Akaashi was already aware that you were a singer and had a band
What he didn’t know, however, was how talented you were
As you and your band performed “Sorry Now” by Crimson Apple, you captured all of his attention
He found you so ethereal as you sang loud and proud, completely enchanting the crowd
Akaashi felt so proud of you as you confidently stood there, singing to your heart’s content
And then, when you belted out that high note at the climax of the song, ripped the mic off the stand, jumped into the air, and landed back on your feet while flipping your hair, you had Akaashi wrapped around your finger
He was utterly in love with you in that very moment
And the fact that your eyes were constantly finding his made his heart leap
He was certainly having his proud boyfriend moment and was thriving in it
Once you and your band wrapped up your performance, he made sure to tell you how proud he was as he wrapped you up in a bear hug and nuzzled into your neck
𝙺𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚢𝚊𝚖𝚊
Baby boy would be SHOOK
Like the performance you and your band was serving was phenomenal and then, on top of that, you looked outstanding in your leather jeans and fishnet top
The red that colored Kags’s cheeks would travel to his ears in no time
His eyes were focused on you and you only as you sung
His ears felt blessed (and hot from blushing so much) as you sung "Who” by Lauv ft. BTS
You sung effortlessly and with so much power that Kags was stunned
His eyes were wide, drinking in everything as they followed you around the stage
Once you and your band wrapped up your performance, Kags hurried to meet you backstage, wanting to tell you as soon as possible how amazing you and your singing are
Definitely had stars in his eyes as he showered you with praises
𝐓𝐬𝐮𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐚
Tsukishima was not pleased in coming to a packed bar, where it would be loud and hot
But you both knew that he wouldn’t skip out on seeing you and your band perform; he would kick himself if he did
So, even though he was ready to lash out at the next person who bumped into him, he immediately forgot his surroundings the moment you sung
His eyes were trained on you as you immersed yourself in the song
You sung “Secrets” by Faouzia with so much passion and strength that Tsukishima felt like you were a completely different person before him
Not that he was complaining though, rather he felt proud of you
As your voice boomed with little to no effort, enveloping every nook and crevice of the room, Tsukki knew he wanted to be the only one to have the pleasure of calling you his
And he made sure to tell you that when you two made your way home after you and your band’s amazing performance
𝕆𝕚𝕜𝕒𝕨𝕒
Oikawa would be speechless, simply stunned
No thoughts, head full of you as you sang “Tears of Gold (stripped)” by Faouzia (same artist I mentioned earlier because I love her) magnificently with your band supporting your vocals with their respective instruments
You sounded so melodic and, with raw emotion, sung the song perfectly
Although you were just sitting in a chair with the mic in your hand, you were a sight to behold
Oikawa’s heart swelled with pride as sweet smile graced his features, proud of you for showing your talents to the many others in the crowd
He couldn’t help but feel a pull at his heartstrings in hearing you sing so emotionally (even if you didn’t show any sign of sadness or pain while singing) that he made sure to remember to ask you if the song hit home for you
But, until then, Oikawa focused on you and you only
And then, when you hit that head note with zero falters, Oikawa knew he wanted moments like this forever
He was helplessly in love with you in that moment as you watched you be in your prime
But, in true Oikawa fashion, he had to brag in his volleyball groupchat that you performed beautifully and he was lucky enough to witness it with his own eyes
To which Iwa popped his bubble by reminding him that he was your boyfriend so him seeing you perform was by default
You were captivating. But even that word did little to describe you. You were enthralling. Magnificent. Ethereal. Astonishing.
Even with Tsukishima’s enhanced vocabulary, he was completely stumped on how to describe you. The minute he looked at you he was simply entranced.
You carried yourself with grace and class. You walked with the utmost confidence every single day with your shoulders squared. But, even though you held yourself to such high respect, you also showed high respect to others. Which caused you to be liked by many. Nothing but compliments would fall from people’s lips when you were the topic of conversation.
You also had brains along with your beauty. You spoke with vocabulary that rivaled Tsukishima’s. In his eyes, you were the complete package as you had plenty of trophies from debate and tennis to back up your academic career tucked under your arm.
“So, Tsukki,” Yamaguchi started, causing the blonde to reluctantly tear his eyes away from your figure, “once this project that you and y/n are doing is turned in, are you finally going to ask her out like you said you would?”
Tsukishima didn’t want to babble with you merely eight feet away about how he was nervous of rejection and feeling like a total failure. Like, who was he kidding? You were out of his league. And it wasn’t like you would believe him if he did ask you out. Everyone believed that Tsukishima Kei was incapable of having real emotions.
