Summary: Youâre Karasuno's managerâand Oikawa canât breath at the thought.
Warnings: fluff, Haikyuu x female reader, reader is Karasunoâs manager and ex-manager of Aoba Johsai, dramatic Oikawa and lots of fluff.
Characters: Karasuno and Aoba Johsai.
A/N: Thank you for the request dear <3.
The air smelled faintly of sweat and floor polishâas you entered the building. You adjusted your clipboard under your arm and tucked a stray strand of hair behind your ear as you followed Daichi inside, Karasunoâs black jackets shuffling behind you.
âManager, you good?â Nishinoya grinned, bouncing on his heels. âYou look nervous!â
âIâm fine,â you said quickly, smiling. âItâs justâŠweâre up against Seijoh again.â
You didnât mean it dramaticallyâbut Tanaka immediately gasped.
âAgain? As inâŠyour Seijoh?!â
âDonât say it like that.â
âYou used to manage them!â Nishinoya whisper-yelled. âYouâre a traitor!â
âFormer employee,â you corrected flatly.
From the court, the sound of familiar voices echoedâsharp, lively, unmistakably Oikawa
And then, a voice youâd know anywhere.
âEhhhh?~ Is that who I think it is?â
You froze before turning.
Oikawa TĆru stood just a few meters away, tossing a ball between his hands. His brown eyes lit up like a stage light as soon as he saw you.
â[Name]-chan?! It is you!â
Several of Karasunoâs players blinked in confusion as Oikawa broke into a jog toward you, grin wide and all charm.
You didnât even get to answer before Matsukawa called, âDonât steal her yet, Oikawa! Sheâs their manager now!â
âSteal?â Tanaka repeated, stepping forward. âOver my dead body!â
Daichi pinched the bridge of his nose. âItâs been five minutesâŠâ
Oikawa stopped in front of you, hands on his hips, mock-scolding. âYou really transferred and didnât even tell us? [Name]-chan, thatâs so cold of you.â
You raised a brow. âI moved houses, Oikawa. I didnât abandon a team in the middle of nationals. And you know that.â
Iwaizumi appeared beside himâexasperated but smiling faintly. âShe has a point, you know.â
âStill,â Oikawa huffed, pouting dramatically, âI canât believe youâd go from our bright blue toââ he glanced at your new jacket, ââblack and pumpkin orange.â
Before you could reply, Hinata piped up from behind, âHey! Our colors are cool!â
Kageyama frowned. âYeah. Theyâre better.â
Oikawa smirked. âAh, Tobio-chan. Jealous that [Name]-chan used to work with me?â
Kageyamaâs frown deepened instantly. âIâm not jealous.â
You sighed. âCan we please warm up before someone dies of embarrassment?â
Oikawa only grinned wider. âWarm-up, yesâbut [Name]-chan, maybe you could come over to our side for just a minute? For old timesâ sake?â
Daichiâs polite but firm tone cut in. âSorry but sheâs with us now.â
âDaichi-san,â Oikawa said, smile sweet as syrup, âsurely you donât mind a temporary loan? We raised her first after all.â
âLike Iâm some kind of stray cat,â you muttered.
Matsukawa and Hanamaki leaned in from Seijohâs bench, whispering audibly,
âThink we can still bribe her back?â
âBring snacks. Managers love snacks.â
Meanwhile, Tanaka and Noya looked personally offended.
âSheâs our manager now!â Noya barked. âYou had your chance!â
As both teams started their stretches, you could feel eyes darting toward you every few secondsâSeijohâs with nostalgic mischief, Karasunoâs with protective gaze.
Oikawa still hadnât stopped glancing over, that teasing grin never faltering.
And honestly? You could already tellâthis âpractice matchâ was about to feel more like a tug-of-war.
The whistle blew sharp across the gym.
Both teams lined up, bowing in that crisp, practiced motion.
Oikawa speech echoed across the court.
You took your usual place off to the side with Kiyoko, clipboard in hand, already jotting down serve rotations. Everything felt normalâuntil it didnât.
Because halfway through Karasunoâs first rotation, Oikawa turned his head, mid-serve, and winked at you.
The serve still went in, of courseâperfect form, perfect spin, textbook Oikawaâbut Kageyamaâs death glare from the other side couldâve cracked the floorboards.
Kiyoko murmured quietly beside you, âHe hasnât changed, right?â
You sighed. âNot one bit.â
Daichi clapped his hands once. âFocus, everyone! Donât let Seijohâs rhythm get ahead!â
Hinata nodded, bouncing in place. âRight! I got it!â
And for a while, the game was tightâquick, sharp sets, both sides setting at full pace. You could tell Kageyama wanted to prove something, his tosses snappy and precise.
But Oikawaâwell, Oikawa was in rare form.
Between points, he somehow always found an excuse to look over.
At one point, while wiping sweat from his face, he called out,
â[Name]-chan! Donât you miss being on the winning side~?â
You nearly dropped your pen.
âConcentrate on your game!â you yelled back before you could stop yourself.
Karasunoâs bench immediately erupted.
Tanaka was halfway out of his seat,âTHATâS OUR MANAGER, BABY!!â
Nishinoya, loud as ever,âSHE CHOSE US, PRETTY BOY!!â
Across the net, Matsukawa and Hanamaki snickered, doing exaggerated âoohâ faces.
