#shimizu and yachi deserve the love

[kimbapisnotsushi]

the part where kiyoko is running to get hinata's shoes and leaves yachi alone to take care of the tsubakihara match is so monumental to me because it was a passing of the torch at nationals when it was kiyoko's first time at nationals, too!! from the very beginning, she had always wanted to fly with the rest of them!! she had every right to be the one standing with the team during that first game!! but she doesn't!! kiyoko leaves knowing that she'll barely just make it back in time!! she leaves knowing that she'll have to let yachi to fend for herself!! she leaves knowing that she won't be able to stand with the people she loves, that she won't be able to support them and care for them the way she has for the past three years so that they could make it where they are now, and asks yachi to take it up in her stead!! and she's okay with that!! because kiyoko knows, just as much as anyone else, that if they want to win, they have to do what's needed to rise up to the challenge!! even if they're defeated the very next day, even if it suddenly comes to an end, all that matters to kiyoko is that she and everyone else are able to fight until they absolutely can't anymore!! and she will do everything in her power to make that happen!!

tl;dr this is my appreciation post for shimizu kiyoko who deserves everything ever thank you and good night

[shoukohime]

ok hear me out... howl's moving castle kiyoyachi au

[chaosspear]

Bnha never drank it's respect women juice because haikyuu bought out the whole stock and has been chugging it ever since

[volleybaejesus]

Bonus:

[gh0stchoir]

I'll always ask beforehand. I prefer to ditch a request over making the author uncomfortable. To the Request: Reader is part of the Karasuno team, all know he's a trans-male and support him. After winning against a different team, their captain harasses Reader and calls him transphobic slurs. Cue a murder (yes, a bunch of crows is called a murder) of angry Karasuno boys protecting their teammate. Up to you if Yachi and Shimizu are there too or not.

“We’re crows after all, we stay in a pact.”

Masterlist

Anime: Haikyuu!!

Character(s): Karasuno (platonic)

Pronouns used: he/him (trans ftm)

Time set point: highschool

Warnings?: transphobic slurs, deadnaming, harassment, threatening, blood(very little, it’s a nosebleed) , not proofread

D/n means deadname

A/n: ALSO CLOUDS YOUR REQUESTS ARE ALWYAS TOP TIER???LIKE PLS FEED ME MORE 🤲🤲

⚠️FEMALE ALIGNED= DNI OR YOU WILL BE BLOCKED.⚠️

“Nice receive y/n!”

“Good job!”

Y/n smiled tiredly, wiping the sweat off his forehead as he listened to the praise from his teammates. If not for that receive, then that point wouldn’t of gone to Karasuno.

A whistle blown, making the gym quiet down. Y/n turned to see his number on the card(is that what it’s called??) with Nishinoya smiling. He jogged off, grabbing ahold of the card and waiting until the signal to go and get a drink.

Y/n immediately went to the managers. Yachi handed him a water bottle and congratulated him. Kiyoko agreed, smiling at the younger male. “Are you breathing alright, y/n-san?” The older manager asked.

Y/n nodded, stretching his arms a bit. “Yup! Just a little overworked is all!” He smiled reassuringly. The managers continued to ask questions, just to make sure he wasn’t pushing past his limits.

From the other side of the court, the captain of the other team glanced at y/n with furrowed brows. He knew y/n, back from middle school. And everyday he’d pester y/n and belittle him simply for y/n being transgender. Hence why y/n didn’t go to the high school most people from his middle school went to. He wanted to go to Karasuno instead, knowing it was a less known school that nobody he knew would be there.

Luckily, all of Karasuno had immediately accepted y/n when Sugawara accidentally walked in on y/n with his binder on and extremely exhausted from playing in it. From then on, the entire team made sure he wore his binder at the correct times, and always made sure he stretched and everything afterwards. The entire team loved y/n.

Not only was he a great player, but he was just a genuinely good person to be around. Even Tsukishima didn’t mind him. All of Karasuno protected him. Like overprotective siblings or parents. Say one bad thing about him and you’ll have a group of angered high school volleyball players ready to kick your ass.

The whistle blew, for the final time as Karasuno happily cheered. A victory for them! Y/n laughed as Nishinoya tackled him and a few other teammates, all congratulating themselves. They all were tired and worked hard. They deserved to have this.

“Come on now, we have to tell the other team good game” Suga laughed, helping y/n and the others up. The team lined up on the back line and bowed. Both teams thanked the other before going off respectively.

Y/n laughed as Tanaka and Nishinoya roughhoused a bit, Hinata joining in. “I’ll be right back guys, gonna go get a treat for myself from the vending machine!” He called back and ran off to get himself a snack. He hummed as his feet led him to a vending machine. He gazed at the options, taking a few moments before deciding on something. He waited a few seconds before it fell down letting him grab it.

“Well well well. If it isn’t the little tr*nny from junior high.”

Y/n froze in place. The voice, he knew it so easily. The voice he had to hear while playing the match. Why did he have talk to him now, when y/n was alone and vulnerable. He needed to get back to his team. He needed them right then.

He tried to quickly scurry off, only for the captain to grab ahold of y/n’s wrist and stop him in place. The captain grinned and narrowed his eyes.

“Why do you force those teammates of yours to call you by that stupid fake name and nonexistent pronouns…you’re so manipulative yknow. Just a pathetic fuckin’ tra-“

“For your information, he doesn’t force us to do anything.”

Y/n and his perpetrator both turned to see all of Karasuno, glaring intensely. Daichi stood infront, arms crossed. He looked like an angry father, who’s kid was just made fun of.

The captain immediately let go of y/n, smiling sweetly. “Oh I’m sorry! That was a little joke, yknow little d/n-chan here and I go long back. Before she started her whole story of being a boy. Just to perv on guys.” His smile was sickly and disgusting. The more he spoke, the more Karasuno began to get more pissed off. They were trying everything to not fight him right then and there.

Y/n, however, was pulled gently by Kiyoko to behind the team as he shakily curled into both the managers’ embraces. He didn’t want them to know his deadname. Didn’t want them to see him like this, crying shaking and defenseless. He felt so defeated. So inferior to all the others that stood infront of him.

“Say anything else and you’re in for a treat.” Tanaka glared, tightening his fists. He was so tempted to force the captain to shuttup, making sure he didn’t wake up for a few hours. Ryuu hated people like him, hell the whole team did! Why would you go out of your way to make someone feel like shit because you find it amusing? Sick bastards.

The captain raised a brow, and smirked. He never knew when to back down and was prepared for anything. Well, he thought he was prepared for everything.

“Oh? What’s a guy like you gonna do? I was just speaking the truth! She’s nothing but a perverted wanna be and-“ The captain let out a shriek of pain as he fell down to the ground, holding his nose. Kageyama stood infront, staring down at him with dark eyes.

“We said shuttup.” Tobio watched as the captain’s confidence practically disappeared from thin air, now he was quivering in fear as blood trickled from his nose. It was a strong punch, one that could’ve easily broken his nose. Who knows, maybe it did. If it did, Karasuno would be damn well pleased.

“You-you maniacs!! How dare you hurt someone that’s speaking facts??!” The captain pointed up at them, his other hand still holding his bleeding nose. A snicker was heard, coming from Tsukishima and Yamaguchi.

“We’re the maniacs? We weren’t the ones who called someone a slur.” The blonde pushed up his glasses, his tall stature making him much more intimidating. Yamaguchi agreed, glaring down at the captain. “And you claim your speaking facts, when you aren’t? Y/n is a guy. Simple as that.” Tadashi watched as the pathetic captain narrowed his eyes on them.

He slowly rose to his feet, glaring at the entire team. As if they were in the wrong, and he was the right one. As if he had not harassed someone. Well when you mess with one of the crows, you get the whole murder after you. And they will not back down until they’ve proven themselves worthy of protecting their family.

“I can report you all you know. I didn’t hurt anyone, and you punched me. My nose could be broken!” He whined, looking at the blood that began to dry on his fingers. He cringed.

Now Sugawara stepped up. His usual happy demeanor was long gone, instead a rather intimidating look on his face. An intimidating one for someone that was shorter than some on his team.

“Report us for what exactly? Standing up for our teammate? You harassed him. If we didn’t step in you would have most likely physically hurt him. I know how people like you act.” The vice captain glared, watching as the rival captain tsked. He was taller than Sugawara, though, he would be lying if he said he didn’t intimidate him. Hell, the captain of Nekoma even admitted to it!

Y/n sniffed, listening to the comforting words from both his team managers. He couldn’t believe what had happened. He knew his team was tight knitted and close together, but never did he think that they’d stand up for him like that. Even Kageyama punched someone for him. That meant something. “He didn’t hurt you physically right? We didn’t come too late?”

Suddenly the whole teams attention was on y/n, who was curled next to Yachi and Shimizu. Nishinoya was the one who asked the question. He was knelt down with sad and angered eyes. Y/n shook his head, wiping his tears.

“No I-..why. Why did you all do that-”

The team froze. What was he talking about? Did he think that they’d just let that captain push him around like that? Damage him mentally and probably physically?

