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((Ft Cg Iwa, Kunimi, and Kindaichi, little Oikawa and Kageyama, & puppy regressor Kyoutani ))

Tooru couldn’t sit still as Hajime buckled his seatbelt for him. He was bouncing in place, Clarke in his hands as the brute started the car.

“You excited to see Tobio and Kyoutani?”

He nodded vigorously. They were coming home!!! Volleyball season was done and so the two were flying back (Tooru’s ended before theirs and Hajime had recently taken leave for mental health reasons), and the little and the pet regressor stayed regressed for a long time once the season ended to let out all the stress acquired during it.

Tooru was beyond excited to see his brothers, he’d missed them so much and there were so many games he wanted to play with the other regressors.

By the time that they pulled up to the airport, the brunette was literally buzzing with excitement, his carer chuckling as he parked.

“What are our airport rules, buddy?”

“Hold hands, don’t yell, and sit and be patient,” he listed out, causing the shorter to lean over and kiss his forehead.

“Good job. Cmon.”

The airport was always loud. Tobio and Kyoutani always met them in the same spot. Tooru always got a small strawberry milkshake to wait, and this time he was playing Like a Dino on his phone while he sat next to Hajime.

“When’s bubba and Kyoken coming?” he asked for probably the tenth time.

“In ten minutes, bud.”

He sighed heavily. This would be a long wait.

—

Tobio didn’t stay big for very long, once he got off his last plane. It wasn’t even on purpose. Kyoutani held his hand and rolled his own luggage with the other hand, Kageyama faring similarly. He had Julie’s leash in his hand, too, the service dog trotting dutifully beside him.

The blonde led him to where Hajime and Tooru were waiting, and he immediately felt himself start slipping. Hajime asked Tooru to help with the luggage, automatically in walk-and-talk mode. Kyoutani wasn’t in puppy space, but he went non verbal at the sight of their caregiver, like he normally did at the end of every season.

The other simply smiled or hummed at any words that flew out of Tooru’s mouth, Hajime having them all link arms and starting for the exit.

It was mainly a race against the fuzziness overtaking Tobio’s head, to avoid a meltdown in the airport. Yes, Julie would help some, but it was still inconvenient.

They got all the bags into the trunk of the vehicle just before Tobio fully slipped, by which point Julie was settled too and Kyoutani was buckling his seatbelt for him. Hajime handed him a blue pacifier and his squid plushie, Price, which he hugged to his chest. Kyoutani was handed a teether and his well-loved stingray plushie, Kara.

Kyoutani settled, Tooru’s chatter filling up the car ride. Tobio didn’t try to catch it all, as that was a pointless task. He simply floated around in his own brain, eventually falling asleep.

—

Hajime wasn’t stupid enough to not call for backup for the first day having everyone home. Mattsun and Makki normally helped out, but today Kunimi and Sugawara were waiting when he pulled into the driveway. Kunimi unbuckled Tooru, waking the little up gently, and then doing the same for Kyoutani and Tobio. He brought all of them inside, as well as Julie, while Suga helped Hajime unload all of the luggage in the back. Tooru was around 4 or 5 while Tobio was probably 3 at the biggest.

The brute rolled the last of the bags inside, then went to find the little gear for Tobio and Kyoutani’s collar. The mentioned blonde was already barking, having jumped on Tooru who was giggling and patting the other’s head.

“I missed you too, Kyoken,” the brunette assured. Tobio was sitting on the couch, watching, as his pacifier bobbed in his mouth. He was petting Julie and kicking his feet idly. Kyoutani glanced up at the ravenette, whose iPad was being searched for by Kunimi.

Tooru looked up, too, waving at Tobio eagerly.

“Hihi baby!!!”

Tobio stared for a few moments, processing slower than normal with his smaller headspace, before he giggled, letting out some babbles and waving back. He found the collar and a pull-up for Tobio, as well as a rattle and a pacifier clip.

He handed Tobio’s gear to Suga, then turned to Kyoutani, who was currently in a game of tug of war with Tooru.

“Kyoken,” Hajime called, the blonde still growling and pulling the teether that Tooru held. The brute sighed, smiling slightly. He clicked his tongue twice.

“Kyoken, collar,” he tried again, watching the pet regressor perk up and let the teether fall from his mouth. Kyoutani turned to him, and Hajime snapped two times, kneeling and then patting the floor in front of him. “Cmon, collar.”

