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Chapter 17: White Carnations

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A/n: 702 words in written portion! Last chapter guys!! Kinda wild how this series is done already but also it feels like it’s been so long lmao. There will be an epilogue tho so hope you guys will look forward to that!! 🫶

Puffs of breath become visible in the chilly air as y/n’s lips part to form the words ‘I’m sorry.’ Yachi watches intensely, processing everything she has just been told. The tension hangs heavy in the cold, winter air between the two.

Still speechless, Yachi stares at y/n with wide eyes. The blonde is unsure how to respond. Y/n watches Yachi in return, looking for any reactions. Her sincere and pleading expression molds into a sardonic one as she chuckles self-deprecatingly.

“It’s ironic, isn’t it,” y/n sighs, suddenly finding interest in the ground.

Yachi lets out a confused hum. Y/n looks back up, a little bit of hope back in her expression at Yachi’s verbal reaction.

“People always judge me based on how I look. Like when people assume I drink black coffee or something,” y/n shuffles nervously as she explains, “Yet here I am doing the same thing. Assuming everyone I want to date is going to be like Hanami. I know you’re not that kind of person, but I let my own doubts and old scars send my thoughts spiraling.”

Y/n’s head hangs in shame. Yachi shuffles closer to her and reaches for her hands. She gently laces their fingers together, shivering a bit from the sudden surge of warmth of another body. Yachi gives an encouraging squeeze.

“I should’ve known better. It shouldn’t have taken me ghosting you and Kiyoko straight up telling me to realize that. Again, I’m really sorry Yachi,” y/n finishes sincerely, squeezing Yachi back.

Yachi’s heart pounds and squeezes as her eyes wandered over y/n’s face. Y/n’s cheeks and ears have been bitten red from the cold, but her eyes are bloodshot from held back tears. Yachi pulls her into a tight hug, her own eyes tearing up.

“I accept your apology,” Yachi sniffles, still holding the other girl firmly, “I know you were really hurt so I understand where you were coming from. I’m really happy you were able to realize what you were doing and honestly I was just really worried about you.”

Yachi closes her eyes and lets her tears fall freely as y/n finally hugs her back, squeezing just as tightly as she is. She feels a wet warmth on her shoulder where y/n has tucked her face into and her beginning to shake in a silent cry.

The two hold onto each other like their lifelines until their speeding hearts slow into a sync. Yachi pulls away first and lets out a watery laugh as she wipes the tears from y/n’s cheeks. Y/n chuckles and dries Yachi’s own tears away in return.

“Thank you for accepting my apology. I’d understand if you hadn’t, but I’m really grateful that you did,” y/n’s arms slide from around Yachi to hold her hands.

Yachi shakes her head gently and intertwines their fingers. She rocks back and forth on the balls of her feet. Her face warms a little as y/n’s thumbs softly rub the back of her hands.

“I promise I’ll work on my communication…if you’ll still have me,” y/n eyes dart nervously between Yachi’s, her hands trembling slightly.

Yachi leans in and y/n follows, causing their foreheads to touch. She smiles warmly.

“Of course. I want to help put your mind at ease. All I ever wanted was to just be with you,” Yachi says, shakily, “Let’s work on our communication as jumping to conclusions together. I didn’t mean to cause you any distress with my words.”

“Yachi, you did nothing wrong. You don’t have to apologize. It was my fault for putting words in your mouth,” y/n closed her eyes, focusing on the feeling of Yachi’s hands in her own.

“Well either way, I’ve never been the best at thinking clearly…especially when I’m nervous,” Yachi admits, cringing at the thought of how she assumed things when y/n requested a bouquet from her.

As if sensing her inner turmoil, y/n gently kisses Yachi’s cheeks to ease her mind. The blonde flushes red, but returns the cheek kiss with a proper, shy one.

“We’re in this together,” y/n smiles.

Yachi nods, “Together.”

