katsuki groans sleepily as your arms tighten around him. "you're fucking insane. it's midnight."
"it's your birthday !" you defend quietly, pouting up at him. he looks down at you and chuckles.
"ya could've just let me sleep and told me that shit in the morning, would've still been m'birthday." he yawns, wiping his eyes. you shoot up to press a kiss to his cheek, leaning into his space more to kiss him all over while he pretends to try and push you off when you roll on top of him. you both ignore how he immediately goes to squeezing your hips when you settle on top.
"i could've, but then there would've been a chance i slept in too long and then i wouldn't have been the first one to wish you happy birthday."
"so my birthday's a competition now ?"
"yup. and i plan to be first every year." you giggle, he rolls his eyes but can't hide the smile growing on his face.
"clingy brat.." he mumbles, he kisses you back anyways when your lips reach his.
"you love me." you counter.
"mm, whatever." he waves off, grabbing the back of your head to bring your lips back to his. you squeal as he tries to deepen the kiss. "you're being greedy." you warn, lips smushed against his.
"s'my birthday, means i get what i wanâ, right ? and since you're gonna keep me awake, could at the very least gimme a proper damn kiss." he says between kisses, it makes you laugh against his mouth and he smiles. when you pull away, you lean in to press a long, lasting kiss on the scar right below his eye. you can feel the way the muscles in his face drop and his arms tighten around you in surprise.
"happy birthday, katsuki. i'm glad i can spend another year with you." you whisper earnestly, looking down at him like he'd hung up the moon and the stars for you. unfortunately, it seems that was too much sincerity for your poor boyfriend. he squints, his massive palms enveloping your face to squeeze your cheeks.
"y-yeah, yeah. quit bein' sappy..." he huffs. you feel his thumb run against your bottom lip when he glances up at you, ears tinted pink as he quietly whispers out a "thanks...".
you don't need to say anymore, smiling as you lay on his chest. you hum "what do you wanna do for your birthday ?"
"stay in and fuckin' sleep." is his simple response, you can't help but snort.
"and nothing else ?" you look up at him.
he looks down at you "sounds like you got something you're hiding from me." he asks, suspiciously raising a brow.
you scoff, looking away "pffff, me ? no way..."you lie, your voice going airy.
youâre being grabbed by your cheeks in an instant and katsukiâs not deterred by your whining "you're a shit liar."
"i plead the fifth."
"plead my ass." katsuki scoffs, squishing your cheeks in his palm. "i hate being out of the loop on shit, you know that."
"would it kill you to not be a killjoy ? where's your whimsy ? your child's soul ?" you whine.
"whatever the fuck that means." katsuki snarks. you laugh again, and he rolls his eyes. "as long as whatever you got planned doesn't take up my whole damn day, then do what you want."
now it's your turn to roll your eyes "no need to worry, i won't be interfering with your plans to sleep in."
"our plans. you're not going anywhere." your boyfriend corrects.
"i have no say in it, do i ?" you tease.
he pokes your cheek. "nope. s'my birthday." he responds simply.
you laugh "you're using that as some sort of cheat code now ?"
when your laughter dies down he's still looking down at you. eyes, droopy with sleep sure, but with something soft inside of them. they glow illuminated by the light of the moon outside.
"what ?"
"nuffin." he sighs, still just looking down at you. his fingers run across your face, your cheeks and eyebrows and nose so softly, so unlike him (he of course has to take the opportunity to squeeze your nose, but you decide not to ruin the moment).
"yeah, right. c'mon what is it?" you urge. katsuki scoffs "so damn persistent." he reprimands. he shushes you when you remind him that "that's why you like me so much!"
"m'just..thinkin'."
"about..?" you wiggle higher up until you can kiss his chin. he sighs again , smiling to himself.
"about...this really annoying girl."
you glare up at him, he smirks. "oh yeah ?" you deadpan.
"oh, yeah. a real pain in the ass. always talkin' back to me and bothering me. planning surprises and other stupid things for my birthday every year. " he taunts.
you roll your eyes again "she sounds like a fun time. sounds to me like you just don't know how to have any fun." you grouch. katsuki laughs, of course he does, dickhead.
"yeah, well. as annoying as she is...she is a pretty damn fun time." he admits softly "real damn sweet too...probably too sweet for me.."
you look up at him in surprise. he squeezes your nose to avoid you and you swipe at his hand. he continues talking while you're distracted. "but i'm glad she chose to be with an asshole like me, and..." he leans down to press a peck between your brows.
