#and bokuto number one supporter ever

[causenessus]

TUMBLR'S SILENCING ME AGAIN but just know this was so good!!! I think it's always difficult writing like testy waters between the two love interests in contrast to like slow burns and things like that but eggy you're doing amazing!! and you will continue to do great and you are so cool <3 I love this so far your writing is immaculate and I love that you are always trying new things with new tropes and ideas and all of your characters are always unique AND RAHHH I AM YOUR NUMBER ONE SUPPORTER FOREVER!!!!!! (I hope none of this comes off badly or rude!!!!!!!! i just wanted to say that I think you're doing great <3)

GET BACK CHAPTER ONE

step one: acknowledge that you fucked up

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YOU HAVE ONE NEW MESSAGE

akaashikeiji (12:45:32): class is killing me lore_biblio (12:47:12): rather be there than work. guy in historical nonfiction has been here for 45 mins lore_biblio (12:47:18): i am on aux tho & i put how soon is now on a loop. so silver linings ig akaashikeiji (12:48:02): that guy'll probably leave before the song finishes once

He sees her, and his heart stops.

Shoyo is, at once, struck at how different she is. She's sitting behind the counter, laptop propped open and fingers rapidly tapping against the keys (writing, he can only imagine, some brilliant, complex argument about a foreign novel he has never even heard of). And the differences are all he can see.

The slopes and lines of her face have, subtly, elongated, aging her, maturing her. The way her shoulders sit, dropped and back, posture neat, make her seem more sure, more commanding than the hunched over, finger-twiddling bundle of nerves that he once knew. The tight, screwed up expression of concentration is lit-up by the blue light of her laptop screen, bright and cool, contrasted with the dim, yellow lighting of the bookshop. And he's awestruck.

Two years, Shoyo has to remind himself, it's just been two years. It's not a lifetime. He knows her, he tells himself. Even if she's changed. It couldn't have been that much. He knows her.

He wonders what differences she'll notice of him. Will she drag her gaze along the new-found broadness of his shoulders? Will she note the changes of his voice, the few inches he has grown, or the way his skin has been deepened by the sun? Will she recognize him as the person she once loved, or will she regard him as a stranger?

Shoyo takes a deep breath, and steps forward, ready to find out.

She doesn't look up at him as he approaches, and his grip on the zinnias in his sweaty palm tightens. The closer he gets to her, the more his mind empties, the more his mouth dries.

The smell of old, dusty books makes Shoyo sniffle, he can't stop it. Her head shoots up at the sound, fingers freezing over the keys of her laptop, and wide, startled eyes settling over Hinata Shoyo, who stands a just behind the counter, bouquet of flowers, just for her, in his hands. He swallows a lump in his throat. "Hey."

Hey. He wants to slam his head against the wall.

It seems to take her a second to realize that it's him. He can tell the moment she does, though, because those wide, startled eyes narrow, and her lip furls in disgust. It's enough to make Shoyo take a step back. "Oh, you gotta be fucking kidding me."

Some sort of animalistic instinct inside of him screams that he is in danger. His body knows something is wrong, his gut tumbles and the amount of sweat his palms produce doubles. But every conscious thought he has tells him to keep going, don't stop, don't let her go. He raises the zinnias to her. "I, erm, I got you these."

She blinks, staring directly into Shoyo's eyes. "I don't want them."

Shoyo wets his lips and shifts his weight between his feet, flowers dropping back down to his side. It's a little forceful, his movements mechanic. It knocks a petal or two to the ground. "Okay, well, then, maybe, we can talk? Maybe after you're done with work?"

Her expression is so unfamiliar to him. Features that he knows, but that are still so different to him, twisted up in a hated that he never, not once has seen on her. A kind that he wouldn't ever have imagined would be fixed at him. "Why would I want to talk to you?"

He remembers how little she spoke the night before he left. He remembers how intensely she protested his departure, before resigning to acceptance a few weeks before his flight. Shoyo can see it clearly, in retrospect. Her expression back then had seeds of the one she wears now. It started then, and has since grown. He was just too stupid to notice it.

She hates him. She really, really hates him.

"I just," he starts. "I just thought that, I dunno, I mean-"

"Don't come back here," she cuts him off, and returns her gaze back to her laptop. "There's nothing I have to say to you, and nothing I want to hear from you."

His hands are shaking. There's a numb sort of disbelief that spreads over him. Shoyo nods, eyes falling to the ground, and he places the zinnias on the counter before he turns on his heel, and walks right back out the door.

extras!

yachi showed up and hugged yn in the back room for about ten minutes while she cried before she went back up to the counter and unlocked the door

and yachi stayed there for the whole rest of her shift; she made her put on a different song tho

the man in historical nonfiction was there for an hour and twenty-seven minutes (yn timed it) just browsing and looking through books (just like me fr)

hinata ran back to his apartment with all of his unpacked things and did an entire reevaluation of their entire relationship together and the past two years

lwky i hate this

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[bootsukki]

"AITA for asking my girlfriend to be quieter during a practice match?"

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So, I (18M) play volleyball on my university team, and recently, my girlfriend (18F) came to watch one of our practices matches during summer break. She is super supportive and enthusiastic, which I really appreciate, but it is… a lot sometimes. I understand that official matches are full of cheering but it makes me feel weird whenever she cheers for me at practice matches. No one has ever cheered for me, only her and my brother. I don’t know if telling her to maybe be a bit quieter would make me an asshole. Don’t get me wrong, I love that she supports me, but I’m not a big fan of public displays of affection.

AITA for asking her to be quieter during a practice match?

The bright overhead lights gleamed off the polished gym floor, casting sharp reflections as the volleyball bounced rhythmically across the court. Although it was a practice match between old friends and other people from university during the hot summer break, the gym was packed with people interested in watching the players.

The squeaks of sneakers and the crisp thwack of the ball being spiked filled the air alongside the cheers and murmuring of people. Tsukishima stood near the net, focused but undeniable distracted by the cute little cheerleader he had on the bleachers. His sharp, golden eyes flickered towards the bleachers, where his girlfriend (Y/N) sat, proudly holding a large homemade sign she made at his apartment that read “Go Tsukki!” filled with bright colored and hearts adorning the edges. Next to her, some of her classmates looked at her, smiling and giggling at her chants.

Decked out in his old number 3 Karasuno jersey (he still didn’t have a spare one from university to give her), (Y/N) was the loudest of all the people and her enthusiastic cheering drew the attention of almost everyone, including Kuroo and Bokuto, who came to play with Tsukishima after not seeing each other for months.

Tsukishima felt a growing warmth creep into his cheeks, despite the cold, calm expression he tried to maintain. He was not one for PDA, he was okay with a bit of hand holding and a quick kiss if people weren't around, but he didn’t like this kind of attention.

"Looks like Tsukki’s got himself a superfan," Bokuto said with a wide grin as he jogged past, loud enough for half the team to hear.

Kuroo, who was standing by the sidelines watching the match, smirked in amusement. "How adorable. His personal cheerleader." Tsukishima clicked his tongue in irritation, his gaze darting away from the bleachers, trying to focus back on the match.

"Shut up," he muttered under his breath, though the growing smirk on Kuroo’s face told him it was already too late to avoid the teasing. He knew that they weren’t saying it to anger him, but he still felt a bit annoyed at their comments.

Tsukishima adjusted his glasses as if it would help hide the faint blush creeping up his neck. His eyes couldn’t help but drift back to (Y/N) every so often, her cheers as loud as ever and she, noticing he was looking at her, sent him a wink his way which didn't help his focus at all.

After what felt like an eternity of enduring Kuroo’s teasing, the match finally came to an end. The whistle blew, and everyone began packing up, sweat still clinging to their skin from the hard work.

Tsukishima wasted no time walking over to (Y/N), who had hopped down from the bleachers, her sign still tucked under one arm.

"Tsukki!" (Y/N) greeted him brightly, "You were amazing out there!"

"Baby… Can you…?” Tsukishima muttered. "I love you but hearing you cheer that loud on a practice match and wearing my old jersey distracts me.”

(Y/N)’s smile widened for a moment. "Oh… Do I make you nervous, pretty boy?”

Before Tsukishima could reply, face completely red at the nickname, Kuroo and Bokuto strolled over, grinning like cats that had found the best toy to play with.

"Hey, hey, hey! When are you going to cheer like that for me, (Y/N)?” Bokuto chimed in, eyes gleaming. "So cute!"

"Look at that blush, Bokuto," Kuroo added with wonder, patting Tsukishima’s back. “We should get him a fan club at this rate."

Tsukishima glared at the two, cheeks flushing deeper as he pushed up his glasses. "I don’t need more cheerleaders. Can’t you two go bother someone else?“

"Oh no, this is too good," Kuroo laughed. "You are lucky, man! I think I’m a little jealous, honestly."

"Me too!" Bokuto added dramatically, throwing his hands up. "Where’s my cheering section? I need a sign like that. Maybe with lightning bolts around my name."

Tsukishima rolled his eyes, putting an arm around (Y/N)’s shoulder, not enjoying that comment Bokuto made about her cheering for him. "You're just jealous because no one’s out there cheering for you."

Kuroo and Bokuto paused, mock horror flashing across their faces. "Ouch," Kuroo groaned, clutching his chest in fake pain. "Harsh, Tsukki."

"Too real, man," Bokuto whined, throwing his arm around Kuroo’s shoulders in exaggerated sorrow. "Guess we’ll just have to cry ourselves to sleep tonight."

(Y/N) giggled beside Tsukishima, trying to stifle their laughter at the playful banter. Seeing (Y/N) laugh made Tsukishima’s heart feel lighter, knowing she was not hurt by his comment about her cheering being distracting.

Kuroo noticed the subtle change and nudged Bokuto. "Looks like he’s got something we don’t, eh, Bokuto?"

"Totally," Bokuto sighed dramatically. "True love."