This was the one thing the puppy ever would cooperate for, normally not the best listener. But the blonde crawled over, sitting back on his heels to let himself be collared. It wasn’t an actual collar, it was a (dully) spiked black choker. After Hajime put it on, he pet the other’s head.

“Good puppy.”

“Kyoken,” Tooru called, the blonde turning at the sound of Tobio babbling.

“Pubby!!”

Tobio was reaching for Kentarou, and it seemed that Kunimi or Suga had let Julie outside. At his little brother calling him so politely, the blonde went over, barking a bit quieter than he did at Tooru or Hajime. The ravenette pet him, before picking up one of the stuffies reserved specifically for fetch, then tossed it.

“Pubby go get!!”

Immediately, the pet regressor was after it. Tooru gasped.

“I wanna throw it next!!!”

Kyoutani narrowly avoided colliding with the wall before he scrambled back to where the two littles were waiting. Tobio pet the blonde again, before Tooru threw the plushie again. Kyoutani chased it, then saw the sliding glass door to the backyard open and darted out. Normally, it would be fine, but Hajime had spotted some sticker weeds out there a few days ago and running around on all fours was probably not the best decision.

“Kyoken, inside!” Hajime called, going out immediately. The other simply growled, then jolted, withdrawing one of his hands to clutch to his chest immediately. The brunette sighed heavily, having anticipated this. The pet regressor whined and started to tear up.

Tooru, as if he’d sensed the injury, came running.

“Oh! Oh, is Kyoken hurt? Papa, he’s hurt! Papa, can I go get the lion ice pack he likes a lot ‘n his paci?”

“Yeah, that should be good, love. You go take care of that, Kunimi can help.”

The little ran back inside and Hajime rooted through his cargo pockets for his finger puppets. He found the lion ones pretty quickly, and popped them into his pointer and thumb as he walked over to the pet regressor who was curled up now with his hand clutched to his chest. Hajime sighed yet again, then clicked his tongue twice.

“Up, puppy,” he said, and Kyoutani reached out and allowed the brunette to hold him on his hip. “Lemme see.”

The now sniffling regressor presented his hand. There was in fact a sticker in it.

“Aww, it’s okay, Haji’s gonna fix it. Let’s get ya inside, hm?” he asked, then presented the two fingers with the lion puppets on them, moving them as if they were talking to each other as he headed inside.

Kyoutani barked, seemingly distracted for now as Hajime went into the bathroom to grab the tweezers and some antiseptic and then presented the blonde with bandaid choices. He had a wide selection of themed bandaids. Kyoutani chose the bone themed ones, so Hajime picked out a black bandaid with bones on it and then went to the nursery and sat on the floor.

He set the pet regressor down and Tooru came scrambling into the room with Kunimi, who held Tobio on his hip.

“He didn’t want me to put him down, so,” Kunimi sighed. Tooru thrust the ice pack his way, then the pacifier— a green one with a black and white shield —and then went to sit by Kyoutani. Hajime held up the pacifier to the blonde, who took it.

“Kyoken, it’s okay! Papa’s gonna take out the ouchie,” the brunette assured. He seemed to be slipping into his older sibling headspace as he held Kyoutani’s good hand. “squeeze if you get scared or if it hurts. Like this.”

Tooru squeezed the pet regressor’s hand. Tobio simply looked on, pacifier still in his mouth as he fiddled with the drawstrings of Kunimi’s hoodie.

“Alright, I’m gonna take it out,” Hajime announced. Kyoutani squeezed Tooru’s hand lightly.

“But be gentle!” Tooru reminded him nervously. “Kyoken, close your eyes. If you see, it hurts worse.”

Kentarou squeezed his eyes shut and Tooru rubbed his shoulder with his free hand. Hajime took the tweezers and pulled the sticker out. It was over relatively quickly, and Hajime swiped over the injury with a little bit of antiseptic.

“All done! Kyoken, done now!” Tooru chimed.

The blonde hesitantly opened his eyes, looking at his hand and watching Hajime put the bandaid on.

“See? All better,” the brute said, and the puppy regressor relaxed a bit. Tobio hummed, Kunimi bouncing him lightly as he played with the man’s hair.

Hajime sighed. The first day having everyone back home was always the roughest. They’d been here for, what, 30 minutes? Kunimi grimaced when Tobio pulled his hair.

