#oikawa senshu

[iwaoiness]

Tooru's love life

Oikawa has become a public figure whose name has gone around the world. He has been featured in a multitude of magazines, both sports and fashion. He has appeared on various talk shows and participated in some entertainment programmes. He is the new face of Nike and every week he promotes world-renowned brands on his Instagram account (with almost 9M followers). On TikTok (with more than 6M followers) he usually shows his daily life and joins the funniest and most extravagant trends.

He is charismatic, intelligent, flirtatious and charming, and journalists are dying to get the tiniest tidbit of information about his private life, especially his love life, because Oikawa Tooru, despite everything, has learned very well (too well, in fact) how to dodge questions about his non-professional life, which he wants to keep under lock and key. The only thing that is known for sure is that he is originally from Miyagi and studied at Aoba Johsai, otherwise everything is a mystery (in fact, they tried to interview some of his former classmates, unfortunately running into Mattsun and Makki whose answers were a repertoire of "maybe yes", "maybe no", "I don't know", "who knows", "will this go live?", "Oikawa likes milk bread although he doesn't tolerate lactose, isn't it funny?"

But one day everything explodes.

Oikawa's name becomes a worldwide trending topic for weeks, millions of his fans flood the social networks with screenshots and kilometric threads, gossip magazine journalists go crazy camping outside the luxury flat block where Oikawa lives to corner him and bombard him with questions, his manager (who is torn between asking for a pay rise or an early retirement despite his 30 years old) tries to control and defuse the situation.

And the reason is his new TikTok video, with the black and white filter, where he appears lying face down on his king-size bed, recording his reflection in the room's wide mirror. Behind him, with his head resting on his bare back, is Iwaizumi Hajime, gently and slowly caressing his back, alternating those caresses with small kisses on his skin.

A song plays in the background for the first seven seconds until Tooru speaks and a soft Hajime comes from his lips. Iwaizumi lifts his head and, when he sees Oikawa with his mobile pointed at the mirror, he looks at the reflection of both and smiles (the playful, lopsided smile that turns on Oikawa as fuck) before winking. His hand, always firm and warm against Tooru's skin, slowly descends further down, his fingers tracing over the bare skin until they reach his nike sports shorts, caressing the fabric of the garment before his hand opens and wraps around his ass.

And there the video cuts off and starts again. In the caption, it reads: upss hehe (ノ≧▽° )ノ

Days later, when everything is still on fire, Matsukawa and Hanamaki are (surprisingly) called again to be interviewed by a young intern (judging by his dark circles under his eyes, the dried coffee stain on his pants and the endearing stammering in his questions) for a program about celebrity scandals to be aired later. This time, however, they decide to be more benevolent and Issei and Hiro look directly into the camera, with an aura of mystery and secrecy.

"Well, Tsubaki-kun"

"I-it's Subaru, Matsukawa-san."

"Well, Subaru-kun, you're in luck, we actually came with the intention of bringing a very, very important exclusive."

"R-Really?" Subaru blinks, incredulous as Makki nods energetically.

"It's something that even Oikawa himself isn't aware of, right, Issei?"

"Totally, Hiro. Are you ready, Subaru-kun, ready to know the truth and only the truth?"

Both, Subaru and the silent cameraman, nod their heads, totally expectant of what two of the people closest to Oikawa-senshu may finally reveal.

"Well, here we go, Hiro. Do the honors, you're the best at this."

"You flatter me, honey, it will be my pleasure." Makki clears his throat, cricks his fingers, exhales and inhales deeply, squares his shoulders, settles back on his seat and finally opens his mouth to say "Did you know that Oikawa Tooru is dating Iwaizumi Hajime and, exactly five days ago, Oikawa uploaded a TikTok (very un-family-friendy if you ask me) where he confirms their relationship? It's scandalous, right? I'm sure no one saw that video, but know that it exists."

That same night, during the weekly video call shared by the four former Seijoh members, Tooru's ramen comes out of his nose in a fit of laughter and Iwaizumi is unable to control his when Mattsun and Makki recount how they were banned again for the rest of their lives from (now) eight TV stations and two radio stations.

[skiptoyuri]

fake ass hater i saw u squeeing and KYAA! ♡ing over The World Famous Athlete Oikawa-Senshu

[monstrsball]

iwaizumi mikio + the JNT

my first post about the single dad!iwa au.

i said i wanted to write a post about mikio with the national team so... here it is!! i had some help brainstorming a lot of these because... coming up with headcanons for 14 different guys is hard. thank you to the mutuals who talked about this with me.

ushijima (uncle ushiwaka):

i talked about it a little in the original post but they're pretty close!! mikio's known him since he was a kid.

he calls him 'ushiwaka' instead of wakatoshi bc of oikawa lmao.

mikio likes to share rock and lizard facts with him. ushijima dutifully listens.

tendou sends ushijima chocolates and he always shares them with mikio! and ushijima will write down mikio's opinions on each of them to share with tendou later.

(side note: i don't think mikio has ever met tendou so he's like a celebrity in his mind... his uncle's cool friend who sends chocolates and has been on TV)

sometimes i think they just sit in silence while they do their own thing. ushijima's doing his stretches while mikio reads a book next to him or something. it's kind of cute.

bokuto (bokuto-san):

mikio, like most children, enjoys being thrown. bokuto is happy to throw children. he has a blast. in the gym, it's usually just swinging him around.

iwa isn't really the over-protective dad type but it does give him a heart attack sometimes.

bokuto calls him little/mini iwa a lot, i think... or baby iwa but that one usually makes mikio frown and go "i'm seven" all matter-of-fact.

mikio gets kind of nervous around hyakuzawa and hakuba because they are both So Tall so sometimes bokuto will carry him on his shoulders so he can be tall too.

kageyama (kageyama-senshu):

first of all. he calls him kageyama-senshu bc of hinata. mikio overheard hinata teasing him and was like O: and started calling him that too after hinata explained what it means.

kageyama is the only one he uses this for and it's because kageyama calls him "mikio-san"

they talk to each other like they're colleagues and it's both the funniest and cutest thing in the world.