Tsukishima groaned, glaring at both of them. "Alright, that’s enough."

As Kuroo and Bokuto strolled away, still chuckling, Tsukishima turned back to (Y/N). The teasing may have embarrassed him, but standing here, looking at her with that bright smile, he found himself feeling something else too. He cleared his throat, still uncomfortable with expressing these things out loud, even after a year of dating.

"Thanks… for coming today," he said quietly, his voice just loud enough for them to hear. "I mean, I love when you cheer for me but… Makes me feel weird in public. I appreciate everything you do for me and I love when you are here. Just…”

(Y/N) smiled warmly, eyes softening at his rare moment of honesty. "I get it and don’t worry. I’ll chill, especially in practice matches but I can’t make promises when it comes to real matches. And of course, I will never forget the fact that you said that I distract you from practice.”

“I can deal with that.” Tsukishima smiled, glancing around. Taking a deep breath, he quickly leaned in, brushing two light kisses against (Y/N)’s lips. He pulled back, pink flush spreading against his cheeks.

(Y/N) blinked in surprise, then smiled even brighter, hugging him for just a few seconds. “You stink.”

“Guess we should shower.”

“We?”

(Y/N) laughed as Tsukishima nodded. As they finally headed out of the gym, he glanced down at her once away. Maybe he could handle a little teasing from his teammates if it meant seeing her this happy. Just a little.

[inarizakis-manager]

First of all, thank you for letting me know you have a writing again! 😭✨

Second, can I please request some headcanons on how the MSBY boys would be as boyfriends, considering how professional athletes are a form of celebrity? Would they show off their s/o on social media? Do they talk a lot about their s/o during interviews?

Thanks for the support as always sweet potato 🥺 gosh, the MSBY boys!

Dating the MSBY boys and how they go about their relationship!

includes: Hinata, Bokuto, Atsumu and Sakusa.

She/her pronouns!

Hinata:

He would definitely ask you about how private you’d like your relationship to be.

If it were for him, he’d show you off to everyone always.

It is known on his social media that he has a picture of you as his lock screen

Always holds your hand when you guys are out, so fans obviously know you two are together and often see you around

If you want your relationship to be somewhat private, he’ll still occasionally bring up your name during interviews but usually to reference something you said, he won’t give out any details if you don’t want to.

Like his friends tease him for sometimes speaking in Portuguese out of nowhere and he says stuff like "sometimes when I’m sleepy I’ll start talking in Portuguese and y/n just stares at me"

If you want to keep your relationship private, he’ll only be saying stuff like: I love my gf sm 🥰

Everyone knows he’s in a happy relationship but might not know anything else.

Bokuto:

This man never shuts up about you

You are his EVERYTHING

And he makes sure everyone knows it.

He sees a chance to bring you up into a conversation, he will

He won’t give away every single detail on your relationship but by now everyone knows y how you two met, how long you’ve been together, his favourite things about you

He refers to you as his girlfriend and number 1 fan

He’s always talking about how he’s gonna marry you someday even if he hasn’t actually proposed.

The only time he’s not seen with you is when he’s in the court playing (but you’re still there in every single game)

Atsumu:

Similar to Hinata he’ll ask you how private or how public you want to be

He’ll talk about you constantly, but not so much like Hinata and Bokuto.

He is often seen walking on the streets with you

You’re probably close friends with Osamu and boy the DRAMA

Fans always make a scene when you’re seen hanging out with Osamu trying to start rumours about you two

Atsumu laughs at them publicly on his social media: "y/n obviously has great taste bcs she’s dating me, she’d never leave me for that loser"

Osamu honestly doesn’t care, he just likes to rile his brother up, so he’d tease me like: "we often get together just to complain about you 💞"

Atsumu probably gave you a necklace with his jersey number, and you’re never seen without it.

Sakusa:

Hella private guy, no negotiating

Everyone theorises he might be dating someone but no one is sure

He never answers absolutely anything about his private life

You two have been living together for the longest time and people are still convinced he’s single

Black Jackals fans think you’re someone’s friend because you’re always seen in the games, but the last thing they suspect is you dating Sakusa.

He might not look like it, but he’s hella romantic, okay? And seeing you in the crowd cheering on him, boosts his confidence.

If the public ever finds out, is because one of Sakusa’s friends (most likely Bokuto) accidentally said something like: "oh the other day, Sakusa and his gf…" and everyone is SHOCKED

Now they all begun theorising as to who could Sakusa be dating, but he’s just that good at keeping the relationship secret. He doesn’t want people sticking their nose on something so special to him.

[sunarots]

so high school ━━━ atsumu miya

24. dinner date ♡

You look at your reflection in the mirror, regretting not bringing some basic makeup. The fear of someone seeing the two of you and taking a picture (or ten) and uploading them online has your heart pounding, but knowing that it’s Atsumu with you makes you feel slightly more at ease.

And, of course, the worries in your mind on why Atsumu asked you for dinner on this ‘date’. Could you even call it a date? A pretend date? Who knows… The complexity of your fake relationship has played a major part on you not wanting to leave the house, knowing that someone would spot the two of yous and rip you apart even more. But, you couldn’t deny that you were relieved how close you had gotten to Atsumu. Even more so that he seemed to forget that you were pretending in private, what with your many evenings spent together on the sofa watching movies.

Did he want a relationship? Is that why he asked you here? Was he going to confess?

You splash some of the cold water in your face, an attempt to distract yourself from the thoughts running rampant in your mind. Taking in a deep breath and flattening out your dress, you gather your things from the hook on the back of the bathroom door and make your way out from the staff area and head towards the table. You give a small smile to the bar supervisor in passing, who'd shown you the ropes and basics for serving drinks and how they take orders.

You try to avoid the tables where people are sitting to get over to Atsumu as unnoticed as possible, sliding into the seat facing towards the door. "Are you sure you don't mind paying? I can pay-"

"If you say yer gonna pay me back for anything ever again, I'm gonna have Omi chase you around the apartment with a spider," he threatens, pulling his mask down to sit beneath his chin. He takes a sip of his coke, running a finger around the rim of the glass. "Do ya know what yer having?"

You nod your head, picking up the menu and pointing to it. "Kelp and soy sauce onigiri. It caught my eye immediately. What're you having?" You lean forward, elbows on the table for support to see what he'll say.

"Tuna mayo, I love tuna." Atsumu closes over the menu, setting it down carefully on the table top. He fills up a glass with the water he'd got for the table and slides one over to you before filling one for himself. "So, how was the first day? Think yer gonna be back?"

You nod your head, taking a sip of the water with a small smile. "Yeah. It was really good. It's not the first customer service job I've had. The hardest thing is remembering how to take the order. It's numbers and letters, and I'm so lost half the time. But I'll get used to it. I was also shown the ropes on the bar, too. So I can now make very basic alcoholic drinks."

Atsumu grins. “Well, I just got even luckier.”

You can’t help but laugh at his comment, covering your mouth with your hand and leaning back in your seat. “What can I say? I’m a woman of many talents.” You shrug your shoulders and try to stop yourself from laughing even more, taking another drink of water to try and help your drying throat. “How did practice go?”

“So productive,” he answers, his eyes rolling as he speaks. “Apparently it was my fault that Bokuto wasn’t feeling his best, but I’ve not done anything to him!”

You scratch the back of your neck, avoiding eye contact so you can get out, “Well, we are kinda forcing him to keep this secret…”

When you look back at him, he’s running his fingers across his chin, visibly cringing. “Shit… I didn’t think about that.” He sips his coke, setting it back down. He goes to speak, immediately stopping himself when his brother appears by his side.

“Hey, I know what her having, but I need to double check what y/n’s having.” He looks at you, waiting for your response. Once you confirm your order, you turn back to face Atsumu your anxiety returning.

He’s playing with the chopsticks once set carefully on the table, twirling them in his hands. You can feel his knee bouncing beneath the table. When his eyes lock with yours, you try to read his expression. There’s an unfamiliar look in his eye, a strong fear.

He clears his throat, looking around to make sure no one’s near enough to hear him and sets the chopsticks back down. “Do you…regret this?”

You furrow your eyebrows, heart stopping. You adjust the strap of your dress, straightening your posture and trying to hide the hurt on your face. “Oh… Um, I- I don’t. Do you?”

Atsumu rapidly shakes his head, holding up his hands. “No, no, no. That’s not- that’s not why I asked. I don’t regret it. Like, at all. I just…” He takes in a deep breath to calm himself, regain his thoughts. “It’s just that my fans can be a lot sometimes, and I don’t want ya to feel like they matter more to me. They do matter, but not the mean ones. I don’t claim them.”

You feel your nerves melt away, a warmth growing in your chest. Your smile grows, a soft laugh of relief slipping past your lips. “Yeah, well, that’s what happens when you’re a hot and famous guy.”

You realise what you’ve said when Atsumu reacts, his eyes wide and his signature cocky grin. “Y/n l/n. You think I’m hot.”

Feeling the heat rising to your cheeks, you’re thankful that one of the waitresses is approaching with your food.

“Hi, Miya-san. I’m assuming the fatty tuna is for you?” He nods, picking up his chopsticks and saying a quiet thank you.

Once the waitress has set the food in front of you and backed away, you immediately start eating to try and stop Atsumu from saying anything else. For the most part, it works. The meal is silent, save for compliments over the food. Once you both finish, you take Atsumu’s plate and set it atop yours.

“I’ll take these up-“

Atsumu stops you, taking the plates from your hands and shaking his head. “You’ve been working all day, I’ll do it for ya.” You don’t have a chance to offer, because he’s already out of the seat and away from you.

Settling back in your seat, you keep your eyes fixed on him. Your eyes scan his outfit, the tight-fitted shirt framing his muscles and a pair of baggy jeans that are hugging his thighs. Atsumu leans across the bar, handing over the plates and saying something that makes the supervisor laugh. He waves to his brother, before turning around locking eyes with you, the corners of his mouth tugging up. He taps his hand against the bar, pushing himself away and making his was towards your table. He slips back into his seat, dusting his hands off on his jeans. “Don’t think I’m letting ya forget ya said that I’m hot.”