“Ow,” he said, a bit over exaggerated to cue the little in that he shouldn’t do that. It worked, as Kageyama almost instantly stopped.

“Can I play with Tobio?” Tooru questioned, pointing at the little who was probably around 1 at the moment. The ravenette, at hearing his name, looked over. Tooru waved, smiling when the other waved back.

“Yeah, go ahead. He’s gettin’ antsy anyways. Should I call Julie up?” the last question was more directed towards Hajime as he set Tobio down and Tooru grabbed a rubber ball.

“I think he’s good,” the brute replied, watching Tobio hit the ball experimentally before rolling it back over. “We don’t really have her up here unless we have to, because we aren’t exactly puppy proofed up here, but he seems fine for now.”

Kyoutani ran downstairs, and then a few thuds were heard. Hajime grimaced before hearing a good number of excited barks.

His roommates were…a handful. For sure. But he wouldn’t have it any other way.

[bbybokkun]

OH! Maybe a Drabble of ( one or all of) the Seijoh third years as regressors ( Baby matsukawa , Toddler Iwazumi, little kid Makki and older/big kid Oikawa if it’s ok with you ) with Oikawa babysitting the other 3 at his house, but he’s slowly slipping himself, so he calls someone (one or multiple people/ person ) from his team for help!

It's done!! Just a short fic :)

I posted it to ao3 here!

[pookiepoodle]

The boys buy you a paci ft. Aoba Johsai

For other parts of series:

Nekoma, Shiratorizawa, Karasuno

SO, these are intended to be carer x little relationships. I want the reader to keep in mind that this is non-sexual ageplay, but they can still be dating their carer. It’s up to the reader if you want it to be more than just a carer relationship, but no sexy stuff in little space! Next, a lot of them are meant for real babies, though to be fair, i feel like sometimes the size isn’t too much of an issue. I prefer simpler pacis as a little and a lot of adult ones are either plain or covered in rhinestones. Finally, enjoy!!!

Oikawa

He loves his little girl/boy and can’t resist sharing his UFO obsession with you. Hence, an alien pacifier. He makes sure it’s adorable, safe and instagram worthy (though only if you’re comfortable with that). He will present it to you with pride and whines if you use a different pacifier. 

Mattsukawa

He calls you his little cupcake (so cute!) and when he saw this pacifier, he knew it was perfect for you. It looks like a cupcake in a funny way, what with the chocolate color and the glittery effect like sprinkles. He loves to tease you and if you ask for a cupcake, guess what you’re given? “A cupcake for my cupcake”.

Makki

Makki thinks that this one is so cool, because it’s such a pretty paci, but it also is quite spooky, what with the oujia board chip in the middle. He will always be buying you neat pacis like this and you’re going to have to stop him.

Iwaizumi

He is a little embarrassed to purchase the paci, ensuring the site has discreet packaging. The postman has no idea why he was given a death stare, poor guy. But, he wants to make sure his baby has everything they need. He gets a simple one, not a fan of bling and will give it to you, trying to be casual about it. 

[syskideren]

Do you have any headcanons for little oikawa since it’s his birthday! (at least in my time zone)

oh man, i sure do!!

Regressor Oikawa!

Plus some carer Iwa-chan~

oikawa is either smol (2-3) or much older (8-9) depending on who he's around or how he feels! generally he'll regress younger if he's feeling happy and comfortable, but if he's grumpy or anxious he'll be older.

baby tooru is picky! he has really specific things he likes to eat, and Hates eating vegetables. iwa always cuts his food for him and sometimes feeds him (because baby tooru is Adorable and iwa can't help but spoil him even though he Knows tooru doesn't need it).

tooru loves putting on little plays and fashion shows for whoever he's with, and likes dressing other people up as well. he also likes to sing and dance! (the success/proficiency of these activities varies with his age.)

tooru is a sleepy baby~ he'll complain about naps and going to bed, but he doesn't really resist it. he has so many different sets of jammies and onesies because he loves being comfy. the only time he really starts whining is if iwa tries to leave before he's fully asleep; he'll grab iwa's hand and beg him to stay, and iwa just can't say no to that.

even when he's small, tooru likes watching movies he would when he's big, like scary alien movies and other sci-fi stuff. iwa mostly convinces him to watch something more age appropriate, but sometimes tooru Insists and is then scared the rest of the night. thankfully, iwa-chan is stronger than scary aliens and can keep them away~

these are just a few of the ones i have! i hope you like them~

[uwu-oikawa]

Dragon carer regressor Oikawa and baby dragon regressor Kageyama

[misnamed-love]

Masterlist

I tried to organize this to the best of my ability but it still looks kind of messy, sorry.

