#shoyo probably had a knee injury that made him step down

[bnnywngs]

Shoyo is a famous actor/model, he's currently everywhere from the current popular drama airing prime time, to that big billboard in the city, he's also in some magazines covers and has a million followers on his sns.

He's also pretty infamous for his coming out during a live show earlier in his career, and his refusal to act in stereotypes/prejudiced works, and for calling out homophobic acts, talks and people.

Because of that, he's celebrated between the lgbt community in Japan, and his fans are not only loyal, but fiercely protective and active in protests online or in person, for many things - either lgbt, feminist, or just to get a better access for wheelchairs in the subway.

But recently, after years saying he was single, he came out saying he had a lover who was neither an actor or a model, but wasn't unknown. He didn't want to say who it was because it could be bad for them, as Japan still has a long way to go to accept lgbt couples.

People respected that, but not the paparazzi, as always, so they relentlessly followed Shoyo, who kept going from work to home, and home to work, with a few outings with his friends and colleagues, so the photographers were getting anxious and restless.

It all came down to one letter.

Every Christmas Shoyo sends a custom postcard to his parents and his sister (who's a famous volleyball player now in Turkey) before going back home for new years (if he didn't have anything in his schedule), and this year he decided to get a picture of him and his boyfriend in a Christmas setting as his postcard.

But it was intercepted by one of the paparazzi.

Shoyo's boyfriend was none other than number 1 japanese streamer kodzuken! It was a cute little postcard with a picture of both of them sitting in front of a big and full of ornaments Christmas tree, with matching sweaters and doing a heart with their hands together.

The leak was soon everywhere and Shoyo's radio interview was cancelled that day, together with all his schedule, so they could do a somewhat damage control and to write a handwritten letter to his fans not only explaining everything, but criticizing those who stole his family letter.

The truth was: Shoyo and kodzuken met each other in highschool, when they both played volleyball in their respective schools, and started a relationship early on, that kept going for years and years, both their families knew about it and accepted it, Shoyo's family loved Kenma and treated him as another member of the family, and kodzuken's parents are always inviting Shoyo to have family dinner with them and even going out together without kodzuken.

kodzuken just did a small update stream a week or so later, saying almost the exact same thing as Shoyo's letter, and also criticizing those who make money over these kinds of scandals, and that they wanted to come out some day as a couple but in their own terms and not like this - as kodzuken wasn't even out of the closet for his fans.

As the media was letting go of this and the fans were calming down (Shoyo's fans being more open and receptive of their relationship), a magazine with them at the cover was released, with a long interview where they shared one single picture of their teenage years, where they went a bit more deep into their relationship and why they gave up volleyball after highschool.

[arroelin]

I don't know if you do the same request for different characters, but if you do, can I request the same headcanons for Oikawa, Hinata and Kageyama falling for the introverted reader after she comforts them after a loss please?

— crushing on someone who comforted them after a loss part 2

characters: oikawa tooru, kageyama tobio, hinata shoyo (x gn!reader)

genre: fluff

wc: 1000+

<i’m still not too good at writing introvert!reader, so i hope this is okay. n e ways,,, TYSM for requesting💗!!>

part 1

OIKAWA’s at the infirmary with his head in his hands, the incident prior to this moment replaying in his head. he remembers the sudden jolt of pain in his knee after landing awkwardly from a set, and the deafening silence in the gym as he slowly pushed himself up from the ground.

“how’re you feeling?”

your voice snaps him out of his thoughts, and he raises his head. another one of his fans? 

oikawa narrows his eyes. “i don’t need you to comfort me,” he mutters sharply.

“i-i just help the nurse,” you stammer, taken aback by his harsh answer.

his eyes widen, “i’m sorry, i didn’t realize.”

muttering a small “s’okay,” you carefully sit in the seat beside him. and you ask him questions- ones you were trained to ask. 

you study him from the corner of your eye as you jot down his responses. you aren’t used to striking up conversations with strangers, but seeing the pain through his hardened expression- one not owing to his injury- you couldn't help but speak. 