Fun facts:

This was the full precious convo from the first pic

Noya saw everything go down and was ready to take it to his grave until Tsukki brought it up

He fears Tsukki very much (and also Yamaguchi a bit after this encounter)

Hinata had drunkenly flung himself at Kageyama that night

And Kageyama, equally as drunk, forgot he was holding a drink and dropped it on the couch in favor of catching Hinata

Noya was eating an entire bag of hot Cheetos while he watched it happen

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Chapter 16: Purple Hyacinths

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A/n: implied internalized homophobia this chapter from hanami

Fun facts:

#1 Hanay/n shipper changed their name to #1 Hana&y/n stan after that panel

They started watching for hanami but stayed for y/n

They were moots with y/n for a while before y/n cleaned her social media of any traces of hanami

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Chapter 15: Black Dahlias

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Fun facts:

After becoming friends with Yachi, Kiyoko has vowed to become her defender

After y/n and Hanami broke up she became shy, anxious, and withdrawn for a while

Kiyoko is reminded of y/n’s anxiety and hopes to provide the comfort she gave y/n for yachi as well

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Chapter 14: Daisies

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A/n: short chapter this week, but the drama is picking up again 👀

Fun facts:

Noya was over for lunch and him and Tanaka concocted something horrible which got Tanaka stuck on the toilet

He ran out of toilet paper pretty quick

Noya drove back to his house to get more for him 😭

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Chapter 13: Lotuses

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A/n: 1.1k words in written portion!

This sucks.

Yachi drags herself out of her door. Her heart never stopped pounding after she had received y/n’s request to meet up. Despite her anxiety and heartbreak, she cleaned herself up a bit and forced her trembling body out the door.

When she told Yamaguchi she didn’t want to see y/n today, she hadn’t been lying. Just the thought of her crush, which is truly beyond just a crush at this point, confessing to someone else made her head and heart hurt. She knows it’s an ugly feeling, but she can’t help but let the jealousy bubble and fester until the tears start leaking out of her eyes. Yachi wipes them away, hoping to drown that cold and unrelenting feeling out with her tears.

Despite all the pain, jealousy, and slight feeling of betrayal from y/n, Yachi pushes on. Despite it all, she still wants to check on her muse. Y/n said it was important and even if Yachi wanted to say no, she would still show up. Even through the hurting y/n has caused her unintentionally, her place in Yachi’s heart cannot be shaken.

Yachi spots y/n’s lone figure in their garden far before she reaches the entrance. She halts her steps, frantically wiping at her eyes, hoping it’ll look like she hasn’t just been crying on her walk.

Y/n is facing away from the entrance, not noticing Yachi’s presence nearby yet. Yachi takes a moment to observe and calm herself.

Yachi’s heart clenches painfully. Y/n stands there in her favorite leather jacket, one that Yachi has had the honor of wearing, and her hair done up nicer than usual. Looking more closely, Yachi notices that y/n seems to have dressed up a bit even. She glances down at her own outfit which was thoughtlessly put together amidst her self pitying.

The blonde shakes her head and takes a deep breath. This isn’t about her or what she looks like right now. Definitely not the time to be comparing herself to y/n’s ex or fantasize about how much cooler this so-called Hanami would be than herself. She’s just here to see if y/n is doing okay. Yachi marches on.

As Yachi approaches the garden entrance, she can hear the tattooed girl quietly mumbling to herself. She can’t quite hear what she’s saying but it sounds like she’s hyping herself up. Yachi tries not to think about y/n throwing the bouquet back in her face.

At the sound of Yachi’s gentle footsteps, y/n finally turns around. They make awkward eye contact and y/n gives a small smile, hoping to ease the tension. Yachi returns the smile.

“Hey,” y/n says softly, seemingly fiddling with something behind her back.

“Hey,” Yachi gives a small nod.

“Sorry to call you out here so urgently. I just couldn’t wait any longer,” y/n sways slightly where she stands.