You press your lips into a firm line, trying to stop yourself from embarrassing yourself anymore. You fight back the smile wanting to show, running your fingertip along the edge of the table and considering your options: deny it, or push your luck. “I have eyes,” you mumble, a part of you hoping he doesn’t hear it.

Unfortunately for you, he does. He straightens up, laughing louder than he should have, and raises an eyebrow. “Aren’t you the same one who said ya can’t have my ego getting too big?”

You shrug your shoulders, tucking your hair behind your ears. “You know you’re hot. Your ego’s already big in that area.” You tuck your hair behind your ears.

Atsumu takes in a deep breath, forcing out, “I really like ya, y/n. A lot.”

It takes a moment for you to process his words, leaning further back into your seat. Your heartbeat grows faster, taking a sip of water to try and keep yourself calm. “What?”

He looks around himself before clearing his throat, leaning forward over the table. “Um, I like ya. I have for… a bit. A few weeks. And I’d like to see where this takes us.” He waits patiently for your answer, elbows rest on the wood. Despite the confidence on his face, you can see the concern in his eye.

“Really?” Eagerly, he nods his head. You can feel the smile breaking through. “I’d like that.”

Atsumu’s quick to rise to his feet, the chair squeaking against the wood. He tucks it under the table, outstretching a hand to you. “C’mon. Let’s get out of here.”

# fun facts !

unlike y/n, atsumu didn’t go through her drawers

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summary. after your best friend reveals he’s moving out of your shared flat, you’re presented with a tough choice: let one of the creeps who are begging you to let them move in with you, or find a cheaper flat in another area of town. a do-over couldn’t have come at a better time for you, but your only option for a place to stay is with someone your best friend knew from high school, and his two teammates.

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[tonberry-yoda]

Are You Gonna Eat That? - Bokuto

notes - Hi! I did it! I wrote for the lil guy!! I held a poll a little bit ago, so this fic was for that! I love doing polls sm. I wanna do a bunch more, so expect those soon! Also, happy summer! It's finally summer break for me! I've been a bit busy because we've been doing inventory at my library, but after this week, I should be back to writing more! Thanks for being awesome everyone! I love you all! Make sure to stay hydrated and well <3

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"Are you gonna eat that?" Bokuto asked for the sixth time, laying his chin on the table, giving you puppy dog eyes.

You looked at Bokuto with a straight expression and sighed. "Yes, Bokuto, I'm going to eat that. I'm just talking to some friends and don't wanna have my mouth full."

Bokuto's stomach growled and he groaned, laying out his hands in front of him. "But I'm still so hungryyyyyyyy!"

"Look," you sighed and slid him over a cracker with a sliver of cheese on it, which he took like a feral animal. "I know you're hungry from all that playing, but I'm hungry too. Being a team manager can get pretty exhausting, especially when you're taking care of a bunch of teenage boys. That's all you get, okay?"

Bokuto smiled at you brightly, nibbling on the cracker slowly. "Thanks, y/n! You're the best manager ever!"

You just jokingly rolled your eyes with a chuckle. "Thanks, Bokuto."

"Hey, maybe as a thanks for being so awesome, I'll take you on a date after this whole volleyball camp thing."

You immediately felt your face heat. You never admitted it out loud, but you definitely had a huge crush on Bokuto. You had known each other since before high school and you had always been his number one supporter in his all time favorite sport.

So to hear him ask for a date was a dream come true, but it also just felt like he was bullshitting you.

"Very funny, Bokuto." you laughed, continuing to eat your food.

"I'm serious." he said, resting his cheeks on his hands, leaning in close to you from across the table. "I think we should totally go on a date."

"What, so you can ask me if I'm gonna eat my dinner and pick off of my plate?" you snorted.

"No, y/n," he laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. "I actually think we should go on a date. I've been meaning to ask you for a while and I thought that would be the perfect time to let it slip out."

You knew your face was bright red, but if anything said anything, you would blame it on the sun.

"I would love to." you replied quietly, a small smile tugging at the corners of your lips.

"R-Really?!" Bokuto stood up in shock.

"Yes, really, dummy."

"Oh my god!! This is great!" He let out little laughs, showing how both nervous and excited he was. "After the camp, okay? I can't wait!" He then ran off to god knows where, either to tell some friends or just celebrate alone.

Either way, you were excited. You had waited too long for a date from that stupid boy.

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[realcube]

RANDOM MATCHUPS

✦ for @s0dium

✦ tw: ramblings of a crazy person. also in no particular order.

fat gum — bnha

✦ his regular height is unknown but in his "fat" form he is 8'2" lol

✦ and when he is in his regular form, he has hella muscle (ex)

✦ also ofc his quirk involves eating so his love language is probably food too

✦ he is also kinda a comic relief character so ofc he is funny af and a sweetheart

✦ also his heart would literally melt if you supported his pro-heroing the same way you would for like a vb player s/o if you know what i mean??

✦ like buying his pro-hero merch and wearing his faces on shirts and stuff- he's be legit so flattered and flustered actually

✦ especially bc he's not like.. particularly famous (he's got a ranking of #58 in osaka 😬) so you being his number one supporter would mean the world to him

✦ omg and you guys could have a meet-cute where he saves you from villains !!

✦ or thieves trying to steal some anime merch you just bought 😤

bokuto kotaro — haikyuu!!

✦ i already mentioned this at the bottom of your hq matchup but you'd also suit bokuto sm

✦ he's tall + muscular

✦ and he's so silly so he could obviously make you laugh

✦ also the part about you having a golden doodle definitely would fly a lot better with bokuto than oikawa bc bokuto would be thriving playing with your doggy or watching you play with her , meanwhile oikawa would be silently jealous if you pay her more attention than him LOL

✦ however, perhaps bokuto is worse bc he will entertain and play with your dog so much and distract her from actually.. y'know.. doing her job

✦ you're like 'bo can i have my therapy dog pls i kinda need her' and he's like 'awww.. but i'm teaching her how to high five rn...'

✦ but omg you being his biggest supporter at matches would literally make him so happy, and he'd point to you in the crowd whenever he landed a spike

✦ so whenever you go to his games you need to be camera ready bc he keeps motioning to you and waving at you so their gonna keep zooming in on you in the crowd

kentaro kyoutani (mad dog) — haikyuu!!

✦ okay hear me out 👀 he's pretty tall and muscular

✦ and he can defo make you laugh with how wild and fierce he is

✦ plus he'd be chill with your dog bc he has one of his own and they could be best friends

✦ and if you ever want to do taekwondo sparring, he's the perfect guy to practise with ( no he doesn't know any martial arts but he's good at fighting so it comes naturally to him lol )

✦ the only thing is that .. he isn't kind, like, at all

✦ but you can fix him!! i believe in you!!

✦ he would be blushin n shi when he sees you in the stands at his sendai frogs games

✦ would not be as obvious about it as bokuto but with all the kyoutani merch you got on, all his teammates can tell you've come for him and they tease him about it

✦ (he's internally loving it tho)

✦ but also he's so gonna hold it against you .. if he ever sees you trying to leave the house, looking a bit too good, he's like 'what happened to that shirt with my face on it? why don't you wear that out? ���' bc he knows that despite how good you may look, no guy is gonna hit on you if they see his big scary mug on your chest LOL

makoto tachibana — free! iwatobi swim club

✦ pls excuse me it's been so long since i watched this show but

✦ makoto was criminally underrated and he defo deserves a sweet gal to cheer for him when he swims bc, being fr, i don't remember anyone doing so

✦ they were all about haru and rin iirc

✦ also he is the tall and muscular BLUEPRINT

✦ plus he's super kind

kineshi hairo — the disastrous life of saiki k

✦ he'd also be the biggest support of your taekwondo dream.. perhaps to a concerning extent

✦ like he's always offering to trains with you and go on morning runs together and getting you into the competitive spirit for the competitions (that he is going to persuade you into joining somehow with his inspirational speeches lol)

✦ he would also be down to go skating / snowball fight

✦ but if he manages to hit you with a snowball.. ouch

✦ lights knocked out unfortunately 😔

joe — sk8 the infinity

✦not sure what to say actually

✦ he's just a tall, muscular, funny and kind guy

✦ he probably doesn't like winter bc he skateboards and ice/snow makes the ground all slippy and dangerous

✦ so going on dates with you would give him something to look forward to

✦ he's kinda a player though so please keep an eye on that celluar device of his 🧐

gojo satoru — jjk

✦ purely based on appearance bc i've never seen jjk lol

✦ but i think aesthetically y'all compliment each other very well

✦ i think it's the contrast of the hair but also the similarities in the eyes

✦ also y'all are both model height so 🙌

✦ you + gojo are the fabled "two pretty bestfriends"

for @s0dium: haha this was super fun and such a nice idea !!!

[thinkin-bout-milgram]

Hello! If it’s okay, I’d like to know your thoughts on the Trikoto theory (3+ alters). I think it’s a cool theory! And pretty likely, honestly. (Here’s a document about it in case you don’t know what I’m talking about. I didn’t make it, and I unfortunately don’t know who did, I just found it in another blog)(I really hope that link works lol)

Hey FF! I was wondering when you might send something in. Not the topic I expected, but I'm here for it!

I've definitely heard of this theory before. I can't say I know for sure where it originated, but I've always been under the impression that a blog called @bertrandcaillet started it as they're the first one I saw talk about that theory and they told me about it a while ago. They've since deactivated, though, so I can't really check with them to see if that's true.

I think the trikoto theory is interesting, and I fully agree with what's said on the document about how it would be nice if Milgram is showing a system with more nuance than just having two alters.