Hinata quickly crouched down, his eyebrows knitted. “What do you mean? We did it because we care about you!! You’re our teammate, our family! We aren’t just gonna let you get hurt!” He blurted out. Suga smiled and kneeled down next to the first year.

“Hinata’s right. When you decided to join our team, you joined our family. We don’t leave anyone behind. We’re crows after all, we stay in a pact.” The setter grinned, watching as y/n smiled softly and nodded.

The rest of the night ended with everyone hanging out, celebrating their win. They had loads of snacks and were out in a public park. Y/n sat on a bench, next to Daichi, Suga, and Asahi. Most of the team were close by, some in benches just a few yards away.

“Mhm? What’s got you all smiley?” Suga tilted his head, watching as y/n stared up at the sky with half closed eyes and a warm smile. It was a chilly night out, causing his cheeks to be a slight shade of pink. He let out a breath of air, glancing at all the stars.

“Just earlier..it made me feel, so welcome. Like I belong here” He looked back at Suga, now seeing both Daich and Asahi turning to look at him.

Suga grinned and wrapped his arm around y/n, a little tightly. “Of course you belong here! We wouldn’t be Karasuno without you.” He smiled brightly, earning two agreements from the other third years. “Suga isn’t wrong. You help make the team what it is.” Daichi smiled, watching as y/n’s eyes glowed with happiness.

Asahi nodded, now agreeing with both statements. “Without you, the team would be less fun yknow..” Y/n dramatically gasped, causing Asahi to get confused.

“Oh Asahi, you’re so so sweet!!” Y/n gushed, standing up and wrapping his arms around himself in a hug. Suga and Daichi bursted out laughing, as Asahi turned red from embarrassment. The scene attracted the rest of the teams eyes, as soon everyone joined in.

This felt like home. No no, it was home for Y/n. These people were his family, they were there to love and care for him. Not to hurt him, not to throw him aside like everyone else had. His home was Karasuno.

[rhetorical-ink]

Haikyuu!! SPOILERS: Chapter 401, How We Connect the Dots.

**PENULTIMATE SPOILERS BELOW**

I just posted a video with my live reactions to the chapter, but here are my highlights, because FURUDATE YOU MADMAN GENIUS. This chapter connected so much together. So, let’s do:

My Top 10 Thoughts on Haikyuu!! Chapter 401:

10. Of course. In true Furudate fashion, he has Kageyama block the spike from Hinata, BUT, what Kageyama doesn’t realize is all the training on the beach Shoyo has done to prepare for such a moment. And that heel kick! *swoons* Also, someone reacting to Season 4, Episode 9 of the anime, where Hinata kicks the ball back to himself called this happening all those months ago...Furudate is next level at foreshadowing. Not that we didn’t already know that.

9. Hey, remember how in the VERY FIRST chapter of Haikyuu!! Shoyo did this crazy run across the court to score? Yeah, Furudate knows we remember. And he pulls this -- and Kageyama’s beautiful reaction, only for --

-- Only for it to all be a DECOY. Kageyama, you made this monster, you know. I love that Shoyo has come all this way from wanting to score all the points to accepting that the decoy DOES have a vital role to play, and in this instance, it’s allowing Bokuto to score the winning point for the MSBY Black Jackals. Just look at that smile! And of course, Tanaka and Asahi KNOW the power of Hinata as a Decoy...because they’ve been in Bokuto’s shoes before. 

8. UGH, the aftermath of that moment is glorious, which will detail down below -- but I love Shoyo and Kageyama’s interaction, though. How they’re still keeping track of each other’s wins and losses, exhausting Miya, hilariously, and showing that they’re on equal footing now, after all these years. This chapter is just cementing the last several chapters’ worth of character development. 

7. ARE YOU SHIPPERS READY FOR YOUR FOOD?!

Because these next few pages were healing my shipper heart. I mean, yes, the Kagehina fanbase is raving right now, but let’s talk about THESE ships below, starting with:

Tsukishima x Yamaguchi:

So, Tsukishima, of course, is not sappy about any of this and just points out how the season’s just getting started (ready the fanfics, y’all). 

And of course, Yamaguchi wants to watch Tsuki play! Yachi says she’ll come too! I LOVE how just like he was with Akiteru, he doesn’t want them to come watch (even though we all know he’ll love it when they’re there). Now, some people have commented that Yamaguchi could be with Yachi, but y’all...Yachi is in Tokyo. Yamaguchi and Tsuki both live in Miyagi. I can’t wait for all the Sendai Frog/TsukiYama fanfics!

If you’re looking for an extra Kagehina crumble, just look at the end of this adorable exchange between Romero, smol adorable Rubens, and Shoyo (who perfectly crouches down to talk to him MY HEART I CAN’T), to see Kageyama notice that Shoyo can speak multiple languages...oh, honey! If only you know about Hinata and Pedro’s marathons of DBZ in Portugese and English! ^^

Also, Furudate WE SEE YOU. We see you being meta and implying that now Haikyuu!! is over, he’s moving on...Akaashi’s line about going forward hit me hard...it’s like he’s telling us, the fandom, that going on to start something new isn’t so bad. SO YOU SAY. 

BOKUAKA NATION -- WE CANON NOW, RIGHT?!

I love that Akaashi gets to interview Bokuto (IS HE GOING TO BE THE STAR of the Volleyball manga Tenma Udai is writing?! He would be PERFECT for it!) and how happy Akaashi looks, even if he and Bokuto realize how differently they view the term “normal.” 

ALSO, it’s implied above that Akaashi, Bokuto, and Tenma were going out for drinks...which now....we know that it’s just Bokuto and Akaashi, since Tenma was going home. Uhm, FAN FIC WRITERS ASSEMBLE!

I also love that Udai joins the club, along with Fukurodani’s coach and manager, of people who realize that Bokuto and Akaashi are weirdos but they are weirdos together, so it’s fine. 

Keeping the “Ship Train” going, we get little bits of Shimizu x Yachi from the bathhouse before the Inarizaki Match, where Kiyoko finally acknowledges she is okay showing her legs...thanks to Yachi’s words. I also find Suga wanting to know “the tea” on the situation to be adorable. 

AND FINALLY, YES, Y’ALL:

I was spoiled with Kuroo’s return, but seriously, Furudate, you saved him for the end here so INTENTIONALLY. 

Because OF COURSE Kuroo would work for the JVA. As a promoter. CONNECTING people...with Volleyball...because that’s the Nekoma way.

And FURUDATE ARE YOU SUGGESTING TO US THAT KUROO AND KENMA ARE BUSINESS PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS BECAUSE MY KUROKEN HEART IS SOARING -- 

-- and let it be known Atsumu Miya rightfully doesn’t trust Kuroo, and neither does Sakusa. A nice SakuAtsu crumb where we actually see Sakusa agree with Miya without sacrasm or question! Poor Shoyo is a salesman’s dream, though. I mean, Kuroo does look a little sketchy in some of those shots...BUT....

6. Kuroo’s speech about sports was SO fitting. Seriously, everything he says here is BASICALLY what makes Haikyuu!! such a great series. I DID laugh out loud at the line about “hardly anybody dies.” 

*Flashbacks to “Dead Daichi” meme*

5. It’s taken us the ENTIRE series, but Kageyama finally talks to Kindaichi and Kunimi. This was so heartwarming, seeing Kageyama wanting to play WITH THEM. AS A TEAM. This made my heart expand three sizes. The character development on Kageyama, and Kindaichi, is through the roof.

I also LOVE Kunimi the most in these panels. Kunimi is a MOOD. 

Y’ALL. I’VE WAITED 400 CHAPTERS FOR THIS PANEL OF THESE THREE HAPPY AND BECOMING FRIENDS AGAIN.

4. I love that Hoshiumi doesn’t see Hinata as a Rival, but as someone that is going to help him show the rest of the world the strength of someone who doesn’t have height. I also find it interesting that we see the Japanese Olympic Coach walking out just as Hoshiumi gives us that beautiful gaze. So...does Hoshiumi know he’s going to be on the Olympic team, with Hinata, maybe? Foreshadowing, perhaps?

3. Okay, okay, I held it together until this page. 

It wasn’t Ushijima’s panel with Washijo that got me.

It wasn’t Saeko and Akane reuniting, though that was sweet. 

It wasn’t the three “Pure Captains” reuniting, though it made my heart happy.

It honestly wasn’t the five first years together, either. They’re all so happy and having a laugh at Kageyama’s expense, and as beautiful as that panel is.

SUGAWARA IN LINE TO GET KAGEYAMA’S AUTOGRAPH.

That is what got me. 

Him in line, so meekly, to get the autograph of his kouhai, the man Suga joked would have to tell about how much he learned from HIM when he was giving out interviews and autographs...I just...Sugawara made me cry. That is all. 

2. Then there’s this last page. 2021. 

"We overcame difficulties and stand here.”

Furudate really said “screw you” to Covid messing up the timeline.

Yes, seeing Kageyama and Hinata in their original jersey numbers was amazing, but I think we all saw that coming if these two happened to get on the Olympic team. 

What I want to focus on are the two countries we see included in the bottom corner here. We see: 

Brazil -- and some fluffy haired man carrying the flag for the team.

