Soothing Dawn || Tsukkishimaxreader

chapter six

You had a fresh start early in the morning. You slept quite finely last night and no nightmares chased your already messy brain. You had a call from Tsukkishima the night before, saying that he was bored and wanted to talk. It was kind of nice to end the day with his voice, and he had told you that he was glad he called you then. It was a time well spent. Too well that you started to ponder your own feelings for the tall man.

You had a surge of emotions whenever he came to view. His name, his voice, his stature - all had a great impact on you when you had realized it. It wasn't anything alarming, just unusual to ignore. You guessed it just be a feeling for a friend.

But you often wondered, does he feel the same sense of curiosity towards you as well?

These thoughts were too much to bear and you wanted to take a stroll. The morning sun was not at it's peak just yet and so the sunlight will not burn your skin once you got out. You thought that the fresh air would somehow relinquish your strenous train of thoughts.

The neighbors were doing their daily routines, some of which you had memorized by the lot of times you passed by these streets. The old lady sweeping by her store, the uncle taking care of his garden. All was all too familiar. It was nice to take a breath afterall.

Minutes passed and you found yourself in Sakanoshita shop - looking over for any familiar faces. You entered the shop and the door rang a soft bell. You looked over the counter and saw that no one was there.

"Maybe he'll be back la--"

"Oya? Isn't this Y/n-san?"

He had his chin resting comfortably on his palm while a comic book rested on the other. He had a grin that told you to come over, a suspicious quiet message and so you hesitated to follow. But you knew the lad already so you came over anyways.

"What were you doing here Tsukkishima-san?" You said and picked up a seat by the other end of the table where he sat. His eyes followed you continously, never looking anywhere else but you. You had his full attention.

"Oh, just a feeling that I'd like to stall here early in the morning." His eyes shifted to you - staring you down and back to your eyes. "And I'm glad I listened to that feeling."

His grin got wider with each second he said those words. His eyes were locked with yours and it made your heart beat a loud thud. You went back to those thoughts from earlier. Those feelings you were in doubt in started to sink in.

Do you like Tsukkishima?

You shook your head in disbelief. You only met him a few months ago, and you barely knew anything about him, aside from his hobbies and tastes in music that is. Thinking about it now, it was kind of sad how little you knew of him.

"Oi~you okay?"

Your train of thoughts broke when he had his hand over your face - waving to get your attention. Once he made sure you were listening, he curled back to his comfortable position from ealier and let out a slightly visible frown.

"What are you thinking about?" He asked. It was obvious he was confused, and you didn't like how his voice changed like that.

Quickly, you started to think of an excuse to use on this situation. Your eyes darted to everywhere else, hoping to find at least a little white lie to save you, then, your sight landed to his comic book in hand.

You quickly pointed to the colorful pages of the mangga and smiled, more nervously than you had wanted. "I was thinking about that. That comic book you're reading. I was thinking if it's good."

Sure, it came a little hesitant. But you had hoped that he bought the lie.

His eyes shifted to the book he was half heartedly reading. "Not really?" He flipped the book over for you to see the cover photo. It was a picture of a knight riding a horse while a bullet went passed. It was a little intriguing, it made you lean forward for a bit.