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lexinympho · 2 years
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Reader who deflects compliments
Kuroo, Suna, Kunimi, Himekawa & Bokuto x gn!reader
Tags/Warnings: Fluff (this whole thing is very soft ngl), a bit of angst, established relationship in the first 3 parts, kinda insecure reader, halfway proofread lol
A/N: Not me prematurely posting another fic😩This is my first time ever doing a headcanon list with multiple characters, so forgive me for this one being pretty rusty and excessively lengthy. Take a shot everytime you see the words "compliment", "praise", and "comment" lol
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Kuroo
Tetsuro took every chance he could to throw compliments your way, not necessarily because you're his s/o, but complimenting you is something he finds joy in (your reactions are something he lives for). And since he loves doing it, it didn't take him very long to notice what kind of compliments you have trouble accepting, particularly ones that praise any effort you've put into something. If he commented on your hair, you'd deflect by saying you didn't do much to warrant a comment. If he said he loved how you decorated the room, you'd respond by saying you could've done more. If he even says you did a good job cleaning the dishes, you'll just say you wish you didn't take so long.
He tried to chalk it up to you simply not being used to compliments pertaining to your hard work, but couldn't keep doing so after a while of you repeatedly doubting yourself.
Things came to a head when he watched you work tirelessly on an art project for 2 weeks. It was a big project, one that he's had to pull you away from on numerous occasions so you'd take a break; he knew how much effort you were putting into it not just for a good grade, but for your personal expectations as well. When he commented positively on the art project as its due date nears, he wasn't the least bit surprised when you turned to him apprehensively.
"Um," your eyes flickered back and forth between him and the artwork as you fiddled with your fingers, "are you sure? Not that I don't believe you, but I'm not finished with it, so-"
"[Y/N], it really looks good. If anything, it looks like you're pretty much finished with it."
"...But I feel like this part-"
"I'm serious." He cut you off with a pinch to your side to rid you of any tension, then said with an easy smile, "You only have so much time to work on it more anyways."
You didn't look entirely convinced, but you went along and said, "Yeah, I guess."
He finally decided to speak up as he sat beside you, "Why do you do that anyways?"
"Hm?" You looked back to see him fixating you with a small frown, then asked somewhat cautiously to avoid upsetting him, "Do what?"
"Deflect."
"...I dunno." You broke eye contact to stare at your creation and conjure an answer he'd be satisfied with, "I guess I just feel like I need to earn it or something..."
"You don't feel like you deserve a positive critique? That pains me y'know, here I am wanting to inflate your ego and yet here you are doubting your own boyfriend-"
You forced yourself to stifle a smile at his dramatic flair, "I'm sorry, but-"
"Do you really believe you have to work for any praise from me?"
"No, I mean, yes, well-"
"Don't hurt yourself."
"Shut up!" You managed to get out with the laugh he pulled from you. "It's just...weird to explain, and hard to understand."
"Try me~"
Internally thankful for him diminishing any unease you had left in you, you clasped your hands together as you began, "It's honestly not that big of a deal, I'm just so used to putting in the work to hear feedback or get a clap on the shoulder. So when I don't do as much as I would or as efficiently as I'd hope, it's unfamiliar territory hearing someone praise me regardless."
"So," he spoke from his reclined position, "you're basically not used to receiving compliments you haven't worked for?"
"I guess?" You awkwardly toyed with your fingers and added with an airy laugh as you looked back to Tetsuro, "That makes it seem like I can't handle being called attractive."
He adjusted his posture so he could lean towards you to pull your chair closer, then proceeding to lean his head on your shoulder. Wearing a contemplative but committed smile, he concluded, "Guess I'll have to flatter you so much that you're used to it."
You playfully pushed at him until he wrapped his mile long arms around your torso. You give up by that point and say "Isn't it bad to flatter? You don't want me to get used to it anyways, I might develop an ego."
He burrowed his permanent bedhead into your neck and countered, "There's nothing wrong with a bit of confidence."
"Mhm, famous last words."
He chuckled before he tightened his hold around you and looked up to meet your eyes, "I'm serious. I'll make sure you can't find it in yourself to doubt...yourself. That came out weird, but you understand, I'd rather you feel like you achieved something instead of getting frustrated with trying to meet expectations. Just do as much as you want without worrying whether or not someone will judge your efforts, your evaluation of your work always comes first and matters the most. And if you really feel like you wanted to do more, then work on it. But do it for yourself."
You wanted to say something in response to his insightful monologue, but he genuinely left you speechless. It's been a long time since someone made you feel like they weren't telling you 'it's okay for you to not do your best', 'you're only human', or 'it's not that serious', only for you to feel like you were underperforming or doing the bare minimum. Perhaps it was Tetsuro's sincerity that made his words stick in your brain much stronger than anyone else's, because you know he'd never sugar coat his words to make you feel better. He's the bona fide embodiment of honesty.
He seemed satisfied irregardless of your lack of response, "And remember that."
"...Tetsu?"
"Hm?"
"Thank you."
"No problem." His face changed in little to no time after saying that. "Actually..." he trailed off mischievously.
"Wha--pfft!" You desperately tried and failed to push his hands away from you.
"You owe me the rest of the night now that you're finished with your project."
"I--hehehe--I'm not done-"
"It looks pretty done to me babe!"
As jubilant giggles bubbled from your chest due to his wandering fingers tickling your sides, you felt yourself believing that you'd eventually drop your bad habit with his help. You wanted to get better at taking his (and everyone else's) compliments, and he wanted you to feel good about receiving them, so there's no reason for your combined endeavors to not pay off.
It unquestionably took some time for you to get into a different mindset concerning your work ethic, but you eventually found yourself doubting your efforts less and less, not giving in to your past habit of comparing them to his compliments. It's gotten to a point where you'd confidently say you're enough to deserve his praise and affection without having to prove yourself in some way.
And Tetsuro can say with certainty he'd never grow tired of reminding you of that singular fact every moment he could.
Suna
Rintarou could only feel an odd sense of nostalgia, amusement, and the slightest bit of irritation after you made a degrading comment about your academic prowess. He invaded your study session and playfully complained about you ignoring him for your studies, which led to you saying something along the lines of, "Well I wouldn't have to study so much if I wasn't so dumb lol." That in turn prompted him to throw you on your bed and call you a polymath, something you had to look up the definition for since he wouldn't tell you.
"I'm not a polymath, that sounds so extra."
"It's a perfect description! 'A person of wide-ranging knowledge and learning' describes you to a T."
"You only picked that word because I'm cramming."
"Not gonna lie, I kinda did. But it's not extra."
"I'm not that smart-"
"Are you calling me a liar?" The question was a serious one, but the tone he used to ask it was anything but.
Your befuddled brain had trouble comprehending that however and sent you into a flurry of words (if they can be called that), "N-No but-"
"Then take the compliment, you're a genius who's cramming like crazy for a test they want to do well on." He said while delivering a heartfelt thump to your forehead with a straight face.
You waved his hand away to rub at your forehead and retort, "Geniuses don't cram. And 'polymath'? Of all words?"
A smile finally broke through, irrespective of your usual difficulty accepting his words as the truth, and he said, "No need to be modest~"
You stubbornly remained silent as you went back to your phone.
Anyone who didn't know you well would easily pass off your reaction to compliments as excessive modesty with how good you are at discreetly rebuffing their words of praise. It's a good thing Rintarou knows you well enough to understand that your 'excessive modesty' is more so you not knowing how to accept praise without seeing the downside to their words. In fact, your self-deprecating nature only truly comes out when you're alone with him, something you'd offhandedly disclosed when you assumed he wasn't listening. Not that it needed to be verbalized, he came to the conclusion on his own after some time, long before dropping the 'best friend' label between you two.
He'd normally grow frustrated from repeatedly dealing with someone else's internal issues or bad habits; having known you for so long though, he could never muster the energy to stay mad at you or blow up in your face. Especially since, as you said, you can't quite help the pavlovian responses after using them for years.
You've thankfully gotten better at not contradicting any approbation that comes your way, only stumbling on occasion when a simple 'thank you' isn't at the forefront of your mind. And though you refrain from making it a constant occurence, you show in your own ways your gratefulness for Rin's help getting you to this point. Some may think his practical nature clashes with the need for reassurance or stability, but you think that down-to-earth approach is needed.
That aforementioned gratefulness is currently being demonstrated, in your opinion, by allowing him to interrupt your study time for a cuddling session (he argued he was doing you a favor).
"What're you thinking about?" Rintarou mumbled from his place on your torso.
You put your phone down to acknowledge him, "How much you have to deal with me when-"
"I don't deal with you, I love you." His head shot up as he said that with a stern look.
"-when I get in my moods."
He laid his head back down, "Well you're doing better now, yeah?"
"Yeah, I am," you said sincerely. A blanket of serene silence settled as you ran your fingers through his hair, only to be lifted when you asked lowly, "You really think I'll do a good job on that test?"
"You're a literal brainiac, you'll be fine."
"That doesn't guarantee anything, math isn't my strong point."