That being said, I personally don't believe this theory for a number of reasons. I'm going to do my best to explain why here. I do want to say going into this that while I do have extremely minimal psychology teaching (as in, undergrad psyc MINOR), I do not claim to be that educated on DID or similar struggles. So, anything that I say will be focusing much more on Milgram as a piece of media from a writing standpoint, because that's what I have much more extensive experience in.

I will say that I am very aware that most systems have more than 2 alters. That being said, I think I also remember from my psyc class that the average number is, like... 16? I'm not at my dorm right now and that's where my notes are, so I can't check, but I remember specifically thinking about it in the context of Mikoto and trikoto theory, so I'm pretty confident it's Above Three. That means that either way, it's not like we're doing The Most Common Number, so I think two versus three is largely irrelevant on that point.

For the sake of clarity, I'll be using the names in the doc (Akakoto, Midokoto, Aokoto), but I only personally believe that two of them (Akakoto, Aokoto) exist. I've taken to calling them Orekoto and Bokuto, but for this post, Akakoto and Aokoto it is.

At its base, my problem with trikoto theory is that I don't see a lot of evidence for it. Most of what I've seen has been talking about the implications of it if you assume it's true, but I've just never really been convinced in the first place. I'll just go through some of the main reasonings real quick:

The RGB Colors

I do acknowledge that I'm very much not a visually oriented person, so the color shifting is something I'm less inclined to notice. However, while the background of the room is blue and the train station and apartment are pretty green, I don't feel like there are ever really any red backgrounds (other than when the headspace becomes red as ooposed to blue). Because of that, I have a hard time believing that the backgrounds themselves contribute to the idea that there are three. I definitely think the red/blue coloration in the eyes and such are indicating different alters, but I don't think that specific fact supports there being three of them.

The Voice Changes

This might be a me issue, but I only really hear two different vocal inflections. I understand the point about there being some harsher (?) sounding vocals that don't have the growl, but personally, I still think the tone matches the one described as Akakoto enough to count. Similarly, the parts towards the end that are picked out for Midokoto ("I'm probably not to blame," etc.) actually sound more like Aokoto to me even if I do try to track the three voices.

I'm hesitant to go too hard in believing the different voices because to me, doing so would severely limit the amount of control Natsuki Hanae would have over the emotions he wants to put into the song. The vocalists in Milgram do a fantastic job at using specific vocal intonations to convey deep layers of emotions in their songs. I feel like it would be very limiting to only be able to use certain vocal effects (ex. growl) in specific places due to the limitations of the characters. If there are two, the two voices are far more separate, which gives more space for customization within the bounds of each voice.

This is also a little bit iffier on evidence, but there's the Es cover of MeMe. I don't know how much Yurina Amami knows about Mikoto's story and the entire video is in grayscale, so take all of this with a grain of salt, but to me, I feel like Es uses two voices here, not three. Notably, they even have a bit of vocal growl on the "switch" and on "split and half, make that heart beat," which are both squarely in the Midokoto tone. They do still have the two voice split, sounding a bit more apathetic and aggressive in the Akakoto parts and cuter in the Aokoto parts. To me, that signifies that there's suppose to be two voices going on, not three, but you could argue that that's just Es' perception of Mikoto, so it's not decisive or anything.

Mikoto Fighting Es

Yes, in his first audio drama, Mikoto is able to beat Es up until Kotoko stops him. Yes, that's inconsistent from what we've seen from Futa and also t2 Amane. I agree that that's because the Milgram rules only apply to one or more alters, and thus any others that may exist can get around the rulings. We saw this between trials, too, with how Mikoto (seemingly Akakoto at the time) was able to avoid being restrained despite his guilty verdict, likely through the same loophole.

(Side note: this implies to me that Milgram's system for restraining guilty prisoners is, like the protective barrier around Es, somewhat magical and isn't a physical thing. Thus, if we were to, say, vote Amane as guilty, I am fairly confident she would be unable to harm any other prisoners, as we've already seen the barriers are able to prevent her from attacking others. I still lean Amane innocent anyways, but I wanted to point this out.)

Anyways, I don't think that this is actually evidence towards trikoto theory because it works perfectly fine with just the two of them. Aokoto is the prisoner in Milgram and Akakoto isn't. This doesn't necessarily mean that Aokoto is the one who was fronting while the murder happened, though; the rules of Milgram just necessitate that the prisoner is involved in/related to a death. It can be indirect.

I think that that's exactly what Milgram is asking us with Mikoto. The question is, how do you fairly hold a system accountable? Can you blame one alter for the other's actions?

Milgram loves to complicate these, and I can see the appeal of a complication being learning about a third alter. Personally, I think it's much more likely that the route Milgram is taking is looking at how much knowledge the alters have about each other and asking how much Aokoto would have to know to make him an accessory to Akakoto's murder plans. It could go either way, though.

Some Bonus Points

I think the strongest piece of evidence brought up is the use of threes in Mikoto's design. Other than "they just liked it aesthetically," there isn't much of a counterargument I can make about it. My best one would be that they might be going for a "switching between black and white" type of thing, which would work better with more stripes, but that's pretty weak. I also had the idea that the first character of his name looks like three stripes, which might be a better or worse explanation! You get to decide, I have no idea.

The cake sells me less, though. It's true that Kazui's is a perfect 50/50 and that Mikoto's isn't, but that's because they're representing different things.

Kazui's is half and half because his song is called half, and it could also be a sign of how he and his wife didn't actually connect more in a marriage sense; they're still two fully separate people rather than being a unit.

Mikoto, if he has two alters, is still physically one guy. Mikoto is mostly sitting on the flower designs. I'd argue that the flowers are meant to show Mikoto as a whole: the connection point of the two alters.

That's pretty much all of what I have to say on the doc (in terms of the trikoto aspect, whether I believe it or not there's some good work done in character/lyric analysis that applies to two or three alter theories), but I'll go over some of my reason for why I actively believe there to be two, because there are some reasons.

Reason 1: The Song Titles

The doc explains what the meaning of MeMe is in trikoto theory, but it definitely still works with two, more obviously so. That's not evidence, though, because the trikoto theory has a viable explanation too.

I have no idea what they'd be doing with the song title Double, though. I guess it would be a play on somebody being someone else's double, meaning they're someone like them, which is no doubt part of the song title either way, but I think it's difficult to ignore the meaning of Double that means, y'know... multiplied by 2, or:

But that could very easily be a diversion and we haven't seen the second video, so I'd let that slide. However, that brings me to the bigger problem:

Reason 2: Upright Versus Reversed

AKA, the tarot cards.

Tarot cards can be read two ways, Upright or Reversed, based on the orientation of the card when it's placed/picked up/whatever. I already went over in my original theory (which is pretty outdated, I could do a way better job but I wrote that one literally first out of my milgram thoeries and I hated not having a good name scheme for the various alters) why I believe Akakoto to be the Hanged Man (Upright) and why I believe Aokoto to be the Hanged Man (Reversed).

I struggle to imagine why the devs would pick tarot, something that clearly has two meanings to it, when there are actually three alters. Maybe it'd just be to throw us off the scent, but it feels a bit too intentional to me.

Plus, if it was meant to throw us off, I'd expect we'd get a different metaphor/symbol for the second MV (as we have been with pretty much everyone). However, the association between Mikoto and "reversible" things has continued into trial 2, even before his MV has come up.

I say this because of his trial 2 cover song: Reversible Campaign. Funnily enough, I actually thought this song would go to Kazui before it was announced as Mikoto's, but then I looked again and understood why they wanted it for Mikoto.

My thoughts get confused and fight with each other

Very Mikoto, works for either two or three alter theories. However:

I just want to waver between black and white

It's turned me upside down

There's more that seems to paint Mikoto's mind as a dichotomy, not a... trichotomy? Is that a word? I don't actually know.

The Song Lyrics of MeMe

This is sort of an extension of the above part, but there are also definitely song lyrics in MeMe that sound like they're heavily implying two. Again, you could argue that that's trying to throw us off the scent, but some of them are, in my opinion, actively difficult to justify for trikoto theory.

Split in half, Make that heart beat

I cannot for the life of me understand why any of the three alters would say "split in half" if there are three. I guess if any of them were aware of one of the other alters, but not the other? I don't think that's what was being argued, though, sorry if I missed that.

I’m already the fake one

Little harder to argue this one because I don't know how definite versus indefinite articles work in Japanese, but saying the fake one really sounds to me like there is one fake and one real. If you were just having a moment of existential crisis, in most situations, I think you'd opt for "I'm already fake."

The Mirror

This is sort of the same argument as the tarot cards, but there's also the use of mirror imagery in Mikoto's MeMe MV. Mirrors have two sides and are a reflection. You could use Haruka logic and say that it depicts self reflection, I guess, but considering the reflection acts differently, I think it's much more likely that this is meant to show the two alters.

Conclusion

Hopefully this all made sense? I respect trikoto theory and I could easily be super wrong about it (see also: my original opinions on gay Kazui theory and police Kazui theory), but I've just never really been sold. It's possible my opinion would change if I saw evidence that I felt worked better for trikoto than... twokoto? theory, but personally, I feel like most evidence I've seen for it is still better explained by there being two alters. Let me know what you think, though :)

[burningthetree]

for the writing ask!

politely requesting numbers: 2, 4, 13, 21, 30, 31, 45, (i'm always looking for stuff to read) 66

i know this is so many lol i'd love to hear them all btu pick and choose ones you'd like to answer!

love you 4ever <3

Hi love! Ask and ye shall receive <3 under the cut because I ramble, I love you <3

2. A notable time a narrative / character has looked me dead in the eyes and said “fuck your plan, here’s what we’re actually doing”

Either one of my long fics to be honest. When I started writing fmn, it was supposed to be a 10k one-shot and turned into a 150k monster. When I started writing s&w, it was supposed to be 50k, and we’re at 124k and I’m halfway through now. In fmn, I blame Bokuto. In s&w, I blame Kuroo and Iwaoi, because they introduced these ridiculous side-plots that were never meant to be there. And in s&w, I also blame Atsumu, because turns out that he’s more fun to write than I originally thought. They all raised their middle fingers at me and are so mean actually

4. the plot bunny I’ve been carrying for the longest? Bonus: Do you ever wonder why you haven’t written it yet and experience deep existential regret?

