Fic rec masterpost- Iwaoi edition
Oya oya oya! It’s time to start putting all of my favorite Iwaoi fics together and share some love! (They’re all complete except two) ♥ = ultimate fav
(update: 03/11/2021)
A Losing Game | whateverhappened (100k) ♥ PostTimeSkip!AU Moving to Argentina right after high school was the wisest choice Tooru ever made in his life. He's always had a plan in his mind: become a great volleyball player, and then return to Japan to keep the promise he made to Iwaizumi. Getting heartbroken was never part of it. Or, an alternative take to the time skip where Tooru wears the Japanese flag over his heart.
new phone who dis | meruemsthighs (57k) ♥ College!AU | Texting | Slow Build Oikawa texts the wrong number when complaining about Ushijima, and then keeps texting Iwaizumi.
Waiting in the Stars | whateverhappened (116k) ♥ Bodyswap & Soulmates! AU Tooru and Hajime had everything planned out for their future, but the stars had a different idea.
The courtship ritual of the hercules beetle | kittebasu (chanyeol) (66k) ♥ Post Canon | ProVolleyballPlayer!Iwachan Tooru is pretty sure he could manage the mating habits of a mosquito. It’s the mating habits of people he can’t seem to get right.
Only Fools Fall | oseltamivir_phosphate (126k) ♥ Alpha/Beta/Omega!AU | College Oikawa had always wanted to be an alpha like Iwaizumi. He hated being a beta – the lesser status, but not entirely the least. That was until he experienced his first heat during his second year in university, and he wonders if it's too late to turn back into a beta.
Mind Reader | jopling (40k) ♥ Iwachan!Mind reader AU After Iwaizumi is knocked out by a volleyball to the face, he discovers he can now see what people are thinking.Alternatively: Iwaizumi can now read minds but he still can’t pick up on Oikawa’s feelings for him.
Stay a Little Longer | whateverhappened (14k) ♥ ProVolleyballPlayers | Post-Canon "They were ready to jump in front of you even before I made the decision to toss the ball to you. They just knew I was going to do so. It was a tough game, I was under pressure, everybody was making stupid mistakes and I just wanted to feel safe. That's why I tossed to you. That's why I always toss to you, according to Tobio-chan.” “So what. It's only logical that during a difficult rally the setter unconsciously trusts the ball to the player he's most familiar with, isn't it? And we're a team, you and I.” “No, we're not. Not anymore.”
Always, My Pillar of Strenght | starlitcities (16k) ♥ A lot of pining!AU “Oikawa,” Matsukawa mutters, surprised more than anything. “It’s two in the morning, what are you—?”“What’s wrong with me, Mattsun?” Oikawa pulls at the hem of his shirt, the sopping fabric clinging to his skin and leaking water onto the doormat. “Anybody, everybody I know would kill to have me. And the only one I want to feel that way won’t even look at me.”
mint | tothemoon (18k) ♥ ProVolleyballPlayer!Oikawa It's the December after Iwaizumi’s last year in university when Tokyo welcomes him with a new ad campaign for Bright Days toothpaste, and Oikawa Tooru—fresh off a run at the 2016 Summer Olympics—has decided to grace the city with his signature grin, a flip of his wayfarer sunglasses, and the most irrepressible tag line for the signboard above.‘Are you in love with me?’ it reads, Oikawa taunts, and Iwaizumi can only find the whole thing a pointless exercise in the usual flirtations.(Because i would never fall for you in a million years, he types out in reply, before deciding against it.)
Conquering the Great King | SuggestiveScribe (105k) ♥ pervy!AU Iwaizumi blinked his gaze over to Oikawa, "Last time was supposed to be a one time thing," he said, voice low, lacking some conviction.Oikawa's lips twitched into a smirk and he brought them hovering just over Iwaizumi's, "One time thing, Two time thing, what's it matter as long as it's not a Relationship thing?"
The Secret Omega | AllTheAspects (17k) ♥ Alpha/Beta/Omega!AU Now, staring down at the cheery label which promises no regrets, Iwaizumi ironically but sincerely regrets every decision which lead him here.In particular, his annoying as fuck best friend. Who absolutely, definitely, no matter what, cannot find out that Iwaizumi is an omega.
To be first, to be best | kittebasu (chanyeol) (26k) Future!Fic Hajime is apparently something of a masochist, and as he stares down at the tie-dyed AREA51 T-shirt in his hands, he thinks “I’m totally in love with this asshole, aren't I?”
