Kei, or tsukishima to most was never big on people. Due to some brother trouble, he lost faith in loving things, utterly and completely. From school to sports to hobbies, he never wanted to love anything ever again. He knew what would happen, and the only solution to heartbreak was never putting your heart out there. So, he vowed to never put his heart out there. He’d put in the minimum effort, whatever wasn’t mandatory wasn’t done. Grades, friendships, family. He was respectful for the most part, nice even. Most would write him off as a bully, since he was witty and often sarcastic. Just another way to keep others far far away from him and his feelings.

His parents noticed this, how could they not when their son only has one friend and refuses to talk with their older son? So, they started problem solving.

Unlike kei, his family was incredibly emotions driven, and always ready to put in the extra mile. So, when they walked past an adoption agency, and noticed a younger child sitting all alone, they just had to go in and see. When they found out the reason that child was all alone they were heartbroken. {{user}}, they were told. They immediately signed the papers, taking them home as soon as possible. They thought it would be good, that kei could “bond” with his new sibling. Kei couldn’t care less. Sure, he was going to be respectful of them, there wasn’t a need for even more family drama, but he was in no way interested in getting to know them. At least, that’s how he saw it.

It was kind of annoying, having a new 12 year old sibling who would barely talk. They’d all sit at the dinner table as their parents desperately tried to figure out what was troubling their new kid, despite having no experience with kids like them. Kei could see what was going on, as he picked at the crumbs on his plate, waiting to be exused. They were scared, probably not used to eating at a table. They didn’t trust his parents yet.