Tip for searching: Look for the team of the person you are searching for then the regressor you are looking for.

KARASUNO

Overall Headcannons

Daichi

Sugawara

Mouse Regressor Sugawara Headcannons

Leash Kid Sugawara

Asahi

Kinoshita

Ennoshita

Hinata

Yamaguchi

Regressor Yamaguchi headcannon

Kageyama :: I do not write for him anymore

Kageyama & Iwaizumi Playdate

Tsukishima :: I do not write for him anymore

SEIJOH / AOBA JOHSAI

Overall Headcannons

Oikawa

Regressors Seijoh4 w/ Carers Seijoh

Middle Space Oikawa Headcannons!

Regressor Oikawa and Ushijima 1st Playdate Headcannon

Iwaizumi

Pet Regressor Iwaizumi

Regressor Iwaizumi

Regressor Iwaizumi w/ Seijoh

Regressor Iwaizumi w/ tics headcannon

Hanamaki

Regressors Seijoh4 w/ Carers Seijoh

Regressor Hanamaki & Matsukawa w/ Carer 1st and 2nd Years

Matsukawa

Regressor Matsukawa Headcannons

Octopus Regressor Matsukawa Headcannon

Regressor Matsukawa w/ Caregivers 2nd & 1st Years

Pt 2. Regressor Matsukawa w/ Caregivers 2nd & 1st Years

Regressor Matsukawa Headcannons

Regressor Matsukawa w/ Carer 3rd Years

Regressor Matsukawa w/ Carer 3rd Years

PT. 2 Regressor Matsukawa w/ Carer 3rd Years

Regressor Matsukawa w/ Carer 2nd & 1st Years

Regressor Matsukawa & Baby Oikawa

Regressor Matsukawa w/ Carers 2nd & 1st Years

PT. 2 Regressor Matsukawa w/ Carers 2nd & 1st Years

Regressor Matsukawa w/ Carer 3rd Years

Baby Regressor Matsukawa w/ Carer 3rd Years

PT. 2 Regressor Matsukawa w/ Carer 3rd Years

Regressor Seijoh4 with Carers Seijoh

Baby Matsukawa w/ Carers 3rd Years

Baby Matsukawa w/ Carers 3rd Years

Regressor Matsukawa & Hanamaki w/ Carer 1st and 2nd Years

Yahaba

Kyotani

Kindaichi

Regressor Kindaichi & Kunimi Headcannons

Regressor Kindaichi & Kunimi w/ Carers Oikawa & Iwaizumi

Kunimi

Regressor Kunimi & Kindaichi Headcannons

Pet Regressor Kunimi Headcannons

Regressor Kunimi & Kindaichi w/ Carers Oikawa & Iwaizumi

NEKOMA

Overall Headcannons

Kuroo

Regressor Kuroo w/ CG Akaashi

Regressor Kuroo w/ Caregiver Kenma

Yaku

Baby Yaku (Mentioned Regressor Lev) w/ Carer Kuroo

Big Brother Yaku & Baby Akaashi w/ Carers Kuroo & Bokuto

Baby Yaku Impurely Regressing Thought (FT. Kenma for a second)

Kenma

Regressor Kenma Headcannon

Shibayama

Lev

Fukunaga

Regressor Fukunaga Headcannons

Regressor Lev Headcannon

Regressor Lev Headcannon

FUKURODANI

Overall Headcannons

Bokuto

Regressor Bokuto

Konoha

Regressor Konoha & Akaashi w/ Caregiver Bokuto

Akaashi

Regressor Akaashi Headcannon

Regressor Akaashi & Konoha w/ Caregiver Bokuto

Regressor Akaashi Headcannon (FT Carer Bokuto)

