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Quick turnaround to post the second and final chapter of my TSKYM Big Bang 2025 fic!! Shoutout again to @kristoffs-lullaby and @outjibloom_ (twt) for all of their hard work and their stunning art pieces for this fic—thank you both so much!! 🐸✨
Summary: When Tsukishima denies the rumors that he’s secretly dating Hinata a little too successfully, the media pivots and Yamaguchi finds himself sharing the spotlight. Tsukishima’s apathy toward the new rumors leaves Yamaguchi with a new perspective on their friendship and a confusing flutter in his chest.
Chapters: 2/2 Words: 11,175 Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tsukishima Kei/Yamaguchi Tadashi Characters: Yamaguchi Tadashi, Tsukishima Kei Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Friends to Lovers, Feelings Realization, Getting Together, Post-Time Skip, Haikyuu!! Manga Spoilers, Minor Tanaka Saeko/Tsukishima Akiteru, Office Worker Yamaguchi Tadashi, Pro Volleyball Player Tsukishima Kei, POV Yamaguchi Tadashi
Excerpt:
Tadashi’s eyes bulged; she was right, it was in fact Tsukishima—and Hinata.
The website was such a garish color with varying font styles and sizes that Tadashi could barely keep up with everything he saw. There were two large pictures that took up most of the page—one a dim, blurry nightclub shot that could be of Hinata, and the other a cropped shot of the two of them at a restaurant bar. Hinata was holding the horrendously pink Rio de Janeiro souvenir shirt he had gotten for Tsukishima—who, predictably, looked like he was searching the building for exit routes. There was an article below the images, but the headline was what really stole Tadashi’s attention:
Ninja Shouyou Spotted at Gay Club; Slumming it with D2’s Tsukishima Kei?
Shock held Tadashi hostage. His jaw practically scraped the floor. He blinked rapidly until disbelief slowly gave way to a twitch in his cheek. An unbidden snort escaped and suddenly he was giggling uncontrollably. Tsukishima was going to be pissed.
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