He looked back up, "I think the fact that you've been locked up in your dorm room surrounded by any and all studying material and hardly replied to my texts until I broke in says you're going to pass."
Though said in jest, you feel sentimentality settle in your heart after his elongated response as you say, "Wow, you must really love me, huh?"
"You have no idea."
Some part of you takes that to heart, knowing that he truly does love you more than you could hope to comprehend. Considering how swift he is in tackling your deep-rooted insecurities and uplifting your self-esteem, you'd say his everlasting support is a testament to how fathomless his love is.
Love won't get you a passing grade on your math exam though. One look at the time had you pushing at his shoulders and saying, "Rin, get up, it's been 30 minutes."
He squeezed tighter and burrowed his face in your stomach, "You said an hour-"
"You said an hour, and I didn't agree to that-"
Kunimi
Akira is well aware of what backhanded compliments are, all too often being on the receiving end of them himself, and sometimes dishing similar comments out to others who rub him the wrong way. So when he sees you've changed your hairstyle and pulled on a jacket before the day was remotely halfway over with, he knew it probably had to do with what your classmate said earlier. She attempted to pass her comments off as genuine praise, but you and Akira were never fond of how she liked using insults disguised as compliments to get under everyone's skin. Her saying, "You should wear ponytails more often," seemed innocent enough until she tacked on, "you wear your hair down too much if you ask me." And as for the shirt, "What made you decide to dress up today?"
That one is self-explanatory.
Akira is now left sitting on the couch, mindlessly scrolling through his phone and wondering how to approach you about what happened. Although he makes it a point to not force you into speaking your heart out, you do tend to keep mishaps to yourself (in your own words, "I don't like dumping my issues on you.") Of course he had an in-depth conversation with you about doing that, going so far to say he wouldn't mind even if you talked his ears off, something he knows isn't likely considering how little you actually speak for long periods of time. But during the few moments where you did, you mentioned once, and only once, how you had trouble taking compliments seriously because you'd oftentimes hear backhanded ones from your own family.
That gave him context as to why you used to fixate him with certain looks whenever he said something nice about you, and he never made a huge deal out of your reactions. He understood where you were coming from because you opened up and spoke to him, in spite of your previous fears of him dismissing you due to the mien of indifference he exudes around others.
Right now however, you're doing the opposite, and he's quite frankly confused.
He lazily pulled himself off the couch and travelled to the kitchen to say something (he's not sure what to say to be perfectly honest). He watched you for a bit as you flipped grilled cheese sandwiches in a pan before he stated nonchalantly, "You changed your shirt."
"I just wanted to change into something more comfortable." You answered effortlessly without looking away from the task at hand.
Good excuse. He'd call you out on it, but the fact that you're giving an excuse in the first place tells him he should proceed with caution. He leaned on the counter, listening to the sizzle of butter against the surface of the pan, and contemplates his next move. He feels pretty enervated right now, he probably doesn't have to bring up the university girl, you two could just relax for the rest of the day. Lie in bed with the grilled cheese sandwiches and watch a corny movie to poke fun at, and maybe finally have a talk later on or tomorrow, whenever you seem more open to the possibility-
That's just more trouble, he thought to himself. The statement sounds a bit mean in his head, but he knows he wouldn't be able to completely unwind with you if his mind is stuck on this. More important than that however is you being avoidant of the topic, worrying him more than he'd like to admit.
With a soft inhale, he starts-
"It's something how someone I don't care for, let alone hardly know, can affect me like that," you randomly say as you remove the sandwiches from the pan once they've reached an optimal crispness.
-only to let out a breath when you speak first.
You glanced back when you add, "I figured I might as well say something since I could feel you psyching yourself up."
He pursed his lips and returned with, "I wasn't 'psyching myself up'. Just thinking if I needed to start or if you wanted to." It's not until after hearing what you said when he realizes another thing that bothered you, probably more than the comments themself: the idea of someone who's not close to you managing to hit you where it hurts definitely isn't one that's easy to come to grips with.
"It's nothing any different from the usual, just me paying too much attention to the negatives." You finally turn the stove off and turn to look at him with a tentative expression, "I know what's her face was being kind of sarcastic, but another girl came up to me later and said my ponytail was cute. I could tell she was being legit, so that made me feel a little better I guess."
"It was cute." Akira said honestly.
Your heart fluttered from the comment and spread a sensation of fuzziness throughout you. The fuzziness, however, waged war with the dubiety that was bound to arise after today's events. "You think so?"
He grabbed your hand to pull you closer and say, "I know so."
"Even though I rarely wear it?"
"You know it doesn't bother me how much you wear your hair down. You're the one with the cold ears."
A small laugh rumbled out of you, but you still found yourself asking, "What about the shirt?"
The smirk he suddenly donned warned you of his incoming tease when he answered, "It's nice and all, but you should really start wearing mine more-"
"I'm wearing one of your shirts right now you overgrown sloth."
"I meant out and about, like to uni-"
"Aki!" You protested, but knew you truly had no real difficulty going along with his request, it's mostly a matter of privacy.
"Really though," he pulled you in for a hug, "however you dress should be up to you. Some blonde background character in the back of class definitely doesn't have the authority to judge you, got it?"
"'Blonde background character'..."
"Neither of us remember her name, admit it."
You silently pulled away to grab your plate of grilled cheese sandwiches before saying, "Let's eat these before they get cold."
He light-heartedly rolled his eyes but followed you to the bedroom as he said, "You should wear your ponytail tomorrow just to piss her off."
"Shut up." You laughed him off but didn't feel all that opposed to the idea.
Himekawa
Aoi would be lying if he told himself he didn't develop some kind of interest for you when you took up the managerial position of the team; he is lying by pushing aside the fact that his interest actually started from your time together in class. He invariably observes you any time you're in the same vicinity as him, feeling revitalized from the sound of your voice reverberating around the gym, while managing to turn his head away at the speed of sound when you nearly catch his eyes on you. His fellow teammates are all too aware of the effect you have on the freshly turned 2nd year, especially the former 3rd years who visit on occasion, but it's not as though he's been fervently hiding his growing adoration for you. He oft gets called out whenever he seems to be waiting for you to come back from one of your duties, somehow being the one to walk you home when the rest of the team trickles down throughout the endeavor, and when he's bringing you up in conversation much more than intended.
To make a long story short, his year and a half of knowing you gave him ample time to espy a perplexing mannerism of yours that only makes itself known when you hear any laudation about yourself. It's nothing remarkably alarming, but you tend to boomerang compliments. You're not necessarily unaccepting of the compliment as far as he can see, but you aren't directly accepting it either.
Normally, he wouldn't pry about things unless they needed to be pried about; you don't appear to be outwardly denying any of your positives at least. But the earnestness that lights your eyes up tends to flicker when you receive praise, and he feels that in of itself warranted him confronting you about the topic. Which brings his attention back to right now, where he's currently walking you home without the habitual bustle of the team to accompany the stillness of night. After internally giving himself a pep talk, he decided the best time to strike up a discussion was now. He waited for you to finish your recount of today's practice match to look ahead and speak, "Hey, I've been wondering about something."
"Hm?" You purely responded, none the wiser about what he planned to ask, yet acutely aware of his fidgety state when you glanced at him in acknowledgement.
The curly haired male stumbled his way through his question as he picked at his bag strap, "Um...why do you always...throw compliments back at someone when they give you one?" He quickly added with a frenzied wave of his free hand, "N-Not that you have to tell me, it's just, you kind of look like you aren't comfortable, and you never really acknowledge-"
"It's fine, Aoi," you stopped his rambling with a verbal reassurance and leisurely smile. "I didn't think anyone would figure there was something wrong so long as I responded in kind with my own comment."
He didn't think there was something intrinsically wrong with what you were doing, but you went on to answer his question anyway. "I just don't want to come off as hubristic or arrogant, y'know?"
That makes sense. "But I don't think anyone would see you as such if you simply thank them. You're really modest and generally nice to everyone on the team."
"You'd be surprised," you said lowly, promptly taking on a despondent demeanor and looking away from him.
"Ah." Though your answer was short, it held quite a lot of weight and helped him paint a more comprehensive picture of why you react the way you do to praise.
His brief response gave you a certain impression and elicited you to say, "Sorry I'm being such a downer right now."
He stopped walking and lightly grabbed your arm to evoke you into doing the same, "You're not being a downer."
His small action coupled with the equanimous tone he used pulled your gaze back to his resolute expression. He continued, "I don't know about anyone else, but the team and I never compliment you thinking that it'd inflate your ego, we just genuinely appreciate how much you do for us and we want you to know that."
His words of encouragement lifted your spirits, but one small concern still plagued your mind, "I think the problem is that I don't know what exactly to say in response. I feel like 'thank you' isn't enough, but saying anything more might seem pretentious. And then I kind of get stuck trying to choose one or the other, but I end up saying something back instead. It's easier than saying nothing."
He gave a hum of rumination and started back walking as he said, "I think saying 'thank you' is more effective than you think."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah," he said confidently. "If it really bothers you that you can't think of a follow up, I'm sure most people would understand if that's all you can say."