Yachi shakes her head. She can’t bring herself to use her words, afraid she’ll burst out in tears as soon as she opens her mouth.

Both girls stand in silence, avoiding eye contact. Yachi hears y/n take a deep breath and decides to take one of her own. When she glances back at her, y/n is holding out the bouquet Yachi had made her. Yachi’s lips begin to quiver.

“Oh, is something wrong with it after all? I’m so sorry—“ Yachi bows repeatedly.

“Yachi, this is for you,” y/n’s words cause Yachi to look up in confusion.

Her gaze was intense and gripping, pulling Yachi in. The blonde subconsciously takes a few small steps closer to y/n. Her whole body begins to shake.

“W-what?” Yachi sputters.

Y/n closed the distance between them and gently takes Yachi’s hands and wraps them around the bouquet. Yachi gulps when y/n wraps her own hands around hers. The warmth spreads to Yachi’s cheeks.

“I really, really like you, Yachi,” y/n pauses, Yachi holds her breath.

“I want to start anew with you, hence the lilies. Our friends are right. I can't keep living like this, stuck in the past with my feelings chained by my ex,” y/n continues, “you probably didn’t realize, but you’ve been helping me heal and you make me the happiest girl in the world. I want to be with you. If you’ll have me, of course.”

Yachi can’t look away. She takes in a stuttered breath when she feels y/n’s warm hand leave hers and up to her cheek. She gently wipes a tear. Yachi hadn’t even realized she began crying.

Yachi begins to sob. The heartache and jealousy that had been poisoning her heart and mind had been instantly washed away by y/n’s little speech. She feels herself being pulled into a tight embrace. Yachi puts her own arms around y/n, squeezing tight. She can hear just how quickly the tattoo artist’s heart is pounding over her sobs. The fluttering beat puts her at ease, knowing her heart is pounding just as quickly.

“Yeah, I wanna be yours too. I want it so bad,” Yachi hiccups into y/n’s chest.

She feels the girl release a sigh of relief. They pull away from each other a little. With a hand still around Yachi, y/n pulls a free on up to her face and wipes her tears away. Yachi giggles at the gentleness, her heart fluttering giddily.

“Had me worried for a second there,” y/n jokes, now gently caressing Yachi’s cheek, “thought you started crying because you hated the thought of dating me so much.”

Yachi aggressively shakes her head, “Oh my god, no!! It’s completely the opposite. Promise!! You don’t even know how badly I want to be yours.”

“Thank god,” y/n throws her head back in a laugh.

Yachi laughs as well.

“You know, I was going to make you a bouquet to confess to you as well,” Yachi shyly admits.

Y/n’s smile brightens, “Really? What flowers were you gonna use?”

The blonde girl pauses for a moment to think. She smiles mischievously, “Secret.”

Y/n tilts her head in confusion in response.

Yachi giggles, “I promise you'll find out soon. I have to respond to your confession properly.”

“Properly?” y/n asks.

Yachi pulls away from the shared embrace completely and lightly wags the lily bouquet in her hand to bring attention to it.

“Properly,” Yachi flushes at her own words and brings the bouquet up to her face to hide.

Y/n laughs gently and pulls Yachi close again. Yachi cannot help but let out a squeak when she feels lips on her cheek.

“I’ll be waiting then,” y/n chuckles.

Yachi touches the spot y/n had kissed with her free hand. She vows that she will make an even better bouquet for y/n this time around.

Fun facts:

When Yachi went back home, she couldn't stop thinking about how she actually lived through her own miscommunication trope LOL

She never thought she'd go through that

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Chapter 12: Bleeding Hearts

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A/n: heyyyy first wave of angst incoming!! how we feeling chat

Fun facts:

Yachi used to live with Tsukki and Yamaguchi!

