INSTANT LOVE ; k. tsukishima

02 ─ THE OTHER SIDE

tsukishima is at peace.

although he thought that it'd be better to live alone to fully acquire the tranquility that he prefers, he doesn't mind the setup you guys silently agreed on. he was never an individual who liked social interaction a lot. he prefers to keep things professional—civil, if you may.  he isn't a person that you could approach for personal conversations.

at first, it took him by surprise that you were also the silent type. with how you type in your SMS messages with him, he assumed that you would be similar to hinata, who has a never-ending amount of energy in his bones. so to see that you were quite reserved like him, he appreciates it. he may seem cold to others, but he isn't mean.  he's just... not used to it. he's not used to the whole "positive" vibe or whatnot. tsukishima likes to refer to himself as a realist (when in truth, his realism about life is just pessimism sometimes).

his friends (tsukishima would never call them that in front of them) likes to come over his place when they're all vacant. it's because he has the most spacious space out of the five of them, making it a good place to either kill time or finish their backlogs with some good old company. today isn't any different; they're on their way back to his place again and he's about to shoot you a head's up.

both you and tsukishima decided that it was easier to adjust if both of you had each other's schedules. and with today being friday, he knows you never really left the condo. with the only lecture you have on friday being held online due to some personal matters with your professor as of late, you don't really leave the condo during the day. again, today isn't any different.

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l/n (roommate)
active 12m ago

3:36 PM

hinata and the others are coming over again.
is that alright with you?

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he turns off his phone after sending the message, focusing on what's currently happening—snack shopping. "hey, tsukki? is your roommate around today?" yamaguchi asks as his eyes trail over the aisle of chips, a small shopping basket in hand. "yeah. she usually stays in the condo lately during fridays since she only has one lecture, and it's being held online until further notice," he replies. 

"oh, is that so? sorry to intrude then."

"it's fine with her. she gets distracted easily so her only rule is that we can't be too noisy," tsukishima says, grabbing a bag of chips and putting it inside the basket yamaguchi is holding. "wow, tsukishima. you sound like you know her well already." yachi then joins the conversation. "she said that herself the first time you guys came over after she moved in," he deadpans at her, yachi sweat drops in return.

"hmm... but come to think of it, we haven't really seen her yet, right?"

they shortly arrived to the drinks section as hinata suddenly overhears the conversation and joins in as well. "are we talking about tsukishima's roomie? when can we meet her? wait, is she even around today?" he says. "calm down, idiot. it's up to her if she wants to meet you guys. and yes, she's around today, so don't cause too much noise or else she'll get distracted," tsukishima replies.

ding! he then feels his phone vibrate in his pocket. he pulled it out to check the notification and saw that it was a reply from you.

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l/n (roommate)
active now!

3:36 PM

hinata and the others are coming over again.
is that alright with you?

3:44 PM

helloooo slr :')
yep! it's alright with me dw

feel free to step outside if you want some snacks

eh? no no it's okay
i already have my own snacks here

you sure?

yea it's okay, i swear HAHAHAHAHAHA
thanks for the offer thoughhhh

if you say so then

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you see, tsukishima isn't a mean person. he's just not used to showing that he cares. or it's more like he cringes at the thought of openly showing that he actually cares, so he masks it up with some snarky remark or what people would usually call "a cold shoulder." tsukishima kei is at peace.

and he wants to keep it that way.