You then asked fretfully as you're not quite convinced, "What if they expect me to say something back?"
"Then formulate a compliment when you're ready to give them one." He's surprising himself with how smoothly he's generating these answers. Perhaps it's the switched roles of him being the one who knows what he wants to say for once, or the subject matter pertaining to a personal matter of yours. Either way, he seemed to help you deduced from your outlook appearing more enthusiastic and satisfied.
"Okay," you said at the sight of your house just a few feet away. "I guess this is it for now."
"Yeah..." He really didn't want to go, but like you said, it's only temporary. Had he taken his line of sight away from the streetlamp on the side, he would've noticed your shared hesitance to end the conversation. Though he supposes he probably felt it in the unanticipated hug you pulled him into, feeling himself go red in the face from your affectionate side that all too often makes itself known around him.
He hovered an arm over your shoulders, not quite sure if he should reciprocate, this hug somehow feels more intimate than the quick ones you give him back at school.
"Thank you." You spoke faintly into his team jacket.
"Oh, uh, no problem! I mean, I really didn't do much-"
"You did, more than you think," you finished with a brief tightening of you arms before letting go.
He lost his chance to hug you back, but the beaming smile you sent his way when you pulled back somehow made him forget about his second long disappointment. Your infectious exuberance made a smile of his own grow on his face as he waved and said, "See you tomorrow!"
"You too!" You yelled as you walked backwards and waved back.
As he turned around to find his way back to his own home, he thought back to the small exchange just now and realized you already got off to a good start with accepting compliments by thanking him so simply.
He also realized he likes hearing your wholehearted "thank you"s more than your rushed and forced returns of praise.
Bokuto
"You don't have to say that, Kou."
The partially grey haired boy tilted his head much like an owl at your statement from his seat across from you, subconsciously slackening his hold on his pencil at you once again shooting his compliment down like a fighter jet. "What do you mean 'I don't have to say it', it's true."
You seemed conflicted but still smiled as you ignored your homework on the table in front of you to elaborate, "I'm saying that you don't have to say all these things to make me feel better or-"
"And like I said, I say these things because they're true!" If his tone wasn't an indicator of his growing exasperation, his puffed out cheeks certainly were. It's no secret he has a huge crush on you, well, it's no secret to everyone except you. It's not as though he's tried to hide his fondness of you however, he takes any opportunity he can to hang around you and and his heart jumps for joy when you give him the time of day. The only bad thing he has to admit to himself is how you can't seem to take him seriously, at least not in the way he wants you to.
"You're just being nice!"
"Gah!" The young man looked as though you'd just ripped his soul out with those four words. He dramatically dropped his head to the table and mumbled in a melancholic tone, "It's just like Akaashi said..."
"W-What did he say?" Nothing bad I hope.
"He said you've probably been ignoring my compliments because you think I'm being nice." Though his face is hidden, you can imagine he bears a strong resemblance to a puppy who just lost their favorite toy. He fervidly tried to ignore his friend's words, no matter how true they seem to ring at the time. Akaashi even went on to explain why he thought that was the case, every single one of his points ranging from you laughing Koutarou off to you occasionally saying he's exaggerating, all of which just served to set off alarms in Koutarou's head. That's actually what led him to run for the hills and find you to have a spontaneous study session in the library (disguised as an interrogation of the sorts).
"Oh. Is that...not the case?" Now you feel quite dumb for making assumptions.
Hearing your tone change, Koutarou lifted his head just enough to see the questioning face you give him, and decided to take the reigns of this conversation by saying, "Depends. Why do you think I'm just being nice to you?"
You cringed at the whole you dug for yourself, knowing he wasn't going to let this slide, and diffidently answered, "Well, y'know...it's you-"
He sat upright in a flash, "Is there something wrong with me!?"
"No, no," you shushed him as a reminder of the location you're currently in, "there's nothing wrong with you at all."
"Oh, okay."
You saw a imaginary glow of pride appear around him after you said that and internally laughed, but you had to pull yourself out of the sweet moment to clarify, "You're a really positive guy, so much so that...I have to wonder how much of what you say is genuine or out of courtesy."
The glow died down, "Oh." Only to return in a different form when he perked up determinedly, "But I wouldn't lie to you about something I compliment you over, really."
"But you compliment me about everything!" You inwardly flinched at your loss of control over your volume, but continued, "Kou, it's fine and all to compliment me, but you even have something nice to say about my flaws. It's one thing if it's debatable whether or not it's really a flaw, but me accidentally wearing mismatched socks to school isn't something you compliment."
"But they were cute-"
"See? You're doing it again," you pointed strongly.
"But I can't help it when-" I like you! He nearly finished his sentence but closed his mouth before he said something he wasn't quite ready to put out there.
"When what?" You're seriously wondering what he's trying to say and why he stopped himself from saying it.
"...When I care for you." He spoke a bit embarrassedly as he pouted to the side, something that noticeably caught you off guard. "I only compliment you so much because you deserve it. Like when you fixed your hair up, or when you submitted that artwork for the club application-"
"Oh God, don't remind me of that atrocity."
"I really liked it!" He passionately added as he shook his fists in front of himself, "And when you helped me with tutoring! Half of this stuff I could hardly understand without your help." He most definitely would've kept going on had you not put a hand up to stop him from doing so.
His words struck a chord in you and made you think for a few seconds about what he just said. Mayhaps the one thing that kept you from totally dismissing his compliments were how specific they tend to be, as he'd just exemplified, proof that he wasn't pulling all of this out of his ass and just being nice. You felt an innocent warmth tickle at your cheeks, but paid no mind to it, "You really think my tutoring helped?"
He finally spoke happily at the first sign of you taking his words in, "I know it did, Akaashi even said so. Even though I kind of got us off track from what's in front of us," he finished with a laugh.
Laughing along with him, "We should have plenty of time to finish this."
"Oh, do you have the macarons you mentioned earlier?" He excitedly peeked to your back beside you.
"After we finish."
He obliged innocently, not even aware of the oncoming compliment, "Okay, you know I can't help myself, they're so good~"
They're not all that. You nearly let that slip out before stopping yourself, not wanting to contradict his reassuring words already, and also knowing he'd never fib about food of all things. Thinking back to his words however makes you dwell on what he was going to say earlier before changing his answer.
An 'I like you' is probably too unrealistic.
A sudden epiphany of everything he's ever said and done had your mind blanking on you when it quite literally shone a light on a plausible yet unbelievable theory. A glance at him revealed he'd been staring at you the whole time you zoned out, the sight making your heart skip a beat as you asked nervously, "Sorry, did you say something?"
He shook his head and looked down to his paper in giddiness, "Nope."
It got hotter under your button-up, your brain struggling to comprehend that you're heavily blushing right now and doing a poor job of hiding it.
You thought to yourself as you turned to your own paper and fanned yourself, I'm fucked.
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A/N: Thank you for reading this hot mess. I wish I didn't take so long with this because I've been talking about it for a few days now, but it was good practice writing about multiple characters at one like this (that and practice for writing headcanon lists of this type).
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Being Tsubakihara’s Manager
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Tsubakihara x GN! Manager
Warnings: pure fluff
AN: sorry it’s been a while since I posted BUT 👀 I still have a dream to write at least 1 set of HC’s per team because I know each one of these bbys has a fan somewhere. It’s me, I am the fan.
You can’t tell me these aren’t some seriously blushie boys
They will simply perish the moment they find out they have a manager
Literally, they could have no clue who you are but once they find out, watch out
Instant protection squad!
They have like six second years so never fear Yn, you are secure
Coach Osado is actually the one who recruited you
He knew you were a good student and capable of managing a team
When he asked if you still needed a club and you responded “yes”, the deal was sealed 🤝🏻
The first person he’s gonna inform is our amazing third year setter, Echigo
That poor boy is exhausted
Literally carrying the teams moral on his back 😅
Needless to say, he’s stoked about having a manager!
However, Coach Osado and Echigo decide not to inform the rest of the team of you
Because there’s nothing better than a good surprise right?
Right : D
So on your first day, you walk into the gym and the boys are already warming up
They stop and look towards you 👀
Freaking so noisy istg-
They watch as your beauty lights up the space, and they all just stare at you
Literally 👁️👄👁️
Someone better make sure to get a mop because there is drool everywhere!