She moved out partially cuz she was sick of living with a couple LMAO

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Chapter 11: Tarragon

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Fun facts:

Y/n has no idea how or when she became her friend group’s adopted child

She’s just happy to call them her family 🫶

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I’ve been queueing up these updates and now my queue is running low HELP I will continue writing 🙏

I refuse to let myself fall into hiatus curse again LMAO

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Chapter 10: Colorful Dahlias

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A/n: 469 words in written portion! Also, the pic sent by y/n in the texts is just supposed to show what the bluebell tattoo looks like!!

Sprawled out on the warm afternoon grass, Yachi and y/n rest side by side on their stomachs, propped up by their arms. The gentle breeze ruffles through their hair, carrying the scent of the flowers surrounding them. Yachi’s face scrunches in concentration as she focuses on doodling little flowers on y/n’s arm. The blonde had filled in all the empty spaces on y/n’s arm that weren’t already covered by tattoos to leave her mark. Y/n smiles gently at the tickling from the pen running across her arm.

“And this one,” Yachi draws on the finishing touches of her current doodle, “is a bluebell flower. They usually symbolize humility.”

Yachi looks up to gauge y/n’s reaction and is surprised by the distance. Her face flushes. She hadn’t realized that y/n had leaned even closer, seemingly to get a better view. Yachi backs away, flustered. Y/n giggles a bit, and rolls onto her back, sticking her doodle-filled arm up into the air. If Yachi hadn’t looked away, she would’ve noticed her companion’s own reddening cheeks.

Y/n twists her arm around a couple times, admiring each additional doodle her arm had gained. The sun warms her skin, drying the ink quickly. As y/n admires Yachi’s handiwork, Yachi finally shifts her gaze back to the tattoo artist. She is immediately enamoured.

With the sun slowly setting, it casts a warm, golden hue, making the world glow softly. Yachi can’t look away. Usually, Yachi can’t stand long pauses in conversation, but the sight in front of her makes her feel warm and content with the silence between the two. Her heart squeezes tightly. She’s enjoying the sunset in her safe place, the abandoned garden, with her person. Her person, Yachi offhandedly thinks to herself.

“Are you sure you don’t want to change professions? These drawings are gorgeous,” y/n chuckles, still admiring Yachi’s doodles.

“Mmm yeah,” Yachi responds dreamily, still entranced by the angelic girl laying next to her.

At those words, y/n snaps her head over to Yachi and drops her arm. She notices Yachi’s hazy gaze on her and flushes up to the tips of her ears. She lets out an airy laugh. She grips at the grass underneath her with her hands, grasping for anything to keep her heart from soaring too far.

“It’s getting dark. Come on, I’ll drive you back home,” y/n sits up and pushes herself off the ground.

She begins leaving the garden, not waiting for Yachi. She wonders why her heart is pounding so loudly in her chest as she makes her way back to the car. She hears Yachi silently follow after her. Neither of them say much as they drive home. Only the sound of soft music keeps both of their thoughts company.

Fun facts:

Yachi couldn’t stop smiling for days after y/n tattooed on her doodles

She wouldn’t stop smiling and sighing dreamily at work

Kageyama was a little scared of how much she was smiling tbh

Yamaguchi was concerned she was gonna turn into the Joker but like actually happy

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Chapter 9.5: Sunflowers

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A/n: lmk if you guys need me to translate any of the drunk texts LOL

Fun facts:

both noya and kageyama drooled on hinata

hinata woke up to 2 wet patches on each shoulder

yachi actually woke up in the middle of the night and saw that she and y/n were clinging onto each other

even tho she was flustered, she went right back to sleep

why not indulge herself in a little bit of affection if the other person was still sleeping righttt

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Chapter 9: Solidasters

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A/n: this happens over the span of a few months!!

Fun facts:

y/n starts frequenting yachi's garden since then

yachi might've shed a happy tear the first time she went to the garden and saw y/n chilling there

it used to be a public garden in yachi's neighborhood but people got tired of taking care of it

yachi has taken over taking care of the garden, but people don't really visit it anymore

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Chapter 8: Striped Carnations

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A/N: monochrome screenshots are flashbacks!!

