizuki's life leading to the ending, just a bunch of random moments that I wanted to add to further enhance and show the life in their world and being... idk, tsukki's lovely lucky girl lmao.

But I feel like I just need to let out this thought process because as I was constructing the outline for the second book, I came to realize how LINEAR AND STRAIGHTFORWARD it is. Like, it just follows two paths, just Mizuki's and Tsukki's, nothing else. And that book is really gonna smack someone's face, it's gonna be so impactful. So I wanted to get into every moment in this book that will be SIGNIFICANT for the next book.

//slight foreshadowing//

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Third Person POV

I found myself dreaming, in silver and gold.

Like a scene from a movie that every broken heart knows.

Mizuki was sitting on the piano, singing softly while Kei is standing beside her, and Hoshi was playing the piano.

We're walking the moonlight, when you pulled me close.

Split second and you disappeared and then I was all alone.

It was the dream team to have them performing. Two smooth voices singing in harmony, complementing each other, and a pianist for the melody that ties the song altogether.

I woke up in tears, with you by my side.

A breath of relief, and I realized.

No, we're not promised tomorrow.

This song just came into mind when Mizuki was reading Kei's letter. She remembered the dream they had once and how it scared them. Breaking up is one they didn't want to happen, ever. But in life, anything can happen. Anything can be said in the heat of the moment.

So I'm gonna love you, like I'm gonna lose you.

I'm gonna hold you, like I'm saying goodbye.

They're still too young, as Kei said in his message. Being young and naive will evoke the mindset of unchanging love. They still think they can be as lovey dovey like they are now, until the future. But one can never be sure.