Set Things Right- Kageyama Tobio x Reader
It was 9:30 pm at the gymnasium, the only sound being heard was the sound of laughter from other gymnasiums echoing in the still air, the most noticeable one being the obnoxious laughter from Fukurodani’s captain, Bokuto. Kageyama huffed at this, thinking that no one was taking this camp seriously, he was also irritated at Yachi for running off to check on the others when he needed someone to throw the volleyballs up to him so he can set them properly but nonetheless, he tried coping with these circumstances by throwing the ball up and then setting since Coach Ukai asked him to learn a new kind of toss. He was starting to get slightly irritated at himself for not being able to get his sets right, but a loud knock on the side of the gymnasium’s door brought him out of his thoughts.
“Tobi-Kun?”
Kageyama sighed to himself, realizing that the voice did belong to a girl he’s known for years ever since he went to Kitagawa Daiichi; (y/n).
“What do you want?” He responded in a harsh tone, although he didn’t mean to sound intimidating towards her, luckily she did dismiss this since she knows of Kageyama’s tendency to come across as threatening by accident.
“Can you help me with tossing?”
“No.”
“Oh, um okay…” (y/n) replied as her face fell immediately from how fast he shut her down, causing Kageyama to groan once he saw her reaction that made him feel guilty.
“Fine, what do you need help with when it comes to tossing?”
“Positioning.”
“...How can you get that wrong?” Kageyama was shocked at the fact that someone could even mess that up, he always thought to himself that it was the easiest part of being a setter, but he did forget that not everyone is known as a ‘prodigy setter’ like him. (y/n) only sighed at this response, she knew he was frustrated with himself for his struggles when it came to Coach Ukai’s request so she grabbed a volleyball and handed it to Kageyama then headed near the net whilst she got in position.
“I’ll show you how.” She replied as Kageyama just looked at the volleyball in his hand, realizing what (y/n) wanted him to do.
He threw the ball up towards her hands only to have a shocked expression cover his face after a mere seconds of seeing (y/n)’s setting. Her whole palm came in contact with the ball whilst her wrists flicked out too much when the ball left her hand, Kageyama was appalled at this.
“What the hell was that?”
“Um...Setting?” The (y/h) girl said as she easily became embarrassed at having to show one of the best setters in the prefecture her ‘horrible’ setting. He quickly walked up to her and grabbed her hands whilst he stood behind her, (y/n) could feel his quiet breathing hit the top of her head. He grabbed her hands as he moved them into a triangle position and moved them around to show the action of setting.
“You see that? That’s how setting should look like, the fingertips should be the only thing that touches the ball rather than your whole palm.” He paused slightly to see if she was listening, once she nodded he carried on his explanation.
“Since your hands are also small, you should position them a bit further away. Also, you don’t need to flick your hands that much, it makes you look like you’re about to break your wrist.”
Kageyama backed away from (y/n) in that moment, her face flushed with a red color due to the proximity between her and Kageyama.
“Now, let’s try this again.” He said, throwing the ball near (y/n) as she perfectly set it this time with the addition of Kageyama’s advice, the volleyball colliding onto the floor in the direction she set it. Without a second to waste, she quickly hugged Kageyama in excitement since she was finally able to set properly, she looked up at him with a smile on her face whilst his calm composure immediately fell as soon as he felt the warmness of (y/n) take over him.
“Thanks, Tobi-Kun for your help.”
“N-no problem, (y/n)-chan.” He replied, covering his face with one hand so she wouldn’t see his blush. She quickly let go of him and tried to walk away but before she had the chance to, She felt a tug on her shirt as she looked down to see Kageyama having a strong grip on it.
“What’s wrong, Tobi-Kun?”
“This is unfair.”
(Y/n) looked at him with confusion written all over her face, Kageyama kept his eyes on the floor the whole time whilst his bangs covered his eyes. Unknowingly, his grip grew stronger on her shirt the more he continued to speak.
“Why do you make my heart beat so hard against my chest? Why does it hurt whenever I see you get along with others more than me? Why is it always that you show up whenever I need someone to help me?” Each question caused (y/n)’s eyes to widen whilst she could visibly see his knuckles whiten from how tightly he was holding onto her shirt, even slight trembles in his grips could be noticed.
“Tobi-?”
“Why...Why do you have to always be in my mind when I’m trying to focus on my career? IT ISN’T FAIR.” He finally looked up to her, anger evident in his eyes as his mouth pulled up into a snarl, the volume of his yell causing her to flinch away. Kageyama’s expression softened once (y/n) reacted this way, lowering his face back to face the floor, mumbling something under his breath.
“What did you say, Tobi?” She asked, her face already red from the past questions he asked, visibly noticing how Kageyama’s grip softened until he dropped his hand down to his side. He looked up to her, (y/n) being able to see how red his face was as well at that moment.
“I guess what I'm trying to say is…”
“I love you, (Y/n).”
Kageyama’s eyes wandered to the side of the gymnasium, not being able to look her in the eye out of fear of rejection. He always wanted to confess to her ever since middle school, but (y/n)’s sudden leaving from his old school meant that she lost all contact with him at that time, he was worried that she’d have changed back then but he was glad to know that she was still that same girl he knew from ages ago.
“W-will you be my girlfriend, (Y/n)?” He asked awkwardly, slightly cringing to himself at the fact that he stuttered in that moment since the silence was killing him. (Y/n) stood there whilst she couldn’t believe what she had just heard, he finally turned to her just to see her wide-eyed expression.
“I'm sorry if I made you uncomfo-”
“Tobi-Kun?” She cut him off, looking into his eyes as she grew redder by the second. At that moment, Kageyama froze at the sound of her voice but nonetheless tried to respond.
“Hm?”
“Of course I will.” She responded, his face immediately brightening up as he hugged (y/n) tightly in that moment, slightly lifting her up. They both laughed slightly at the quick action until silence hit them. Kageyama’s face once again turned red at the next question he was about to ask her.
“Y-you don’t have to do this but, can I k-kiss you?” He asked her as he lifted her chin up, (y/n) stood on her tiptoes just so she could wrap her arms around his neck. Kageyama wrapped his arms around her waist in that moment with some hesitation, (y/n) only meekly nodding as a response. He gently cupped one of (y/n)’s cheeks with his hand whilst keeping his other arm wrapped around her waist, they both slowly leaned in just for their lips to finally meet in the middle.
They finally had their first kisses.