#IwaOi

[kings-highway]

Iwaoi and pet names?

I'm sure I've said something similar somewhere before but I'll just answer it again based on how I specifically write them + some additional thoughts.

Iwaizumi insists and maintains that he genuinely does hate pet names. And to his credit he doesn't often use them, it's not really his love language. However he does, when things are calm and slow and he's feeling very relaxed and they're in private, use "babe" or "baby" as a way to get Oikawa's attention. Mostly this was because he knows Oikawa likes it, but after a couple of months it became habit and then became reflex, and now he genuinely uses it in their personal life. He would never be caught dead in public using a pet name, though, though for Oikawa that just makes it even cuter (that it's used so sparingly.)

Oikawa, obviously, defaults most to using "Iwa-chan," as his go-to term of endearment, though because that has become so synonymous with his name, he has to branch out into other names for different effects. He does this with great glee. "Babe" and "baby" are probably both standards when he's being goofy/not actually using a pet name (maybe making fun of him/something) and when he's feeling flirty he tends to default to compliments like "handsome," but generally will use any pet name when they're in public exclusively to annoy Iwaizumi because he knows how much it embarasses him. "Sweetheart, Honey, Lovey, Cutiepie," etc etc, because he enjoys being the most irritating possible for funzies. I don't think Oikawa would pick-up learn any cute pet names in Spanish because it would be weird to deviate from your native language for something like that, but they may get added to the rotating list of things he uses to piss Iwaizumi off. I think the only pet name he uses thats not intended to annoy him is "my love," which is typically given after the aforemented annoyances as an apology. Iwaizumi doesnt hate these mocking pet names quite as much as he pretends to. He just can't admit how much he likes Oikawa's attention out loud.

[frobby]

newer haikyuu fans or just haikyuu fans who joined after the manga ended dont know how fucking funny it was that people had been sad posting about iwaoi going to different college for YEARS only for them to immediately move to different COUNTRIES after highschool

[namirotraeu]

IWAOI/OIIWA YOU MOVE MOUNTAINS! This is the perfect balance in a relationship. Ya gotta read this‼️

— sm.ut mention 🔞

it’s amazing how oikawa can shift from pillow princess to dominant king, how one night he can be the biggest spoiled brat in the universe, demanding to be pampered and taken to climax, and another night he’s the most arrogant person alive, with the dirtiest, hottest mouth.

and iwaizumi can’t help but fall for that duality, for the way they’re so in sync that they don’t even need words to know what they’ll do. a glance or a small gesture is always enough.

the same days hajime wants to lock tooru in a tower and shower him with treasures are the days oikawa craves being spoiled, praised, and shielded from the entire world. the same days tooru wants to drive hajime wild and show him that there is comfort in his arms are the days iwaizumi just wants to disconnect from everything and focus on how oikawa makes him feel.

"iwa-chan"

"mmh?"

"are you gonna tell me what’s wrong?"

"nothing’s wrong"

oikawa furrows his brow, turning to lie on his side and propping his head up on his hand. hajime stays on his back, his wide eyes fixed on the ceiling, nervously playing with the drawstring of his joggers.

their skin has cooled, their hair still damp from the shower. there’s a dull ache in oikawa’s lower back where iwaizumi’s heels had dug in too hard, and the fresh scratches on his back and the sharp bite on his neck throb beneath his skin. so he knows for a fact that something’s up.

"liar"

iwaizumi says nothing, just shrugs, still avoiding his gaze. oikawa pouts and places his hand over hajime’s, stopping the restless motion.

"iwa-chan, talk to me"

he resists, stubborn as ever, pursing his lips to hold it in. but tooru starts playing with his fingers, his thumb softly stroking the back of his hand. hajime’s breath hitch.