Baby Akaashi & Big Brother Yaku w/ Carers Bokuto & Kuroo

SHIRATORIZAWA

Overall Headcannons

Ushijima

Regressor Ushijima and Oikawa 1st Playdate Headcannon

Tendou

Semi

Regressor Semi Headcannon

Regressor Semi Drabble w/ CG Shirabu

Taichi

Shirabu

Goshiki

INARIZAKI

Kita :: currently closed (I need to finish S4)

Atsumu

Regressors Atsumu & Osamu Headcannon

Leash Kid Atsumu

Osamu

Regressors Osamu & Atsumu Headcannon

Suna

Regressor Suna Headcannon

Pet Regressor Suna

OTHERS

Sakusa

Regressors Sakusa, Atsumu & Bokuto Playdate

Regressor Sakusa w/ Caregiver Atsumu

Regressor Sakusa Headcannon

Regressor Sakusa Headcannon

Regressor Sakusa

Regressor Sakusa Headcannons w/ CG Suna, Osamu, Atsumu

Komori

Regressor Komori Headcannons

Regressor Komori w/ CG Sakusa Headcannons

Terushima

Regressor Terushima w/ Caregiver Daishou

Daishou

Hoshiumi

Regressor Hoshiumi w/ Caregiver Akaashi

Y/N :: Note I do not write y/n's a lot since it's out of my comfort zone but I will occasionally do it :) they will all be gender neutral.

CG Oikawa Headcannons

Misc.

Classification AU Headcannons

Misc. Headcannons for S4 characters

Who I think is a leash kid

Headcannons of regressors on their birthday

PT. 2 Headcannons of regressors on their birthday

Headcannons of baby-regressor playdate (Akaashi, Mattsun & Yaku)

[sincerelysamedt]

Remember the days before Chapters 331 and 332?

One of the issues that people found ‘problematic’ with BokuAka before was that Akaashi really didn’t care abour Bokuto at all. That he was just tolerating him because he’s the captain.

Even before 331, a lot of us knew that wasn’t true.

What I worried about was that Bokuto didn’t care about Akaashi.

Yes, Bokuto wanted Akaashi’s praise. Yes, Bokuto seeks Akaashi out. Yes, they’re together a lot.

But I always worried that Bokuto didn’t really know what to do FOR Akaashi.

What happens when Akaashi can’t take care of him?

What happens when Akaashi needs to be taken care OF?

What then?

If Akaashi Keiji was just a pretty face, we’d glance at him.

If Akaashi Keiji was just a clever player, we’d notice him.

But Akaashi is not just that. He’s a glutton, he fiddles with his fingers, he speaks very politely but is such a smartass, he thinks Kuroo is a pain, he sasses Kenma like no fucks were ever given.

He wears weird shirts.

He seems to like filmography.

He’s a carer.

He has anxiety.

(And so much more, please add more.)

It’s why we relate to him so much, why he’s a fandom darling. He takes care of people. Bokuto, Kageyama, and Yachi, to name a few.

I worry for people like that. I worry when will they get used up, when will they tire themselves out, who will look out for them?

Because when caretakers fall, usually no one knows what to do.

I worried so much for Akaashi. What happens when the third years graduate? He’ll have Onaga, sure, but…

What happens to Bokuto? Will he be off to his new life as a university student? Going pro with a new setter, maybe Oikawa, and moving on?

That’s why 332 hurt so badly. We weren’t supposed to SEE a GLIMPSE of that sense of abandonment.

Of being left behind.

You aren’t enough.

(I wanted to deal with this through vague speculation and sad fanfics but no, Furudate-sama had to smash it into our faces.)

I wanted growth for Akaashi, yes. I wanted to see those tendencies to overanalyze and overthink play out. I wanted to see how Bokuto would take care of his setter. I thought we would just have to imagine it, but it’s happening right now.

I hurt for our Akaashi, guys. I hope Bokuto knows what he’s doing.

[canonicallyanxious]

G (for iitrw), T, W?

G: If you wrote a sequel to is it the right word what would it be about?

ahhh geez. Well the thing is I don’t really like writing proper sequels for my work? Like, i like stories to stand on their own, and for whatever happens after the ending of the story to be up to the reader. So like, i have my own ideas about what happens to Balthazar after the end of iitrw, but ultimately I'm happy leaving him where i left him, and for the audience to decide what his fate is. 

