“I’m,” he started, but seemingly stopped to consider his words. Uncomfortably, you pursed your lips into a pitiful expression. “I’m obsessed with you.”
Your face completely morphed into about five different emotions, one at a time to make him really reconsider his choice of words. Oh no, that doesn’t sound good at all.
“Is that… a threat?” you asked, grimacing and looking around you. The tram stop where he saw you every day was still filled with people, so surely he wasn’t admitting to stalking you now. Right?
He hadn’t considered the fact that you probably never noticed him back, and as you questioned him, he frantically tried to correct it. “No! I just always see you here, and you’re gorgeous.”
It didn’t help his confidence that his friends were snorting behind him, trying to hold their laughter.
You shrugged, still unsure about this random man, but softening as you noticed his friends. “Thank you?”
“I wanted to ask you out.” Somewhat pathetically, in a manner he knew said friends would never let him forget, he clutched his hands together like a beggar. “Please forget I said any of that before.”
You held a hand in front of your mouth to try and shield him from the embarrassment of your laughter. He was funny, in a totally weird way. Should you give him a chance?
“This is my first impression of you,” you reminded him.
“I want to give you more impressions.”
You gave his arm a soft pat. “Maybe speaking just isn’t for everyone. How about you give me your number and I’ll consider texting you?”
Surely the first impression couldn’t have been that bad if it scored him your number by the end of the day?
tenma, GOSHIKI, nishinoya, hinata, atsumu, koganegawa, komori, YAMAMOTO, TANAKA, anyone else it made you think of<3
please stay safe out in public. like my dad always says, don't talk to strangers.
“You two better brace yourselves,” Yamamoto said, arms crossed, eyes shining with smug energy. “I’m about to ruin your entire worldview.”
Tanaka glanced over with a frown. “What’s your damage this time?”
“Is this about Nekoma’s libero?” Nishinoya asked. “Because I’ve already accepted he’s cracked. That’s fine.”
“No, no. It’s not that.” Yamamoto turned, gesturing across the gym. “It’s her.”
You stood at the sidelines, clipboard in hand, scribbling notes with a steady grace that didn’t belong in a noisy, chaotic gym. The sleeves of your red Nekoma jacket were zipped open just enough to show the thin chain of your bracelet glinting under the lights. Your hair swayed gently as you moved, long and effortlessly styled, catching the light in a way that made you look like you’d stepped straight out of a drama.
Tanaka blinked. “Who’s… that?”
“She’s our new manager,” Yamamoto said proudly. “Third year. In Kuroo’s class. He helped get her on the team, but really, she didn’t need the help. She walked in and everyone just listened. No yelling. No chaos. Just…” He gestured vaguely. “Senpai energy.”
You turned at that moment, making eye contact with the three of them briefly. Your eyes were calm, intelligent, and sharp in a way that cut straight through any idiocy. You gave them a soft, polite smile. Not flirty. Not too warm. Just enough to kill them a little.
Tanaka audibly swallowed. “She smiled.”
“She smiled at me,” Nishinoya hissed. “I was slightly more in her line of sight.”
“Are you kidding? She was looking past you.”
“She clearly respects me as a fellow short king.”
“Shut up, Yuu. She doesn’t even know you.”
“She will when I ask her what kind of pen she’s using. It’s called a natural conversation.”
“That’s your plan?”
Yamamoto looked like he was watching a nature documentary about self-destruction. “I warned you.”
“She’s got that cool beauty thing going on,” Tanaka muttered. “Like, lips perfectly lined without trying. You know what I mean?”
“And her hair—” Nishinoya started, breathless.
“Like it floats,” Tanaka finished.
“Like it has better conditioning than my entire soul,” Nishinoya agreed.
You walked past them then, your stride even and composed. There was a soft cherry tint to your lips that made their brains short-circuit. You didn’t say anything, just gave a slight nod as you passed, the edge of your ponytail brushing your shoulder.
Tanaka turned in slow motion. “I think I’m in love.”
“You already are in love—with Kiyoko-san!” Nishinoya barked.
“I can’t help it if I’m emotionally complex!”
“You traitor.”
“She’s just a different kind of angel!”
You didn’t say much as you joined Kiyoko and Yachi by the benches. Kiyoko handed you a bottle of water without a word, her expression calm, unreadable as always. Yachi was nervously adjusting towels on the bench, cheeks pink, eyes flicking back and forth between you two like she couldn’t believe she was standing in the presence of two composed goddesses. (I stand for lesbian yachi)
The three of you stood together for just a second, saying nothing. No wild gestures. No competition. No attention-seeking. Just calm, collected managers radiating unshakable serenity. Three girls in red and black jackets that represent their team, hair neat, eyes focused, a wall of silent strength behind every reckless boy on the court.