And we see the United States -- there’s several American Flags and stars and stripes on the shirts of the crowd, there.

SO, HEADCANON TIME: 

* Oikawa was on the Argentinean League, so could he play for Brazil? It’s not likely, but not impossible....BUT, I don’t think that’s it.

I don’t think Oikawa is on Japan’s National Team for the Olympics.

If he is on the Olympic Team, I think he’ll be on America’s. 

Why? Because, and this could be because I’m the biggest IwaOi shipper, but Iwaizumi was still in the United States with Ushijima’s father at the end of Chapter 395. And if he’s still there, there is no reason why Iwaizumi couldn’t be a physical trainer alongside Ushijima’s father for the U.S. Olympic team. And why wouldn’t Oikawa trek over to the States to be on the same team as Iwa-Chan’s working with? I’m probably wrong, BUT -- 

We also still need to see Seijoh’s banner, and as others have theorized, how fitting would it be to see Hinata, Kageyama, and (probably) Ushijima on the team facing Oikawa? I just....I’m betting money that Oikawa shows up in 402. I hope we at least see him on the Olympic Stage. OIKAWA DESERVES IT. 

1. So, who are we missing that hasn’t been shown yet?

We still need to see the rest of Nekoma (Lev, Yaku, Yamamoto, Kai....could they be in the stands or on the Japan team? I guess we’ll find out!)

We haven’t seen Daishou and Mika -- I would love to see them watching or narrating in the audience during the Olympic game.

And finally, yes, we’ve seen Tendo in the Chapter 395 flashback, but we’ve never seen what he’s DOING. Furudate has shown us with every character what they’ve been doing since the timeskip....EXCEPT TENDO. I’m calling it that he’ll appear one more time next chapter, too.

So....guys....I’m staying off of Social Media from Wednesday to Sunday next week, to prep for the last chapter and not be spoiled. I’m going to do a live reaction for YouTube, and I’ll post it here. You can see the one I did for 401 now. 

Furudate, this series has been immaculate. Time for one more round.

Let’s all cry together next week.

[irinasaki]

Better │ Sugawara K.

Warning!! Contains Manga spoilers

A/N: Reposted from the old blog.

Sawamura Daichi looked at his friend with furrowed eyebrows, ready to slap some sense into him. Sugawara had been spacing out and was distracted at practice for a few days now. He was about to walk over when Asahi grabbed his shoulder.

“You should just talk to him about it.” He said, gesturing towards the grey-haired setter.

“I know. It’s not the first time but,” He sighed, his eyes softening at the vulnerable figure in front of him, “It’s affecting him too much this time. Even the class could tell something is wrong!”

“Just don’t beat him up too much?” Asahi was unsure what their captain would do, so he decided to watch from the sidelines, alongside the rest of the team who was worried for their vice-captain.

“OI!” Everyone sweatdropped at him, maybe it was a bad idea for him to talk to their setter instead of someone else.

“Ah, Daichi. Sorry, I’ll get back to practice now.” He was about to stand up when Sawamura sat down beside him.

“What’s with you today?” He asked as Sugawara looked down, hands clenched.

“It’s nothing…” His voice was low, a smile on his face. He stood up, walking back towards the court.

“It’s her, isn’t it.” Daichi knew better than to say her name. Also because Sugawara might break down in front of the entire team.

“I.. yeah.”

“Then talk to her.” Even the coach was now intrigued, looking at the adviser who seemed to have the same thoughts as him, who’s her?

“I can’t. She’s leaving today,” He said, breathing out a sigh, “Her mother’s getting treated overseas, so she needs to keep an eye on her and see it through that she gets well.”

“But–” Sugawara turned around, eyes sternly locked with Daichi’s dark brown ones.

“But, I think this is for the best. I mean, she’d get to meet someone else that’ll treat her better. She… She deserves better.” Tears rushed down his face as he smiled at his friend. He didn’t bother wiping it away for the team had already seen him at his lowest.

“We all know that that’s not true, Sugawara. We’ve seen how you two interact with each other and with how you are acting right now, she’d think that you are alright with this.” Shimizu commented, entering the gym with hands full of water bottles and Yachi in tow.

“Maybe she already did. We already talked about it last week and... And we decided that it’s best if we took our separate ways. Our fights have been frequent lately, so I guess it makes sense–” Daichi had punched the third year right in the face, everyone was shocked but no one dared to move a muscle. Sugawara just sat there and laughed, cheek red and bruised, “I deserve that.”

“You idiot! You of all people should know that she’ll choose others first before herself! And it’s clear that you’ll worry over her. She wanted you to focus on the game, Suga! She wanted you to focus on something you worked hard for! Stop thinking that you’re not worth it for her!!” The captain fumed, being held down by Ennoshita, Kinoshita, and Narita as their third year ace was too scared to handle the captain’s wrath.

“Is t-this about (l/n)-senpai?” The blonde first year manager asked no one in particular as silence overtook the whole area. That was before Tanaka piped in.

“WHAT!? (Y/N)-SAN’S LEAVING!!? WE’VE GOT TO STOP HER!!” He screamed, followed by Nishinoya who was about to leave the gym.

“No! Don’t! S-she's…” Sugawara sighed. He wanted to stop you too and stay, be with him until you grow old and marry. He wanted him to be the one to make you happy but, if letting you go was the only way to do that, he’d do it. Even if it pains him to see you in another’s arms, “We… I need to let her go…”

“Why? From what I’ve heard today, you really love this (l/n)-san, don’t you?” Coach Ukai asked, the teacher beside him already gone.

“I, well… I do. I really do. But, it’d be selfish of me to keep her here, I’ll only hurt her. If she goes then… Then she’ll meet someone,” His gaze went back to the floor, tears falling as his knuckles turned white, “… Someone who’ll hold her like he won’t let go. Someone who’ll call just to hear her voice or let her rant when things go bad. Someone who’ll tell her that she’s more than the things she says she’s not…”

“Sugawara…” It was hushed as everyone saw how hurt he was. They knew he didn’t want to let you go, that he never wanted to let you go.

“S-someone who’ll hang on every word she says, even if it’s pretty much nonsense and philosophical all the time,” He chuckled, remembering the time you’d talk about people falling out of love before frowning. Were you already hinting that you didn’t love him anymore?, “Someone who’ll kiss her like every day’s the last because maybe, one day he’ll wake up and see that all of it was a dream and I hope that that someone will give her all the love she deserves because all I gave her were tears instead of smiles.”

“Listen kid… You only get to love someone like that once and that’s the person you’re gonna spend the rest of your life with. Ah, but you shouldn’t really take my words to heart seeing as I’m, well… single,” He had said the last part in a whisper before clearing his throat, "Anyways, you should really go after her, Sugawara.”

“But didn’t Suga-san say she’s going overseas? He might not catch her on time before her flight.” Kageyama voiced out, making the others agree.

“No. She could still be back at the hospital getting the papers checked. I can still make it! Thanks coach!!” He ran off sprinting as fast as he could to get to you.

“Let’s go–!” Nishinoya was stopped by their captain, being held by the collar.

“Let him do it on his own… They both need it.”

• • •

He kept checking the time at every turn he took, silently cursing at himself. He had the chance to talk to you that afternoon. You had slipped a word out when you both passed each other at the hallway before you left the campus. And it was that one word he hated leaving your lips.

“Goodbye… Sugawara”

“Hey! Watch it!” He had bumped into a stranger walking by but he paid no attention, his main goal was you.

“Sure! The names Sugawara Koushi!” You had returned the smile, his eyes widening. It was to be expected that you’d react that way as well but, yours was different and he could tell. He just hasn’t found out what it was yet.

“Hey (l/n)-san! Let’s walk home together!” He offered during your last days in middle school.

“(l-l/n) (y/n)…”

“Hi! U-um.. C-can I..?” You had asked back when you were in elementary school. He looked up, seeing your nervous form before smiling.

‘Please… Let me talk. Let me get a word in before you leave…’ His thoughts running wild as he reminisced about his past interactions with you.

“So, which junior high are you going to?” Sugawara asked, looking up at the setting sun.

“Hmm… I’m thinking of Yukigaoka Junior or Kitagawa Daiichi…” You said, peeking at the grey haired boy’s expression. He had a sad look in his eyes and frown on his lips. You stifle a laugh as the boy beside you gave you a look, “I’m kidding, Sugawara-san. I already told you that I’d be enrolling in Nagamushi Junior, right?”

“… Koushi” You raised an eyebrow, that was not what you expected his answer would be.

“What?”

“Huh? Oh yeah, sure!” The walk wasn’t awkward, just plain silence. He kept glancing at you before opening his mouth to speak.

“Y-you can call me Koushi, you know. We’ve known each other for three years now.” You just nodded, smiling widely.

“Then you can call me by my first name too! It’s only fair if I get to call you by yours.” The silence returned as his pinky grabbed a hold of yours. You looked at it before bringing your eyes to a blushing Sugawara.

“(y/n)!!” You had looked behind to see your best friend, sweat dripping from his forehead and a tired expression lingered on his face.