“they don’t blame you-” your voice breaks the silence in the room. “your team.”

oikawa chuckles humorlessly, “maybe they should.”

you frown, “they’re probably all blaming themselves for your injury.” your words were honest, unwavering, “so when you leave here, you better go talk to them.”

oikawa’s mouth snaps shut. maybe it’s the way you scolded him or maybe it was simply just a reality check, but there was just something about your words that made him feel better.

“sorry,” you mumble softly. “but the nurse is ready for you now.”

“thanks,” he offers you a small smile, before pushing himself up from the chair.

he stumbles, and you reach out to grab his arm, grunting slightly under his weight. your eyes don’t meet his, and for some reason, that irritates him. 

oikawa knows he probably looks pretty pathetic right now, but he wants to talk to you again, so he plasters a grin on his face before asking, “after they fix me up, can i treat you to lunch as an apology?”

with his head down, KAGEYAMA strides hastily down the empty hallway. he needs to get away from the gym- anything to drown out the deafening cheers of the opposing team.      

it’s almost for the same reason that you’re strolling through the same quiet hallway. with your eyes buried in your phone, there was no way you could’ve seen him, and it had been the strong nudge of his shoulders against yours- almost knocking you back- that snapped your head up.       

“sorry!” you look up, and your eyes widen at the tall figure gazing back at you. 

“i-i’m sorry,” he stammers.     

kageyama looks around at the unfamiliar rooms, before his eyes return to you once again.     

“d-do you know how to get to the gym?” he asks meekly, and he curses inwardly for running away in the first place.  

you gape at him before chuckling softly at his cluelessness, “i can walk you back, if you want.” 

he nods- almost desperately- before falling into step beside you. 

you weren’t a fan of small-talk, but seeing him tapping his fingers nervously against his leg from the corner of your eye, and feeling his eyes darting to you occasionally, you decided to pity him. 

“i watched your game,” you tilt your head to face him. seeing his surprise, you admit sheepishly, “well, a little bit of it.” 

kageyama feels his shoulders tense up- that probably means you knew his team had lost- and badly, at that- so he braces himself for your criticism.    

you twist your lips- trying to think of the right words to say to him. “you know, watching you on the court, i was blown away,” you mumble, and feeling him relax beside you, you smile, “i can’t wait to watch you play again!” 

“t-thanks,” he splutters, before looking away, feeling his face heat up embarrassingly.

arriving before the gym doors, he hesitates, because even though he doesn’t even know your name, kageyama feels oddly comfortable in your presence. he peeks at you nervously, because maybe, you’ll let him stay with you just a little longer.

“hey, are you alright?”

HINATA’s head snaps up, and his eyes widen in surprise when they meet yours. he doesn’t think he’s ever talked to you- after all, you mostly kept to yourself- but he recognizes you. whipping his head to look around the room, he realizes that the two of you were alone. 

“um, class is over,” you say slowly, eyebrows scrunching slightly in concern at how lost he looks.  

hinata shakes his head wildly to clear his mind before giving you a small smile, “sorry, i’m just a little distracted.”

you sigh as you slide into the seat of the desk in front of his, mumbling awkwardly, “i don’t blame you- i heard about the tournament.”

“it’s so unfair, i just want to keep playing,” he frowns- words laced with frustration. 

“well aren’t you going to?”

“huh?”

seeing his confused expression, you swallow nervously, “keep playing, that is.”

hinata jumps out of his seat, startling you. “of course i am!” he exclaims loudly. 

“then just win the next game.”

your voice is soft- at least compared to his- but your words were nevertheless genuine. 

“sorry, i know it’s easier said than done...” you begin, but your words trail off when you catch the glint of determination in his eyes.  

“hey, maybe you can help me practice sometime!” he blurts, leaning closer towards you expectantly.

hinata was always one to jump at new opportunities without the need to think twice. and maybe now, he’s jumping at the opportunity to prove you right- to show you that he can win the next game, or maybe, he’s jumping at the opportunity to talk to you again.

“s-sure” you stammer, shrinking slightly under his pleading gaze. 

“oh, and thanks!” he says- and this time, his words are softer.

you look up at him, tilting your head in confusion, “for what?”

he shrugs before grinning widely- it was contagious- “i guess, just for chatting with me!”