Mmm I think that would be my high fantasy idea? I’ve had it since I was 13-ish but I don’t think I’ll ever end up writing it. I do think about why I keep ignoring it, but I think it’s just because it’s an intimidating genre, though it makes me sad that this holds me back from trying. (I did start drafting a fictional language and its grammar, but got stuck while working on my thesis.) The deep existential regret is there for sure :)

13. A writing experience that has pleasantly surprised me

I’ve been doing some original writing lately, and I have a submission for a student magazine that got accepted. I had to work together with an editor and send my draft back and forth to work on it and I was dreading it—it’s so jarring to send your writing to someone and them editing it. But it was the loveliest experience I could have ever asked for, and I am so glad I was brave and send in an idea that they ended up accepting. That being said, I also have my most recent writing experience where I’m actually working towards a deadline to have it published (and available for judgement from a jury and also available for purchase?). It’s been really scary IMO but, after writing my first three chapters, my best friend read them and gave me feedback, while my other friends encouraged me to do it. And it’s just so lovely to finally manage to be open about me being passionate about writing and having my friends be so lovely and supportive :)

21. A writer to co-write a book with and what we’d write about

Honestly my favourite author is R.F.Kuang and in my dreams, we are working on a novel together. I don’t know what we’d write about, but I think we would have a similar passion across genres as well as an affinity for linguistics, and I think we’d make a neat team. I’d also learn so much from here so that would be pretty cool overall. In terms of fanfiction writers, I’d write something with you Cat :) it’d be a Romeo and Juliet x Haikyuu crossover

30. Most inspirational quote I’ve ever read / heard that is still important to me

From R. F. Kuang’s Babel: “That’s just what translation is, I think. That’s all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they’re trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.” It’s just. Yummy.

As a teenager, this one meant a lot to me, and it still comes to mind for each time someone asks me for a quote: “Broken is not the same as unfixable.” From Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles.

45. Name of three of my favourite fanfic writers

Since you’re asking for writing recommendations, I guess I won’t name you -_- in Haikyuu, it’s CheCheCheer, daydreamer1227, eldureira. THIS IS DIFFICULT. I’m trying not to name the ones that show up in like every rec list lol

66. When I have felt the most confident in my writing

I think that is each time my friends read something I write and then they tell me their honest opinion, which is usually positive. And like, I trust my friends to be completely honest with me and tell me if something is garbage. So that is always a big confidence boost. Also, a long, long time ago when I was 10 years old, we had creative writing workshops in school, and my teacher complimented my writing and told me that I was good at it. Getting approval from him and a couple of other teachers as well as encouragement really meant a lot, and I don’t think I would have continued writing as much if I didn’t have this memory to fall back on :)

[todorokis-girl]

Can you write haikyu as best friends ?

Like best friend headcannon

I didn't know what characters you wanted so I just picked a couple of the first one's I thought of at the top of my head. If I missed someone you really wanted, please feel free to request again!

Requests are OPEN!

masterlist

Haikyuu best friend headcanons!

Sugawara Koushi (Karasuno)

Supportive Cheerleader

Sugawara is always your number one supporter, cheering you on in every endeavor, whether it’s academic, sports, or personal goals. He’s the type to show up with a homemade banner and pom-poms, ready to boost your confidence.

Study sessions with him are a blend of focus and fun. He makes sure you understand the material but also throws in random jokes to lighten the mood. Sometimes, he brings snacks and makes funny voices while explaining difficult concepts to keep you engaged.

Whenever you’re feeling down, Sugawara knows exactly what to say to lift your spirits. His words are always heartfelt and encouraging, making you feel valued and understood. He often writes you little notes of encouragement, slipping them into your bag or notebook.

He enjoys organizing small get-togethers, whether it’s a movie night, a mini barbecue, or just a casual hangout at a café. He values quality time with you and the rest of your friends. Sugawara also remembers special occasions like your birthday, going out of his way to make you feel special.

Blurb: 

You sighed as you stared at your textbook, feeling overwhelmed by the upcoming exams. Sugawara noticed and scooted closer, offering you a piece of chocolate.

You sighed deeply, staring at the endless pages of your textbook, feeling the weight of the upcoming exams pressing down on you. Sugawara noticed your distress and scooted closer, gently placing a piece of chocolate in front of you.

"Hey," he said softly, his warm smile soothing your anxiety. "Take a break. You’ve got this, okay? And if you need any help, I’m right here."

A wave of relief washed over you as you looked up at him, his reassuring presence making you feel a bit more at ease. "Thanks, Suga. I really appreciate it."

He grinned, patting your shoulder encouragingly. "No problem. Now, don't you have a new game to play? I also brought snacks!"

Bokuto Koutarou (Fukurodani)

Energetic and Adventurous

Bokuto brings a burst of energy into your life. He’s always suggesting fun and spontaneous activities, from hiking to impromptu volleyball matches in the park. His enthusiasm is infectious, making every adventure exciting.

He’s incredibly loyal and always has your back. If anyone ever bothers you, Bokuto is the first to jump to your defense, his fierce determination making him an unexpected but formidable protector. He even practices self-defense moves with you just in case.

Bokuto loves sharing his passions with you. He’ll teach you the basics of volleyball, eagerly explaining every move and play with infectious enthusiasm. He even organizes friendly matches with you and his teammates, creating a fun and competitive atmosphere.

He's also silly, silly boy. While his mood swings are intense, he's truly the highlight of your day.

His optimism is contagious. Whenever you’re feeling uncertain or anxious, Bokuto’s positive outlook helps you see things from a brighter perspective. He often shares motivational quotes and stories of his own struggles to inspire you.

Interaction: 

You both were at the park, and Bokuto had just convinced you to join him for a spontaneous volleyball match. As you tried to serve the ball, it flew wildly to the side.

"Nice try!" Bokuto cheered, running to retrieve the ball. "Let's give it another go. I know you can do it!"

You laughed, feeling your nervousness fade. "Alright, Bokuto. One more try!" He knew you weren't the best at volleyball and really had no interest, but who could ever fathom someone NOT enjoying volleyball

"That's the spirit!" he exclaimed, his eyes shining with excitement.

Kageyama Tobio (Karasuno)

Tough Love and Reliability

Kageyama might come off as blunt, but his honesty is something you value deeply. He tells you the truth even when it’s hard to hear, always with your best interests at heart. He believes in tough love, pushing you to be your best.

He’s incredibly dependable. If you need help with something, Kageyama will drop everything to assist you, whether it’s moving furniture, fixing something, or just lending a listening ear. His reliability is a constant source of comfort for you.

Though not the best with words, Kageyama shows his care through actions. He’ll silently hand you a water bottle when you’re tired or lend you his jacket when you’re cold. His small gestures speak volumes about his feelings.

Training together becomes a regular activity. Kageyama’s dedication to his own practice inspires you to push your limits and strive for your own goals. He also shares his training routines and techniques, helping you improve your own skills.

Interaction: 

You were struggling to lift a heavy box when Kageyama appeared by your side.

"Let me help," he said curtly, taking the box from your hands effortlessly.

"Thanks, Kageyama," you said, relieved. "I was having a hard time with that."

He nodded, his expression softening slightly. "No problem. Next time, just ask me. I’m always here to help."

You smiled, feeling grateful for his unwavering support. "Yeah, yeah I know. Thanks again."

Oikawa Tooru (Aoba Johsai)

Witty Banter and Subtle Care

Oikawa enjoys teasing you, his sarcastic remarks and playful banter creating a fun and engaging dynamic between you two. He knows just how to make you laugh with his clever quips, often turning mundane conversations into entertaining exchanges.

Despite his often flamboyant demeanor, Oikawa is very observant. He notices the small details about you, from your favorite snacks to when you’re feeling off, and acts accordingly in his subtle way. He often surprises you with little treats or thoughtful gestures.

He shares his love for volleyball with you, often inviting you to watch his matches or practice sessions. His passion for the game is infectious and inspiring. He even teaches you some of his signature moves, making you feel like a part of his team.

Oikawa is your go-to person for deep, meaningful conversations. His perspective challenges you to think critically and see things from different angles. He’s always there to lend an ear and offer advice when you need it most.

Blurb: 

Oikawa caught you daydreaming during practice. "Hey, Earth to y/n! You paying attention?"

You snapped back to reality, laughing. "Sorry, Oikawa. What did I miss?"

He chuckled and handed you a bottle of water. "Just my amazing serve. But I’ll show you again. Watch closely this time."

"Thanks, Oikawa," you said, taking a sip. "I won’t miss it this time."

"Good," he winked. "It’s not every day you get to see greatness in action."

Yachi Hitoka (Karasuno)

Kind-Hearted and Encouraging

Yachi is your gentle and supportive friend. Her kindness knows no bounds, and she’s always there to offer a comforting hug or a listening ear. She’s the type of friend who will stay up late with you, talking through your worries and fears.

She loves making crafts and often surprises you with handmade gifts, whether it’s a cute keychain, a personalized notebook, or a hand-drawn card. Her creativity adds a special touch to your friendship.

Study sessions with Yachi are productive and soothing. She has a knack for breaking down complex topics and explaining them in an easy-to-understand way. She often creates colorful study guides and flashcards to help you learn.

Yachi’s positivity and gentle encouragement help you believe in yourself. She’s always there to remind you of your worth and potential, especially when you doubt yourself. Her unwavering support makes you feel capable of achieving anything.

Blurb: 

During a late-night study session, Yachi noticed you were starting to doze off.

"Hey, how about we take a break?" she suggested softly, handing you a cup of tea. "You’ve been working really hard."

