how the haikyuu boys fall in love
oikawa falls in love like a tsunamiâs last breath. the first time he realises he loves you, he thinks the earth beneath his feet has fractured. terrified, he recedes from your life, pulls back from your outstretched hands, withdraws from your longing gaze, hoping that his feelings will, too. instead, they surge forward with a roar, swell to monstrous heights, foaming viciously at the crest. and soon, the colossal wave collapses against the shore, unable to fight any longer. when his words finally flood out, that roar of the tsunami arrives in the end as a whisperââ âi love you.â and everything is washed anew.
iwaizumi falls in love like a tree branch under snow. his feelings accumulate crystal by crystal: a touch here, a smile there, a picture at 2 am followed by âi saw this and thought of youâ and a reply of âgo to sleep, idiotâ seconds later. you worm your way into his heart so slowly he doesnât notice it at first, doesnât notice the thick layer of snow on the caving wooden limb, doesnât notice that one more fleeting brush against his fingers will tip the scaleââ until the branch finally snaps. and when he opens his eyes to a world bedazzled by snow, the only face he can see is yours.
kuroo falls in love like honey on pancakes. with him, thereâs no sudden realisation, no flashbulb moment of his adoration, because heâs been happily fixed in a golden state of mind ever since the day you met. every day, his name sounds sweeter out your mouth. every day, he wakes up with sugar on his lips. itâs slow, how his love for you grows, but itâs steady. and now, as you kiss every knuckle on his hand to pull him back down to earth, he can only let out a soft, amused exhale through his nose. his half-lidded gaze focuses on your decadent features. âiâm here,â he purrs.Â
kenma falls in love like eyelids after dark. very rarely do the gears in his head stop spinning; heâs lived his entire life on alert, taking in and apart details to survive. but with you⊠thereâs no need to take in and apart the way your lips feel against his, the scent of your hair in his nose, your shallow breath against his neck. it all feels so safe. with you, heâs homeââ he can finally rest. so even when light drains out from the sky, even when the world is at its worst, at the feeling of your body curling up to his, the gears in his head grind to a halt. and he lets his heart beat instead.
bokuto falls in love like a fledgeling from its nest. he knows itâs recklessââ ridiculously recklessââ to have so much faith in wings not yet fully formed, but thereâs something about you that makes him want to soar. maybe itâs that you remind him of a cloudless blue sky or a valley that stretches from both ends of the earth or an ocean that glitters beneath the sun. maybe itâs that your name is a call to adventure. and at that moment, he realises that birds donât fly when theyâre readyââ they fly when theyâre called to. so he steps to the edge, spreads his arms out, and leaps, your name a prayer on his lips.
akaashi falls in love like silence between friends. it comes over him naturally, instinctively, right as he thinks that he could do nothing next to you forever and still be satisfied. the feeling wraps his shoulders like a blanket and, with a twitch of his lips, he pulls it closer around himself. his eyes dart over to your figure, wondering if you knowââ if youâd known this whole time. and then when you catch his gaze, when you ask âlike what you see?â with a smirk on your face, he feels the fabric stretch around his shoulders as if to fit a second body. his reply comes to him like second nature, like instinct. âno, i love it.â
atsumu falls in love like skydiving from a plane. heâs meticulous, guarded, the most untrusting of fate. so he fights to gain the upper hand: he picks his parachute, his pilot, the day with the best weatherââ everything is in his control. and when you come in full view, he finally thinks the dropzone is perfect. only then does he throw all caution to the wind, diving head first, eyes closed all the way down. an awesome wave of euphoria washes over him, lasting even when he realises heâs landed right in your arms, hair mussed, cheeks flushed, pupils wild with excitement. he wants to freefall into you again. so he does.
osamu falls in love like night over the city. itâs as inevitable as the cycle of the sun and moon and when it happens, heâs still the sameââ yet everything is different. beside you, he feels the air change and all else fade into the background. beside you, the hum of the world turns into a steady beat, a pulse awfully similar to the one in his chest. and he flickers to life, a mosaic of light, when you touch him. he doesnât usually look like this, you think as you draw circles on the back of his hand, trying to pinpoint what about him has changed. smiling softly, he knows that youâll figure it out soon. orâŠÂ he could say it now.
kita falls in love like a seed into the ground. he doesnât feel it when itâs sowed, nor when it takes root beneath the soil, but he sure feels when it sprouts. its stem crawls around his legs and up his trunk, keeping him safely fixed to earth. it grows with every âgood morningâ and âiâll save you a seatâ, it grows when you prance over with a joke on your lips and two coffees in your hands. it grows when he sees you with your eyes closed, head tilted towards the sky like a sunflower, and realises that you are all heâs ever wanted. your head turns. your eyes meet. and as spring does with the cherry trees, he blooms.
ushijima falls in love like a comet past the sun. as he hurtles by, your radiance melts his icy exterior into the glimmering cloud in his wake. every inch of his body is on fire. he feels the power in the pull of your orbit. feels you could utterly ruin him. feels heâd be okay with it, too. but you donât. instead, he thinks himself made of anti-gravity as you trace constellations into his skin. he sees stars collide when you kiss. and when he remembers how a comet can spend thousands of years without passing the sun in its orbit, he looks at you asleep in his arms and holds you just a little tighter to his chest.
tendou falls in love like confetti on new yearâs eve. this moment has spent all year in the making. ten, from the day you pummelled into his life. nine, the time that slowed when he saw you smile. eight, when you changed each otherâs names in your phones. seven, that time he dragged you out to a party. six, how you retaliated by taking him to a play. five, your shoulders touch during said play. four, his fingers wrap around yours during the finale. three, you hold hands all the way home. two, he walks you to the door. one, you stop. zero, he leans in. and the world explodes in full colour.
kageyama falls in love like a fawn upright for the first time. itâs all newââ the butterflies in his stomach, the sluggishness of his tongue in his mouth, the short-circuiting of his brain when youâre around. he stumbles and trips and topples over navigating through the tingling in his body. âare you okay?â you ask, peering into his eyes. his cheeks burn as he nods, unable to form words. he thinks heâll be fine, though, until you place a hand on his shoulder. the touch sends another flood of electricity through his nerves. âyou sure? you look like youâre about to hurl.â and he resolves that he will do something about this.
tsukishima falls in love like a chest in resignation. he didnât believe in softer emotionsââ or at least, thatâs what he told himself. and he held out for so long. but then you came along with your dumb sparkly eyes and your stupid smart mouth and infuriatingly sweet smile. even with the argument still fresh on his mind, he still adores you to death. especially right now, as he struggles to breathe knowing that he might lose you. fine, he thinks, no more running. he picks up his phone and sends the message thatâs been sitting in his notes. and finally, he lets out a sigh. you win. heâs never been happier to lose.
sakusa falls in love like the last leaf before winter. just as a tree holds onto its foliage for dear life, he is stubborn in refusing to fall. still, even he is powerless against nature. as autumn goes, winter arrives in your form. he thinks you are the strangest coldââ the kind that soothes instead of stings, the kind that kindles fires and bakes chocolate chip cookies, the kind that turns his cheeks red without a touch but with a smile. but he likes it. so when winter knocks at his door and asks if heâs âready to go?â he, the last leaf on the tree, finally flutters down to the ground.