You smile at them and wave, walking over to Coach as Echigo stands and walks towards you both
Teradomari is super confused 🤨 and looks to his friend for answers
Too bad his friend is Maruyama, who is probably definitely simp #1 on Team YN
“Dude don’t stare at them! We don’t even know who they are!” Tera gritted out as Maru snapped from his thoughts
Literally just these goons all ogling you
Hope you don’t have social anxiety Yn 😅
All the second years, Tsukioka, Mikawa, Iwamuro, Atema, Maiko and Kaikake are silently thanking whomever sent you walking into the volleyball gym
Our precious Angel, Himekawa is just staring at you, face blush red as he watches you laugh at something Echigo says
Suddenly Echigo and you approach the team, a huge smile plastered on your face
“Guys this is Yn, our new manager,” he spoke as suddenly the gym went dead silent
Before ultimately erupting into chaos
“Our manager- as in our teams manager?!?” Maru shouts, standing up before running at you and Echigo for a group hug
“As in the collective groups manager?” Tera added
“Like YN’s gonna be at all the practices manager?” Maiko interjects
Echigo 👉🏻😐🙄 yes
“Wait wait- like YN’s gonna travel on a bus with us to tournaments and stuff?” Tsukioka promoted
You this whole time 👉🏻😅
Coach Osado 👉🏻 rethinking this entire decision
“YES- yes YN is our manager!” Echigo finally said, moving his hands in a circle to indicated that he was including everyone
“I’m really happy to be joining you! Thank you for this opportunity!” You smile as the boys instantly die on the spot from how adorable you are
“I think I’m gonna faint!” Maru shouted as you quickly ran over to him
“Do you need water or something?” You said, concerned as his eyes widened and locked with yours
Thankfully Tera became conscious during this process and quickly intervened
“Umm I think he’s ok Yn, here I’ll show you around,” he said, grabbing your arm as you waved to the boys and began about your first day as the teams manager
Now I wish I could say they chilled out, but they in fact, did not 😬
Sure they didn’t almost pass out every time they see you but man did they adore you
They all clamored to help you in anyway they can
There is no way coach has any issues getting these boys to practice
“YN come help me with spikes!” Mary shouts
You 👉🏻 ok 🥰
“No YN I need you to help me with my cross court shots!” Teru interrupts
You 👉🏻 sure 😃
“YN is going to be too busy helping me with serving!” Tsukioka interjects
You 👉🏻 okey dokey 😅
“I need the most help Yn!” Kaikake whines
You 👉🏻 on it 🫠
Good thing Echigo is there to straighten everything out
“Whoa whoa ok that’s enough fighting over Yn! You guys should learn how to practice on your own!”
You 👉🏻*instant relief* 😌
“Besides Yn is going to be too busy helping me with setting to help any of you,” Echigo adds 🙃
“YOU ALWAYS HOG YN!” Maru shouts as Tera and the entire team join in
You 👉🏻 🧍😀
Despite all their fighting, they do agree on one thing
And that’s protect Yn at all costs!
Seriously you probably have better security detail than most politicians YN
Especially at tournaments
Because these boys aren’t only nervous about the game
But now they have to worry about protecting their innocent Yn from boys 😱
At the qualifiers for nationals, these boys are already on edge
You’ve tried to calm them down by giving them words of encouragement by man are they tense
Coach suggests that maybe it would be beneficial for them to eat something to calm their nerves which you agree
But oops- it looks like you forgot the bentos on the bus
Darn it 😏
Oh well, nothing a short brisk walk won’t fix
Only they boys don’t know you have left them because they are too nervous to even function
And while you are on your adventure, there’s a few players who have been paying extra attention to you
High school hormones 🙄
So when they finally see that you’ve escape the guard and are now alone, they decide to pounce
“Hey there! I didn’t know Tsubakihara had such a pretty manager!” On of the boys said
You just blush and continue to walk, knowing you need to feed your boys
“Man I wish we had a cutie like you on our team,” another one of them says as to you
You continue to ignore them because you have a goal!
Back in the gym, it’s Himekawa who first notices your absence
He’s so nervous that his nervous are almost working for him and making him way more vigilant
He looks around confused before Atema finally says something
“What’s up dude?”
“Umm where did Yn go?” Himekawa asks as suddenly everyone looks up
It’s like the nerves just melt away as they all suddenly start to panic
“Omg YN’s lost! We lost our manager!” Maru shouts
“YN was just here a few minutes ago calm down!” Echigo says as coach interrupts
“I sent YN to get some bentos to calm you boys down,” he says as the boys eyes widen
“Like alone?!?” Teru questions
“There’s so many boys here! We have to find YN!” Iwamuro yells as the boys take off in search of you
By this time, you’ve made it to the bus and the now super annoying boys are still following you 🙄
Like please take a hint we have a job to do ok!
Just as you are about to say something, the doors slam open and your entire team comes running out
Literally it’s like that scene where Ukai runs to save Takeda from Inarizaki’s coach
👇🏻
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“LEAVE OUR YN ALONE!” Maru shouts as the boys and you just stare
The boys 👉🏻😐
You 👉🏻🙄
They block you from the other boys as they puff out their chests and assert their dominance
“YN are these hooligans causing you issues?” Tera asks as you stare at him
“I’m fine,” you say
“Why are you bothering OUR manager?” Maiko questions
You 👉🏻 really I’m ok 😅
“We were just making sure nobody hurt them. They were walking all by themselves,” one of the annoying boys said
Oof- that really hit a nerve
“We knew right where Yn was the entire time!” Maru shouted
The team 👉🏻 🤨 we did?
“Yeah we trust Yn to do things on their own!” Atema added
The team 👉🏻 we do?
“So why did you come running-” you started before being interrupted
“Well would you look at the time! Sorry we have to go warm up now!” Tera shouted, pushing you away as the other boys grabbed the lunch boxes and you headed back inside
Once inside the boys deflated, feeling relieved that they had found you safe
“You know, those guys are who we play first,” you smirked 😏
The team 👉🏻🔥👄🔥
Oh it’s on now!
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aeroblossom · 7 months
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'what do you like about aqua hoshino?' his father
you cannot be serious how is NO ONE talking about hikaru kamiki? i am so normal actually. i need to eat this man. why is he so girl dinner.
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look me in the eye and tell me he didn't absolutely EAT that long coat with the fluff collar. and that dark smile. god he is Edible
and he's so MYSTERIOUS like you guys NEED TO TALK ABOUT HIM MORE PLEASE i'm so ?? like!
i just love love love child villains, the fact that he was a kid when this all happened complicates things so much that it's just so much fun to think about it. the first we hear about him is about what airi himekawa did to him (fun fact, i mistook him for melt at the time). and you can see how it affected him, being used and abused by a senior. whenever he shows up he's shown to be sly, cunning, with a smile on his face yet hiding something incredibly dark behind those eyes. what i love is that when he's brought up, even ai herself is implicated to have done something very, very wrong. implying it wasn't just him. and he was younger than her, too.
something implies to me that he wanted to prevent the birth of aqua and ruby, yet when he sees ruby he says she's as beautiful as ai, as if a proud father. but i think there's something twisted in that. he's not saying that out of a genuine emotion, probably. or he is. and he's just super… contradictory, in that way. characters in this franchise are very complex, i love it so much.
when akane felt his presence wash over her but it was really aqua, that moment genuinely creeped me out. like the foreshadowing before it actually made me think akane would die. and when it turned out to be aqua i had this weird feeling that it was really him, not aqua. but then i noticed that aqua is starting to look more and more like hikaru as his design changes. creepy.
i wonder why he and ai have the same eyes despite being unrelated to each other? but regardless, i just. love him so much. please i need to hear theories about him. everyone needs to pay attention to him please!!!
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lucky-clover-gazette · 7 months
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“And that’s it,” Vio says, closing the journal. “For tonight, anyway. I think I’ve had just about enough.”
Shadow nods. “Sucks about the mirror, and what happened with Midna. They seemed to really get along. Do you think they ever saw each other again?”
“Probably not,” Vio admits. “Not everyone is willing to perform dark rituals to recover a loved one from a different realm.”
Wanna tell us more about this passage? Maybe even TP in the context of it? Your thoughts on TP?
oh HELL yes i do!!
okay so botw is technically my favorite zelda game because it's my favorite game ever, BUT twilight princess is a really close second. i love twilight princess so much it's unreal. i actually read the tp manga long before picking up four swords! and it is NOT lost on me that himekawa made midlink kiss on the mouth and paired off ilia with shad so she'd be out of the picture as a love interest. they like their ships and i like that for them :) and re-reading the tp manga, there are quite a few minor parallels between their vio&shadow and their midlink, just in terms of how himekawa does an antagonistically flirty dynamic.
the excerpt you sent is from a piece that originally was a lot more about the parallels between vio&shadow and link&midna. i shelved the draft for months and then kinda stripped the majority of that stuff away in favor of fluff. but i do believe i was trying to expand on the ways that vio, as the hero, was meant to have a tragic ending separated from someone he loves, just as tp link is separated from midna due to circumstance. and in the manga, he literally is separated from shadow--like, they have a tragic ending. but in the fic, and the greater fanon of four swords enjoyers, that tends not to be true. v&s constantly live in defiance of everything when i write them--god, fate, the narrative itself.
tp link is a lot more conventionally heroic than vio, but he doesn't choose for midna to break the mirror. she's the one who makes that decision, and i'm still kind of confused as to why? both given the setup of the story and her characterization? idk, it's just really hard to sell me on a resolution where characters willingly give up their attachments out of obligation and it's portrayed by the narrative as good. twilight princess works because it is framed as decidedly bittersweet, maybe even just sad. four swords, however, is in this weird in-between space where it's saying the ending is good, but i don't really buy it? hence the obsession and so so so much fanfic.
in the original fic, vio reads a bunch of emo journal entries by link post-canon asking some of those questions himself. he is very sad about losing midna. this makes vio think about his happy life with shadow, and how hard they fought for it.