You smiled wearily and took the cup. "Thanks, Yachi. I think I needed this."

She beamed at you. "No problem! I also got you a summary."

Atsumu Miya (Inarizaki)

Charming and Competitive

Atsumu is the kind of friend who always keeps you on your toes with his charming and competitive nature. He loves challenging you to various competitions, whether it's sports, board games, or even cooking contests.

He’s incredibly charismatic and knows how to lighten the mood with his witty comments and playful teasing. His infectious laughter and confident demeanor always manage to bring a smile to your face.

Atsumu enjoys teaching you new skills, especially anything related to volleyball. He’s patient and thorough, ensuring you understand every detail. He often sets up friendly matches and practices with you, making the experience both educational and enjoyable.

Despite his competitive streak, Atsumu has a caring side that he shows in subtle ways. He’s always there to cheer you up with a cheeky grin or an encouraging word, making you feel valued and appreciated.

Interaction: Atsumu showed up at your door, holding a box of fresh ingredients. "I thought we could have a cooking contest," he said, grinning mischievously.

You raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "A cooking contest? You're on."

As you both started cooking, Atsumu kept up a steady stream of playful banter, making you laugh as you worked. By the end, the kitchen was a mess, but the food was delicious.

"Looks like I won," he said, tasting his dish with a satisfied smirk.

You rolled your eyes, smiling. "We'll let the taste-testers decide."

Atsumu chuckled. "Fair enough. Either way, this was fun."

[m34gs]

What are your Top Five Ships of All Time that you can Scream (TM) about and why?

All time? Of All Time???? OOOOOH you are making me choose! This is tough, but an exciting ask! Thank you so much, friend!!! I will list them in reverse order, from number 5 to number 1!! (as always, this is just a list based on my current interests, and it could change in the future!)

5. Brawler/Hoodlum from Akudama Drive. Listen, listen. These two? They are in love. So clearly in love. Brawler is Constantly showing off for Hoodlum, and Hoodlum blushes??? When he's talking with Brawler???? Excuse me?????? I 10000% believe Brawler knew Hoodlum stretched the truth with his amount of years he owed the system, but he took One (1) look at Hoodlum's pretty eyes and went "yeah that's fine he's pretty I want to keep him around I will humour him" and that was IT. (I could also talk about the scene with the bridge but I WILL NOT for reasons😭😭😭 He's resting. Just resting.) This one comes out at number 5 because while I love it and could easily go on and on and on about it, I haven't talked about it as much or as often as the others on this list.

4. Mondo Oowaa/Kiyotaka Ishimaru from Danganronpa. These two. THESE. TWO. Ugh. I love them so much. Mondo is MY SON. He's just so...precious. And so is Taka. I love them both and I think their dynamic is very sweet. I think they are very similar to Brawler and Hoodlum in some ways, but obviously not exactly the same. I do love how they bonded over a mutual respect for each other that came from competition. I also will cry every time I watch Mondo's execution, and every time Taka ends up murdered. Pain. I live for the AU where they are both alive and healthy and able to fall in love and live happily ever after. This ship is at number four because I did settle down a lot after my initial playthrough of the game and while I can definitely scream about them at any given time if prompted, I don't search them out as actively as I used to in fanfiction or fanart.

3. Jade Leech/Floyd Leech/Azul Ashengrotto from Twisted Wonderland. This OT3 is honestly addicting to talk about for me. I love them. They're three of my favourite characters in the game, and I really find their dynamics fascinating. They have this incredible trust with each other, they know each other so well, and they support each other. Also I am *here* for the Mafia theme. Love that so so so much. Honestly, over the past few days I don't think I've shut up about them in our DMs and texts.

2. GrimmIchi from Bleach. Honestly, I had to give Grimmjow and Ichigo one of the top two spots. I mean, honestly, I'm one of the co-writers for a blog *dedicated* strictly to GrimmIchi (though I haven't written anything there in a long while...ooops). I have Many Many Many thoughts about them and I love to yell about them. It's very hard to get me to stop once you get me going, and it's so easy to get me going. Just ask @backwardshirt

Honourable Mentions: Byakuya/Kirigiri/Naegi from Danganronpa, Gundham/Souda from Danganronpa 2, Noiz/Aoba from DMMD, Vash/Wolfwood/Meryl from Trigun, Lawrence/Adam from Saw (2004), Byakuya/Renji from Bleach, Vil/Rook from Twisted Wonderland, Bokuto/Akaashi from Haikyuu!

1.Number one spot goes to:

Kalim/Idia from Twisted Wonderland. I mean. It's not hard to figure out, I'm sure, lol. I talk about them a lot, and I make a lot of posts about them. I love to discuss different dynamics, different possible aus, and I have written several one-shots and short scenes about them now, as well as a multi-chaptered fic centered around them as a pairing (and there will be more to come!!!). I love them and I will take any and all opportunities to shout about them. They are so cute; the introvert and the extrovert, the grumpy rain cloud and the sunshine beam. I love that dynamic with my entire soul. I can't help but be drawn to them. They got that Sun and Moon dynamic. Both of them have such complex emotions, and I think both of them struggle with conveying what they feel; just in totally different ways. I love them so much!!!!!!!!!!

[seraphofthesimps]

Okay, my faves as dad’s, I am so prepared for this 😅

Ushijima: he’s a girl dad and 100% a pushover. We both thought he’d be the stern parent and we were both wrong. His girls have him wrapped around their fingers and they get so spoiled. He’s at every sports game, dance or music recital they have, and is their number one supporter. He does want them to be the best and sometimes he pushes a little too hard, but he ultimately just wants them to be happy. Plus, when he became a parent, he promised himself he wouldn’t be like either of his own parents.

Bokuto: BEST DAD EVER. There isn’t a doubt in my mind that he would make the best dad. Boy dad hands down although when our fifth kid is finally a girl, he’s thrilled that he finally gets a little princess to spoil. Not much of a disciplinarian but he does enforce the rules that we’ve agreed on and he’s pretty firm with the rules (especially bedtime which surprised me but that’s mostly because bedtime means he and I get to be alone lol). He’s not only at every game, he’s teaching and coaching them at home, skipping his own practices to make sure he’s at their games. And when one of our sons likes art more than sports, he’s all about going to museums and taking art classes with him so he can learn more. All in all, 100/10 dad. Most loving, most supportive, and the most fun of any man I simp.

Taiju: another dad where I’m not the stern one lol. While he is a good dad, it doesn’t come naturally to him. He had to unlearn a lot of bad behaviors from his own parents and also unlearn the way he parented his siblings. Terrified when he found out we were going to be parents because he was so afraid of fucking up like with his siblings, so he ended up reading a lot of parenting books. He loves our kids a lot but he does adhere a lot to the “I want these perfect quiet kids” kind of life and I’m the opposite and love to sing and dance and draw and act crazy with the kids, so he had to adjust. But over time, he did and he’ll even join in our chaos. He does hate when Hakkai puts the kids up to pranks on him, but he takes it with a grimace and bears it. We also have triplets (two boys and a girl), so he honestly had to get used to the chaos from day one 🤣

Shuji: a weirdly good dad. Kids? Accidental. Well, the first one was. But he was very supportive of the situation and at every appointment, only slightly annoying during the birth lol. After the kid was born? Secret softie. He’s one of those dads trying to sneak our boys from the bassinet to our bed with us, arguing how they won’t be this little for long. His favorite part of them being small is watching them eat—he’s a little obsessed with breastfeeding and has 100% fed the boys while I’ve been sleeping lol. Hates when they cry both because “how are they so loud?! My fucking eardrums!” and also because he doesn’t like them being upset and not knowing why. When our boys are a little bigger, he’s teaching them pranks that they pull on everyone who comes over, and on me. We have a girl a few years after the boys and she has her dad, two brothers, and three very large dogs as her own little personal protection squad. Absolutely spoiled like a princess by her dad and brothers, but they also teach her to throw a punch.

Thank you for sharing! It’s all so well thought out and cute and I loved reading it 🥰

[19calicos]

idk why ppl dislike messy flawed yn’s like. this shit is fun to read because yn is SO different from me that it just makes her all the more compelling yk ?? like she’s making decisions i probably wouldnt make and i think reading a fic where im in her shoes is so fun and almost educational even. like it’s helping me learn about different people and it’s so so refreshing to be in her position, and it’s just more interesting to see what direction we’ll go next when things get messy

&& i have so much respect for authors who have the courage to follow their own agenda and write flawed yn’s and versions of characters that not everyone agrees with or would get along with. like YES give me bokuto indirectly being an asshole and friendzoning in the worst way and akaashi being the number one bitchiest hater ever and especially give me yn who keeps making bad decisions and feels real feelings in her own way! just because some of these people are your favs doesnt mean they’re gonna be angels 24/7 that’s boring as hell

i think drunk walk home is very important and beautiful to read and i think you are such a wonderful writer eggy like i have so much respect for you as a person & an author and i hope u continue to find the joy to write for drunk walk home whenever you can 🫡 it’s different and awesome and refreshing and deserves all the love and support ever (and def more than what it has rn) and i’m very glad to be sitting here reading this <3

DRUNK WALK HOME

chapter two: outline

masterlist

"mercy on me, would you please spare me tonight?" -bag of bones by mitski

All it takes is one look at Akaashi for humiliation to burn in her throat. He doesn't look at up at her as she approaches the library table he's reserved for them. She takes a steadying breath as she slides into the seat across from him, dropping her bag by her feet and crossing her arms over her chest. "Let's get this over with."

Akaashi looks up from his own spread of notes and an opened textbook, mouth in a thin line and eyes disengaged and disinterested. She tries not to flinch under them. Akaashi always looks at her like that, like she's nothing. He has this real talent for making her feel so viscerally hated with just a subtle once-over.