"..and there's nothing else i'd like more for my birthday then to spend it with her again next year. even if we do lame, boring shit like staying in or doing whatever."
you feel your heart squeeze almost painfully tight. your cheeks pull up so hard you feel your jaw hurt, but you're so unbearably happy.
so unbearably happy you get to spend another year of his life with him.
you lean in to kiss him. "well, i don't know about her surprises, but mine's gonna blow your socks off. s'gonna make you cry like you did last year."
he scoffs, planting another kiss to your lips. "i didn't cry, dickwad. that's your mind making shit up." he denies.
"yeah, okay" you laugh, and with one final kiss you pull back to look at your love, with all the love you had for him. "happy birthday, katsuki."
and he smiles back, softly, and only reserved for moments like this with you.
drawing of the one and only othamu mima..... i never post my art here bc i forget to but here is this.... tis doing really well on my tiktok so I thought i'd post it here too...........
Navigation : midnight records! the starlight EP! haikyuu EP!
ââ .⊠"IWAIZUMI HAJIME VS. WEDDING" â iwaizumi hajime
a/n : sorry for being inactive!! finally found motivation to write for haikyuu
content : post timeskip. iwa crashing out. pre wedding. heâs so in love. seijoh 4. fluff. crack.
Iwaizumi Hajime doesnât spiral.
He doesnât pace. Doesnât panic. Doesnât start talking just to fill space. Heâs the one people lean on. The level-headed one during a crisis.
Which is exactly why the Seijoh 4 are now watching him like heâs a science experiment gone wrong. The groomâs waiting room is too quiet. Tense. The kind of quiet that happens before someone snaps.
Oikawa, back from Argentina just for the wedding, sips sparkling water with the smugness of someone who saw this coming. Matsukawa is filming. Hanamaki looks both entertained and slightly afraid.
And our dear Iwaizumi paces. Mutters something to himself. Thenâwithout warningâdrops to the floor and starts doing push-ups in his suit.
âHe doesnât spiral,â Hanamaki replies, blinking. âIâve never seen him spiral. This feels illegal.â
âI once saw Iwa-chan roll his ankle and tell me to breathe,â Oikawa says, horrified. âThis is terrifying.â
âIâm not spiraling,â Iwaizumi mutters, chest nearly kissing the floor. âIâm keeping my heart rate in check.â
Push-up. Push-up. Push-up
âIâm grounding myself. This is tactical. I am not emotionally compromised.â
Push-up.
âSheâs gonna look like a goddess and Iâm gonna forget how to breathe.â
âWhat was that?â Oikawa asks.
âI said Iâm fine, Shittykawa.â Oikawa blinks. âYou havenât called me that since we were 18. Oh god, heâs malfunctioning.â
Iwaizumi keeps going. âSheâs gonna smile. At me. In front of everyone. And Iâm gonna cry. I know Iâm gonna cry. I can already feel it. Itâs sitting right hereââ he gestures to his throat, âlike a threat.â
He stops and lays flat on the floor. The silence is deafening. âIâve never seen him like this,â Hanamaki whispers.
âHe cried when she said yes, didnât he?â Matsukawa murmurs. âThis is stage two.â
âYou FaceTimed me,â Oikawa adds. âThere were tissues involved.â
âI was sick.â
âYou were sniffling,â Oikawa corrects.
âIt was February.â
Iwaizumi sits up slowly. âSheâs gonna be in a dress. With her hair done. And makeup. Sheâs gonna walk toward me like she means it and Iâm gonna stand there looking like I forgot how knees work. And then Iâll cry. And then sheâll cry. And Iâll ruin everything.â
Oikawa kneels and hands him a water bottle like itâs an offering to a storm god. âYouâre in love. Thatâs not ruining anything.â
âIâm so in love,â Iwaizumi whispers, like a confession. âItâs making me physically ill.â
Hanamaki just nods. âThat tracks. Weâve been waiting years for your emotional constipation to catch up.â
There was a knock on the door: âFive minutes.â
Iwaizumi stands. Adjusts his suit. Rolls his shoulders like heâs heading into combat. âIâm marrying my girl. My terrifying, gorgeous, brilliant girl.â
He turns to them, solemn.
âIf I cryâdonât say anything.â
âWouldnât dream of it,â Hanamaki says.
âIf I pass outâdonât catch me.â
âYouâre gonna cry in, like, thirty seconds,â Matsukawa grins. âBut youâre gonna look shredded in the photos.â
visiting my parents who live in a different town than me for a few days. i walk in the house and my dad is watching a military documentary. my brother is complaining that i canât go hiking with him bc im sick. iâm getting groceries with my mom and itâs warm enough to have the car windows rolled down a bit.
suddenly, im sixteen again and its not as scary as it was the first time.