"good morning, mikio-san" "good morning, kageyama-senshu"

mikio likes kageyama for these reasons! kageyama makes him feel like he's being taken seriously which is nice.

and kageyama is also happy to listen to mikio go on and on about his interests.

hinata (hinata-san / shouyou-san):

i think after he witnesses oikawa calling hinata shouyou a few times, he starts doing it too. but this is probably after the olympics tbh.

hinata is pretty good with kids! i think he's good at striking that balance between being goofy while also not talking down to kids so he's fun to talk to.

he tells mikio a lot of stories about karasuno with a slight focus on suga after he hears that he's his teacher! mikio is like "woah... suga-sen lore..." (<- he does not actually say this because he is seven but you get the idea) (actually it would be kind of funny if he said it exactly like that)

he also tells him stories about oikawa!! he tells him a little about when they hung out in brazil. and mikio's little mind is BLOWN because he didn't even know they knew each other.

atsumu (miya-san):

mikio uintentionally bullies atsumu sometimes.

he's kind of blunt and he doesn't realize that what he's saying sounds rude lmao.

"miya-san, why does your hair look like that?" when his roots are starting to grow back in. (mikio is the first one to notice)

or atsumu will be overreacting about something in typical miya atsumu fashion and mikio goes "miya-san, you're being weird"

mikio calls osamu "myaa-sam" because of bokuto and atsumu thinks it's so unfair that osamu has a special nickname when atsumu definitely sees mikio more often than he does.

he wouldn't say this to mikio though. he just whines about it to osamu.

atsumu thinks mikio hates him but mikio does actually think he's kind of cool. he says this once and atsumu is like "he thinks i'm cool" and sakusa goes "he said 'kind of cool'"

sakusa (sakusa-san):

i really thought about having mikio call him 'omi-san' because the idea of him calling him that while atsumu is just "miya-san" was. really funny but i don't actually think he would.

like, he picks up a lot of nicknames from oikawa and bokuto but this is one where i think he would stick to what his dad says.

partially because he is... a little scared of sakusa. it's not necessarily anything sakusa did, he's just tall and has a deep voice and he was wearing a mask the first time they met and it just freaked him out.

sakusa did unintentionally make him cry once because he saw mikio pick up something off the ground outside and told him it was disgusting. iwa then had a talk with sakusa about how you talk to children.

iwa was firm about it but not mean or anything. everyone else describes it as "the time our athletic trainer almost killed sakusa" though.

komori (komori-san):

komori is a fun guy! fun silly little guy! i think he likes roping mikio into shenanigans.

nothing super bad, he's not trying to get mikio in trouble with his dad or anything. just silly harmless stuff.

sometimes at sakusa's expense but not always since mikio is a little freaked out by him.

i do not have specific examples for the shenigans though. sorry. if anyone has ideas, my inbox is open always.

komori also gives me the vibe as the kind of guy who would like puns so he makes mikio laugh a lot. (even if mikio doesn't always understand the pun, lol. he laughs and then he's like "i don't get it" and then komori explains it to him)

suna (suna-san):

suna wants to be in his "the dad who stepped up" era but mikio already has a dad. (<- this is what iwa says every time suna says he can be the father figure mikio needs)

ok. jokes aside.

mikio thinks suna is okay. he shows him funny videos on his phone sometimes which is about the only time mikio finds him entertaining.

yaku (yaku-san):

it depends a little but yaku's pretty good with kids, i think. he's another one who i think kids would like because he doesn't talk down to them or anything.

(he still talks to them like they're kids though, he talks to them about their interests)

he does encourage some of the unintentionally rude things mikio says lmao.

"he's kind of weird" "you're right, mikio-kun. he is kind of weird" "HEY"

yaku and komori are secretly teaming up to try to persuade mikio to be a libero behind iwa's back. (i don't think iwa actually has any strong opinions on what position mikio would hypothetically play if he decided to play volleyball in school but still)

hoshiumi (hoshiumi-san):

kind of a menace.

he told mikio that the reason hakuba is so tall is because he watched subliminal messaging videos about making you taller when he was a kid (hakuba backed this up).

so for a few days mikio was using his screen time to watch subliminal 'how to get taller' videos on youtube and iwaizumi was like wtf?? (missed hoshiumi telling him this)

mikio didn't even know what subliminal meant. hoshiumi had to explain it to him.

another time hoshiumi told mikio that if he swallows a watermelon seed it will grow into a watermelon in his stomach and then joined the "players who have made mikio cry" club. (iwa yelled at him after)

he just... lies. a lot. about somewhat harmless stuff but still. he is spreading misinformation. and iwa is like "stop lying to my son"

aran (ojiro-san):

nervous but pretty good with mikio!

he's actually pretty good at cheering him up when he's upset because he just says it's okay to be sad! and then he feels a little better.

sometimes mikio asks him to swing him around like bokuto does and aran is like "absolutely not" (but in a nice way lol, he doesn't want to hurt his feelings but he doesn't want to risk accidentally throwing mikio across the gym)

brings extra snacks when he knows mikio is coming in (iwa usually tries to give them a heads up). he gets mikio obsessed with ritz crackers for a while because he always shares his with him.

he corrected the "hakuba got so tall because he watched subliminal videos" misinformation. i think he's actually often stepping in to correct misinformation. every time he sees hoshiumi talking to mikio, he makes sure to listen in.

hyakuzawa (hyakuzawa-san):

he's not necessarily... scared but mikio gets really nervous around hyakuzawa because of how tall he is. he is the tallest person he has ever seen.

hyakuzawa is... also nervous around kids lmao. because of how tall he is. so it's a little funny to watch them be wary around each other.

yaku tells him not to be so nervous because kids can smell fear.