Her head is banging, a likely combination of a hangover and dehydration from all the gut-wrenching, body-wrecking, sobbing she's been doing. There is still smudged black liner darkening her eyes and dried out foundation flaking on her skin. The library lights are bright and yellow, and sitting under them makes her feel vulnerable, exposed.

It's kinda the same way she always feels around Akaashi, for some reason.

He flicks closed the smooth, glossy pages of his textbook and pushes it to the side. "Let me see your essay."

"I don't have an essay," she retorts, mouth dry. Sure, she has essays due. She has assignments printed out and stapled together that are crumbled at the bottom of her bag. But the only thing she has to show for any of it is a mostly blank Word document with four words written out: I don't fucking know.

Akaashi offers no reaction to this. That's the scary thing about Akaashi, she's learned in all of her time being hated by him. He doesn't have to do much for you to feel the weight of his hatred. Akaashi doesn't groan or yell or cuss or roll his eyes or snap at her. He just reaches down into his bag, grabbing something as if she were not there, and she can feel it.

He pulls out a folder, black and plastic, as he says to her, "Don't bother coming to a session if you don't have anything prepared again."

She bites down on the inside of her cheek and feels something awful churn inside of her chest. "Well, you bitched about me not showing last time, so."

Akaashi pauses, and looks up at her, the only indicator of emotion being the slight narrowing of his eyes. "We're not here for my benefit. I'll pass if you show up or not."

She doesn't say anything to this, she just taps her fingers against the skin of her arm, and tries not to cry in front of him.

Akaashi pulls a sheet of paper out from his folder and slides it in her direction. One page, Times New Roman, font size eleven. "Here's a guide on how to write an outline for an essay. Make one for every essay you have due and bring them back next time. If you don't, I'm emailing your advisor and telling them you're not showing up to your sessions."

"Yeah, but I am showing up," she argues.

"If you're showing up with nothing to work on, then you might as well not show up at all," he reiterates, as if he's talking to a small child. He then makes a point of looking her in the eye when he says, “And for the record, you should talk to Bokuto. Stop punishing him for not wanting to date you. It's not like you can blame him."

And with that, Akaashi scoops up his remaining textbook and notes, and he leaves. She watches as he marches towards the front exit, and does not look back at her once.

extras!

tendou gets really into pasta dinner

yn is friends with like everyone. like almost every single person on campus has either met her, hung out with her, or has heard of her. she has a lot of friends and its rare for someone to not like her

which akaashi finds baffling

yukie and akaashi were closer in high school but pretty much stopped talking once it became clear to yukie how much akaashi does not like yn

she does not play abt yn she absolutely chose her side and will die there

same with kaori though she is a little less intense about it

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[kiyelle]

♡ atsumu has a crush on his physiotherapist!

atsumu is almost certain someone is trying to sabotage him the first time he meets you. how else can the universe possibly justify giving him the prettiest person he’s ever seen as his physiotherapist. he won’t last a second alone with you, thoughts of his lips on yours already entwining within his mind. he’s never felt an attraction as heart captivating as this, but he hopes this weightlessness lasts forever.

atsumu who’s a blushing mess when your hands touch his skin, breath hitching in the back of his throat. he’s infinitely grateful that you’re too concentrated on what you’re doing to notice the way his eyes follow your every move. you’re speaking to him, probably explaining something technical, but not a word reaches his ears. instead he admires you, thinking to himself how badly he wishes your touch was more loving than analytical.

atsumu finds himself waiting impatiently for his next appointment with you. he swears that his body feels a little stiffer while he’s playing recently, and that he obviously has no choice but to call you with the number you gave him for emergencies. he loves the sound of your voice, like medicine to his soul. you leave his teammates wonder what kind of spell you’ve put on him when he comes back from his five minute phone call feeling more alive than ever.

atsumu who starts calling you affectionate names whenever he can. as soon as he walks into your consultation office he drops into one of the chairs with a “hiya angel, you miss me?” when he knows entirely too well that he’s the one that missed you. he’s no longer shy during your sessions, well no longer entirely shy. the air still feels a little thin whenever you get too close, and he still favours the stolen glances he takes when he thinks you’re not focusing on him.

atsumu realises his feelings for you are running too deep when jealousy starts to swirl within him at bokuto’s mention of also hiring you as his physician. it shouldn’t bother him he knows that, you’re just doing your job. but it doesn’t stop him from spiralling over if your touch will also linger upon bo or if you’ll place a hand on his shoulder when you say goodbye, a warm smile lighting up your features.

atsumu insists that you come to one of his next games. he doesn’t care that you have other patients to see, the outcome of his match may very well depend on whether you’ll be there to support him or not. and when you do arrive, he makes sure he wins his match. high on adrenaline he sprints to the team’s medical bench where you sit and with all the excitement in the world he brings you into his arms, pressing his head into your shoulder, “see that? i won, and it was all for you sweetheart”

for @melsuki, ilysm it’s crazy <3

[sachirou-senpai]

What makes them break:

warnings: unresolved angst and heartbreak, implied death.

part two.

Tsukishima: The final slam of the door as you storm out of your shared apartment. It's when he realizes you're never, ever going to come back. That there won't be any more second, third, and forth chances, that you're gone, and gone for good.

Oikawa: The moment he realizes you've blocked his number. Fifty calls in, almost eighty text messages, each more desperate than the last. And then it happens. "Sorry, the number you are trying to reach is unavailable."

Kuroo: When he sees you left your wedding ring on the table. He didn't mean to say all those bad things, he didn't mean to tell you he didn't love you anymore, he didn't mean to say marrying you was a mistake, but he did. And now you're gone, leaving him with a broken heart and a silver ring.

Iwaizumi: The Snapchat story of you in another person's arms. He knows he shouldn't have left- California was a bad idea. He shouldn't have neglected you either, but he did. And now he was paying the price.

Bokuto: When he comes home to... nothing. No meal, no hug, no kiss, not even a hello. Had you always been so important in his life? Had he really taken your love for granted?

Akaashi: The moment he asks for your feedback on his article, only to realize you're not going to respond, because you're not there. You're not on the bed where you usually are, and you haven't been for months. Why can't he remember? Why can't he remember you're gone?

Atsumu: The moment he can't find you in your special seat in the stands. You're not in your seat, where are you? Why aren't you here? You're always here to support him. Oh, that's right. You don't love him anymore.

Sakusa: When he sees you take off the mask he gave you to talk to another person. Why are you so close? Don't you know how dangerous that is? He finds himself walking twords you until he realizes he shouldn't care about you anymore. He's the one who broke it off, so why does it matter? Why is he so fucking worried?

Suna: The moment he realizes it's 5am and you still haven't come home. He's been waiting for you, not even realizing how late it is. He calls you in a panic, only to remember the two of you aren't together anymore when you address him as Suna on the phone. Whatever happened to being your precious Rintarou?

Kita: Your final farewell to his grandmother. "Goodbye, obaasan," you say, a sad smile on you face. "It was a pleasure to know you."

Aone: The moment he sees you've settled down with someone else. You've never looked more beautiful with a child in your arms, and another one walking behind you. He should be happy, because you're happy, but all he can think about is why not him.

please reblog if you enjoyed.

[tetsvhoe]

I am in love with your toxic exes work, and I know you're already writing more for it - but if it's no trouble, could you please include HINATA, Matsukawa and Osamu? I love these boys and I love your writing too, so I just really want to see how you would write them in this situation <33

SEEING YOUR TOXIC EX [5]

kuroo’s part

tsukishima and suna’s part

bokuto, atsumu, and sakusa’s part

iwaizumi, oikawa, and kageyama’s part

character/s: hinata shoyo x f reader, matsukawa issei x f reader, miya osamu x f reader

genre/s: fluff

warning/s: ex coaxes reader into sex when they were together (osamu’s part)

gwen's notes 🤍: this is unfortunately the last one for this series bc i’ve run out of ideas. :(( thank you for supporting all my previous works though! sorry anon this took too long and it’s quite short and repetitive. :/

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hinata shoyo

you thought being in a toxic relationship was hard but being in a healthy one and unlearning toxic habits was just as difficult.

especially when your boyfriend happened to be such a great friend and teammate. he pushed everyone around him to do better and cheered them up in the process. he was a loving and caring big brother and an excellent example, save for his studying habits in high school. he was also a renowned athlete on top of that.

to you, he was the most supportive, understanding, and patient partner you could ever ask for. to hell with being a ray of sunshine when someone tried to mess with you.

you stretched your hand out to touch the rain that poured from the sky. despite hinata reminding you earlier to bring an umbrella, you still forgot. luckily, his training was almost over. you were waiting for him to pick you up at a convenience store near work when your ex showed up.

“it’s good to see you.”

“wish i could say the same,” you deadpanned, clutching your clothes around yourself.

“i’ve been trying to reach you,” he announced, staring at the rumbling sky.

“i’ve been trying to avoid you,” you retorted back, glancing at your watch anxiously. he grabbed a hold on your wrist, making you look at him at last, shock and fright all over your features.

“don’t be such a bitch when i’m trying to be nice,” he threatened through clenched teeth.

you had gone through lengths to cut him off after he refused to leave you alone. he kept harassing and terrorizing you for months after the break up. he blew up your phone with calls and messages, reached out on facebook, twitter, instagram, even to your emails. soon he even started bothering all your friends and family. you had to get a new number, block him on social media, and delete some of your accounts.

to say that you weren’t frightened of what this man was capable of was a blatant lie.

“i don’t owe you shit, i don’t have to be nice to someone like you.”

footsteps padded against the wet pavement from a distance and you whipped your head to see hinata jogging over to where you were, giggling as he tried to outrun the rain. you let out a breath of relief.

when his eyes trailed to your expression and to the person next to you, his smile wiped off completely.

“what’s going on?”