'I still want to hear that laugh of yours whenever I say something funny or your voice whenever something caught your eye… I just…’ He had been bumping into several people by now, each giving him a glare. His eyes strained forward, occasionally glancing at his watch. He wished that you’d still be there or his team’s effort in convincing him would be in vain.

“D-did you just run all the way here?! Koushi! What were you thinking?!” You took his bag in your hand as the other found its way around his waist, keeping him from falling.

“I… I w-wanted to… Can you let me…” He huffed, catching his breath. You led him to a curb he could sit on, “Thanks. I wanted to walk you home, actually.”

“You still can tomorrow or the day after that or the day after that! You didn’t have to track me down and run like your life depends on it," You frowned, holding your hand out, “C'mon, let’s head home.”

He took your hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. You wanted to let go but he held it tightly but not enough to hurt you so, you let him be. The two of you talked about your day to his volleyball practice.

“And I told you, it’s fine. We still see each other during class anyways and I simply can’t sneak in being your club’s manager into my schedule.” You said, earning a sigh from him.

“Why?” It was a simple question, one he already knew the reason to. But he needed to hear it.

“The reason why I, well, did what I did was that.. I hadn’t spent that much time with you…” He turned to the sides in an attempt to hide the blush crawling towards his cheeks.

“I’m joining the volleyball club with Daichi.” He said during the walk home, your hand in his.

“You know why. I need to help my mom at home. She’s getting better lately so, if all goes well, maybe I’d consider it.” That answer of yours was enough. He was worried, both for you and your mother. He had asked you to be their manager because he wanted to keep an eye on you.

'I want to hold your hand again… Ask how you’ve been doing... Take care of you like when we were in junior high.’ The hospital was now in sight. How many meters he had run, he had no idea. As long as he could reach his goal, he doesn’t care whether his legs give out from running or not.

“Yeah? That’s great! Though, I wish you guys were able to train under Coach Ukai,” You voiced out your thoughts, “I mean, isn’t it different to also have a coach rather than only have an adviser?”

“Well, yeah. But he’s pretty determined.”

“And scary…” You shuddered as the image of him scolding Sugawara popped into your head. The boy beside you only laughed.

“He isn’t that scary.” He said, ruffling your hair.

“H-hey! Stop it Koushi!!” You pouted, trying to remove his hand.

'I still want to say those words to you everyday and for the rest of my life.’ He dropped to his knees, panting widely. His lungs burned and his legs felt like jello. Sweat streaked down his face as he tried to even his breathing.

It was the night of the school festival, a bonfire lit the darkened campus matched with the cheers of the students.

“Yeah? Something wrong Kou?” That nickname always managed to put a blush on his face and thank god, it was dark. He turned his attention back to the fire.

“(y/n)…” You looked beside you at the rooftop to see Sugawara staring at you.

“I’ve been wanting to tell this girl that… That I like her. She’s really pretty, no, beautiful. She helps me a lot and always supports me. I really can’t imagine a day that I haven’t thought about her. She’s the main reason why I always do my best in my matches, I wanted to impress her and so that she’ll be proud of what I achieved.” You only nodded, not wanting to spoil the mood because of your silly feelings.

“That’s great! It’s Kiyoko-san, isn’t it? She’s like a goddess! And she never gets tired helping you guys, man I wish I had that stamina of hers.” You sighed, burying your face underneath your arms.

“You’re just as beautiful as Shimizu, even more actually…” He whispered but not enough to be left unheard, “A-and she’s not the one I was talking about.”

“No way! There’s no way I’m way more beautiful than Kiyoko-san! Also, stop talking about me and start talking about the girl you like.” It pained your heart to even suggest talking about the person the one you like, well, like.

“You do? Then you should know that I wouldn’t dare reject you, right? 'Cause I like you too.” His head snapped towards you before engulfing you in a hug. You hadn’t expected him to but was happy he did. Your hands lay on his chest as his snaked away, grabbing on to the railings beside you.

“You could have told me about it! You didn’t have to go and lie saying you needed to drop by somewhere or your brothers came back!” The two of you were fighting yet again, the fourth time this week and it was only Tuesday. Your fights have become more frequent lately and you couldn’t handle the stress anymore.

Faces inches away, you could feel his warm breath on yours, his eyes searching yours or was he waiting for you to stop him? You gave him a small smile before his lips crashed onto yours. It was a fluttering feeling for you, being kissed with so much love.

'I want your lips on mine again, even if it’s on the cheek. It’s fine…’ He looked around after gathering the needed strength to find you.

“How can I stop talking about you when it’s you?” You froze. You weren’t quite sure if what you heard was right. Was he really talking about you? Clearly this must have been all a dream, “I like you (y/n) and I wanted to ask if you’d want to go out with me. I just… Wanted to get that off of my chest, it’s alright, you don’t have to answer back. I already know how this’ll end out.”

“I didn’t want to bother you, especially with your upcoming game against Date Tech. I was going to tell you, I promise. It’s just that mom really needs the money right now…” You were trying not to break down in front him. You don’t even understand why the two of you were fighting. It was starting to become laughable.

“Still! Have you ever thought of how I would feel seeing you in that outfit, being eyed by almost every guy–” You had slapped him hard, tears bursting out of your eyes as Sugawara looked at you dejectedly.

“Will you stop!? I’ve been getting sick and tired of our fights! I’m getting fed up with everything! How about you!!? Have you ever thought about how I feel everyday each time I let you go for practice?! I wanna support you until the end, I want to be that someone who doesn’t hold you back from reaching your dreams!” You shouted, hands clenched. The grey haired third year gritted on his teeth, looking away. He knew you were right too, you were only doing this for your family so, who was he to stop you? Who was he to mouth such nonsense instead of helping? He knew you were at your limit, “But, I guess this relationship of ours has been holding us down instead. We’ve been fighting almost every chance we get, it’s getting a bit toxic. We don’t trust each other anymore. Let’s just… Get this over with.”

“I.. I d-didn’t mean that. We both know–”

'Even if it’s just a glimpse of you… Please… Just one more time… To hold on to you…’ He was running through the halls, peeking in each room but, you weren’t there.

“We both know that this isn’t working anymore and it’s tearing us apart. I’m letting us go, Koushi. And you should too…” You could tell that he was hurting as much as you did. Was this the only way?

“Ah, Sugawara-san! Are you looking for (l/n)-san?” He nodded, not trusting his words. Not yet. He still needed to find you and if he were to speak, it might not go his way, “She just left, I think you could still– H-hey..!”

“I’m leaving today,” It was just a few hours ago when he heard your words. You were staring at him as his back faced you, “Mom’s being transferred to a different hospital overseas to get treated better. I just thought that… You should know.”

“Ah. I see,” Was his only reply. It pained you, slowly realizing that the bond you once had was now gone, “I hope she gets well.”

“Right. I might not come back ever again after this.”

“I know.” Was this the end of your chapter with him? After all that’s happened, was this it?

“(Y/N)!!!” Looking behind you, a panting Sugawara came into view. You furrowed your eyebrows.

He had dashed towards the exit, silently praying you haven’t left yet.

“Then, goodbye… Sugawara.” When he turned back, you were gone. Like a dream he was about to wake up from.

'What the hell?’ You just stared at the third year, waiting for him to speak up.

“I’m.. I’m s-sorry… I was wrong.” He managed to say in between breaths.

“Did you run all the way here just to say you were wrong?” You were irritated. You weren’t expecting his parting words to you would be like this, “If so, I’m going.”

“But… I can’t do that Kou,” A blush crept onto his cheeks and he would have smiled if only it wouldn’t make the situation awkward, “You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me and I wouldn’t be able to find anyone else that could make me feel this way. So what if we’ve been on rocky paths? We’ve managed to get through them before right?”

“A-are you sure? Even if we pull this off, long distance seems…” He trailed off, looking for the words that would not turn you away from him.

“N-no, wait..! I wanted to tell you that you were right, about everything and about leaving. I realized that.. I couldn’t be the one who’d wake up to be the first to see that smile of yours in the morning for the rest of your life and I hope you find someone who’ll make you happy unlike I did,” He looked up at you, a smile on his face. He was happy he got everything out of his chest and you were there to hear it, “Just make sure he treats you well, okay?”

“I know. I’ll find a way. I’ll come back for you if… If you wait for me.”

It was only for a short while but, to him, it felt like an eternity, your warmth still lingering, “See you soon, Kou.”

• • •

“I will. I promise I will. But if you do find someone, that’s alright with me. I trust your decision.” You gave a laugh, walking towards him and engulfing him in an embrace.

Cheers erupted from the stadium, signaling that the quarterfinals had ended. Karasuno had lost. You decided that it was best for him to talk to his teammates first before appearing so, you rushed outside, waiting on the players, looking for a certain grey haired setter. Once your eyes caught his figure, you ran up to him and engulfed him in a hug, much like the one you gave before you left.

“W-wha… (y/n)..?” Everyone looked at you as you buried your face deeper in his chest.

“You did great Kou, you and your team did great…” You felt his tears on your shirt and you let him, rubbing his back and whispering sweet nothings.