"what" "they literally can't" "oh haha yeah"

he gets a little better as time goes on but he's always the most awkward around him.

hakuba (hakuba-san):

mikio is also nervous around him bc of his height but hakuba is a little better with kids than hyakuzawa. or at least, he doesn't get as nervous.

hakuba is often on like High Alert when he knows mikio is around because he doesn't want to accidentally bump into him or knock him down. (hyakuzawa too but i think it's a more conscious effort with hakuba bc he is not always that aware of his surroundings lol)

he will sometimes assist hoshiumi in spreading misinformation.

kiryuu (kiryuu-san):

i think mikio likes him! i don't think kiryuu always knows how to interact with kids but he does his best (which is pretty good tbh).

mikio asks him for bird facts, kiryuu shows him pictures of birds he's seen while birdwatching. it's nice.

mikio gains a greater appreciation for birds through these conversations and will sometimes point out random birds while he's out with his dad.

and that's it, i think? i hope you enjoyed. i'm not as happy with what i came up with for the last three (well actually i like kiryuu's i just wish i had more lol) but i didn't really want to leave them out either! if anyone wants to talk more about this, my inbox is always open!!!

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[miyababes]

hinata shouyou.

long fics. (5k+)

every other freckle by shibaraki [ nsfw ]

japanese denim by prettyboykatsuki [ nfsw ]

we are the foxes (and we run) by spacelabarthor [ apocalypse au ] [ nsfw ]

we'd still worship this love by spacelabarthor [ nsfw ]

fics. (2.5k+)

autumnal sunshine by shoyokuns [ nsfw ; angst with happy ending ]

big body benz by dejwrites [ bodyguard!hinata ] [ nsfw ]

finally i have you by shibaraki [ nsfw ]

short fics. (1k+)

breeding kink by shoyoist [ nsfw ]

crave by hornime [ nsfw ]

don't want to let you go by shoyoist [ nsfw ]

head over heels by utahimeow [ sfw ; fluff ]

senshu by shoyoist [ nsfw ]

softly by hornime [ nsfw ]

sweet compromise by shoyokuns [ nsfw ]

tipsy sway by saeytrn9 [ nsfw ]

drabbles.

asking you to move in with them by luvbub-archive (+ atsumu, bokuto, sakusa, oikawa) [ sfw ; fluff ]

breeding kink by shoyoist [ nsfw ]

calling them by their first name for the first time by luvbub-archive (+ ushijima, tsukishima) [ sfw ; fluff ]

choking by ilyluffy [ nsfw ]

confessing to oblivious boys by luvbub-archive (+ ushijima, akaashi) [ sfw ; fluff ]

crushing on their friend's younger sibling by luvbub-archive (+ bokuto, atsumu, sakusa) [ sfw ; fluff ]

dry humping kink by saetyrn9 [ nsfw ]

facetime by shoyoist (+ iwaizumi, oikawa, kageyama, ushijima) [ nsfw ]

falling for a fan by luvbub-archive (+ sakusa, bokuto, atsumu) [ sfw ; fluff ]

feeling like you're not good enough by shoyoist (+ tsukishima, suna, akaashi) [ sfw ; hurt/comfort ]

fighting with the boys by adoringhaikyuu (+ kageyama, tanaka, tsukishima, yamaguchi) [ sfw ; fluff/angst ]

finally asking you out by luvbub-archive (+ atsumu, bokuto, sakusa) [ sfw ; fluff ]

forgetting date night by luvbub-archive (+ sakusa, bokuto, atsumu) [ sfw ; hurt/comfort ]

getting caught buying their merch by luvbub-archive (+ bokuto, kenma) [ sfw ; fluff ]

hair by utahimeow [ nsfw ]

his camgirl by dejwrites [ nsfw ]

how the haikyuu boys goofed up their confessions by luvbub-archive (+ kageyama, nishinoya, tanaka) [ sfw ; fluff ]

how they eat you out by adoringhaikyuu (+ kageyama, nishinoya, tanaka) [ nsfw ]

i'll consume you (if you let me) by satorini (+ atsumu, bokuto, sakusa, sawamura) [ nsfw ]

'kiss the most attractive person in the room' by luvbub-archive (+ bokuto, sakusa, atsumu) [ sfw ; fluff ]

locker room sex by saetoru (+ meian, atsumu, adriah, sakusa, bokuto) [ nsfw ]

meeting a pretty fan by joyaphoria (+ sakusa) [ sfw ; fluff ]

messy by hornime [ nsfw ]

packing their bento after an argument by saetoru (+ kuroo, atsumu, sakusa) [ sfw ; fluff ]

patience running thin by shoyoist [ nsfw ]

post workout by kuroosdarling [ sfw / suggestive ]

pretending to be your boyfriend by luvbub-archive (+ kageyama, kenma) [ sfw ; fluff ]

prettiest thing in the world by shoyoist [ nsfw ]

seeing your toxic ex by tetsvhoe (+ matsukawa, osamu) [ sfw ; fluff ]

slut by utahimeow [ nsfw ]

stamina by utahimeow [ nsfw ]

starry-eyed slut by hornime [ nsfw ]

surprising your long distance boyfriend by luvbub-archive (+ kenma, suna) [ sfw ; fluff ]

sweet and sour by ilyluffy [ scumbag!hinata ] [ nsfw ]

taking out his stress on you by frogtanii [ nsfw ]

wearing another person's merch by luvbub-archive (+ suna, osamu) [ sfw ; fluff ]

when you think they aren't paying attention by luvbub-archive (+ akaashi, sakusa) [ sfw ; fluff ]

you're so pretty, baby by shoyoist [ nsfw ]

headcanons.

timestamps.