He simply scoffed at his friend’s question, readjusting the strap of his bag on his shoulder. “Yeah, right. Like I could be seen with [first and last name] around school. Pfft! Please, don’t make me laugh, Yamaguchi.”
Yamaguchi’s eyes widened in shock at the tall man’s uncharacteristic rudeness. He knew his friend was blunt and teasing but never downright disrespectful. His eyes glanced at movement behind the blonde, his cheeks flushing slightly. “Uh, Tsukki, don’t you think you’re going a little far?”
“I could ask you the same thing from asking me that ridiculous question. Like, come on, Yamaguchi! Let’s be a bit sensible, yeah? I mean, y/n and me? Dating? What an outrageous idea to entertain.”
“Really? An outrageous idea?” asked a familiar voice.
Crap.
Tsukishima turned around so fast that his backpack almost smacked Yamaguchi across the face. The lengthy man couldn’t stop the startled expression from being revealed on his face. His golden brown eyes were wide; his pupils shaking as they took in your blank expression. He could tell that you were upset, though, as your eyes snitched on how you were truly feeling on the inside.
You took a deep breath, momentarily looking off in the distance before striking Tsukishima with a piercing stare. Despite the height difference between the two of you, the boy felt like the smaller one.
You had your arms crossed as you carefully chose your next words. “Well, we sure wouldn’t want that now would we?” A small smile stretched across your face but it did nothing to lower the flames in your e/c eyes. “Good thing we’re just partners on this project, huh? Would be absolutely revolting if we were anything more, right?” Your eyes lost a bit of their hardness, holding sadness that Tsukishima wanted to wish away. His stomach felt tight with knots.
He knew in that very moment that he went overboard. Even he knew that he was acting ruder than necessary. And the worst thing is is that you were the victim of it. You were the one who was wounded.
You didn’t know what else to say to the blonde boy standing before you. But you knew you had to say this: “Today I don’t feel well so we can resume working on this project tomorrow after school. Alright?” The question had a bit of a bite to it as you began to boil the more you stood before him. How you wished you could really say what you were thinking. How you wished to hurt him like he just did to you. To take half the knives his words stabbed you with and throw them at him with spite dripping from the blades.
But you didn’t. Like the good girl that you were, you simply internalized the hurt and anger you felt as you stood your ground with a serene expression on your face.
Tsukishima stopped looking at you as he dropped his head, looking a bit deflated but you could honestly care less if you could. How was he acting like the one hurt when you were the one he talked about in such a negative light? When all you have done was show him hospitality when he came to your house? When your mom prepared snacks and fruits for the two of you to share as you completed this project little by little? How could he really stand before you with a morose expression on his boyish face?
You didn’t bother waiting for his answer, your blood boiling at such a high rate at the moment that you knew you had to hurry yourself out of there. So, with your windbreaker thrown over your arm, and your backpack secured on both your shoulders, you turned on the toes of your heeled boots and sauntered away. Only until you exited the school did you let the first teardrops fall before the dam would completely break the minute you stepped into your bedroom.
Tsukishima, on the other hand, had to continue his day like he didn’t just coldly hurt your feelings. The tightness in his stomach didn’t loosen once as he practiced with his teammates as the image of your sad eyes haunted him.
~🌙~
The walk to Tsukishima’s house was silent and awkward. Because you were still heated from what happened yesterday, you didn’t really want to stand too close to the blonde. So you found yourself walking five steps ahead of him. In that moment, you were irritated that you were so conscious of the space between the two of you.
Tsukishima noticed instantly, but he kept his mouth shut as you knew the way to his house from the multiple visits thanks to this project, along with the fact that being close to him still angered you. So, he simply followed after you with his eyes trained on the cement under him.
Once you two arrived, you jumped right into business. You wanted this project to be done more than ever, which contradicted with the idea of you and Tsukishima taking the process one step at a time so you two could spend as much time as possible together. But for obvious reasons you couldn’t dream like that anymore.
“Okay, so, in all honesty, I think we can complete all remaining tasks today,” you stated, pulling your laptop and notebook from your bag.
Tsukishima blinked at you, his eyebrows knitted together. If yesterday never happened, you would have fought yourself from swooning. “What do you mean?”
You blinked back at him before sighing. “I mean, that we could get this project done with today. And then we have the whole weekend and Monday to ourselves and then turn it in Tuesday.”