“And? What’s important is that you fought your hardest and with the best team you could ever wish for. I’m so proud of you Kou…” He stared at your eyes, searching for something.

“By the way, what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be with you mom? Ah! You must be here with someone! I-I’ll–” He pushed you away, hands on your shoulders.

“But we… We lost. We weren’t able to play in the finals…” He hugged you tighter. Maybe because he thought that if he would let go or even loosen his hold on you, you’d go and vanish.

“Stop it will you? There is no someone. I came to see you and I was glad I did. My brothers are taking care of mom while I’m staying here.” You grinned, before feeling a pair of lips on yours. You quickly melt into it, like the emotions the two of you contained were released. Though, it was cut short when the coach cleared his throat.

“Sorry to break your little reunion up but, would you really settle this in public?” You both nervously laughed, Sugawara’s hand snaking its way on your waist. You looked up and smiled again.

“I’m home, love.”

“Welcome home.”

“I’ll wait for you because you’re you and I want nothing else.”

[greycappedjester]

hello!! firstly i wanted to say that i really love your writing, i think is really admiring how you connect every detail and the way you narrate is really beautiful. i also have one question: does the fact that kenma was nowhere to be found in the last chapter means something?? idk, i know that not all the characters appear in every single chapter and i'm ok with it but i just find it curious how you mentioned a lot of people who usually hang out with him (i think) but he wasn't there

(also english is not my first language so i apologize for any mistakes in this question)

Thank you!

Funny story, actually, Kenma was the unfortunate victim of scene cuts last chapter. He was originally in the breakfast scene with Yaku, Lev, Shimizu, Hinata, Yachi, and Kageyama...but then I realized he hadn't really gotten a chance to say much and felt like he was getting overlooked too much as far as the conversation went so I cut him out of the scene. Originally, I also had plans to show the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw (including Kenma) quidditch teams along with Hufflepuff and Slytherin. But tbh the chapter was getting way too long already so I skipped those scenes.

The result was a sadly Kenma-less chapter. I imagine he was just chilling and getting some well-deserved rest or possibly working on his ongoing charms experiments on how to get technology to work better with magic.

*Also your English is wonderful :)

[strawberrystarcake]

ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɪᴋʏᴜᴜ ꜱᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ!

ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴄʜᴇꜱᴛ

↳ TWs: death mention ↳ PAIRING/S: sawamura daichi x sugawara koushi ↳ SUMMARY: The Sawamura Estate has many secrets.

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ᴇꜱꜱᴀʏꜱ ᴀᴛ ᴅᴀᴡɴ

↳ TWs: n/a (i think) ↳ PAIRING/S: n/a ↳ SUMMARY: Takeru- well, he’s had quite enough. He thinks that he deserves a break and a year-long vacation to the Maldives, thank you very much.

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ꜱᴛʀᴀᴡʙᴇʀʀʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ | ᴛꜱᴜᴋɪʏᴀᴍᴀ

↳ TWs: romance ↳ PAIRING/S: yamaguchi tadashi x tsukishima kei ↳ SUMMARY: Kei, Tadashi, and lessons in love.

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ᴀ ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ ɪɴꜱɪɢɴɪꜰɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ

↳ TWs: none (but fair warning, it's not canon compliant!) ↳ PAIRING/S: none! you could probably read it as suga/kiyoko if you wanted to, but i didn't write it to be that way (´▽｀) ↳ SUMMARY: Second year comes and goes. It leaves behind a girl of almost-seventeen who elects to live like a heartbeat, maintaining a kingdom with gentle hands.

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ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ?

↳ TWs: romance ↳ PAIRING/S: yachi hitoka x shimizu kiyoko ↳ SUMMARY: There is a difference between smart and wise, and although Hitoka has always been smart, she’s never been particularly wise. This is probably why, when she sees the pretty girl standing over her desk asking for a favour, she immediately agrees to do it. Whatever it is.

[myelocin]

she | hq women

synopsis: the forms of love that you’ve associated with: yachi hitoka, kiyoko shimizu, tanaka saeko, & alisa haiba

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yachi hitoka:

her presence was like the excitement you get when you flip to a new page of your favorite book. same as the feeling when you’re reading between the familiar lines of a story you’ve long memorized—but still are able to dig up a new perspective under every passage. she became the reason why you have peach candy conveniently placed in your car, purse, and at odd pockets of some jeans because you knew how much she liked it. she’s that one different song that shuffles in the playlist when you’ve been driving for a particularly long time—and you smile every time because the happy lyrics are a nice change from the sad songs. she’s the little charm of a peach character hanging on your car and the polaroid tucked into visor that fills you with gentle reminders to drive carefully. her voice is the first I love you that breaks the silence of the morning and she is the face that reminds you how much of a blessing it is to have found love and softness in the midst a world crying from sadness.

kiyoko shimizu:

she’s the calendar on your phone that reminds you to take your vitamins daily. she’s the hand you hold when you tell your parents that you love a woman and the hand that squeezes back as she tells them promises of giving you the love you deserve. she’s the smile in your wallpaper that greets you every time you check the time to see how long you have until you can finally clock out of work. the well wishes when you start your day and the welcome home when you return in the evenings. she’s the neatly written note that says, i love you, written in a sticky note of your favorite color that’s stuck to the side of your bento box. she’s the knitted scarf you wear every winter despite the awkward pattern that she uses as a reason to downplay her gift; she’s also the red in her cheeks that lingers after you kiss her cheek and say, thank you.  kiyoko is the first love you thought that would end in a beautiful memory but turns out to be the only love that still leaves you breathless and thankful every day.

tanaka saeko:

she’s the person in your life who reminds you how looking at fireworks feels like every day. the late night grocery runs and sliding down the aisles with one foot on the cart. she’s the chips and juice pouches in the cart but also is the vegetable and the carefully chosen carton of eggs delicately placed next to the loaf of bread to avoid cracking. she’s the muffled loop of an elvis presley song playing from your phone in the kitchen at 9pm as she listens to your stories about nothings while you chop up the vegetables for dinner. she’s the loose pocket change in the cup holder of your car and that one packet of gum that you liked that she always chewed into after a cigarette. she’s the half empty can of beer that’s cooling down and the condensation in the coffee table while you’re fast asleep curled against her side during a movie really late at night. she’s the love you know that anchors you in the best ways possible because while she shows you sparks of spontaneity, she also walks with you in every adult decision she knows you hate making. the balance you know you’ve sought after all your life. saeko is the serendipity you are eternally grateful for.

alisa haiba:

she is the Instagram photo you’re tagged in with the too many emojis placed next to a paragraph about how much she loves you. she’s the face you look at when you whisper your deepest secrets to in your moments of raw vulnerability. the perfume or the necklace you’ve been eyeing but kept quiet about for the past 2 months that’s wrapped in chiffon paper of your favorite color. alisa is that number one supporter yelling and cheering for you with no regards to the crowd behind her in every performance. at the same time, she’s also the safe space you retreat into as she covers your face in kisses and soothes your back with rubs and whispers of, “it’s okay, you’re okay, i love you and it’ll be okay.” she’s the slightly off key song you listen to when you’re getting ready with her in the mornings. alisa is the refrigerator magnets that litters your fridge that shows all the places you’ve told each other I love you under different skies. she’s the love that came to you in a flash, but stayed as if she were the roots of the oldest oak tree.  

[umikawa]

Assigning Haikyuu Characters To-

the different ways i’ve confessed and the different ways i’ve been broken up with :p

characters: yamaguchi, kenma, hinata, ushijima, kiyoko, atsumu, kinoshita, bokuto, oikawa, hoshiumi.

Tw: Cheating.

Yamaguchi Tadashi - Confessing through a note

Slipping notes into their locker, trying to hold a smile as they read it and witnessing a blush overtake their face.

Finally handing them the final confession note but, he’s still too scared so he make tsukki give it to them.

Getting a confession note back during class and having to try hard to not show he’s blushing.

Kenma Kozume - The Accidental Breakup

Kuroo wondered how you would’ve reacted if he told you kenma wanted to break up. so he did.

“It was a joke.” He’d tell you after the damage was done. “I’m sorry I didn’t mean it.”

Kenma didn’t know, Kuroo did it on his own and he doesn’t know his best friend lost his relationship because of a joke.

He finally confronts you after a week. he regifted you the notebook filled with things you love about him, but he’s written things he loves about you.

You don’t catch up to him fast enough and lose him forever.

Hinata Shoyo - The Set-Up

Yachi thought it would be fun to set you two up to date. She remembers that Hinata told her he had a crush on you a while back, and you felt the same.

She asks the both of you to meet at a stairwell near the gym, her plan is going well she thinks.

When you finally announce that you’re dating, she’s thrilled.

The relationship is awkward and there’s little to no interaction since you’re both so busy but, you two study together sometimes.

Ushijima Wakatoshi - Cheating (sorry)

he thinks there’s nothing wrong with what he’s doing.

he doesn’t text you anyway, what’s the harm? he thinks, “what they don’t know won’t hurt them.”

he finally breaks up with you the day before your one month, but he tells your friend to do it for him, over text.

he announced that he’s dating your friend not even two days later and you figure out that he was cheating on you, two years later.

you tell yourself, “we never liked each other anyway.”