“we were just talking,” he waved it off, faking a smile. “i’m not trying to steal your girlfriend away.”

hinata stepped in front of you, an uncharacteristic scowl on his face. “that would be the least of my worries since she wants nothing to do with you,” he mumbled quietly. you could almost see his jaw clenching even as his back faced you. he slowly lowered his cold gaze from your ex to his hand still clasped around your wrist, then back at him.

your ex scoffed but shoved your hand away nonetheless. “don’t ever come near her again,” hinata yelled after his retreating figure.

he wore a familiar smile as he turned around to look at you. “sorry i was late. are you okay?” he smoothed your hair out fondly.

despite the dull thump in your chest, you eased at seeing his soft expression. you couldn’t help but smile. “you weren’t late, sho. i’m okay though, now that you’re here.”

he chuckled as he shrugged his jacket off. he draped it over you before firmly holding your hand in a ready-to-run stance.

“wait! i thought you’re supposed to bring an umbrella?”

he grinned, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head. “i forgot it in the car,” he curtly announced before dragging you through the pouring rain. you can’t help but break out into a fit of shrieks and laughter.

matsukawa issei

you and your boyfriend were usually too lazy to go out and often settled for netflix, takeouts, and cuddles for date nights.

lately though, you’ve been feeling too cooped up at home and wanted to be adventurous and try a new restaurant for a change.

you decided taking the train would be much faster. mattsun was manspreading sat on a bench, scrolling on his phone as you both waited. you stood up though since you were sitting all day.

you ignored your ex approaching you from a distance and hoped to god he didn’t notice you. he called out your name and you cursed under your breath.

mattsun’s ears perked at the mention of his girlfriend’s name, thinking a random person was trying to hit on you. thick brows raised in amusement when he realized it was your scumbag ex and the fact that he didn’t even notice he was right there.

“i’ve been wanting to talk to you.”

you crossed your arms above your chest and grumbled. “i’ve been trying to avoid you,” you countered, tapping your foot impatiently on the pavement.

“can we talk please. there’s still so much i wanted to say to you.”

“like what,” you scoffed bitterly. “it’s not like anything you’re going to say is gonna change my mind.”

“it might- no, i know it will! i know you still love me. just set your pride aside for once and admit you want to get back with me!”

the frustration you felt from that sentence alone could not be put to words. you felt secondhand embarrassment from the sheer audacity and found yourself wondering where the hell he got all the of confidence from. you heard mattsun snicker beside you, earning him a glare from you. he was surely having the time of his life, but all you felt was humiliation and annoyance. you couldn’t believe you dated someone like him and mattsun would never let you hear the end of it.

stifling a laugh, your boyfriend stretched limbs and let out a groan, finally making his presence known to your ex. “will you look at the time,” he mused, flashing his screen just enough for you and your ex to see. your cheeks burned as you caught a glimpse of his lock screen which was a picture of you together. it’s not like you haven’t seen it before. “it’s time to shut the fuck up,” he retorted, draping an arm over your shoulders.

you bite back a chuckle at his immaturity, but leaned onto his side nonetheless.

“the train will be here soon, babe,” he muttered before kissing your cheek and dragging you away. your ex tried chasing after you a few seconds after it registered to him what happened, but mattsun weaved you into the crowd until you were both far away enough.

miya osamu

three things you should know about osamu; he had a knack for not giving a shit for things that didn’t matter.

contrary to the first one, he had a temper. growing up with his twin who he can barely stand half the time, he was annoyed pretty easily.

he knew how to land a good punch. he had a lot of practice with atsumu.

“let go of me! how many times do i have to tell you i never want to see you again.” you thrashed around in an empty parking lot as your ex tried to drag you in a back alley to “talk” but you’ve made it clear you had nothing more to say and didn’t want anything to do with him. previously, when you tried to break up with him, he would convince you to meet to get some “closure” and all you ever got was him coaxing you into what he called “break up sex”. he would still refuse to leave you alone afterwards. you’ve been avoiding him just fine until now when he’s got you cornered.

“let’s just talk this out hm? it hasn’t even been that long-“

“it’s been months! please for the love of god just let me live in peace!”

he laughed humorlessly, eyes suddenly turning darker. “peace? my life has completely gone to shit since you left me, i don’t get to have peace and neither do you!”

“it’s not my fault-“

“it is, because you left me! you hurt me so bad… come on, baby please. we haven’t even talked yet after you dumped me over the phone, remember?”

“what the fuck?” osamu’s loud voice cut through the barren parking lot.

your ex let go of your hand at the sound of so you booked it and scrambled to osamu’s side, clutching his arm gently and tugging him away.

“what the hell is going on?” he asked again, somehow sounding a notch more irritated. his eyes darted between your shaken figure and your ex’s desperate and panicked state.

“nothing, forget it. he’s not worth it,” you mumbled, avoiding his gaze.

he raised an eyebrow at you before shrugging your hand off his bicep. he took slow steps towards your ex like a predator hunting his prey. you were right and wrong, yes he didn’t matter but you did and he messed with you. osamu wasn’t having that. every second he spent in the presence of your ex angered him more and more like a ticking time bomb. you shrieked as osamu threw an abrupt punch, faster than you can blink. your ex toppled onto the floor as he looked down on him with a grim glare.

“what the-“

“don’t ever try that shit again, especially when i’m not around,” he basically growled before turning on his heel and pushing you to the opposite direction.

“sorry you had to see that,” he mumbled, draping an arm over your shoulders and squeezing you to his side. a smirk tugged at his lips as your feet padded on the ground in a frantic pace. “let’s leave quickly before he calls the cops on us or something.”

“mhm, orange looks atrocious on you.”

[petriquors]

— little ways he shows his love

❤ boys !! timeskip!osamu, kuroo, sugawara, iwaizumi, kita, oikawa

❤ genre !! fluff

❤ author notes !! just a quick one after not feeling well today! part 2 (bokuto, ushijima, tendou, suna, asahi, ennoshita) part 3 (atsumu, yamaguchi, tsukishima, hinata) part 4 (akaashi, iwaizumi, sakusa, matsukawa) part 5 (meian, hirugami s., tanaka)

❤ osamu !!  

while he’s not exactly a morning person, osamu is decidedly a “get up when i need to so i can get things done” person. this results in him sliding his way out of bed without you noticing at some unholy hour because of the hours of prep work he needs to get in before the lunch rush at the restaurant, and he doesn’t like to rush through his morning routine. part of his morning routine involves making breakfast for you both (and it’s always incredibly wholesome: vegetable soup, rice, eggs, fresh fruit) and an adorable bento for you to take to work. picture onigiri in cute animal molds, a fresh salad with homemade dressing, even homemade katsu. osamu wants to make sure you’re healthy and cared for in the best way he knows how: by making sure you eat wholesome meals made with love!

❤ kuroo !!

kuroo does literally anything he can to make you smile, from coming up with inside jokes to “casually” surprising you with your favorite things. seriously, he sometimes comes home late from work with your favorite convenience store ice cream and, like, a bottle of shaving cream so he can say something like “oh, i had to get this for myself anyway” (no he didn’t; he has plenty of shaving cream in the bathroom) “so i grabbed something for you, too”. kuroo likes to play it cool and suave, but your smile is the number-one thing that makes his heart flutter like a goofy teenager in love. he has all of your usual takeout orders memorized, too: he knows your favorite coffee, your favorite ramen, even your usual mcdonald’s order. he remembers how his parents never really paid attention to each other, so paying attention to you and memorizing little things is important to him.

❤ sugawara !! 

suga never, ever goes to bed without you. if you’re working late or out with friends, he’ll stay up either watching tv or grading papers at the kitchen table until you finally come through the door. depending on the season (and what you’ve been up to), he’s waiting with a warm drink like tea or cocoa, or something cold like water or iced tea to make sure you’re hydrated after your night out or commute home. he’ll brush it off if you complain that he’s staying up too late: “well, look at yourself! you’re up late, and who’s going to make sure you get to bed okay if i don’t do it?” he even has the bed turned down and your pajamas ready to change into so you can meet him under the covers, where he’ll ask about your day and tell you about his until you both fall asleep.

❤ iwaizumi !! 

iwaizumi keeps a hand on you at all times. part of why he does it is because it feels anchoring; he likes to know you’re there, and it gives him a sense of security to tangle his fingers with yours or have his palm on your knee. another part is protectiveness: he places a hand on your back when he moves behind you so you’re not startled, or he grips your hand on a busy street to pull you closer or away from something he perceives as dangerous. the third, final part is that he likes conveying what he’s feeling with touch: his hands linger on your hips to say “i love you”, he grabs your wrist when he’s sad or nervous and needs you to support him, and he rests his arm on your shoulders or the back of your chair to signal that he’s comfortable and content with you by his side.

❤ kita !!

you forgot something at the store? he’s already got his shoes on to go pick it up for you. you mention wanting an iced coffee or bubble tea? he just placed a delivery order. expressing love isn’t very big or extravagant for kita; instead, the way he shows he cares is through making sure you want for nothing. it’s not just little gifts, either; if you’re too tired to do one of your chores or run an errand, he happily will. if you’re the kind of person that likes having your hair styled or your nails painted, he’s going to learn how to do it exactly the way you like it so you can rely on him for help. he also enjoys that this means he gets to spend more time with you and, really, being relied on or being needed makes him feel loved, so everyone wins.

❤ oikawa !! 

simply put, oikawa is always thinking about you. even when you’re not together, he looks out for your wants and needs, like the time when he brought half of his dessert from a restaurant home to share with you, or the time that he turned down his friends when they wanted to see a movie with him that he knew you wanted to see, too. his time is precious to him, so he wants to make sure that you have enough of it to know he loves you when he can’t be around. when he travels, he wants you to know that you’re on his mind, so he sends you quick texts (with lots of cute emojis) no matter what time it is, even if it’s just “good morning!” or a picture of a cute cat or interesting store he saw. he’ll bring you plenty of souvenirs, too; his carry-on is half full of toys, clothing, jewelry, and trinkets just for you by the time he returns because he just can’t help buying something that makes him think of you!