2.02am by shoyoist [ nsfw ]

5.21am by shoyokuns [ sfw ; fluff ]

8.37am by shoyokuns [ sfw ; fluff ]

3.51pm by shoyokuns [ nsfw ]

series.

smau.

leaving you on read after you say 'i love you' by toru-oikawas-milkbread (+ akaashi, bokuto, kageyama, tsukishima, nishinoya, tanaka, sawamura, sugawara, terushima) [ sfw ]

sending you a dirty text by toru-oikawas-milkbread (+ lev, yaku, akaashi, bokuto, kageyama, tsukishima, tanaka, nishinoya, terushima) [ nsfw ]

texting you while they're playing an away match by arhvste (+ atsumu, sakusa, bokuto ) [ sfw ; fluff ]

they ask you to come cuddle but you have to turn them down by toru-oikawas-milkbread (+ akaashi, bokuto, kageyama, tsukishima) [ sfw ]

you ask if he's jealous by oikawa-torus-milkbread (+ akaashi, bokuto, kageyama, tsukishima) [ sfw ; fluff ]

you ask them 'do you only care about my body?' by toru-oikawas-milkbread (+ akaashi, bokuto, kageyama, tsukishima, nishinoya, tanaka, sawamura, sugawara, terushima) [ sfw ]

you ask them for nudes by toru-oikawas-milkbread (+ akaashi, bokuto, kageyama, tsukishima, tanaka, nishinoya, sawamura, sugawara, terushima) [ nsfw ]

you ask them if they still find you attractive by oikawa-torus-milkbread (+ akaashi, bokuto, kageyama, tsukishima, nishinoya, tanaka, sawamura, sugawara, ennoshita) [ sfw ; fluff ]

you ask them 'on a scale of 1-10, how annoyed are you with me right now?' after a fight by toru-oikawas-milkbread (+ akaashi, bokuto, kageyama, tsukishima, nishinoya, tanaka, sawamura, sugawara, terushima) [ sfw ]

you ask them to 'pick a number between 1-10' and send them that many nudes by toru-oikawas-milkbread (+ tendou, ushijima, akaashi, bokuto, kageyama, tsukishima) [ nsfw ]

you leave them on read after they say 'i love you' by toru-oikawas-milkbread (+ sawamura, sugawara, asahi, ennoshita, kinoshita, tanaka, nishinoya, kageyama, tsukishima) [ sfw ; fluff ]

you send them a dirty text by toru-oikawas-milkbread (+ akaashi, bokuto, kageyama, tsukishima, nishinoya, tanaka, sawamura, sugawara, terushima) [ nsfw ]

you text them 'i want to sit on your face' by toru-oikawas-milkbread (+ akaashi, bokuto, kageyama, tsukishima, nishinoya, tanaka, sawamura, sugawara, ennoshita) [ nsfw ]

you text them 'you hurt my feelings' after a fight by oikawa-torus-milkbread (+ akaashi, bokuto, kageyama, tsukishima, nishinoya, tanaka, sawamura, sugawara, ennoshita) [ sfw ]

you're being clingy by toru-oikawas-milkbread (+ akaashi, bokuto, kageyama, tsukishima, nishinoya, tanaka, sawamura, sugawara, terushima) [ sfw ]

smau series.

play pretend by todayisawthewhxlewxrld [ sfw ]

[iryonin]

“ oikawa-senshu, up, up! ” she unceremoniously sprawls across the tooru-shaped lump underneath the covers, arms curling around where she estimates his torso to be. “ you, me, day trip to the beach! ”

@toorues, call.

[negativeautismrep]

timeskip oikawa with his olympic medal in this pose. do u see it

[shoyowo]

WORLD FAMOUS ATHLETE OIKAWA-SENSHU 🙌

[ID: A digital drawing of Oikawa Tooru. He is mid walk with his eyes closed and completely focused, palming a ball in one hand. He looks like he's getting ready to serve the ball. He is wearing his Argentina Olympic jersey with the number 13 in the front and two kneepads - one black and one white. The background is the Olympic Volleyball court. A few teammates are visible in the background.]

[talentbloomed]

//we really got ushioi iwaoi kageoi hinaoi osaoi atsuoi and kitaoi all in one sitting tooru is pOPPING OFF hinata recommending sunscreen for tooru is so CUTE i will cry for d a y s TOORU GETTING ONIGIRI MIYA (from hinata !!) IS CANON AND HE’S V IMPRESSED WITH HIM who’s gonna give me osaoi now tooru also comments on how good the rice is ummm kitaoi atsumu and tooru getting excited together and atsumu calling him world famous athlete oikawa seNSHU THIS ATSUOI IS SO CUTE tooru calling iwachan as iwasan i’m gonna los e it tooru watching tobiochan’s curry commercial so many times that he’s probably half the total views he is so smitten with tobio for real

[splitpush]

natto-stuffed aburaage

ushiwaka's b-roll. 2 scenes during or after "plexus unraveling". lapslock / 600 words / rated r

1.

in the end, sakusa agreed to meet at the coffee shop.

he'd sounded ok on the phone. but sat now across the low table with a scalding cup of coffee pressed between his fingers, he looked like he 90 percent regretted it.

if it were anybody else, ushijima might've spared them both the anguish, and fronted some excuse to leave already. for example, there was a new meal prep recipe he found on the internet that he wanted to try. or maybe he still had practice, despite having just left the gym, and then barring his inability to lie about it for real, he would've headed back to the gym to tear up a cardio machine & waffle about the pendulum squat for another 20 minutes. his trainer would totally admonish him. you're overdoing it again, ushijima-senshu. no doubt it'll deal you a proper exercise injury one day. it was such a foreseeable thing, too.

but was that so bad. if arranging a sports injury manifested in an ex-boyfriend coming around to wait hand-and-foot on every spontaneous emotional whim that he had, then maybe ushijima welcomed it. what sort of injury could he suffer? maybe not anything career-ending, like a torn rotator cuff or a broken patella. he'd settle for a sprained joint. growing up ushijima's father had always praised himself for raising a son with very strong ligaments.

ushijima entertained the idea of spraining his elbow during his next match. was this what they called having an epiphany?

sakusa cleared his throat.