Kiyoko Shimizu - The Girlfriend Experiment 

She was questioning bisexuality and you, being one of her close friends, were asked to be her girlfriend as a test.

You agreed, already having a crush on her. Though you were setting yourself up for heartbreak, you did it for her.

The first two weeks are a breeze, nothings really changed, only your label.

It gets bumpier as time passes, she doesn’t kiss back, she doesn’t respond anymore.

“sorry, i guess i don’t like girls like i thought. i think it’d be best if we stopped being friends too, i can’t look at you the same way after this.”

Miya Atsumu - The ‘Just in case this backfires, let me make up a story’

Miya Atsumu does not confess. He has girls lining up in front of him to confess to him.

Well, until he met you.

He never really paid attention to you during the first term of school but sometime along, when you worked your way into his friend group when you became friends with Suna, he thought you were best.

You two click immediately once you get talking and he has to hide his blush every time you choose to sit next to him and run your fingers through his hair.

He confessed the day of a fireworks show, even if it was over text.

He made a bullshit lie about how an old lady told him he’d not regret doing something he really wanted to.

and it’s fine that you don’t feel the same, he won’t give up until you do.

Kinoshita Hisashi - The Spotify Playlist

He’s had a crush on you for two years and has never acted on it. But he enjoys the fact you two constantly call each other pet names

So, He listens to random songs on his own liked playlist and dissects the ones that remind him of you and throws other random love songs in the mix.

He sends it to you with so much confidence after five hours of screaming into his pillow, three showers, and baking ten mini cakes.

is in utter shock when you reply, “Sorry sweet pea i don’t have spotify!”

Transfers the playlist to youtube and sends the link.

Cannot sit down and does another spree, also has a mini concert in his bedroom pretending his hairbrush is a microphone.

and when you respond he’s over the moon.

Bokuto Kotaro - The Video Confession

You’re his best friend, right next to akaashi of course.

Rants to akaashi how he wants to confess so bad but he’s afraid that you won’t be his friend anymore.

“well, if they would stop talking to you if you did, then maybe they aren’t a good friend.”

wants to be offended because of that but can’t deny it’s true in a way.

so he does it with a video. “If you’re seeing this i have a HUGE crush on YOU.”

hides under his kitchen table when you reply, “I already knew Ko. But i like you too.”

Oikawa Toru - The Sugar Daddy Type Beat

He’s the same as Atsumu, he doesn’t confess.

The fangirls always buy him stuff, even though he says he doesn’t deserve it, that just makes them buy more things.

and on a particular day in july, you waltz up to him and hand him a keychain.

“happy birthday oikawa.”

freezes in his spot so you just leave, and it takes him roughly 17 fangirls to make him snap out of it before he looks at the keychain.

he remembers going live on instagram one time and talking about volleyball the entire time (which was a pure accident he’d meant to answer other questions) and mentioning the setter on the argentina team.

“a keychain? with a jersey number that isn’t yours? do they know you at all?”

he doesn’t mean to ignore the fan girls really but, he wants to talk to you more.

and you do, eventually. still giving him gifts from time to time.

Hoshiumi Korai - The Mutual Breakup

Even if you two loved being together, the distance and inability to make more than enough time for each other was dragging you both down.

The entire time he’s over at your house, he’s latched onto you, holding you as close as he can since he knows it’s the last time he can. at least, in a romantic way.

“I love you.” “I love you too.” “Maybe when we’re older, and still love each other, we can try again.” “maybe.”

You share your last hug with him when you drop him off at the train station.

I’m fine promise :D just a lil bored and felt like oversharing online or whatever 😋

[kalinawtokilig]

Paris in the Rain

Today is the day where you planned your date. It's raining. You may have mixed feelings about the weather, staring up in the sky. Little did you know as the water droplets fall gently to the ground, your partner opens an umbrella, a soft glint in their eyes when you turn and grin at them.

Despite the change in weather, they don't really care about it. They smile back at you, the slight crinkle near their eyes.

"Anywhere with you feels right."

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{"...Getting lost late at night, under stars; Finding love standing right where we are.

Your lips, they pull me in the moment. You and I alone; People may be watching, I don't mind."}

-NISHINOYA YUU, Kageyama Tobio, Shimizu Kiyoko, TANAKA SAEKO, Yamamota Taketora, Fukunaga Shohei, Haiba Lev, Haiba Alisa, Kindaichi Yuutarou, Futakuchi Kenji, Koganegawa Kanji, BOKUTO KOUTAROU, Goshiki Tsutomu, Terushima Yuuji, Suna Rintarou, MIYA ATSUMU,

{"...We don't need a fancy town or bottles that we can't pronounce, cause anywhere with you feels like, Paris in the rain...

I look at you now and I want this forever..."}

-TANAKA RYUUNOUSKE, Sawamura Daichi, MIYA OSAMU, Kuroo Tetsurou Kuroo, Morisuke Yaku, MATSUKAWA ISSEI, HANAMAKI TAKAHIRO, Kunimi Akira, Takanobu Aone, Konoha Akinori, Ushijima Wakatoshi, Semi Eita, Shinsuke Kita

{"...I might not deserve it but there's nothing better; Don't know how I ever did it all without you. My heart it about to jump outta my chest.

Feelings they come and they go, that they do;

Feeling they come and go, but not with you..."}

-AZUMANE ASAHI, TSUKISHIMA KEI, Yamaguchi Tadashi, Sugawara Koushi, Ennoshita Chikara, YACHI HITOKA, Kozume Kenma, OIKAWA TOORU, IWAIZUMI HAJIME, KYOUTANI KENTAROU, Akaashi Keiji, TENDOU SATORI,

[rintarous]

Toxic bf kags hcs? 👀👀✨

i’m supposed to be studying for my first test tomorrow but ok work + tw / toxic relationships!!!!!

kags as a toxic bf omfg...

you didn’t really see the red flags at first

maybe its cs u were so in love at him the moment you saw him lmfao

but kageyama didn’t show signs of it at all til you were like .. 2-3 months into dating

like you yourself is quite surprised that he reciprocated your feelings n all that giddy shit during the honeymoon phase of your relationship with kags

but that all went down the drain when that fluffy, romantic, honeymoon phase was over

the first red flag was when he would get crazy jealous over literally ANYONE of the opposite sex like dude........

at first you didn’t really mind it when he would suddenly pull you away from your group of friends that has some guys in it

you thought he was just being cute and acting like a jealous bf every now and then but when he blatantly told the guy (your partner for some paper) to get lost and never talk to you again when you were discussing something important for your reaction paper and sumn

that’s when you were a bit ... shaken like??

so you two would obvi fight over this

in the middle of the goddamn classroom too if i say so myself

resulted to you crying and him storming off (him slamming the door close for dramatic effect) 

the next day he apologized profusely to you the next day, even going out his way to get you some flowers and shit

so you thought you were back in track with ur lovely bf kags

red flag no. 2 was when you two would just go on the silent treatment for days straight

like holy fucking shit how could kageyama handle that????

and its over like what?? you didn’t like the milk he got you for the day??? or some stupid shit

and shit would escalate realllyyyy fast

even his own volleyball team is telling him to go talk to you as you wait patiently outside their gym, HOPING he would be willing to talk

and again, he’d only come back to earth when he senses you want to break up with him lol kags ,, it doesn’t work that way

red flag no. 3 was where he would push you away when he’s struggling with himself

like kags wtf let me in cs i let you in my life wouldnt it be fair if you let me in too?

but nope kags usually lashes out or again, ignores you until he’s done with his own dilemma 

usually this ends up with you two fighting again but is it really avoidable at this point?

another red flag was when he would point out the littlest shit you had that sorta bugs him ig or idk,,, toxic shit!!

LIKE EVEN IN FRONT OF HIS OWN TEAM LIKE DUDE?? TOUGH BLOW??

one time he pointed out that why do you even bother helping the team n shit when yachi and shimizu were there and u just stood there awkwardly like... am i not supposed to come help???

so when u take ur leave from the gym, the team immediately jumps at kageyama like

“kageyama why would you say that to ur gf!!1″

and he’s just so confused like ,,, “did i say something wrong? i was just asking cs,,, u know ?? this is the only time i’m free from her??”

the team was so shocked that day when he said that

they honestly felt really bad for you n shit like that holy fuck

one other red flag is he also gets really really mad when you pull a reverse card on him so you start doing the shit he does to you to him?

girl... praying 4 u 

like u being overly jealous over what,, girls who come up to him, him playing too much volleyball and when he doesnt spend time with you

and he just pulls the victim and support card on you like

“why won’t you ever support me in the shit im passionate about!!!” he screams at ur face and ur like “me? not supporting you?!” yeah a big fight really

but idk why ur still with him sis like,, is the dick that good??

leave him my dude !!!!! 

u deserve better !!!!

but its kageyama... when will you find someone like him again?

in the end, its all up to you to suck it up and endure just to be with him or find someone better

the end 

[goodboydummy]

Incomplete list of things I love about Haikyuu:

(I add to this every day) (This is all spoilers obv)

- “Someday, if you get really good, someone even better will come and find you”

- Fly

- “This right here, right in this moment... this is still volleyball”

- The running gag of the dangerous bathroom

- Atsumu took ONE LOOK at KageHina and understood exactly tf is going on. (“Tobio is completely wrapped around that little spikers finger”)

- Bokuto’s chest bump receives 🏐💕

- ushijima and tendou stay close friends as adults

- the little tongue thing Hinata does omg

- everyone on adlers looks great in white, everyone on jackals looks hot in black

- THE Tsukishima moment (you know the one) 🌙

- Aone and the way he respects Hinata so much🥺 I wanna cry when they shake hands at the net

- Inuoka being a puppy but in human form

- Inuoka and Hinata do the jump thingy

- Foreshadowing for Papa!Kuroo when he tells Tsukki he could try goofing off more often lmao

- KENMA KOZUME 🤩😍😘

- when Daichi goes under the net after the Nekoma game and hugs Kuroo and they’re smiling so huge

- “Does that mean one day you’ll be playing on the same stage as me? Even if it’s the country, or the world?” “You’re finally here.” “I’m here.”

