While he was not the most obvious with his advances, there was no doubt about it, Kei Tsukishima really liked you. He didn't always know how to communicate it with you, and most of the time a simple 'hello' from you would be enough to stun him silent. But when he wasn't on the court, he gained a little more confidence when it came to speaking with you. That paired with Yams' pep talks, left him able to talk to you after practice one day, and it was probably the best day he had had in a while. You were very different when talking about things that you enjoyed, and you thought aloud a lot of the time. It enabled him to grow more confidence, slowly smoothing the conversation out. When you pointed out that you always liked when he could sike out the blockers and push the ball right past them, he figured he would try to do it more to impress you.

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"It was nice talking to you, Tsukishima-san, but I have to walk home with my brother."