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i then had shadow be like, "but you don't know, maybe he did find her," and vio kinda just chooses to believe it. shadow has a moment to himself and reveals to the reader that he doesn't really think that's the case. i then started on the ending section, but ended up dropping it, bc it was getting a little too thematically muddy and i wanted to just do soup fluff:
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softiehq · 2 years
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˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ Haikyuu and first kisses
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Genre: Fluff
Warning/s: None
Character/s: Multiple Characters
A/N: I saw a video on Tiktok and made me want to do this kind of scenario, I know some of these are not accurate, but hope you guys like it... :))
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Will giggle between your kisses, he just can't help but to feel giddy at the thought that you already felt comfortable around him that made you kiss him so lovingly, he was waiting for this moment the first time he saw you and can't help but to show his excitement during the kiss.
Kuroo, Lev, Hinata, Sugawara, Bokuto, Atsumu, Kogane, Tendou, Terushima
Will be frozen on spot for a few second until he realize that you're kissing him and reciprocate the kiss immediately, he may not be showing any emotion during the kiss, but his heart is beating rapidly and his eyes held a lot of love and fondness while staring at you.
Suna, Osamu, Sakusa, Kenma, Kyoutani, Kunimi, Ushijima, Shirabu, Aone, Hirugami
Will smile gently through the kiss, their eyes full of love while they looked at you for a while and closes it to feel your warm lips against them, Their brain will have a flashbacks from the moment they saw you and their heart will unknowingly do jump and tricks inside them.
Kita, Aran, Oikawa, Iwaizumi, Kai, Yaku, Akaashi, Futakuchi, Semi, Daichi, Kageyama, Tanaka, Kiyoko
Will blow a fuse, they themselves can't believe that you already shared your first kiss, poor them will malfunction but will recover in time as the kiss already hits their head as a realization, their face is all red during the kiss that you'll almost mistaken them as a tomato.
Lev, Yamamoto, Himekawa, Hoshiumi, Goshiki, Komori, Nishinoya, Hinata, Yamaguchi, Yachi
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likes and reblogs appreciated <33
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initforthecache · 2 years
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Minish Cap Manga Rant. I have... feelings
k first I want to set the stage. This is Minish Cap we are talking about. Minish Cap, the beautiful game with beautiful, charming characters, and a really cute and interesting premise. You've got Link, Link's grandpa (he's got an actual grandpa in this game! so cute!) Zelda, the Minish, the Sky Tribe, not to mention Ezlo (who I think they did a pretty ok job with actually) and Vaati! This is the origin story of Vaati! Vaati was actually a Minish! How cool is that???
rest of rant below the cut:
This is also Akira Himekawa we're talking about. When I first read the Himekawa mangas, I read them all back to back, having gotten a giant pack of them for my birthday. Guess which one I read first. Ducking Four Swords. Needless to say I was floored. Shocked. Hooked. Bamboozled. I loved that book. Um, it set my expectations high. Guess which one I read next. (it was actually Link to the Past, but for the purpose of dramatic irony,) IT WAS MINISH CAP. Needless to say, I felt robbed. Bamboozled(derogatory) Shocked. And frankly bored. I remember the first thing I thought after I finished the manga was "wow. They managed to make Minish Cap boring. Impressive" Anyway, let's go through the manga so I can tell you exactly why I am oh so very pissed.
First off, it opens with EXPOSITION. *imagine me rolling my eyes very hard right here* It is at the very beginning, and it is about the Picori, and its not very long, so I will excuse it. It's got some pretty cute art behind it, and I managed to get through it.
But the thing is, right after the exposition bit, we get to Link and his grandpappy and they immediately bring up the Picori. They could have just covered the whole exposition thing here! In dialogue! The exposition was completely unnecessary!
Anyway, after that, we learn the tiniest bit about Link. We learn he wants to 'test his skills', to prove himself. (at the martial arts tournament he was too inexperienced to participate in lmao) Almost immediately after, we meet Zelda. We learn that she and Link have been friends for a while (and that Zelda emotionally manipulates Link into doing whatever she wants 😳) They go off to see the Picori festival together. Now its been nine pages and I feel like I know nothing about Link. (or Zelda. But she's not important cause she gets zapped in like, two pages, so pssh) What is his goal in life? He says he wants to prove himself, but to who? His grandfather already seems proud of him. What are his weaknesses? (other than Zelda's tears lmao) this is basic stuff! To compare this to Four Swords once again, In literally five pages, I see Four Sword Link's motivation and hubris all on full display. I can feel the motivation his character has already! He's full of energy and plot potential, ready to kick off his journey of self discovery and maturation. Where the hell is Minish Cap Link going? Please tell me.
Anyway, Vaati blasts the thing open and poofs away after turning Zelds to stone. Now this would be great motivation for Link, if we got to see him and Zelda bond a bit more. At the moment, his words just sound like what any good citizen of Hyrule would say if their princess was turned to stone. Ok we're moving on from Link's underdeveloped character cause I'm already bored.
NOW FOR THE BEST PART OF THE ENIRE MANGA. We get Link alone, walking in the woods, being his charming self. I always chuckle aloud, when Link screams about not being able to see the Picori with 'these jaded eyes' fearing he's already lost his child-like innocence, I always do, no matter where I am. AND in this same section, we are introduced to the wonderful Ezlo. Ahhh they make such a great pair in this manga honestly. I love Ezlo being this prideful weird uncle type who shows Link the ropes. And he is just as prideful and sarcastic as his cap partner. Honestly they have great vibes together. And I don't really have any complaints about his section. It's some cute fluff that I kind of enjoy.
Here and there we just splashes of the interpersonal drama that I crave. We sometimes get hints that Ezlo is hiding something, we occasionally get hints of what Ezlo thinks of Link. But for the most part, there's very little conflict. And thats why this section starts to get tiring. But for now, this is the most enjoyable part of the manga. They collect the water element quickly with the help of very charming picori. And they help an old smith picori regain his spark and passion for smithing. And it's really sweet, but it lacks anything to do with Link. Like, that's cute and all, but literally anyone could have helped the smith picori out. What did it have to do with Link? What did that add to Link's story?
And now. We are halfway through the manga. And here it begins. AAAHHHHH I HATE THIS PART UGHASHDFSGH *i am clawing, biting and foaming at the mouth* They head toward the library, picori size, and run into a cat which they run away from and then get caught by a little girl (who they literally stab with a sword to let them go (why am I saying them, this is literally all Link's doing)) and then they meet baby chicks and then LINK LOOKS UP A GIRLS SKIRT??? after which they meet a dog and then they finally get to the library and wow its so big and look at this library picori can this one picori lives in a book and he's writing a book and he takes forever to tell them what they need to do and- I DONT CARE OH MY GODDDD.
This goes on for pages and it's been ages since we've gotten even a smidgeon of character development. I barely even see Link and Ezlo's awesome personalties i was talking about! Things are just happening to them! I get that it's supposed to be exploring what life might be like if you were only two inches tall, and I might find this entertaining if was invested in the characters, but I'm simply not. Like, (and yes, comparing it to the four swords manga again) what if the colors were shrunk down to minish size and did all these things? I WOULD EAT THAT UP IN A HEARTBEAT. And I know the four swords manga had two whole novels to flesh out their characters, but it also stands to reason that they had four main characters, and minish cap has half that number, 2, Link and Ezlo) The story did not do a good job of making me care about these characters at the beginning and is now suffering from it. I now want to throw the manga at the wall.
I revive from my stupor when the boring book picori mentions that he recognizes Ezlo's name and voice. Ezlo acts very upset at this and pulls Link away, furthering the narrative that he's hiding something from Link. And when they make it to the temple of droplets, he accidentally, vaguely compares Link to Vaati. And Link was like, who are you talking about? See, now that's interesting! Literally everything that came before and is to come is not.
Now the mayfly fairy in the temple of droplets is cool and fine and all. I really enjoyed this segment. Now, here comes Vaati to screw things up. And- oh wow, I nearly forgot about Vaati. Huh, oh my gosh I know literally nothing about this character. huh. We are more than halfway through this story and I feel like I know nothing about the antagonist. That. Is. Not. Good.
Anyway, here it is revealed that Ezlo used to be Vaati's master! Yes! Good! Angst! and- and they're talking about the light force and exposition crap again. It's over. hhhhhhhhhh ANYWAY he curses the mayfly fairy and its sad.
Now Ezlo tells Link all about how Vaati stole a magic cap of his and betrayed him, cursing him to take the form of a cap himself. Cool! Exposition that matters cause these are characters we kind of care about!
Now they need the wind element which is in the sky oh noooooo- They run into this guy who give them a bunch of kin stones and tells them to go to King Gustaf's grave. There they meet Gustaf's ghost and he tells them how to get to the wind place. They get there and no one is there and they meet these flying monster things that they ride and- Getting bored yet? That's cause it is boring. Anyway, we finally meet the wind tribe people and
IT'S MORE DUCKING EXPOSITION ABOUT CHARACTERS WE DON'T CARE ABOUT.