Fun facts:

Y/n and Hanami met during their sophomore year in college

Y/n was Hanami's first girlfriend

They dated for around 3 years and broke up just a little bit after they graduated and before y/n started working at Crow Inks

Hanami runs a lifestyle/vlog channel and blew up due to her pretty looks and seemingly playful friendship with y/n

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Chapter 7: Pink Orchids

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A/N: photo isn’t indicative of what y/n looks like!! just there for the pose and vibes

Fun facts:

Yachi stayed for a little while longer even after y/n’s client arrived

Yachi was honestly kind of afraid y/n would think her doodles were ugly

Y/n kinda sensed that off of her and offhandedly mentioned that she thinks Yachi is underestimating herself

Yachi’s heart wouldn’t calm down for a while after hearing that

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Someone brought up a tag list so if any of you wanna be added, please either just comment on this post or send in an ask and I'll add you to it!! :D

Daisies & Lilies - H. Yachi SMAU

pairing: yachi x f!reader

synopsis: despite the hot new tattoo artist working right across from her, yachi can’t bring herself to do more than daydream about her. when y/n comes in wanting to learn more about floristry for a job, will yachi be able to bond and get with the girl of her dreams or will she keep hiding in the sidelines to protect her delicate feelings?

the vibes: tattoo shop and flower shop AU, opposites attract, black cat x golden retriever, sapphic romance and sapphic angst, new beginnings

progress: ongoing (Fridays 11AM PST)

warning: contains internalized homophobia, profanity, potentially more mature topics, some mental health talk, drinking, potential ooc-ness, canon divergence!! will add more as i write more!

notes: please ignore the timestamps and amount of likes/retweets/comments!! i was too lazy to put in random numbers on all of them; all characters are in their 20s, light mode is yachi’s pov and dark mode is y/n’s!!

written parts are indicated by ✮

profiles

crow inks || daisy chains

chapters

bouquet 1: Purple Gloxinia (love at first sight) bouquet 2: Acacia Blossom (secret/concealed love) ✮ bouquet 3: Yellow Tulips (happiness and hope) bouquet 4: Yellow Freesias (friendship, support, & optimism) bouquet 5: Calaminthas (shyness) bouquet 6: Purple Petunias (mystery and enchantment) ✮ bouquet 7: Pink Orchids (happiness and playfulness) bouquet 8: Striped Carnations (denial and rejection) bouquet 9: Solidasters (support and good fortune) bouquet 10: Colorful Dahliahs (devotion) ✮ bouquet 11: Tarragons (lasting interest) bouquet 12: Bleeding Hearts (heartbreak) bouquet 13: Lotuses (relief and rebirth) bouquet 14: Daisies (first love) bouquet 15: Black Dahlias (betrayal) bouquet 16: 16: Purple Hyacinth (sorrow, regret, & forgiveness) bouquet 17: White Carnations (embarking on a new journey) ✮

epilogue

extra bouquet: Yellow Lilies (joy, happiness, & new beginnings)

flower dividers by @strangergraphics-archive heart dividers by @jilval

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Chapter 6: Purple Petunias

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A/N: 731 word count

This is not a date. This is not a date!! Yachi repeatedly chants in her head as she makes her way towards the Night Owl Stories. Tote bag clutched close to her body, she looks down and reassesses her outfit.

She tried not to dress up too much, she really did! However, her pale prim floral sundress and ruffled socks differed enough from her usual wear that it pulled a teasing laugh out of Yamaguchi when she showed up to her shift.

She flushed at the memory, quickly shaking her head to shake the thoughts away. She just felt like dressing up a little more today, nothing to it! Besides, it was warm and sunny out, perfect weather to wear a cute dress. It definitely wasn’t in hopes of impressing a certain someone!

Yachi halts in front of the door and takes a deep breath before pulling it open and stepping in. She keeps in mind that y/n does indeed want to talk with her to keep her nerves at bay. It seems Akaashi isn’t working a shift this afternoon. Her eyes shift around the shop in search for a table and immediately catches on to a familiar figure.