"i... maybe i should go."

which was a funny thing to say. the last time he had said that, they'd wound up in the backseat of ushijima's car, parked next to the wall in the south lot of the adlers' training facility. sakusa had worn the most exquisite expression on his face while one of his hands grasped at ushijima's hair, the other one working to stuff his moans back into his mouth as ushijima pressed his thighs deeper into the seat with every debilitating thrust of the hips.

sakusa's face flushed. likely his thoughts had similarly landed on that day, there or thereabouts. ushijima watched him bite his lip and say nothing. it was that kind of memory, after all.

for lack of breathing room in the space between them, ushijima stood up to order an espresso.

"how's the coffee here, is it any good?"

sakusa sipped his drink. his voice was rough. "it's nothing special."

2.

"you went to his house? to APOLOGIZE??" oikawa's voice boomed loudly over ushijima's speakerphone. "why the hell would you even DO that???"

"is there something wrong with what i did," said ushijima.

"is there something wrong with what i did," oikawa mocked him. "oh, i'm sure you're the FIRST person that miya atsumu wants to see. honest to god, ushiwaka, this is exactly why i broke up with you too."

ushijima frowned. "i thought we broke up because my penis was too small for you."

oikawa sputtered. a guffaw with matsukawa's issei's name written all over it broke out over his end of the line.

"obviously i was only-- you know what? forget it." oikawa sounded upset, genuinely. ushijima hadn't the faintest idea why. "seriously. why are you even calling me to talk about this? why are we even talking to each other. we stopped dating so long ago."

"you're the one who still wanted to be friends," ushijima reminded him.

"that's because i was trying to be the bigger person!" oikawa exclaimed, perhaps realizing at last how that was working out for him. the uncrinkled pride of it all.

*

[posi-writes]

Rivals - OikawaxReader

My brain is tired. But I have this to present to you. Beware manga spoilers if you have not read through the end of the manga. 

Word Count: Just over 1.1k

You hold your power stance, hands on your hips and shoulders squared, as you stare up at the familiar face of Iwaizumi Hajime. He meets your gaze unapologetically with a raised eyebrow and while his mouth was in a straight, stern line his eyes glitter with amusement. You struggle to keep your own face blank, trying your hardest to maintain the façade of disinterest at seeing your old friend.

“Iwa.” You greet seriously. He nods back at you, smile threatening to break through his stony exterior.

You extend your hand out to him, in an attempt at a very formal and professional handshake. The smile wins over as he grabs your hand and tugs sharply on your arm, pulling you into a tight hug. You let go of your own attempt at seriousness as you laugh loudly and return his hug enthusiastically. As you step back, he holds your arms and scrutinizes you carefully, checking you over to make sure you seem both happy and healthy. He seems satisfied by what he sees and lets you go. Your eyes scrunch shut with how wide your smile is. While you have facetimed with him since you made your permanent move to Argentina, there is nothing quite like seeing your friend in person.

“It’s been a while, Hajime. How are you?”

He pokes your forehead lightly.

“What do you mean it has been a while? We talked yesterday.”

Pink dusts your cheeks as you scoff. A deep voice from behind Hajime catches your attention and you lean over to look around his frame, confirming your suspicions. He follows your gaze and chuckles.

“Don’t let Shittykawa see.”

You roll your eyes as you casually step around Hajime and stroll over to the former Shiratorizawa ace.

“Don’t be ridiculous. That’s old high school nonsense.”

A smirk remains as he mumbles to himself.

“As if the Olympics aren’t more serious than high school nationals.”

You don’t hear him, too focused on saying hi to Ushijima. You haven’t ever had a problem with him personally and the two of you shared multile conversations over the years. You stopped a respectable distance from him, waiting patiently as he finished up a stretch. As he stands back upright, he catches sight of you, his deep voice rumbling out your name in question. You raise your hand and give a small wave, taking that as an invitation to move a little closer.

“How have you been, Ushijima-senshu?”

Your honorific seems to take him slightly by surprise.

“You may call me Wakatoshi.”

Concern furrows your brows as you look around at all the athletes gathered around.

“Are you quite certain? I don’t want to seem rude.”

He follows your gaze around the room and nods resolutely.

“I insist. There is no need for such formality with me.”

You grin at him and nod, rocking back on your heels.

“Okay. If you insist. So, are you ready?”

His face is blank as he responds.

“Of course I am. I would not be here if I was not.” You aren’t really surprised by the response. Always to the point. The two of you chat for a few more minutes before you glance at your watch, deciding that you have taken up enough of his time.

“I look forward to watching an exciting game. Good luck out there.” You give a short bow and wave as you wander back over to where Hajime stands, watching you carefully. You throw a quick wave over to Kageyama and Hinata as well. They stop bickering long enough to send you one back. As you stand in front of Hajime again, you bring him into another quick hug.

“I’m going to find Tooru now. I’ll see you later?”

He nods and ruffles your hair.

“Yup. Now go find Oikawa. He is probably pouting somewhere because you left him alone for more than ten minutes.”

You laugh as you leave the gym and enter the large sitting area, scanning the crowds of athletes milling around the area. You circle around a few times before you see him a little way away. You meet his eyes before he sends you a petulant pout and whips his head around, so he is facing the other direction. You chuckle fondly. Hajime was right after all. He will be happy to hear that.