Not Until You Believe | Beewachan (40k) College!AU | Blogger!Oikawa 2:04: so… wyd? 2:05: Texting you 2:05: but what wud u be doing if i was there ;)
When You Wish Upon a Star | emerald1963 (31k) BodySwap!AU Hajime has no idea how this situation is even possible, but he’s one hundred percent certain that it’s all Oikawa’s fault.Oikawa blames the aliens.
I wanna ruin our friendship | roseknight (71k) SlowBurn!AU Oikawa can't pretend he doesn't know what he's feeling. He's far too accustomed to jealousy for that. But there's no reason to feel such intense jealousy towards two guys he doesn't even know, that he just happened to catch kissing. No reason he can accept. In which a single confession letter unravels Oikawa's control over his life and forces him to realize he wants something besides friendship from Iwaizumi.
have mercy on me | hiuythn (10k) HanahakiDisease!AU Hajime looks at the black and white slides, takes in the way the plant grows uninhibited inside him. He presses a hand to his ribcage. It doesn’t even feel like there’s anything wrong.----Or, Hajime gets the Hanahaki disease.
Shiver | Yuu_chi (16k) Future!Fic Oikawa was always the brave one. Hajime just followed two paces behind.
It’s Not Love, Probably | starlitcities (6k) FriendsToLovers!AU “No, I mean we really weren’t doing anything,” Oikawa whips around, “I haven’t even kissed her yet.” “And I said it doesn’t matter. Why are you talkative all of the sudden?” “Someone sounds annoyed,” Oikawa mumbles.“No, I just…” Iwaizumi bites the inside of his cheek. Why is he annoyed? That Oikawa is talking about his girlfriend? That he saw them under the stairwell looking both guilty and flustered? That he might not know everything about his childhood best friend?He can’t say yes to any of those questions. He can’t quite say no, either.
dyspnea/arrhythmia | carafin (10k) Medical!AU In which Iwaizumi Hajime is a junior doctor suffering through his medical rotation, and Dr. Oikawa Tooru is his insufferable mentor. Medical AU.
Tokyo Boy | Verbrennung (16k) HookUp!AU “Oh no, Tooru-” but thankfully Makki doesn’t say anything other than that. They reach for their drinks in sync, and Tooru tips his glass to his oncoming emotional apocalypse in one last sardonic acknowledgement of his terrible life before they both take a long pull of their drinks because oh yes, he’s fucked. He has feelings for Iwaizumi Hajime, who probably has casual lovers just like him in every major city he visits on business. Oikawa is just his Tokyo Boy, just another pit-stop on Iwaizumi’s travels. ~ A story about longing, and how not even 5,487 miles, a sixteen-hour time difference, or a 'casual' label can stop a stubborn heart (or two?) from falling in love.
darlin’, your head’s not right | aruariandance (13k) AccidentalMarriage-Kinda!AU '“Our wedding,” Oikawa says by way of explanation, tapping his finger against his magazine more emphatically. “What colors should we use? Color scheme is important, apparently.”Iwaizumi feels his lifespan shortening. “I was thinking our Aoba johsai colors to go for more, you know, softer tones? Besides, I’ve always looked great in that sea foam green color. Oh, and I guess you look decent in it, too.” He grins, saccharine sweet, and Iwaizumi has never been so tempted to knock one of his perfect pearly white teeth right out of his stupid mouth." or, Oikawa teases Iwaizumi about a childhood promise he made to marry him when they were older, except suddenly it's not really a joke at all.
Not Quite What You Planned | MellowWrites (42k) TiMER!AU It seemed pretty simple and it made sense to those who bought it, but the actual science behind it was complicated and far too lengthy to comprehend. But the point of the TiMER was simple - a digital clock that would count down to the exact day you met your soulmate.That was the ideal romantic future Tooru had grown up with.
All the words of time and space | kagshina (46k) OnlineFriendship!AU greys_alien: you should change your username to “addicted2bugs” greys_alien: yours is boring greys_alien: i can’t be friends with someone boring Half an hour later, he gets a message from addicted2bugs.Or, Tooru needs a friend, Hajime just so happens to be on a chat site at the right time, and neither of them can predict what's to follow.
Just hear me out | loveclouds (7k) TiMER!AU To stimulate Japan's low birthrates and take most of the guesswork out of dating, a beeper system was biologically developed in people's wrists, an audible confirmation to show romantic compatibility. Iwaizumi's beeper has been going off for Oikawa since they've been kids. Oikawa's has only ever been silent.
Nevermind (but I mind) | seabear (10k) FriendsToLover Oikawa’s eyes glint as he lowers his voice, ducking in close as he says, “Telepathy.” He groans. “For the last time--we do not have telepathy.” “Well, maybe we would,” Oikawa points, circling his finger in the air, “if you’d practice with me.” (Or, teenage boys who are in love but can't seem to get it together.)