As she makes her way closer to the cozy corner y/n sits in, Yachi slows her steps as if suddenly in a trance. There y/n sits, focusing on her iPad, doodling to her heart’s content. Her usual leather jacket is draped carefully over the back of her chair. A couple loose strands of hair had slipped from its place. Yachi clenches her fist to prevent herself from reaching out and tucking them back in their place.

Sensing Yachi’s presence, y/n looks up from her work. Yachi’s breath hitches. Yep, still as gorgeous as she remembers.

“Hi! Sorry I just got off work. I hope you didn’t have to wait long,��� Yachi shyly greets, taking the seat across from y/n.

“No worries, I wanted to work here for a bit before our designated time so I got here much earlier,” y/n chuckles, shifting her iPad to the side of the table, “Oh, also I went ahead and ordered you something. I hope that’s alright.”

A tattooed arm gently pushes a tall glass cup filled with enticingly pink strawberry frappuccino towards Yachi. The whipped cream looks a little melted, but besides that the frappuccino seems to have just been freshly made.

“I was hoping to get started right away so I ordered something I thought you’d like,” y/n rests her chin on her hand, looking a little bashful.

Yachi’s heart warms at y/n’s excitement to chat with her. She returns a shy smile and nods.

“Ahhh this is actually my favorite! How’d you guess?” Yachi blushes.

“You look like you’d like something sweet,” y/n winks, “Plus, I ordered it earlier and really enjoyed it so I was hoping you would too.”

Yachi’s eyes widen a little, “You like sweet things too? You look like the type to drink coffee black.”

Y/n’s joyous laugh rings out through the shop before she is able to contain it into giggles. Her laugh is infectious and Yachi can’t help but to laugh along.

“You wouldn’t be the first to say that. I might look like I like black coffee, but I actually have a major sweet tooth,” the tattooed girl wipes a stray tear from her eye.

Yachi flushes, “Sorry I shouldn’t have assumed.”

“It’s alright, I’m always curious what people think of me from just my looks,” y/n offers comfortingly.

“Actually, you kind of remind me of calandivas! They look a lot like roses, but they aren’t,” Yachi says thoughtfully.

“Oh, how so?” Y/n leans in, intrigued.

“A lot of people mistake them for roses by their looks in the same sense that people often mistake your personality for something else just by your looks,” Yachi nods to herself.

Y/n lets out an inquisitive hum, her grin widening. Yachi finally notices that y/n had leaned in and lets out a squeak, quickly backing up. She feels all her blood rush up to her cheeks and slaps her palms over them.

“Um, thanks for the drink! Why don’t we get started?” the blonde tries to shift her thoughts.

“Sure, teach me everything you know,” y/n leans in even more, eyes sparkling with eagerness.

Fun facts:

Yachi and Akaashi are roommates!

Akaashi is the owner of Night Owl Stories

They met in college while they both had to study for a final

The library was all full so Yachi ended up at the campus cafe, but it was so packed that she had to go around asking ppl to share tables

She got closer and closer to tears at every table she had to ask

Akaashi saved her from breaking down in the middle of the cafe by offering the empty seat across him

Their meeting is lowkey Akaashi’s inspiration for opening up Night Owl Stories!

He hopes to offer people a more peaceful cafe to study or read in

He often stocks up on textbooks for this reason

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hello!! leaving this here since it reminded me of daisies and lilies tsukiyama ☺️ https://www.tumblr.com/tricodekus/761160755265601536/tsukkiyama-ikea-date?source=share

OMGGG they’re so adorable 🥹 tsukkiyama and yachiy/n ikea double date⁉️

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Chapter 5: Calaminthas

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Fun facts:

Kageyama will often send texts in the chat but then disappear because he got distracted or was already doing something else

Hinata keeps him updated on all the gc lore