Even as you stand in front of him, he refuses to meet your eye until you lean down and bring your face directly in front of his, giving him no choice but to look at you.

“Tooru…” You coo at him, bringing a finger to his nose, giving it a little tap.

He tsks, turning in the other direction. You pull back, hand on a hip.

“You aren’t going to talk to me now?”

“Why don’t you go talk to Iwa-chan? Or Ushiwaka?”

“I already did. Now I want to talk to my wonderful, loving, very mature boyfriend.”

“Betrayed for my rival.” He mumbles dramatically while giving you a fierce glare out of the corner of his eyes.

You have to bite back the laugh that threatens to escape as you bring your hand up to you chin, cupping it thoughtfully.

“Rival? Would that be Hajime or Ushijima?”

That gets him to turn fully towards you with a whine of your name. You smile fondly at him while he proceeds to let you know how your utter betrayal has affected him. You take a quick peek around the area and catch a group of guys in familiar blue jerseys leaving the team’s private room. That will work fine. You grab Tooru’s hand and leverage him up, pushing him gently in the direction of the recently vacated area. He halfheartedly struggles against your lead as you shove him inside, take a quick glance around to make sure it is in fact empty, and click the lock behind you.

You push Tooru into a chair and follow him down, settling in his lap. You place a kiss to his nose which causes it to scrunch up in that adorable way you so love. You fingers find their way into his hair as you rest your forehead against his.

“You are absolutely ridiculous. You know that, right?”

He scowls at you but it lacks any fire.

“You know there isn’t any need to be jealous.”

“I’m not jealous.”

“Of course you aren’t. But if you were, that would be quite silly. Because everyone knows that you are my number one.”

He looks smug at that.

“Well obviously I am. And you are my biggest fan.” It’s a statement but you can feel the question beneath it.

“Obviously.”

[iwaoiness]

Oikawa's problematic phone case

Without any doubt, Iwaizumi is the only person in the world who is able to look so fucking hot in his ID picture without even trying. His golden skin, his hair in that natural state of spiky, his forehead relaxed without any wrinkles, that piercing in his eyebrow that he got in his first year at Irvine and that Tooru still shivers over, his eyes staring at the camera with an intensity in their greenish hue that takes breath away, his lips curved in a small lopsided smile, a shadow of dimple on his cheek, his jaw well marked by the lights, his chin slightly elevated.

Hajime sent it during one of his video calls while telling him about his day; the soda Oikawa was drinking at that moment shot out of his nose when he choked while opening the picture. Early in the morning, he stood in the nearest copy shop to his house to request eight copies, still blushing, heart racing, and ears still ringing from Iwaizumi's deep-playful-stupid-hot laugh and his Do I look so hot that it makes the great Oikawa-senshu this nervous?

One of those copies ended up in his grey silicone case (which actually matched Iwaizumi's, his with a chubby dinosaur drawing in the bottom corner asking What are u doing?; Oikawa's, with another smiling dinosaur hugging the rest of Iwasaurus missing tail, answering Miss you, hug me!), accompanying him everywhere for months along with a small family photo with his parents, sister and Takeru.

However, one night, during an interview on a popular and prestigious TV show, Oikawa completely forgot that he changed his usual cover for a transparent one and took out his mobile phone in the middle of the interview to show the presenter a really embarrassing video of Matias, his friend and San Juan's starting blocker.

And, of course, Tooru's loud and intense fandom erupted the minute they noticed (thanks to damn high-definition cameras that might as well show gaping pores in close-up as reveal a years-long relationship with a really hot athletic trainer) Hajime's photograph on his IPhone case.

Social media was abuzz with dozens of screenshots from different angles, threads about conspiracy theories (Hanamaki's favourite was that Oikawa had the wrong phone and used the phone of a technical member of the programme; Matsukawa's that Hajime was Tooru's older brother), civil wars between fans over who was more right until only a day later it was revealed (thanks to one Suna Rintaro) that the strange boy was Iwaizumi Hajime, the hot athletic trainer of Birtwistle University and the Japan Men's National Volleyball Team.

And there was no shortage of hashtags like #IwaizumiHajime27AthleticTrainer, #LGBTooru, #BiRighToorus, #IwaOi that became worldwide TT and the grotesque rise of followers on Hajime's official account and also Oikawa's own.

"You had to use a fucking transparent case" Hajime speaks when it's finally his turn to come to Argentina. He's sitting on the bed with Tooru propped up next to him, blinking at the memes that continue to pop up on his TL even though it's been a month of what Oikawa's fans have already dubbed IwaOi National Day. "You have a drawer full, full, of ridiculous phone cases and you pick the one that's transparent."

"I already said it was unintentional, Iwa-chan! Unintentional!" Oikawa protests, crossing his arms as he makes a pout that Hajime finds truly endearing. "I'd better have kept the picture that auntie took of you when you were nine years old and got stuck in the cat flap," he mutters, but Iwaizumi hears him clearly and Tooru squeals as a pillow hits his face, nearly knocking him off the bed.

...

the cute phone case inspired this drabble

as always thank u sm and u can find me on my ao3 🍉

[miramei]

Following the Monster Generation Interview 1.8: Kenma

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College student; Stock Trader; Pro Gamer; Youtuber; President of Bouncing Ball Corporation

Kozume Kenma / KODZUKEN

Tokyo, at his home office

“Welcome.”

Kozume Kenma appeared in the entranceway.

“Thank you for having us!”

From behind Akane’s bowed head, Kuroo said: ��Here, a gift*. Chestnut yōkan*.” He held out a paper bag from a long-established wagashi* shop.

“Hmm, thanks.”

“Um, I’m so sorry… I didn’t bring anything…!” Akane immediately and shamefully hid behind the faultless* Kuroo.

“It’s fine, I don’t really care that much,” Kozume answered her disinterestedly, showing the two of them in. “Come in.”