Even though it was a dumb question to ask, Tsukishima willed himself to ask anyway. It was the only way he could think to open the conversation to address the elephant in the room. “Why do you want to hurry to get this done when we still have plenty of time?”
You looked at the man with a deadpanned expression. Like, was he messing with you? You knew he wasn’t dense so why was he acting like it now?
Tsukishima sighed heavily, closing his eyes momentarily as he gathered his thoughts. He really didn’t mean to hurt your feelings, nor talk about you in such a nasty way. Like what was he even thinking when he decided to pull that stunt with you not that far away?
He took his glasses off and pinched the bridge of his nose. “Listen, y/n. I didn’t mean to hurt you yesterday. I apologize for the way I talked about you.” He put his glasses back on, daring to look at you.
You had your arms crossed, the same blank expression on your face that you had yesterday. Your eyes, this time, didn’t give away a single hint on how you were feeling internally.
“So, what did you mean to do, Tsukishima? Huh?” You sounded tired. Worn out. Tsukishima blamed himself for that. You must be emotionally exhausted. Guilt punched him in the gut and twisted his intestines.
“I...” He inhaled deeply, averting his eyes but speaking clearly. “I was hoping to ask you out after we submitted the project in hopes of still being able to be close to you.” He saw in his peripheral vision how your head swiveled as your eyes went wide. “But I got nervous when Yamaguchi brought you up with you being so close by. I just didn’t want to risk rejection with everyone around if you so happened to overhear us. So, I went for the most toxic option known to exist. And you ended up wounded.” His golden orbs focused on you, taking in your gentle face as it no longer held coldness. “Because of my idiotic way of thinking, I hurt you when all I wanna do is care for you and protect you. And I am nothing but sorry to you, y/n.”
Your shoulders dropped, letting out a shaky breath. You never saw the man before you look so vulnerable and apologetic. Heck, you never heard this man utter such a genuine apology to anyone. All the tension and anger you have been holding since yesterday melted away before you noticed. You simply sat next to the boy you’ve always had fond feelings for, even if you were trying hard to shake them off for a day and a half.
You sighed lightly, slowly reaching for one of Tsukishima’s hand. He gave it to you with no hesitation. That warmed your heart.
You kneaded the soft flesh as you mulled over what to say next. You looked into the boy’s eyes, which glowed with hope and pleads for forgiveness. You licked your lips before parting them. “You really need to better express yourself when your nervous.”
Tsukishima looked dumbfounded by your response, completely not expecting you to say that after everything he just put on the table. But he didn’t see anything false with what you said, so he chuckled. He nodded his head as he peered back at you, a gentle smile on his lips.
You brought his hand up to your lips and gave it a sweet kiss. You brought it back down to your lap and focused your eyes back on the gentle giant’s face. It was dusted with baby pink as he let out an airy chuckle.
He then brought his free hand up and wrapped it around the back of your head. He eased you toward him, having your forehead rest against his. From this proximity, you could see the dark flecks scattered along the gold within his eyes.
“I really am sorry,” he stated in a hushed tone, wanting nothing more than to tell you how apologetic he felt.
You hummed with a growing smile on your face. You lifted your head and kissed the tip of his nose. The blush that never left his cheeks darkened as he was taken by surprised by the affectionate act. His expression softened as a lazy smile formed on his pink lips. The hand on the back of your head began to stroke your hair.
“I know,” you responded. “Let’s not make a repeat of this, yeah?”
Tsukishima shook his head, his forehead rubbing against yours. “Never.”
From then on, you two completed the project with light hearts, gentle smiles and (not so) secretive glances. You did complete the project that evening, but only because Tsukishima shyly suggested going out on Saturday.
“We don’t need this project hindering our plans,” he expressed, his eyes focused on the rubric. You smiled happily as you squeezed his knee.
“You’re right,” you assured him.
And how right he was as he devoted the day to you, having you completely forget the incident that almost drove you two apart. Oh, how right it felt to be with him from this day forward.
“I like you a lot!” you heard a female voice exclaim.
You and your best friend looked over to see a girl you knew from fifth period bow at 90 degrees with a box of chocolates raised over her head. The boy she was gifting the chocolates to had red dusted over his freckled cheeks. He glanced around at everyone before chuckling nervously.
“I like you, too,” he admitted finally.
The girl stood up with wide eyes. “Really?”
The boy nodded his head, the blush on his cheeks deepening. The girl squealed as she launched herself against the boy, who was quick to throw his arms around her petite waist.
You and your friend looked on in disbelief, your faces screwed up in scowls.