Here’s to taking what you came for | Frenchibi (3k) FakeDating!AU “So - isn’t it obvious?” Oikawa spins around to face Iwaizumi, gesturing to the poster. “To solve our financial crisis - we pretend we’re dating!”Iwaizumi stares at him for a full five seconds - before he throws back his head and laughs.
In Defense of Reptiles (and Other Gross Things) | rikke (10k) Hogwarts!AU In their seventh year, Oikawa is chosen to be the Hogwarts champion in the Triwizard Tournament, and Iwaizumi suffers.
Dinner and a Movie | rikke (11k) Fake/Pretend!Relationship As a good vice captain, Iwaizumi would do a lot for his volleyball club's success and general welfare, including, apparently, fake dating Oikawa.
The Best Best | rikke (12k) Future!Fic “Congratulations, Iwa-chan! You’re a dad!” Iwaizumi hears as soon as the door opens. He’s dealt with Oikawa for all of his twenty-one years of age now, but this declaration is still sufficiently disturbing enough that he turns from his place on the couch and braces himself for whatever Oikawa has done this time. Or the one where Iwaizumi and Oikawa babysit Takeru for a week.
Yellow white red (camellia/gardenia) | orphan_account (9k) FlowerShop!AU An impressively annoying young man starts frequenting Hajime's flower shop. It goes downhill from there.
Stranger danger | orphan_account (14k) Texting!AU iwaizumi refuses to give his personal details out to strangers on the internet while oikawa just wants to know his namealternativelyoikawa spends three months trying to convince iwaizumi he's not a serial killer - and fails.
You’re looking like you fell in love tonight | anyadisee (34k) Fake/Pretend!Relationship “So, let me see if I understood this correctly,” Hajime says, slow and careful like he’s still waiting for some kind of punchline. “You want me to help Oikawa Tooru, a guy I barely know, because your boyfriend owes him a favor?”“And you owe me a favor,” Hanamaki adds helpfully.“That doesn’t even make any sense!”“Sure it does.” Hanamaki’s smile widens. “Issei and I are practically the same person by now, anyway, so whatever favor you owe me, you also owe him. And by repaying me, you are repaying him, and in turn he is repaying Oikawa. Think of it as, like, the transitive property of equality. A equals B equals C. A equals C.”“I know what the transitive property of equality is,” Hajime snaps. [in which iwaizumi pretends to be oikawa's boyfriend.]
Everything With You | Ellessey (14k) Future!Fic ‘Hajime still loves Oikawa, but he understands now. Oikawa can't look at him and see someone he could potentially date. And that makes it easier to not focus on the little things that used to drive him crazy—Oikawa's long legs, the way he's always hanging off of Hajime, how his whole face changes when he gets ready for a jump serve, and he looks like he could take on the entire world and win. This new arrangement though, this living together situation, is presenting a new set of variables that must be adjusted to, and the nakedness is one of them.’
Lacrimae | sapphire_eyes27 (22k) College!AU l PWP | Jealous!IwaizumiLacrimae- Latin for "tears" Hajime guiltily realized that he liked seeing this tearful Tooru, whose large eyes looked like melted caramel dripping out of chocolate. His dark brown lashes fluttered and a teardrop caught on one of them, like a prey in a spider’s web. The slow-to-fade summer freckles scattered across the bridge of his nose stood prominent against his pale face. The tip of his nose started coloring into a reddish hue as he sniffled. In that moment, Hajime had never seen a person more beautiful. Or Hajime realizes he has a thing for seeing Tooru’s big, beautiful eyes swell with tears.
Of odd numbers and intimate regrets | bravely (commovente) (5k) ONS!AU | EmotionalConstipation!AU Tooru’s spent the last seven years of his life in a carefully constructed schedule that is, he realises now, as much a habit as it was a way to forget about the person in front of him.
Pride falls | newamsterdam (94k) Magic!AU | 2° of chiaroscuro!series Oikawa insists it isn't a love story. You have to be human to love, after all. *** WIP
The Last King | Ember3ye (?) Friends to Lovers Oikawa Tooru really didn’t know how he ended up with a baby. Well, that wasn’t quite right. He knew exactly how all this had happened, he was just having a hard time wrapping his mind around the idea - the grand, grand idea of utmost responsibility - with the kid crying so goddamn loudly. It's the aftermath of a rebellion, and Oikawa is stuck in a snowstorm with the sole surviving heir and a warrior who may or may not be part of a cult.