At this point in the manga where I always reach my breaking point. It's always here. We are slogging through a history lesson about King Gustaf when the drama between Ezlo and Vaati hasn't been fully explored yet and I know nothing about the personality or motivations of the main antagonist. WHY. I FEEL LIKE I AM PLAYING A VIDEO GAME READING THIS MAGNA. IF I WANTED TO PLAY MINISH CAP, I WOULD'VE BOUGHT THE GAME. Mind you Link has not progressed in his personal journey to... wait what was that again?
Ok so now he has all the elements and the fixed picori sword which is now the Four Sword (!!!) They return to Hyrule Castle to find the elemental sanctuary and the King doesn't know where it is?? Sus. Yeah he turns out to be Vaati. Hmmm shapeshifting into he form of Hyrule royalty to make advantage of someone hmmm I wonder where I've seen that before... (im kidding, of course. Vaati disguising himself as the king is in the original game) ANYWAY MORE EXPOSITION YAYAYAYAAY
Zelda has the light force. Vaati freezes the whole castle and then tries to draw the Light force out of Zelda while Link kinda struggles to get over to where he is. He succeeds and now Vaati has the light force. He transformed into this awesome 'Vaati Reborn' thing and looks super sick. But he keeps leveling up and eventually is overcome with power to the point where he turns into a monster. And this is really cool! He lusted for power, but not for the consequences that came with it! (would've been nice if this was set up beforehand, but whatever) Anyway he beats Vaati and frees Zelda. yay
The cursed is lifted on both Ezlo and Vaati and they return to their minish forms.
And here, finally, we get Vaati's motivation. WHY? WHAT?? WE GET THE VILLAIN'S MOTIVATION AFTER HE HAS BEEN BEATEN?? WHY?? Anyway, it's really cute, he thought he could never be good enough for Ezlo, and so wanted limitless power so he could prove himself. They state that true power comes from strength of character, which is why Link was able to beat Vaati (where was that strength of character when Link tried to look up a girl's skirt earlier??) Okay?? Nice sentiment but I wish this was set up earlier??? Link encourages Vaati to keep training harder and not to look for shortcuts. ...ok. So basically Link won cause he worked rlly hard to get all the McGuffins. Nice.
And after a heartfelt goodbye from Ezlo and a tearful one from Link, the story ends. It's really sweet there at the end, seeing the two characters who actually had personalties show off their wonderful chemistry one last time before they depart. Makes me smile.
AND FINALLY IT'S OVER. I'm sorry that was so long, but hopefully now you see my point about underdeveloped characters, wasted time and wasted potential. Thank you for coming to my Youtube Analysis video.
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Can I request Bokuto, Tendou, Kyotani, Aran, Goshiki, Asahi, and Aone with a very sweet gf? She’s very affectionate (cuddles them, kisses their face, and rubs their head) and always happy to see them after school or watch their practices and will even call them cute nicknames like “Sweetie, Darling, My love, Honey, and Bub”. The cherry on top is when she brings them a homemade meal and bento and would be more than happy to feed them.
WITH A VERY AFFECTIONATE S/O
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pairings : aone, asahi, aran, bokuto, goshiki, himekawa, kyotani, & tendo x reader!
a/n : hi anon! this is so precious omg how are you all sending such cute requests?? 💕💕 thank you for this idea! hope you like it <3 i added himekawa because gracie likes him!
part 1 ; part 2 ; part 3
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BOKUTO shares the same energy! it started off as you calling him ‘my love.’ he burst into a blushing fit, and since then, you two have been exchanging nicknames— which got longer each time. it went from ‘bub’ to ‘honey-sugar-pumpkin-pie-precious-sparkling y/n!’ akaashi begs you to help him with bokuto’s emo mode. cup his face with both of your hands and he’s melting into your arms.
when you made him a bento, he actually jumped up and down in joy. he was happily humming as you fed him it, repeating lines of ‘i love you’s and “you’re my favorite, y/n-bear!” when he realized that he had finished the whole bento already, he went into emo mode. instantly cheered up when you said you would make another!
TENDOU feels so happy when you started coming to watch all of his practices. he feels even happier when you’ll sing along with him, arm movements and all that! you guys have already created a minimum of four secret handshakes. he feels all giddy inside when you help him tape his fingers, or when you go over to give him some hugs and kisses. sometimes he’ll ask you what you see in him, then tears up when you actually respond and give a lengthy list of the things you love about him— which is everything.
when you came after practice to give him a homemade bento, he hesitated when he reached for it. you were just so perfect, so sweet, and he wasn’t even sure where to start thanking you. he didn’t even have time to act insecure since you wrapped him in a tight hug immediately after handing him the bento.
KYOTANI is always soft around you! he never complains about any of things you do, he’ll stand still and let you pat his head. he’ll even move his arm out a little so you can hold his hand! kyotani visibly relaxes when you’re near him, and he’ll try extra hard during practice just so he can earn another hug, or maybe even a cuddle session if he’s lucky.
when you first made him a bento, he just stood there looking at it. you felt a little insecure, thinking that he wouldn’t like it, but it was actually because he had never received something like it before! he told you how he felt later, but he was so grateful to have someone like you. he would never refuse any of your sweet gestures. and yeah, he would appreciate it if you made him another.
ARAN waits in front of the gym before practice so you can see him before you leave. he gently smiles when he hears you ramble about how good your luck is, how lucky you were to ‘catch him right before he walked into practice!’ he won’t ever tell you that he does it on purpose, but he thinks the way you get excited to see him is cute. he’ll always return your hugs, pats, and touches with a smile.
if you make a bento for aran, he’s gonna eat it right beside you and compliment every part of it! he’ll even offer to make one with you, and turn that into a date.
GOSHIKI is always a little too shocked at your gestures! since he’s surrounded by “cold and unreadable senpai,” having such an affectionate s/o is overwhelming, in the best way possible. you inflate his ego with your rush of compliments, and he feels his cheeks heat up when you give him a kiss and hug bye! when he’s losing confidence in his abilities as a player, he forgets all of those feelings as soon as he sees you. the names you call him have him breaking out in a furious blush every single time, but what would be the point if he didn’t? his reactions are the cutest.
he was so incredibly shocked when he saw you standing in front of him with a bento. he blinked a couple times, rubbing his eye, then it hit him. you MADE him lunch. he couldn’t hold back the stammered ‘thank you’s and the nervous waving of his hands while he stuttered out a “y-you didn’t have to!!”
ASAHI is always so flustered around you! he loves your energy, but it’s also so overwhelming for him. he wouldn’t trade it for anything though. even if he jumps each time, he loves when you run up and give him a hug from behind, calling him your ‘precious sweetie!’ he tried to return the favor by calling you something cute, but just ending up standing still & looking real scary in front of the others. you appreciate the thought!
if you give him a homemade bento, he’s looking at it with the purest expression, gently taking it from you with a mumbled thanks. if you feed him, he’s avoiding all eye contact, staring intently at the floor instead. by the time he’s done, he’s already mustered up the courage to ask you for another!
AONE is always prepared for your affection. he’ll walk up to you and wait for you to do something. if you squish his cheeks, he’ll squish your cheeks right back. so, you two exchange little actions like this throughout the day!
if you give him a bento, you might miss the little sparkle in his eye as he accepts it. he makes sure to eat it when no one else is around because he doesn’t want anyone to ruin the moment.
you and HIMEKAWA exchange positive energy! if he’s nervous for a serve, he takes one glance over at you. he’s learned that yamaguchi has an item he looks at so he can reset, and you’re himekawa’s reset view! you’re his safe space, and he can never thank you enough times. himekawa returns your hugs and affection with a blush, but the same amount of energy!
if you make him a bento, he’ll want to eat it with you! don’t misunderstand, he loves it so much, but he wants to share this memory with you. will turn bright red if you offer to feed him.
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dokifluffs · 4 years
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Kissing His Forehead | Himekawa, Nishinoya, Bokuto
Pairings: Himekawa X Reader (gender neutral), Nishinoya X Reader (gender neutral), Bokuto X Reader (gender neutral)
Genre: fluffyyyy 🥺
Author’s Note: Based on a question I got and I couldn’t resist and it’s time to widen my circle of who i write for tehe
Warning: spoilers to season 3 of the show in noya’s!! 
Kissing Their Foreheads | Hinata, Aone, Tsukishima // Kissing Their Foreheads | Oikawa, Kuroo, Osamu // Kissing Their Foreheads | Akaashi, Atsumu // Kissing Their Foreheads | Kenma, iwaizumi, Sakusa
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Himekawa: MY LITERAL BABEY OMG
The stadium was huge, filled with hundreds of people on the audience, all cheering and rooting for their favorite teams
The ceiling was higher than Aoi could ever imagine, lights brighter than ever now that he was standing here at nationals after only seeing older teams play here on tv
He made it with his team, tsubakihara academy
His heart raced rapidly in his chest, filling his ears, it almost blocked out the sound of the announcers as they announced the girls’ teams
He waited outside with all the other teams in line waiting to be announced
The pressure was killer as all the teams lined up and half of them would be gone after today
He wanted to win, he wanted to be the number one team in the nation
But his hands were shaking just before it started
Everyone around him looked so stoic, some so tall and proud in their jerseys
Why couldn’t he be the same as the others?