The three of them surrounded the living room table, and started to chat in front of yōkan and tea. Rather than an interview, it was more fitting to use the word get-together*. The atmosphere was warm and friendly.

“So, are we ready to go ahead with the interview?” Kuroo asked Kozume, and Akane’s face became gloomy.

“Mmm… first, when I was speaking to Ushijima-senshu it felt like I got a response, but Kageyama-senshu’s interview didn’t go very well, and I got a refusal from Oikawa-senshu…” Akane answered while chewing on a piece of youkan that was picked up with a toothpick. Kenma looked like he could sympathize. 

“Well, it’s Kageyama. It’ll be fine if you do it patiently. It’s not like you have a deadline.”

“But this is something like a developing story*! I want to finish everything by the next Olympics… After all, the next representatives of Japan will definitely be centered around the Monster Generation, won’t they?”

She looked at Kuroo. The person from the Volleyball Association smiled and evaded the question. “I never said that.”

“...Shrewd guy.”

Kenma sipped his tea and counted on his fingers: “Ushijima and Kageyama, in other words you’ve interviewed the Adlers… what about the Black Jackals?”

“Until I get paid, going to Kansai will be difficult. The latest match was in Kyushu*.”

Kuroo laughed as he saw Akane shrug her small shoulders. “Didn’t they include interview expenses and traveling expenses in the internship planning?”

“But I think that you can meet a lot of people when you keep up with the interviews at the matches. Also, if you have expenses and keep the receipts and file next year’s tax returns… well that’s what Enaga-san said but I still haven’t studied about money yet… I’ll do my best…”

“Should I introduce you to a good tax accountant?”

At Kozume’s words, Akane repeated: “T-tax accountant?”

“Right now, that won’t really help her with her previous problem. To start with, you should see if you can get a proper statement from what you’ve written down.” Akane had no choice but to respond with “I’ll do my best” to Kuroo’s reasonable points. 

That’s right. I have to write it down. The interviews have to have an objective. It’s important to find the answer to what makes my own “Monster Generation” from the stories that everyone will tell me.

As yet, it’s a problem of whether or not I can even properly do these interviews…

Maybe this project is even more difficult than I had thought? 

She felt daunted in spite of herself. Kozume spoke:

“How about this. Starting within Tokyo, isn’t it fine if you meet the people from Fukuroudani and Fukuroudani Group?”

“That’s a place to start,” Kuroo also nodded.

“That’s the joint training camp, right?”

If it’s that training camp, then Akane also knows about it. She remembered that her brother, Taketora, would leave the house on weekends and over summer break. I wanted to go and see what it was like too, and I even whined and threw tantrums about it.

“Yeah. Karasuno also came from Miyagi, and Bokuto-san was also there. If you’re going to follow the story of the Monster Generation then I think it’d be good to get a hold of the training camp experience.”

At Kozume’s suggestion, Kuroo smiled in satisfaction. “The perspective of a Youtuber is really reliable.”

“Shut up.”

It was decided that Kuroo would get in contact with those related to Fukuroudani, and Akane finally moved onto another of today’s objectives.

“Um, it might be a bit late, but if that’s alright with you?” she said, turning on the recorder. “Why did Kenma-kun become Hinata-senshu’s sponsor?” she asked.

“Eh, because it seemed interesting.”

At that answer, Kuroo smiled wryly. “Other people’s lives aren’t content.”

“It’s fine, he’s playing a sport after all,” Kozume said, sulkily reaching for his tea. Kuroo might have said it as a joke, but even so Akane couldn’t help but worry about it. 

“I wonder if my interviews are also turning other people’s lives into contents…”

“What are you saying now? This guy himself is content,” Kuroo laughed while pointing to Kozume.

“What’s wrong with that?” After he answered like that, Kozume turned to look firmly at Akane. “Interviews can be interesting things. I’m looking forward to it.”

“...Y-yes!”

An interesting thing, huh.

Everyone is under so much pressure. I wonder if Hinata-senshu can also feel this kind of pressure in Brazil…?

Once again, she felt daunted and trembled.

As expected, this interview might be really difficult. But because I decided that I would do it, definitely, I have to live up to expectations! 

Kozume asked Akane, who had recovered her motivation: “Hey, normally, shouldn’t Tora be here?”

At these words, Akane smiled guiltily. “If my brother was a cooler player, I would be securely holding onto an exclusive interview!” 

The two men exchanged looks.

“What a reliable little sister.”

“Way too severe…“

Translation notes:

* 手土産：a gift you bring while visiting someone's house.

* 羊羮：Jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar.

* 和菓子屋：Japanese-style confectionery shop

* I couldn’t figure out a translation that didn’t make me laugh but basically this refers to how Kuroo was displaying amazing manners by properly bringing a gift while visiting compared to Akane who has nothing.

* 団欒: gathering together (in a circle round a table, etc.) to have a pleasant and fun time.

* 現在進行形: literally present progressive tense. I took great liberties here.

* Akane is paying for her travel expenses out of her own pocket because she doesn’t want to deal with the complications of turning in expense receipts and dealing with the tax return. Japan’s tax returns are notoriously difficult to navigate, and she’s just a college student, so I don’t blame her. Kyushu is absolutely out of her budget, but because Kansai is closer it would be something to consider when she gets her paycheck. For comparison, the Adlers home base is in Tokyo, and while her brother is in Kanagawa she only called him. That’s why Kenma gives her more Tokyo suggestions to help her stay in budget.

Notice:

※ I’m doing this mostly as an exercise to practice my Japanese reading comprehension ※ Some translations are adjusted to flow better in English because we play fast and loose with the power of language comprehension ※ I am only one person and I am doing this for fun ※ PLEASE DO NOT RE-POST any of my translations ※ If you like these please consider buying the physical book. I bought my copy from Kinokuniya.

