title: stasis [ao3]
pairing: ushijima wakatoshi/tendou satori
word count: 12,190
rating: teen & up
tags: post-canon, friends to lovers, slow burn, pro volleyball player ushijima and office worker tendou, tendou also works in tokyo, because romcoms have to be in new york
potential trigger warnings: none
summary:
Tendou's eyes are glazing over a spreadsheet he doesn't have enough energy to decipher when his phone buzzes with a notification from Ushijima.
My next game is in Tokyo, Ushijima texts him, like he doesn't know.
Or: In Tendou's third year of high school, he was ready for Ushijima to leave him behind. Four years later, he's still here.
note: this fic is for @stateofshambles for the @haikyuusecretsanta! i actually wrote you a longer note on ao3, so please read that, but i really hope you enjoy what i wrote! also, thanks jay for running the whole event!! getting to write this and meet everyone on the server meant a ton to me, so thanks for everything dude 💕 💕 💕