He clenched his trembling hands, squeezing his eyes shut to focus on his breathing to gather himself
It was almost time. They were about to be called
His eyes shot open feeling the sudden nudge in his arm, turning to see you
You wore a special badge only tsubakihara’s manager had
“Y/N? What’re you doing down here?” His voice cracked through the lump in his throat
“I have to go to the audience section soon but I just had to do this.”
Before he could even ask what, you gently cupped his face, tilting his head down and pushing his hair up, making a clearing on his forehead
You pressed a long kiss right below his yellow headband
“You’ll be okay,” you pulled back, your thumbs rubbing over his dusted pink cheeks, burning beneath your touch. “Good luck, Aoi.”
“I’ll see you later,” you waved as you went off, returning the badge to the team manager, leaving the special area
Aoi’s Heart couldn’t stop racing but for a different reason now- for you
He felt a great wave of confidence wash through him as the doors opened, making way for his team as they followed the previous team standing beside them, walking proudly on the bright teal colored floors
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Nishinoya: 
You couldn’t believe your eyes
The gym roared as the karasuno student section roared at the major win they had just achieved
Karasuno had best Shirstorizawa with the third top ace in the entire country, ushiwaka
The third years celebrated on the court, the rest of the team breaking down, clumping and jumping onto each other in a giant pile
It finally happened
Karasuno would be going to nationals
The shiratorizawa student section and team has gone quiet in disbelief at the outcome where only a smal percentile actually believed Karasuno would win
The great powerhouse school was defeated
You could feel your own eyes watering at the notion, your own heart pumping at watching this intense game that had everyone gripping the edge of their seats
You watched alongside Yachi and tanaka’s sister as Karasuno was announced the winner, representatives for Miyagi in the tournament
Your legs carried you faster than you imagined as everyone began to gather their belongings to head back to the bus to make their way back to Karasuno
“Noya!” You called as you made it down to the court level, running to him
“Oh, Y/N!” Tanaka and Noya called as you sped to your best friends
“Congratulations!” You took a hold of Noah’s head and out of emotions pressed a kiss to his forehead and turning to Tanaka for a hug
The team watched amazed, seeing how Nishinoya would react after knowing he had the biggest crush on you forever
With the adrenaline from the game still pumping in his body now mixing with his feelings for you and how you just k i s s e d him, he almost imploded right then and there
“You all did so well,” you congratulated the team, giving a double high five to Hinata as he bounced higher above you, getting tired remarks from tsukishima, asking how he still had this much energy
Turning back to Noya, he was as frozen as a statue
“Oi, Noya, come on. We have to go,” Tanaka smacked his back. “You’re riding the bus back with us, right?”
“Yep!” You beamed. “Should I give him another one?” You waved your hand above his eyes
“YES!” He boomed.
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Bokuto: 
The volleyballs hit the ground with loud booms as you watched from the sides, still amazed at how strong Bokuto was
However, none of is straights we’re going in or they were all getting blocked by Nekoma’s captain, Kuroo
The gym the four of you were in was humid from the summer heat that had been beaming down all day
“Damn it!” Bokuto collapses to his knees with a thud
Akaashi let out a sigh already pointing out which number weakness this was
Bokuto’s mood was already pretty down after the training day today, having missing most of his shots or the other team blocked him or was able to dig up his hits
Today was just an off day and he couldn’t help but blame himself
Akaashi and Kuroo took a break as Bokuto balled himself in the middle of the court, hugging his knees
You handed them their towels and water bottles
“Was it really that bad today?” You asked as Akaashi sat himself down beside you
“Nothing worked.” He shook his head
All the compliments and tactics Akaashi and the team usually used to bring out the best in Bokuto was proven to be useless
“Would you please?” Akaashi looked to you, pleading with his eyes
“Leave it to me,” you bounced out of your seat on the bleachers
“Ko~ta~ro~” you sung his name as you came from behind and lightly chopped his shoulders as you walked around him, kneeling down until you were in front of him
He looked at you with the saddest eyes, his hair droopy
“Why’re you so mopey, baby?” He pouted, tilting your head the same way he did
“You’re the ace. This is just a little bump, right?” You cupped his cheek and rubbed your thumb over it
“Remember your ways of the ace.” You held up the shirt of his you wore, reminding him who he was and the principles he followed
“You’ll always be my ace, Kotaro,” you said low enough for it to be just between you two but with the gym silent with Kuroo and Akaashi watching your ways from behind, they could hear just a little bit of what you said
You leaned close and pressed a kiss to his forehead and cheek that instantly boosted his mood
Before you could even react, Bokuto kept from his little ball and tackled you into his arms, turning his body so his back landed on the floor with you on top of him
He smothered your face with kisses, showering you with his love
“What a simp,” Kuroo scoffed as he set his things down
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t0shii · 3 years
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% bad dreams
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.! timeskip! akagi, konoha, taichi, komori (sep) x f!r; kunimi, aoi (sep) x gn!r
.! comfort + fluff/ not proofread
.! ahh 'm rlly sorry for not posting yesterday :(( take this as my apology. i might make another one of these but with more popular characters
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akagi
akagi snaps awake at your loud whimpering, "princess?" he mumbles, voice groggy and confused as he looks down to your sleeping figure, barely visible in the dark room. it's only when you whimper again and snap your head to the side he realizes you're having s bad dream. "baby, wake up." he gently nudges your shoulder, after a few times you blink awake, sitting up to hug him "hey, hey, you're okay." he rubs your back, "it was horrible, nari." you cry into his shoulder. "tell me about it."
kunimi
kunimi hates being woken up, he values sleep more than most other things in his life and there's nothing he hates more than that sleep being disturbed. his first reaction when you shake him awake is to be annoyed, why the hell were you waking him in the middle of the night like this? but when he see's the tears in your eyes shining in the moonlight that leaks through the curtains his face softens, "c'mere baby." he mumbles, voice still coated with sleep as he guides you to the warmth of his chest
konoha
konoha had left you in the bedroom from your nap about 25 minutes ago, currently he sat on the couch, a random movie playing on the tv in front of him. when he hears your footsteps padding down the hallway he averts his attention to your sleepy figure, frowning when he noticed the tears falling from your eyes. "what happened, princess?" he asks, opening his arms for you to climb into his lap, which you do hiccuping "bad dream, nori." as you do so. "oh baby, i'm sorry. do you wanna tell me about it?"
aoi
aoi worries when walks into the bedroom to check you because of your cries which could be heard from the living room. you'd told him you were taking a nap so he didn't quite understand why he could hear cries coming from behind the door. "y/n, baby?" he realizes you're still asleep when he doesn't get a response, "bad dream huh?" he mumbles to your sleeping figure, cupping his hand around your cheek. "y/n, c'mon it's time to wake up, baby." he sighs, kissing your tear stained cheeks. "aoi?" "mhm, i know. c'mon lets get some tea and you can tell me about it." he offers you a comforting smile before placing a soft kiss against your lips.
taichi
averts his attention to your figure as you slowly step towards him on the couch crying a small "nishi." frowning at your teary state he opens his arms for you, "what happened, pretty girl?" he looks up to you as he wraps his arms around your waist. "i had a bad dream." you mumble, wiping a tear from your cheek. "that's no good is it, baby?" he chuckles as you shake your head 'no' lip quivering. "sit down and you can tell me about it hm? will that make you feel better?"
komori
frowns as he opens his eyes to your teary ones as you shake him awake with a "mori, please wake up." he sits up to embrace you, "what happened, princess?" he questions, wiping away at the tears falling from your eyes. "bad dream." you mumble, lip quivering, his heart breaks at the sight. "oh baby, don't cry, do you wanna talk about it?" he asks, guiding your head to his chest as he lays the both of you back down.
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1-800-imagine · 3 years
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seven: “good luck” -- himekawa aoi
✎ genre: fluff
✎ warnings: none
✎ word count: 0.3k
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“hey (y/n),” a voice called out to you. 
“what are you doing here?” you acknowledged your blushy boyfriend, “shouldn’t you be with the rest of your team?” it was clear that himekawa had gone well out of his way to come and see you. your brow quirked upward to express your confusion. 
truth be told, you took one look at the yellow ribbon squeezed tightly in his sweaty palm and knew exactly why himekawa had come to see you right before his big game. 
it was almost like a pre-game tradition. even before he and you started dating, himekawa had always requested that you tie his headband prior to his games  -- always saying something along the lines of how you always tied the perfect bow.
as you went along -- wrapping the yellow ribbon around himekawa’s forehead -- you took notice to how much more tense the male was. you observed how his grip on the bench had significantly tightened. if you focused hard enough, you could hear himekawa’s heart beating out of his chest. 