[miramei]

Following the Monster Generation Interview 1.3: Ushijima

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INTERVIEW 1: FROM PLANNING TO COVERING

Schweiden Adlers (Kodaira, Tokyo) V.League Division 1

Opposite Hitter, Ushijima Wakatoshi

After the match, Tokyo, in the gymnasium's player waiting area:

Her fingers were trembling. Unexpectedly, the first interview is suddenly with "Japan's Cannon*!"

Opening the waiting room door, she first caught sight of a large back. It's Ushijima Wakatoshi, who won against the Tachibana Red Falcons just now. From his back, she could see the aura of an overwhelmingly powerful person coming out. In order to control her shivering, Akane takes a deep breath, and greeted him with confidence.

"Great work on the match! Thank you very much for giving me your time today."

"No, it's no problem."

To Ushijima, who wipes his sweat with a towel, Akane says the words that she had been practicing in her head up until now:

"You've been steadily accumulating points to head towards your fourth consecutive victory!"

"Yes. If I remember correctly, today's interview..."

"Yes. The concept is "Following the Monster Generation!" and I want to get close to the secret of being strong by going back to the high school era. I look forward to working with you!" Akane bowed.

“I heard from the association that you are a sports journalist with a promising future,” Ushijima said.

"Eh?"

Akane's heart pounded. She had a lump in her throat. W-what on earth was Kuroo saying!! Isn't that too high of a hurdle for a mere student?? Even though she felt awkward for a moment, she couldn't retreat here, and held her ground. The other is the Japanese representative; she had to go after him with confidence. I am a sports journalist with a promising future... in the making!

"Yes! Please treat me well!"

"I look forward to working with you."

Then she sits facing Ushijima, and puts a recorder between them. Finally, the first interview began.

"Then, getting straight to the point, Ushijima-senshu's* first encounter with volleyball was..."

"When I was a child. My father taught me."

"From your father..." Her research was insufficient... grinding her teeth, Akane takes notes, and asks: "Was your father also an athlete?"

"He was a Division 2 athlete, now he's a trainer overseas."

"I wonder what kind of lessons he gave you... as expected, they were intense?"

"No, it wasn't intense. He just said, 'Become strong.'"

"A simple lesson, huh."

"Strong people gather at strong teams. And you become even stronger in a strong environment." The answer received from Ushijima was clear and strong, with no hesitation. It's like his play style, Akane thought.

"The Invincible Shiratorizawa Academy was definitely the best environment for strong athletes to gather, wasn't it."

"That's true. All sorts of players were there; they weren't just strong. It certainly became an experience that enriched my life*."

Akane set an old notebook on the long desk and flipped through it*. "I watched your games from the two times that you participated in the Spring Interhigh. Since your first and second year, you were the center of a team that seemed to have the overwhelming power to force others to surrender."

These were her spectating notes from that time. The notebook that she wrote in when she was in sixth and seventh grade was extremely tattered from all the times that she had grasped it tightly in the middle of matches.

"Two times. That's right, we only participated twice. I guess we weren't invincible." Ushijima's expression did not change. There was no sentimentality there, only facts.

Akane opened a different notebook. This one was still new, and had data on Miyaji prefecture's past qualifiers that Akane had looked up and copied for the purposes of this interview.

"Your opponent in the finals of the Miyaji prefecture qualifiers was Aoba Jousai High School in your first and second year. In your third year, it was Karasuno High School, wasn't it."

Ushijima nodded.

"I wanted to compete against Aoba Jousai in my last year as well. And then, defeat Aoba Jousai and go to Nationals. Naturally, I believed that the team that I was in was the strongest team."

"That year, Karasuno was still treated like a dark horse."

"Yes, one of the people from that time is now my teammate.”

“Kageyama-senshu, right?”

“At that time...” Ushijima’s gaze moved to see far away and into the past.

Akane, thinking that she would hear about the episode with the Kageyama of that time, picked up her pen and leaned forward. However, what came out was a different name.

“When Oikawa said “my junior,” it was about Kageyama. Dumb but strong—that was what he said. It seemed that he had said words that would foretell our defeat.“

“Oikawa... Oikawa...” Akane’s eyes found what she was looking for in the notebook. “That’s Aoba Jousai’s captain, isn’t it.”

“He’s in Argentina now.”

I also want to speak to “Argentina’s Oikawa”! Akane thought, and circled the name in red pen. When Akane hurriedly thought, I wonder what kind of person he is, a tall athlete opened the door and appeared.

“Time’s up, it looks like it’s time to switch.”

The one who said this and stepped inside was Kageyama Tobio.

Translation Notes:

* In most other translations I’ve seen, Ushijima is referred to as “Japan’s Cannon,” but the term used is actually “日本の主砲 “ which denotes him specifically as “Japan’s Main Cannon.” I went with the translation I see more often, but I personally like the main cannon distinction because that suggests (rightfully) that there are many other heavy-hitters on the member roster.

* 選手 — athlete (lit.: Athlete Ushjima, etc.)

* 糧となった — literally means “became food,” but the “food” in this case can actually also be used to reference something that nourishes the mind, such as an experience or failure that helps you grow as a person, or things like hobbies and family that keep you going even in tough times, or even things that can enrich your life such as culture or knowledge.

* 切り出す — to select and extract (from a media file)

NOTICE:

※ I’m doing this mostly as an exercise to practice my Japanese reading comprehension ※ Some translations are adjusted to flow better in English because we play fast and loose with the power of language comprehension ※ I am only one person and I am doing this for fun ※ PLEASE DO NOT RE-POST any of my translations ※ If you like these please consider buying the physical book. I bought my copy from Kinokuniya.

[talentbloomed]

//but the fact that tooru never went to nationals but is being called ‘world famous athlete oikawa-senshu’ by players that did....i’m just so proud of him !!!