- “YOU CAN FLY EVEN HIGHER.”

- KageHina hands touching when they block that Miya twin freak quick and win the whole fucking game

- “This hurts... it’s painful....... I don’t want it to ever end.”

- Tanaka and Shimizu endgame and how happy she looks omg

- When Hinata crowns Kageyama with the towel crown 👑

- Tanaka and Taketora best bros

- “Kuroo.... thanks for getting me into volleyball.”

- When old coach Ukai is watching the Nekoma game in the hospital and young Ukai shakes Nekomata’s hand and old Ukai holds his hand out too

- Oikawa Oikawa Oikawa

- LONG HAIR THIRD YEAR HINATA

- Kageyama telling Hinata to get a haircut why are you guys like this

- SHORT HAIR TANNED SKIN BRAZIL HINATA

- The first time Kageyama sets the ball for Hinata (I GET CHILLS)

- Yamaguchi being captain in third year

- Bby Kenma and Kuroo

- Yachi..... baby....... I love you...

- Everyone bothering Goshiki to watch Kurasuno at nationals lmao

- THE “ooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH” SOUND EFFECT WHEN OIKAWA GOES TO SERVE

- Hinata’s ‘DUN’ jump

- When they lose to Aoba Josai and run around the gym screaming until they pass out on the floor. Iconic.

- The fact that Kageyama is as much of an idiot as Hinata when it comes to school

- Volleyball idiots/they share a brain cell

- The way everyone calls Hinata and Kageyama freaks and weirdos and monsters

- When Hinata gets the intense look on his face

- “The Greatest Decoy”

- “Ninja Shoyo” 🥰🥰

- When Kageyama looks around to set the ball and so many people are there to spike it. He isn’t left alone on the court anymore.

- “I’m not closing my eyes anymore”

- The physical fist fight Kageyama and Hinata get into and freak Yachi out

- WHEN THE PRINCIPLE’S WIG FLIES OFF AND LANDS ON DAICHIS HEAD LMAO

- every single one of Daichis flawless serve receives what an absolute bae

- Saeko Tanaka

- When Shimada ran across the huge gym with the Shimada Mart bag so Tadashi would have something to refocus on and not mess up his serve

- The freak quick attack

- “YOU CAN FLY EVEN HIGHER.” (I KNOW I ALREADY PUT THIS BUT IT BEARS REPEATING ITS THE MOST ROMANTIC THING IVE EVER SEEN)

- When Hinata shows up at the camp uninvited and Tsukishima pretends he doesn’t know him lol

- Kunimi’s ‘nice and easy’ lazy receives

- “Just when I start to forget, it comes back to remind me... volleyball is fun!”

- Nishinoya’s cat eyes

- “I’ll be the one to stay on the court the longest.”

- When Kageyama set for Hinata at the training camp when he wasn’t even fucking there I am SOBBING

- Kenma’s faces

- “Shoyo! I’m gonna set for you someday!” And then he did.

- That photo Hinata and Oikawa take in Brazil and send to everyone

- “We don’t look for the short players. But they don’t care. They come to us, with undeniable skill, and force us to choose them.”

- Takeda’s flowery Lit teacher speeches that no one understands lol

- Tanaka is the first one to try and cheer Hinata up when he gets a fever

- The crow symbolism

- Numbers 9 and 10

- Noshinoya with his hair down

- The first moment Tanaka saw Shimizu and he proposed to her

- “If Shoyo hadn’t seen you on tv, he wouldn’t have biked across a mountain everyday to go to Karasuno, and he wouldn’t have met Tobio.” “I may have created a monster. Cool.”

- “Today you are defeated. Who knows what you will be tomorrow.”

- How much the other teams hate the “Synchro Attack”

- When Shimizu warms Sugawara’s hands and he says “w-we should wait until we’re married!” And she says “I am not going to marry you” (also the jealousy of the rest of the team lmao)

- Shimizu fixing the Karasuno banner and her speech and the third years sobbing

- After the Aoba Johsai loss and everyone is just silently eating and sobbing

- “If you ever get boring I’ll drop you”

- Sugawara helping Hinata practice during lunch 💕💕 bby

- When Hinata realizes he’s finally on a team. A real team!

- The first time they pull off the closed eyes freak quick attack

- When Hinata served the ball at KaGEyAMA’S HEAD

- Nishinoya did special training to save blocked balls after the failed Date tech game

- Nishi literally will not rejoin the team until Asahi comes back that’s the most romantic thing. Romeo and Juliet WHO??

- Everyone’s time skip careers are so perfect? They make me so freakin happy?? Asahi a fashion designer? Suga a teacher?? Tanaka a personal trainer? Inuoka a childcare specialist? Ennoshita a physical therapist? Nishi a wild and free vagabond traveling the world? LEV A SUPERMODEL? I DIE.

- the visual image of Ushijima pressing down on the first years and the rest of the team coming together to help them lift the weight so they can win!

- Tanaka, Karasuno doesn’t deserve you bby they would be lost without you don’t you ever forget it

[narumi-gens]

ukai decides to propose. you've already talked about it, you KNOW you want to spend your lives together, he knows hopes you'll say yes.

(his heart might never recover if you don't)

so he goes about buying a ring. he steals a ring of yours when you're asleep for sizing purposes. selecting a ring wasn't as hard as he'd thought it would be — he knew his budget, he knew what you liked (he's known you your whole life). so he goes out and buys a pretty little silver band inlaid with three tiny diamonds. it's a little heavy on his wallet, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. you deserve nice things.

then came the planning of the actual proposal. this was, he realized, significantly harder than he'd thought it would be.

maybe he should keep it simple? dinner followed by a walk under the stars. he'll get down on one knee and—no. isn't that too cliché? he can do better.

an elaborate treasure hunt throughout your house? maybe he can make up clues based on all the memories you've made together: eating dinner on the floor the first night of moving in because the dining table was too hard to assemble, or learning the importance of separating whites and colours when your favourite white blouse comes out the washing machine stained a murky blue because of that damn t-shirt of his. or something to do with that time you'd had a stomach bug and he'd nursed you through it, staying by your side even after you'd thrown up on him.

no, he decides, it'd be bad if you couldn't connect the clues to these events. besides, he's no literary genius. coming up with elaborate prose for the clues is not a task he considers himself capable of.

then what?

ukai is standing in the karasuno gym, thumbing at the ring box sitting snugly inside his jacket pocket. he'd taken to carrying it around with him after you'd almost stumbled upon the ring hidden behind the plants you'd insisted on keeping in the house.

he's exhausted his creativity racking his brain for ideas. everything he could come up with seemed too cliché, or too cringey, or just downright stupid. he's suddenly brought back to reality when takeda clears his throat next to him, 'is everything okay?' falling from his lips, tone polite as ever.

fuck, he shouldn't be zoned out during practice. he really needs to put a stop to this. ukai looks at the man standing next to him. maybe he could help? takeda was a poet at heart, after all, so he should be able to come up with a romantic proposal.

ukai confides in him, accepting the congratulatory pat takeda gives him. by now, this little interaction has attracted the attention of the nut more curious of his boys. tanaka, nishinoya, hinata gather around him with kageyama creeping up behind them. he can tell that the other members are listening in too, just not as obviously.

'what's the matter, coach?'

ukai eyes his team. it wouldn't hurt to tell them, right? they don't really come into contact with you all that often, and when they do, it's for brief moments only, when you're popping in to drop off his keys or his wallet that he'd forgotten at home.

'i'm, uh, thinking of proposing. bought the ring and everything, just need to come up with a plan now.'

dead silence echoes throughout the gym before complete mayhem breaks out.

he's being congratulated simultaneously by sawamura, azumane, and ennoshita while tanaka and nishinoya are huddled together on the floor, weeping tears of happiness (at least, ukai thinks they're tears of happiness. you can never tell with these two.) tsukishima goes back to sipping at his drink, while yamaguchi's eyes light up, much like yachi's. shimizu, too, offers him a soft smile and a congratulations before tanaka pipes up.

