day 2: affection
in which tsukki is terrible at expressing affection, kenma solves a problem, and kuroo reaffirms the fact that he's completely head over heels in love.
None of them are terribly good at showing affection. Kuroo smothers, Kenma has next to no interest, and Tsukishima just plain doesn't know how. He's awkward and stilted and afraid of rejection.
Which is why, when Kenma sits down in his lap and continues playing on his handheld as if this situation was nothing out of the ordinary, Tsukishima freezes completely. He carefully leans backwards, out of Kenma's space, and takes a deep breath. After a minute or so of silence, he asks, "What are you doing?"
"Dungeon."
Kenma shifts himself and tilts the screen just a bit so Tsukishima can see better. Tsukishima takes in the pixelated figure on the screen wearing red robes and holding a blue stick of some sort. A wand, no, a sword maybe?
"I see."
For several minutes, there's a peaceful silence as Kenma's avatar hacks enemies to bits with his pixelated sword and Tsukishima watches cautiously over his shoulder. Suddenly, quietly, "It's okay. I don't bite." Kenma acts like he's said nothing, continuing to pore over his inventory in-game as he considers what objects to sell.
Tsukishima stares at the screen of Kenma's handheld, not really seeing it. Then, hesitantly, he shifts and wraps an arm around Kenma's middle. Kenma just sighs contentedly and sinks into the embrace.
And that's how Kuroo finds them, nearly an hour later, when he steps inside their apartment with grocery bags hanging from both of his arms. Immediately, Tsukishima looks up from Kenma's game and shoots him a look that quite clearly says help-me-I-have-no-idea-what-the-fuck-just-happened-and-I'm-not-sure-I-like-it.
Kuroo looks from Tsukishima's frazzled expression to Kenma's sleepy smile.
He whips out his phone and takes a picture or two. Or maybe ten.
He conveniently doesn't see Tsukishima's look of utter betrayal as he steps into the kitchen to put away the groceries. When Kuroo steps into the living room again, Tsukishima is grumbling into Kenma's shoulder and their heads are leaned together and Kuroo is about 99% sure he's going to actually die because they're so cute. He's legitimately concerned for his health.
So he does what any sane, sensible person would do in his situation.
Kuroo sits down on the couch, throws his legs across Tsukishima's and falls asleep.
1. tsukishima wakes up the next morning, feeling sore all over. his arms are still around kenma and he's rather awkwardly positioned across kuroo's lap, kuroo's arm across his shoulder. it's completely too hot to be doing this but despite the discomfort, he's happy. so all he does is pull kenma a bit closer and shift ever so slightly into a more comfortable position.
2. it's no surprise that kuroo almost immediately made the best picture his wallpaper.
3. kenma is often the most levelheaded of the three. so when he saw there was a problem (namely that tsukishima was so terrified of fucking up that he was initiating absolutely nothing) he decided to fix it. and kuroo may have encouraged his meddling, just a bit.