“I hope I’m not expected to do that,” your friend murmured, flipping her hair with a scoff.
You nodded. “Honestly. Like do guys really expect us girls to do that?”
Passing by was the multiracial giant, Lev, with his fellow teammates. He caught you two’s conversation, having also witnessed the scene that transpired moments ago. He turned on his heels, walking backwards now, as he yelled in your direction.
“You wouldn’t have to do that to get me to date you, y/n!”
You quirked an eyebrow, a mischievous smile blooming across your face. “Oh really?”
A goofy grin made way onto the mixed boy’s face. His eyes held a challenge.
You and Lev had obvious feelings for each other, and anyone who was nearby clearly saw too. Through light to heavy verbal teasing and not-so sneaky glances, you two have kept this charade going for weeks now. And as much as you enjoyed it, you decided that the game should come to an end.
You licked your lips in anticipation. Your heart pumped faster as you glanced at your friend. “Watch this,” you whispered to her. She looked at you with suspicion, her eyes glinting with understanding on what you probably had up your sleeve.
You cupped your hands around your mouth and called out to the lanky giant. At the call of his name, he turned. Not much of a distance was created between the two of you, as he purposefully walked slowly. He was also hoping for this game to come to an end.
You crooked a finger at him, a smirk dancing across your face. “Come here.”
You didn’t have to tell him twice. In a blink of an eye, Lev was in front of you. His eyes glowed with anticipation for your next move. You bit your lip to contain your giggle.
You grabbed his tie and wrapped it around your hand. Once you had leverage, you pulled him down so you two were at eye level. Lev chuckled, utterly smitten by your actions.
The next second wasn’t drawn out as you gently placed your lips on Lev’s. The tall man hummed at the feel of your lips against his. He waited a heartbeat before he placed his hands on your hips and deepened the kiss. You smirked, purring against his lips.
You were the one to pull away, provoking the man to follow after your lips with dazed eyes. You giggled, the sound blessing Lev’s ears.
You backed away from him, much to his displeasure as he just had you oh-so close to him just a second ago. You nodded your head toward the direction behind him. “Go on, Legs. Better hurry off before you be late for practice. I heard Kuroo can be a bit merciless when it comes to those laps.”
Still in a daze, Lev nodded absentmindedly. His eyes burned with something that caused your belly to erupt with butterflies. He parted his lips as he prepared to speak. “But you better be there before practice ends. I wanna walk you home on top of more pressing things.”
You bit your lip as you rocked back on your heeled shoes. “Promise?” Your eyes shined with playfulness.
“You bet I do,” he uttered before turning on the heels of his sneakers and racing off to get to practice on time.
You smiled as you watched the giant’s quickly retreating back. From then on, as you waited for practice to come to an end, you didn’t think about the end of you two’s flirtatious game. Because the gain was truly indescribable.
You and Kuroo were chilling on the sidelines, watching whoever jumped into the middle circle dance
You were bopping your head to the beat of the music while Kuroo had his arm slung over your shoulders, sipping on his cup of punch
As you watched on, the song smoothly changed to “Wobble” by Chris Brown
You perked up as it was your favorite song on his album
But you didn’t dare move from the safety of Kuroo’s arm as he never saw you twerk
You didn’t know if it was disrespectful to do so or not as you never twerked around him before and you weren’t about to do so with over thirty people surrounding the empty space
But the universe wasn’t listening as you felt a hand push you into the open
You whipped around to see one of your friends slyly smile at you, yelling “You better dance to your favorite song!”
Kuroo wasn’t very pleased with his babygirl/boy being forced into a situation you didn’t volunteer to be in
But he kept his mouth shut when the song restarted and he saw you take a breath, go into a squat with your hands on your knees, and let your butt go wild
Kuroo went still as he saw you become fully entranced by the music
It just seemed to wash over you and you happily accepted it as you seemed to be in your prime
He couldn’t help but smirk, taking a slow sip from his cup as his eyes were trained on you, completely unmoving
When G-Eazy’s part came on you chose that time to depart from the dance circle, allowing someone else to take the spotlight
Kuroo offered you his drink, which you happily took a swig of
“You’re a good twerker, baby doll,” he would purr into your ear, a smirk evident in his voice
A bashful smile traveled across your face as you said “Glad you liked it.”
From then on Kuroo kept a watchful eye on you if you felt particularly taken by a certain song, deciding to encourage you to the center to dance to your heart’s content
Cause although you were his, he was more than confident that he was gonna have plenty of moments alone with you where you’ll show him all your twerking skills