'can we see the ring?!'

well, they already know, so ukai reckons it wouldn't do much harm to let them see it. he reaches into his pocket and takes out the box, flipping it open to reveal the silver band wedged inside. the team crowds around him, oohs and aahs falling from their mouths. tanaka nods somberly, a finger stroking his chin, as he mutters, "excellent choice, coach. she's going to say yes."

"who's going to say yes?"

fourteen pairs of eyes land on you, holding so many emotions in them, from amusement to sheer panic. you stand at the door of the gymnasium, holding ukai's lunch. he'd accidentally taken yours today, so you thought you could pop in to exchange it and see your boyfriend while doing so. but the scene you happened upon was completely unexpected.

ukai scrambled violently with something in his hands, while takeda looked like he'd seen a ghost. the kid with the goatee was panicky, his eyes flitting around for an escape. the two shortest of the bunch were fidgeting with whatever keishin was holding, apparently trying to help him with it.

keyword: trying.

all the jostling and shoving they did managed to knock the thing out of keishin's hands. you squint as it flies through the air — was that a box? — as keishin desperately tries to get to it before it lands in front of you.

he draws on every single diving receive he'd ever done in his entire life and swoops across the gymnasium, towards you.

he does not get there in time.

the box clatters to the ground in front of you, keishin landing there a second later. you're still stuck trying to process the situation, but you have enough presence of mind to lean down and pick up the box, finally being able to see its contents.

oh. oh.

keishin thumps the ground with his first before he looks up at you, eyes filled with resignation. he's quite the sight - his hair had slipped out of his hairband and his nose was bleeding. yet he drags himself to sit up on one knee.

you've already seen the ring. might as well get it over with.

keishin opens his mouth, ready to launch into an unrehearsed speech, cursing the universe with every fiber of his being for making things turn out this way. but you don't give him a chance to say anything.

his eyes widen before he's knocked to the ground by you flinging yourself on top of him. you're hugging him, face buried in his neck, whispering 'yes, yes, yes, always, a thousand times yes' and suddenly he can't bring himself to care about the awkwardness of the situation.

keishin laughs before sitting up, bringing you with him. he gently separates you from him before taking the ring tightly clutched in your palm and slipping it onto your finger. the whole scene feels a little too intimate for a high school gymnasium, but it's only fair that it happens here, he thinks. after all, this is where he'd realised he loved you, all the way back when you two had been first years.

he blinks back the tears suddenly clouding his eyes and restrains the urge to kiss you senseless right there. the two of you had created enough drama for the day. instead he settles for kissing the inside of your wrist as he laces his fingers through yours, before lifting them up in the air, as if announcing his victory.

the entire gymnasium burst into cheers once again. this time it was asahi and kinoshita in tears while hinata and nishinoya jumped around in joy. takeda was grinning ear to ear when he gave you his congratulations, followed shortly by daichi and sugawara. and you could've sworn you saw the senior manager's eyes flit to the bald-headed boy, a blush coating her cheeks. but that was something for another day.

today, right now, you would celebrate. sure, the proposal had been far from ideal, but keishin was yours and you were his and you found yourself wishing it would be this way forever.

i do not know what this is but this scenario refused to leave my mind unless i wrote it down aaaa

sorry for the long ass ask!! please feel free to ignore i just wanted to share ❄️

....anon....I am SPEECHLESS!!!! what did do to deserve such a wonderful anon who drops such amazing things in my inbox 😭😭 (and while I may be slow to reply bc...life...ugh... don't worry anon, I would never ignore something like this!!!! god, nothing gets me more than dorky, lame, grumpy ukai who's such a sweetheart and so soft and I'm just DYING over this.

everyone be jealous of my amazing anon 💕

(also don't catch me going through all my ukai wips that haven't been touched in a year+. nope, definitely not doing that... 👀)

[realcube]

my (christmas) gift to you based off of your favourite haikyuu!! character 🎁

ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵃ ᵇᶦᵗ ᵒᶠ ᶠᵘⁿ ˡᵒˡ ᵖˡᶻ ᵈᵒⁿ'ᵗ ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ᶦᵗ ᵗᵒᵒ ˢᵉʳᶦᵒᵘˢˡʸ 💕

if you don’t celebrate christmas then consider it a gift for being a great person! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

tw// mentions of depression, suicide, swearing, contraception, drugs 

KARASUNO ❄

coach ukai  ➸  a cure for daddy issues and horny 😔

ittetsu takeda  ➸ some respect 👍 

daichi sawamura  ➸ a supportive parent/friend 😳 or maybe a mug with ‘world’s best _____’ on it 

(fanon) kōshi sugawara  ➸ some fkn confidence plz you deserve it

(canon) kōshi sugawara  ➸ idk what i’d get you but i’d get your friend group a new therapist friend- you seriously need a break ( *^-^)ρ(*╯^╰)

asahi azumane  ➸ a plushie of any sorts

kiyoko shimizu  ➸ a girlfriend :)

ryūnosuke tanaka  ➸ money.

saeko tanaka  ➸ money. but more..

yū nishinoya  ➸ i would do your hw for 2 weeks and HAIR DYE

chikara ennoshita  ➸ anti-depressants- IDFERGB JK uh i’d get you like a snowglobe unless you wanted to take me up on the first offer

nartita/kinoshita  ➸ a world where they get more screen time and are included in official art ヽ(*。>Д<)o゜

kei tsukishima  ➸ i can’t tell if you have amazing taste or awful taste but either way i’m giving you some human affection plz take it, you need it 

tadashi yamaguchi  ➸  a hug 🥺 and if you don’t want a hug then a blanket

tobio kageyama  ➸ therapy

shōyō hinata  ➸ the whole fkn world 😭 and if not, then stilts bc i ain’t ever seen a tall hinata stan ✨

hitoka yachi  ➸ idk if i can get you passes on all your tests but i’ll try- and if i can’t, i’ll make you a study playlist 💞

⊱ ────── {.⋅ ❄ ⋅.} ────── ⊰

NEKOMA 🐈

(fanon; smart) tetsurō kuroo  ➸ a hot nerdy s/o lmao

(fanon; sexualised) tetsurō kuroo  ➸ your reproductive organs removed- plz don’t procreate ✋ JK JK uM but deadass contraception

(canon) tetsurō kuroo  ➸ i’ll sacrifice something to you 🙏🛐 god bless

morisuke yaku  ➸ a break from work/school/life- more escapism basically

lev haiba  ➸ friends who don’t pick on you 💓

kenma kuzome  ➸ a way to make people respect your preferred pronouns/name 😤 or maybe an amiibo card

taketora yamamoto ➸ money to spend on someone’s onlyfans smh

⊱ ────── {.⋅ ❄ ⋅.} ────── ⊰

AOBA JOHSAI HIGH 👑

tōru oikawa  ➸ the ability to do things without constantly comparing yourself to other people/your past-self. . . or just anything with oikawa’s face on it

hajime iwaizumi ➸ an oikawa plushie to beat up 

issei matsukawa  ➸ like ik the only thing you want is for him to rail you but i can’t make that happen so perhaps an amazon giftcard instead?

takahiro hanamaki  ➸ weed

kentarō kyōtani  ➸ you are probably the softest mf with the biggest degradation kink so like.. idk i’d spit on you or sumn

akira kunimi  ➸ a neck pillow so you can sleep on the go

shigeru yahaba  ➸ AEWIUHFEBF IS THIS YOUR MAN?!?! OH I AM DECEASED 💀💀- anyway i’d get you a pair of working fkn eye 💞

⊱ ────── {.⋅ ❄ ⋅.} ────── ⊰

SHIRATORIZAWA 🦅

wakatoshi ushijima  ➸ if you are a ushi gushy stan then my gift to you is my thoughts and prayers but if you are a ushiwaka lover then you get a firm hand shake (yes, they are two different ppl)

eita semi  ➸ i’d listen to and follow your playlists (and maybe get you your favourite artist on vinyl or sumn like that)

satori tendō ➸ lots of alcohol and whether you choose to drink it or commit arson it completely up to you

reon ōhira  ➸ the demolition of capitalism

tsutomu goshiki  ➸ a card

kenjirō shirabu  ➸ standards

⊱ ────── {.⋅ ❄ ⋅.} ────── ⊰

OTHER 🎄

kōtarō bokuto  ➸ love or maybe dick idrk

keiji akaashi  ➸ more coffee shop aus

atsumu miya  ➸ your favourite character is atsumu miya? pfft i’d get you a microphone so you can preform your stand-up comedy elsewhere (￣、￣) ik it’s sangwoo- 

osamu miya  ➸ a lovely s/o that’ll cook for you 

yūji terushima  ➸ idk if you want to be him or be with him but either way i think you need hair dye (and maybe a matching tongue piercing) 

rintaro suna  ➸ a follow to your meme account

shinsuke kita  ➸ i would get you shinsuke kita

takanobu aone  ➸ a long happy life (◡‿◡) you deserve it 

kanji koganegawa  ➸ idk why but koganegawa gives me kaminari vibes so like..dinsey plus lol