Having said that, if I were to write a second part to this fic, I would want to do a spin-off or a story centering on different characters in the verse. I'm especially taken with the idea of writing one focusing on Hero and Ursula [probably from Ursula’s POV, because i think this verse really lends itself to more introspective characters], focusing on their time at the Cottages and when Ursula is Hero’s carer. I think there’s a lot of interesting things to be explored with their relationship there. I would not be opposed to writing one about John, either, about his time at the Fields without Peter or Balth. Moot point, though, because I’m actually never touching this verse again, alas. I still miss you every day, iitrw.

T: Any fanfic tropes you can’t stand?

I realized I forgot to answer this when @call-this-a-mask asked me this aksjndaksndas and also WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN. I HATE trauma/angst porn [AKA angst simply for the sake of angst/making the characters suffer]. Cheating storylines is a hard no. Teacher/student AU’s are an even harder no. Any AU involving questionable power dynamics, basically. IDK i’m a picky son of a bitch i guess. I’m sure there’s a lot more i could list lol

W: What is your favorite pairing to write?  Favorite pairing to read?

Oh hm. This is actually kind of tough because I’ve loved pretty much every pairing I’ve written? Obviously Even/Isak and Peter/Balth are strong contenders because I’ve written the most words for them, but Ransom/Holster is always, always going to have my heart, and their bro-y dynamic is so much fun to play with! I also really love writing Jaquie/Freddie and how they balance each other tbh, I wish I’d had the chance to write more of them. Also I’d love to write more Shao/Zeke if I had the time! They’ve got such an interesting dynamic I just wanna crack wide open.

Favorite pairing to read... I mean i’ve mostly just been reading evak recently, but in the skam fandom i also like reading noora/eva, mikael/adam, and jonas/mahdi [there’s so few fics for them though ;-;]. In general, I’m always gonna come back to enjolras/grantaire from Les Mis, which has some of the best fics ever, as well as Jack/Bitty and Ransom/Holster from Check Please and Iwaizumi/Oikawa from Haikyuu for the same reason. And I’m still weak for John/Karkat from homestuck! Gosh, those two.

fanfic writer ask meme!

[tottwritesfanfic]

Until We Move On - Bonus Scene

Okay, so in the course of writing UWMO’s second chapter, I wanted to have a conversation playing out in the background. So, of course, rather than just have it as filler, I wrote out the entire thing. It doesn’t really fit in the main narrative, but I think it adds a lot of context to Daichi and Iwaizumi’s first meeting which will become relevant later on! It’s below the cut, because there is a serious content/trigger warning for discussions about death, and major character injuries. 

The writing is somewhat rougher than the main story at first, because it started out as a rough planning piece, but I actually quite like the flow, so I’ve left it in raw, basically unedited form. Oh, and there’s a bit of NSFW language too, so head up for that?

Okay okay, so scene setting. Daichi has just finished paying his respects, and has gathered up all the old flowers ready to leave. He gets to his feet when he sees another man in a wheelchair not too far away and realises he recognises him. Because hooooly shit, it’s Seijoh’s old ace. The number 4, whatshisname, Iwa-something. What the hell happened to him? He looks a mess. Part of one leg missing—and shit, that has to have been a real blow for an athlete—and there’s a big old lump of scar tissue running down the corresponding side of his face. If he hadn’t seen Iwa-something’s good side first, he might not have recognised him at all.

He walks over, feeling awkward, but for whatever reason he’s got Seijoh on the brain at the moment, and honestly, there’s only one reason you show up at a cemetery, and to show up in that state suggests something particularly bad must have happened. The least he owes an old rival is some sympathy.

Iwa-whatshisname looks up as he walks over, and there’s a moment of recognition, because theirs was the sort of fast and sudden rivalry you don’t forget, even if it’s been going on ten years since their fateful matches in High School. Shit. Not even ten years. (And thinking about the time means he’s thinking about Suga because everything makes him think about Suga because they didn’t even get ten years together and it was meant to be longer; so much fucking longer than just a few years of happiness before the rest of his life stretches out ahead of him alone—)

“Hi,” he says lamely, while the drone of grief continues in the back of his mind. “You…uh…you were Seijoh’s ace, right? I-Iwaizumi?” The name slips into his mind at last: Kageyama’s voice delivering reports on all the major players. Another painful reminder of happier days which he could do without, but there’s no helping that now.

Iwaizumi nods. “Karasuno, yeah? That…wow. That takes me back.” He looks away, and Daichi wishes he wasn’t so intimately familiar with the pain which plays out on the other man’s face. Shit.