“hey,” you interrupted, filling the tense silence “there’s no need for you to worry so much.” your hands dropped behind himekawa’s head, reaching out to hold his cold, clammy hands in your much warmer ones. 
as your stare bore in himekawa’s eyes, you noticed how his once dilated pupils -- hidden in dark irises -- contracted back to a relaxed state. you listened as his breathing had begun to steady as well. 
“you’ve put so much hard work toward this,” you continued, “and it’s finally time for that work to pay off.” you drew your hands out of himekawa’s hold, moving them upward toward his face. your palms latched onto both of the male’s cheeks, holding his head in place as you pressed your lips against the yellow headband.
himekawa took your hand in his once more, using it as an anchor to help him get up. now, he rose with a lot more confidence than when he had originally approached you. 
as your boyfriend began his journey back to the national stage, you wished him a little “good luck.” the male hastily whirled back around, almost as if he had forgotten something. 
himekawa collected you in his arms, nuzzling his face into your neck. “thank you for everything (y/n),” he whispered.
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1004kjhgfdsa · 3 years
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Moon and Stars
+ himeyachi au (Himekawa Aoi & Yachi Hitoka)
+ 969 words
+ tooth-rotting fluff
+ please ship my babies himeyachi
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It was a chilly Friday night at Hitoka’s rooftop. It was one of those nights their work schedules coordinated. So, it felt like a long weekend for the both of them, but it also meant they’ll be with each other for that long span of time.
Both of them are sprawled over the big, soft blanket--yes, with peaches for patterns--that Aoi brought. Pizza boxes and baskets of mojos leftovers were abandoned on the side. Hitoka was resting her head on Aoi’s shoulder, looking up to the cloudless night sky. Millions of stars stretched above; the crescent moon, smiling down on them, and planet venus accompanying it.
Hitoka stretched both of her hands towards the sky, reaching out the vast space. “What do you think would it feel like? Holding those stars?” Hitoka looked up to Aoi who was already gazing at her.
“Mmmm,” Aoi scrunched his eyebrows, thinking. “I think I would be blinded by it.” He covered her eyes and chuckled at her startled reaction. Hitoka held his hand and pushed it away, “Aoiiii!!” she laughed at her boyfriend’s silly tactics.
Aoi is always fascinated when his girlfriend talks about astronomy. The way her eyes sparkle when someone chats with her about it. The way her body bounces and radiates energy when she discloses it. It’s impossible to ignore it; you’ll be drawn in on how she passionately discusses it, like a black hole vacuuming you in.
“Did you know there’s a white hole? Instead of sucking matter in, white hole spits it out.”
“Can you please construct your sentence better?”
“What? It’s theoretically the opposite of a black hole. Doesn’t that intrigue you?”
“Of course, it does.” He really was curious. Ever since Hitoka developed an interest in astronomy, he’s also been doing his research to keep up with her.
Aoi snapped out his thoughts when Hitoka grabbed his hand and pushed it towards the sky. “With the naked eye, we can see 2,000 to 2,500 stars so imagine those little gaseous matter in your hands.” Hitoka stated, smiling back at the moon.
“Do you really want to have those stars in your pretty hands?” Aoi jokingly asked, intertwining his fingers on his girlfriend’s hands. “Are you not listening to me?” She pouted and snapped her head to him, eyebrows frowning.
“Of course, I am. If I was not listening then I wouldn’t have this.” Aoi pulled out a ring and placed it beside Hitoka’s reached out hand. It’s a simple ring; a thin gold band, engraved with stars that are filled with diamonds. Hitoka squinted to see what it was. “What’s that?” It was like one of the twinkling stars above, but closer. When realization hits, she looked at Aoi who was smiling and eyes tearing up. He was always a cry baby.
Aoi sat up and held the ring in front of Hitoka. “You have been a blessing in my life. You came in like a shooting star, suddenly appearing and burning so bright, but you didn’t disappear; you stayed with me. Through my ups and downs, you saw who I was; my principles, my beliefs, my virtues. Even though we have our differences, we communicated and made it work. You never gave up on me when I was on the verge of giving up. And I promise you, I will never give us up. I want to be with you forever. And I hope you want that too. Will you marry me, Hitoka?” Aoi held his breath when he said the question.
Hitoka was already crying when Aoi started his speech. Damn, she loves the guy. So much. He really loves her to the moon and back. He loved her even in her darkest of times. She believes that they’re soulmates in this life, in another life, and in many more lives. Aoi made her the happiest woman alive and she would want that to happen for the rest of her life. Who wouldn’t?
With a smile, and tears like stars, Hitoka breathed out, “Yes. A million stars, yes!”
Aoi exhaled the breath that he has been holding in and let out a delighted laugh. He positioned the ring to Hitoka’s ring finger with a cheery smile. Hitoka then admirably stared at the gold band and spread out her fingers; her hand got a lot more prettier decorated by it. She looked at it with one eye, like taking a picture with a camera, and stretched out her hands to the sky, to the city lights, then in front of his fiancé. The similarities? They all look like stars.
“Do you like it?” Aoi asked because Hitoka can’t seem to stop staring at her ring. “Of course, I like it. I love it!” She put her hand on top of her chest. “I love you. Thank you, Aoi, for all of these; for effortlessly making me happy at all times, for listening to my astronomical babblers, for being by my side when I get a little side tracked, and for making me love you.”
Aoi moved towards his fiancé and hugged her comfortingly. “I should be the one thanking you.” He kissed the side of her head and felt her vibrate as she laughed at him. “Then we should be thanking ourselves.”
Hitoka lovingly looked at Aoi’s chocolate brown eyes and kissed him on his lips. She smiled when he gently kissed back.
The crescent moon glowed and the stars twinkled above, happily witnessing the newly engaged couple glimmered with love.
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NOTES:
i know i haven’t posted in a while cause school has been giving me hell 😭
writing has been my stress reliever and i’m enjoying every story i make 💜
i might post all of my stories here from twitter. for archive matters 😌
feedbacks are appreciated!! my ask is always open. let’s talk about haikyuu or just anything!!
THANK YOU FOR READING 💜
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angelsxbelle · 3 years
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hq boys and what shoes i think they wear.
note: i am aware that this is extremely random but i can’t stop thinking about this and i thought it would be funny to write about🤺🤺🤺
genre: fluff, crack, headcannons
my absolute favorite: the american public high school au
for legal reasons, this is canon.
warnings: none
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black high top converse, slightly worn in but not beat up or brand new:
-TENDOU, shirabu, YAMAGUCHI, osamu, akagi, futakuchi, kunimi, HIRUGAMI, yahaba, kuguri
nike x jordan 1′s, definitely in nice colors:
-terushima, IWAIZUMI, kuroo, bokuto, SUNA, aran, atsumu
plain- ish black running shoes, paired with a full tracksuit with the collar completely zipped up:
-ushijima, KAGEYAMA, sakusa, atsumu, goshiki (he wanted to copy ushijima senpai)
black nike slides with white socks:
-lev, YAMAMOTO, kunimi, matsukawa, kenma, HOSHIUMI, tersushima, koganegawa, TANAKA
just plain black/brown loafers, either because they are a prick or think it’s practical and respectable- looking:
- oikawa, KITA, akaashi, daishou, ENNOSHITA, daichi
black doc martens, i don’t make the rules:
-tendou, SEMI, fukunaga, MATSUKAWA, konoha, aran, KUROO, futakuchi (steps on other people’s toes with them), saeko
black air force ones
-nishinoya, TANAKA, terushima, sakusa, KYOUTANI, lev, inouka, 
white air force ones:
-tsukishima, kai, aone, SUGAWARA (wears them with baby blue socks), hoshiumi, reon, HANAMAKI, ginjima
white converse high tops, no dirt on them whatsoever:
- hinata (dirt is questionable), himekawa, YACHI, shibayama, kindaichi, OIKAWA, hirugami, AKAASHI, ikejiri, asahi
bonus: 
-kiyoko def always wears the cutest shoes, yukie has MASSIVE shoe game, goshiki loves trying to copy what ushijima wears, and y’all just KNOW tanaka and nishinoya pull up to school at 8am wearing matching black air force ones with adidas track pants and hot topic t shirts
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haikyuuphilia · 3 years
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Not a request, but I’d like to know-who are some of your favorite underrated/lesser written characters? There are many boys who only get 3 minutes of screen time who I just adore (≧∀≦)
oh i love questions like these!!! hmm in no particular order:
futakuchi ; i’m in love with him and i know he’s not minor by any means, but i haven’t seen many people request/write about him given how integral he and the rest of date tech are in haikyuu. 
hirugami ; i relate to him a LOT and i really like his character. i can’t wait to see him in the anime and have more people know about him :D
goshiki ; he isn’t terribly underrated but i adore him ! he’s probably the least written-about character of the major ones in shiratorizawa.
himekawa ; he’s the cute pinch server from tsubakihara! i think he could be the star of his own manga if he wanted :D
aran ; way too underrated imo :( he’s a really strong ace of a powerful school, is an important and complex character, and has such interesting relationships with his friends. 
i also really like some of the characters who aren’t necessarily underrated but often don’t have much fluff/sfw stuff written about them, like ukai and meian. 
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