"please" oikawa lowers his voice, leaning in a little closer, bringing their joined hands to his lips and pressing a gentle kiss to the back of hajime’s hand. "hajime" he whispers against his skin, his eyes keenly watching as the resistance starts to crumble.

slowly, tooru moves down to his wrist, leaving another kiss on his pulse. and that’s when hajime finally breaks.

in an instant, iwaizumi crashes into oikawa, knocking the air out of him with an "off" as he’s pushed flat onto the mattress, and curls into his neck, wrapping him in his arms as tightly as he can. oikawa holds him just as tightly, enveloping him in his embrace while whispering that "it’s okay", "everything’s okay, iwa-chan, i'm here".

"it might not have been intentional," hajime speaks minutes later, breaking the silence with a slightly shaky voice "but this morning, one of the rookies, when i mentioned us, asked how it’s even possible to be together your whole life, if we really chose each other or if we just ended up together out of habit."

tooru blinks, his brow furrowing as a growing irritation settles in his chest.

"fucking what?" he snaps, and hajime burrows further into him.

"he said people who get used to each other do it because it’s easy, because they feel insecure and constantly need validation," hajime continues. "it got to me. i tried to ignore it, i really did, but it kept circling in my head, and it fucking scared me. i thought maybe we didn’t choose each other, that we just accepted it and that was it."

oikawa huffs, holding him tighter, already itching for the rookie’s name, last name, age, and address, because hurting hajime (intentional or not, physical or verbal or mental) awakens an overwhelming protective instinct in him. and he knows it’s the same the other way around.

"hajim—"

"and i got mad at myself," hajime cuts him off, finally lifting his head to look at him, his eyes glassy with tears that refuse to fall but still full of determination. "because i do choose you, tooru, just like you choose me. how the hell could i not choose you every damn day?" tooru’s eyes widen at his words, iwaizumi’s hands cradling his face with tenderness. "i’m with you because i love you, because you’re the best person i’ll ever know, because you understand me like no one else, and even being bored with you is fun."

"i don’t know why he said that," hajime shakes his head, his thumbs brushing against tooru’s cheeks as the other stares back with utter adoration. "getting used to someone isn’t a bad thing. it just means lives have molded to fit together, and mine has with yours since the day you came into the world, since you came to me."

every word settles between oikawa’s heart and soul, and he feels like the air he’s breathing is cleaner, the room is brighter, and he’s more certain than ever that hajime is his first and last love, his partner of life.

oikawa lets out an amused sigh and smiles beneath his glassy eyes.

"you know, i was supposed to be the one easing your insecurities today, iwa-chan. not the other way around" he teases, because that’s how they’ve always worked.

hajime blinks once before frowning, blushing, and flopping heavily back onto tooru with a grunt.

"i take it all back, idiot."

tooru laughs, loud, boisterous, and genuine, clinging to hajime like a koala, rubbing his cheek against the other’s temple.

"i’ll never get tired of choosing you, hajime" he promises sincerely, feeling all of iwa’s chiseled muscles relax completely in his arms. "i don't know the world without you by my side."

...

my little aportation to oiiwa day and a big gift for the sweetie @namirotraeu 💝 u NEED to check the beautiful fanart she made for me!!!

u cand find me on my ao3, bluesky and here's my carrd 🍉

[hanavbara]

retro haikyuu!! 🧡🏐✨

[alexbutrandomthoughts]

"Can't two guys be just friends?" If they stop looking at each other like that then sure

[thief-of-eggs]

nothing beats the ship dynamic of “hissy black cat and his loyal golden retriever bf”

I eat that shit up every. single. time.

[spoksstuff]

just iwaoi on a movie date🍿

all credits to the artist @fejufej on X, ig & tumblr

[raisunomii]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a setter must be in want of a spiker.

[chappellrroan]

[timeofdeathnote]

Japan playing the Haikyuu!! theme song after beating Argentina in volleyball is so iconic

[kkumri]

happy halloween! 🎃🍼👻

[hoao]

i burst into tears whenever i think about haikyuu and the importance of people.

[yomiro]

[ariannaaart]

trick or treating is a serious business 🎃

[hanavbara]

retro haikyuu!! 🧡🏐✨ the complete series!

prints available 💫

[giustoart]

This pic is so ✨THEM✨ coded