There’s a short silence, and Iwaizumi clears his throat, gesturing to himself. “I guess you’re wondering about…this,” he says glumly.

“That’s not…I don’t need to pry,” Daichi says. “I just…well, you’re here. I thought you were probably owed some condolences.”

He doesn’t acknowledge the tears which Iwaizumi wipes away, or the hoarseness in his voice as he replies: “Yeah. They won’t let me walk yet, but I needed to see. It still doesn’t seem real, somehow.”

Iwaizumi gestures helplessly to the grave marker in front of him, and Daichi freezes. He’d expected Iwaizumi to be visiting a family member, but the name marked out in freshly cut stone reads “Yahaba Shigeru”. The name is familiar, but he can’t quite place it…Wait. A second-year to his third. He remembers Tanaka and Noya complaining bitterly about a setter with a name like that—

“It was a team reunion,” Iwaizumi says, in the hollow voice of someone who still wants it to somehow all be a lie. Daichi remembers those early days, when he could still halfway convince himself that Suga was coming back. “Four of us in the car, and I was the only one who made it out.” He growls with obvious bitterness. “Most of me, anyway.”

“I…shit, I’m really sorry to hear that,” Daichi says, knowing in his gut that he should probably do something, because he recognises that tone of voice, and it’s one which is always half a breath from a complete breakdown. And he’s been there—hell, he’s still there, some days—and if there’s one thing worse than breaking down into tears, it’s doing it when you’re desperately trying to hold yourself together in public.

“Oikawa too,” Iwaizumi says, still staring at the grave marker. And suddenly, awfully, the extent of his grief makes sense. Daichi can’t remember too much about the pair—they never really spoke outside of the few matches they played in High School—but he definitely remembers Kageyama telling their team that the pair went way back.

And now, shit, Oikawa’s dead?

“Must be a setters’ curse,” he says heavily, then realises Iwaizumi probably has no idea what he’s going on about. “Oh. I…I don’t know if you remember Suga…Sugawara, I mean.” It’s odd to hear the name in full. Nowadays that name is reserved for his adopted parents.

Iwaizumi frowns, rubbing at the pink new skin on his left arm. A graft? “Greyish hair? Cheerful guy, as far as I remember. Wait…you mean he’s—damn. I’m sorry; I had no idea.” Iwaizumi’s face is lined with a different sadness this time. Sympathy for another unexpected loss.

“Yeah, it…it was pretty sudden, to be honest.” Daichi shakes his head, trying to laugh. It’s strangled, but he’s actually having this conversation, and at least he isn’t openly crying yet. “Wow. Life’s a piece of shit, isn’t it?”

Iwaizumi nods, and looks down at his legs. “It sure is.” He sighs. “I should get back to my keeper. They didn’t want me doing too much, my first week out. But…well, I had to come see this place. I was…I missed the funerals.”

He shakes his head, and looks back up, meeting Daichi’s eyes. “Half of me still expects him to come back, you know? I guess…I guess it’s pretty stupid at this point.”

“It’s not,” Daichi says. “I catch myself thinking the same thing sometimes, even now. We—” He lifts his hand, letting the sleeve of his coat fall back enough to reveal the ring on his finger. Words are too hard, suddenly.

Iwaizumi exhales sharply and mutters: “Shit, and I don’t even know if that would have made it better or worse.” He winces, and shakes his head. “I’m sorry, that was…tactless of me. I guess it just hit me that I might have been in the same boat as you, but…” He coughs; the sort of sound Daichi is used to hearing in himself. A cough to mask the crack in his voice. “…but I never told him how I felt. I still can’t believe I never will, you know?”

“I’m sorry,” Daichi says. Because what else is there to say?

Iwaizumi wipes his eyes with the back of his hands again. “Yeah, me too. Listen, I—I should go.”

“Sure, sure. But, look. If you ever need anything, or someone to talk to…I come by every Friday.” He shakes the bag of dead roses in his hand. “I like to keep things tidy. And, well. I know a little how you must be feeling.”

Iwaizumi smiles weakly. “Misery loves company, eh?” He reaches down to turn the wheelchair back along the path. “I…I don’t know that I’m really at the point where I want company, if I’m honest. But…thanks. I appreciate the offer.”