âMan, Oikawa, rejected in HD.â
âIwaizumi, tell your boy to stop embarrassing us.â
Iwaizumi gave a helpless sigh. âI told him.â
Still, the game stayed tight. Oikawaâs serves tore through the air, Karasunoâs receive line trembled but held, Hinata and Kageyama slowly syncing into their rhythm.
And through it all, the Seijoh captain kept up his ridiculous running commentary.
âYour rotationâs still too slow, Tobio-chan!â
âNice receive, bald-kunâdid [Name]-chan teach you that?â
âOh, [Name]-chan, youâre glowing as alwaysâah, but, blue suits you better~!â
By the fourth rally, Daichi had had enough.
âFocus,â he said, voice low but firm. âIgnore them. Theyâre just trying to throw us off.â
You nodded, handing out towels. âHe does this on purpose. Heâs all talk until Iwaizumi hits him.â
That earned a small chuckle out of the teamâtension cut just enough.
And sure enough, as soon as the whistle blew again, Oikawa called across, âYou wound me, [Name]-chan! Iâd never let Iwa-chan hit me in front of you!â
A pause. Then, from Seijohâs bench:
âWanna bet?â Iwaizumi muttered, cracking his knuckles.
Kiyoko, deadpan as ever, murmured, âYou worked with this team?â
You sighed. âYeah. They were worse then.â
But despite all the noise, there was an undeniable warmth threading through the chaos. The way Oikawaâs eyes softened when he glanced at you between playsâthe quiet respect in Iwaizumiâs nod when he saw you cheering Karasunoâthe nostalgia that sat heavy but sweet.
For all the rivalry, it wasnât mean. It was⊠familiar. Like old friends arguing across a new divide.
Still, by the end of the first set, Oikawa had managed to:
piss two Karasuno first-years(Tsukishima and Hinata),
get smacked twice by Iwaizumi,
and make you yell his name across the court three separate times.
Which, in his mind, was apparently a victory.
As the set endedâKarasuno barely scraping the winâhe walked past your side of the court, towel slung around his neck.
âGood work, [Name]-chan,â he said softly, the teasing gone just for a heartbeat. âKarasuno suits you. Really.â
Then, before you could reply, he grinned againâback to the Oikawa you remembered. âBut donât think Iâm not trying to steal you back.â
You couldnât help but laugh. âYou can try.â
From behind, Tanaka yelled, âOver my dead body!â
Oikawa just waved cheerily. âThen start writing your will, #5~!â
You packed your notes, slung your bag over your shoulder, and followed your team toward the exit doors of Aoba Johsaiâs gymâthe place you used to walk through every day.
The second you stepped outside into the crisp air of their courtyard, you heard hurried footsteps behind you.
You didnât even need to look.
âOikawa,â you sighed.
He skidded to a stop beside you, slightly out of breathâprobably from sprinting away from Iwaizumiâs glare.
âYou really havenât changed,â you said.
He pressed a hand to his chest dramatically.
â[Name]-chan! I came to say goodbye properly! Iâm being sentimental here!â
You rolled your eyes, but you smiled.
He softened at thatâreally softened.
âYou looked good today,â he said, voice dropping into something gentler. âBlackâŠsuits you.â
For a second, his eyes flicked to the orange-black group ahead of youâthe loud first-years, the dependable upperclassmen.
âYouâre happy,â he said, more to himself.
âYes, I am,â you answered honestly.
He exhaled, hands sliding into his jacket pockets.
âWellâŠthen I wonât kidnap you.â
You gave him a flat look. âOikawa.â
He raised both hands. âHey! Iâm respecting boundaries!â
From the gym doors behind him, Matsukawa yelled, âOikawa! Iwaizumi says if you donât come now, heâs leaving you behind!â
Hanamaki added, âHe also said you deserve it!â
Oikawa winced. âAh. My tragic life.â
He took a step backward, still facing you.
âTake care, [Name]-chan. And if you ever miss usââ
âIâll message you,â you said.
His smile widenedâthat bright, theatrical grin he always wore when he hid something genuine underneath.
âI was going to say âcome backâ, but this works too.â
He jogged back toward his team, yelling something about Iwaizumi being heartless.
As soon as he disappeared through Seijohâs gates, a voice popped up right behind you.
They each hooked an arm through yours like overexcited guard dogs.
âYouâre not allowed to talk to that captain without supervision!â
âWeâre officially your bodyguards now!â
âYou guys werenât even listening,â you mutteredâbut you were laughing.
Hinata waved both arms wildly from ahead, âHurry up! Ukai-san said weâre stopping for juice and meat buns on the way home!â
Tsukishima teased, âHow much will you eat...a ton?â
Daichi sighed, but it was the soft, patient sigh he used when he was fond despite himself.
âCome on. Letâs head back.â
Kiyoko adjusted her bag and gave you a tiny, warm smile.
âYou handled everything well today.â
You felt warmth bloom beneath your ribs.
Leaving Seijoh had been hard.
But walking out of their gym nowâflanked by Karasunoâs noise, their energy, their absolute dedication to claiming you as one of their ownâfeltâŠright.
Tanaka swung your arm uselessly.
âWeâre your number one team now, okay?!â
âSEIJOH CANâT HAVE YOU BACK!â
Kiyoko murmured, amused, âLetâs go home.â
And down the slope outside Seijohâs campus, with the sun setting behind the buildings you used to walk through, you let their chaotic warmth pull you forward.
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