He rolls down the path a short way, and grunts at a tall man with dark, wavy hair who stands up from a bench and takes the handles of the wheelchair, cheerfully announcing that Iwaizumi has to let him help sometimes, or he can’t claim his tax break for being a carer. He just about hears Iwaizumi’s retort that it’s the other man who’ll need a carer if he keeps that up, and then the pair are gone.

Daichi looks down at the bag of wilted roses in his hand. They’ve never seemed a more futile gesture.

[bbybokkun]

“This is the one you want?” Oikawa asked, faux-incredulity playing on his voice. Iwaizumi nodded excitedly; he was very proud of his choice.

“You’re sure?” Tooru teased again. “Didn’t we watch this one, like, yesterday?”

“No!” Iwa cried, “Tuesday.”

“Well, I stand corrected. Fine, we can watch this one again, Iwa-chan.”

[bbybokkun]

Was thinking about the Aquabats the other day and how little Iwaizumi would love it!! Can only watch it when he's regressed to 5 or older, because some parts would get scary if he's too young.

He loves the practical effects because it reminds him of godzilla movies!

Honestly there's a lot of callbacks to retro/80s era kinda stuff in the Aquabats! super show! and Iwa loves the nostalgia bc he's always loved the aesthetics of older media

He would borrow Oikawa's makeup to draw a fake mustache on his face like the MC bat commander. He has a very crude helmet Oikawa helped him make out of cereal boxes.

When Iwa colors, he makes lots of pictures designing monsters for the Aquabats to fight. He has long conversations about what their fights with the Aquabats would be like.

[bbybokkun]

Oikawa taking a selfie with iwa-chan:

Just me, my boyfriend, and his 3 foot long godzilla plushie

[bbybokkun]

Little Oikawa headcanons 👽

Schoolhouse rock's 'interplanet janet' is one of his absolute FAVES

Likes watching paranormal stuff when big but gets freaked out if he remembers them when small. He better get some cuddles

Caregiver has to be strict with his bedtimes or he'll get spooked by his late night thoughts

Would have one of these plushies (aurora's taddle toes aliens Jupiter and Lucas (i think))

Likes katamari damacy (loves the soundtrack!!)

Iwa took him to the planetarium once and he got a souvenir kaleidoscope! He pretends it's a telescope, one of his favorite stim toys

Loves making space ships out of cardboard boxes when little.

Is a master tinfoil artist bc its shiny and futuristic

[syskideren]

Do you have any headcanons for little Iwaizumi?

oh absolutely! :D lil iwa is too fricken cute~ this will probably have some carer oikawa in it too, i hope that's okay!

Regressor Iwaizumi Headcanons!

iwa usually regresses to around 4-5 years old, sometimes a smidge older

it's a toss up with him whether you'll get a well behaved young man or a little gremlin wreaking havoc wherever he goes! oikawa is his carer and is always prepared for either scenario.

when iwa is feeling mischievous or particularly energetic, he really likes making messes! one of his favorite things to do is build a town out of legos or blocks and then destroying it, either with another toy or by himself (usually while pretending to be godzilla!)

good luck trying to keep lil iwa clean. he loves mud, dirt, and anything else that can get him dirty; he manages it no matter what, it's pretty impressive. in the summer, oikawa will just give up and make a big mud puddle in the yard with a hose, let iwa play in the mud as much as he wants, then hoses him down when he's tired and takes him right inside for a bath.

iwa also loves bugs! he always drags oikawa out during the summer to find beetles or cicadas, and sometimes (often) throws little tantrums when he can't take them home with him. (oikawa has long since figured out that he can curb said tantrums by reminding iwa that the bugs love to be outside!)

you'd think that oikawa would still call iwa "iwa-chan" when he's regressed; it's cute, right? but that will actually pull iwa right out of his headspace, so oikawa usually calls him hajime or haji (haji-chan if iwa is being particularly cute)

iwa tires himself out pretty quickly and thoroughly most of the time, so getting him to nap or to bed isn't usually an issue! he has a godzilla plush that he always sleeps with (even when he's not regressed), and indulges in a dinosaur printed onesie if he's feeling particularly small. (oikawa is pretty sure this is the most adorable thing that has ever happened ever.)

there needs to be more lil iwa, so i might do some more of these in the future, maybe even write a full oneshot! we'll see~ thanks a bunch for the request, this was super fun!