And behind you—
Pure chaos.
Tanaka had dropped his water bottle. It bounced off his foot and rolled under a bench, but he didn’t notice. He was staring, slack-jawed.
Nishinoya had one hand over his chest like he’d been shot.
Yamamoto was gripping the railing beside him like he needed support just to keep standing.
The three of them stood frozen, wide-eyed, breathless, staring at you and Kiyoko and Yachi like they’d just seen the final evolution of beauty itself.
“They’re… all together,” Tanaka whispered.
“This is too much,” Nishinoya said, voice breaking.
“It’s like a crossover episode I didn’t know I needed,” Yamamoto whispered reverently.
“They look like they belong on the cover of a shoujo manga,” Tanaka added.
“They look like they’d ignore us in a hallway,” Nishinoya said.
“They already do ignore us,” Yamamoto replied.
Yachi leaned in nervously. “Um, they’re still staring.”
“They’ll stop,” you said quietly.
Kiyoko didn’t even glance back. “Ignore them.”
And you did.
Tanaka sighed.
“I’m never recovering from this.”
── .✦
Omg I really liked that :D I enjoyed writing it, ty for the idea! Keep them coming! (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)
tricked into a marriage booth with yachi.
wc: 1.4k
perks of being my friend is this, any fic for your imagination 😭 req by @kkenaori
the air in the karasuno high school hallway smelled like cheap chocolate, desperation, and the lingering scent of kageyama’s milk carton. it was a minefield. yachi was currently vibrating at a frequency usually reserved for tectonic plates or hummingbirds on an espresso bender. she was trying to blend into the locker bank, hoping that if she stood still enough, she would simply become part of the school’s infrastructure.
this was a survival tactic. today was valentine’s day, and yachi’s heart was currently doing backflips over a barbed-wire fence. specifically, it was doing backflips for you.
you were currently walking toward the gym, looking entirely too pleasant. it was offensive, really. how dare you have hair that looked that soft? how dare your uniform fit you in a way that made her brain short-circuit into a series of error messages? every time you breathed in her general vicinity, yachi felt like she was being hit by a freight train made of marshmallows and pure, unadulterated longing.
"y/n!" a voice boomed, sounding far too energetic for a school afternoon.
yachi’s eyes widened. it was the chaos trio: tanaka, nishinoya, and hinata. they were huddled together like a group of gremlins plotting the downfall of a kingdom. before she could dive into a nearby trash can to hide, she felt a hand grab her shoulder.
"yachi! just the person we needed!" tanaka grinned, his face looking suspiciously like a mischievous gargoyle.
"wait, no, i have papers to—"
too late. she was swept up in the whirlwind. before she could process the physics of what was happening, she was being shoved into a makeshift wooden structure at the end of the hall. it was the "marriage booth," a local festival staple that the volleyball club had hijacked for their own chaotic purposes.
and then, the door clicked shut behind her.
yachi turned around, her soul nearly leaving her body. there you were. standing in the dim light of the booth, looking confused and ruggedly handsome in a way that made her want to scream into a pillow for forty-eight hours straight.
"oh, hey yachi," you said, your voice smooth as butter on a hot pancake. "did they get you too?"
yachi made a sound that could only be described as a teapot reaching its boiling point. "i—uh—yes! trapped! we are trapped in the box of matrimonial doom! i’m so sorry, y/n! i’ll pay for your therapy! i’ll build you a statue as an apology for this indignity!"
you chuckled, scratching the back of your neck. the sound of your laugh was yachi’s favorite song. she wanted to record it and play it on a loop until her ears fell off. she wanted to bottle the scent of your laundry detergent and sell it as a premium fragrance. she was, quite frankly, a goner. she was a puddle of goo on the floor of your existence.
"it’s fine, really," you said, leaning against the plywood wall. "it’s kind of cozy in here. better than being chased by nishinoya with those heart-shaped stickers."
yachi’s brain was currently processing the phrase 'cozy in here.' cozy. with her.
she felt like she was being cooked in a microwave on the 'popcorn' setting. her thoughts were a chaotic mess of he’s so close and if i accidentally touch his arm i will literally explode into a shower of confetti. she watched you. she couldn't help it. she watched the way your eyes crinkled when you looked at her. she noticed a small stray thread on your sweater and felt an overwhelming urge to jump off a bridge because of how cute it was. she wanted to dedicate her entire life to making sure you never had a stray thread ever again. she wanted to be your personal bodyguard, your chef, your dedicated fan club president, and your wife, all at the same time.
the booth was narrow, and the walls were covered in tacky red streamers that smelled like glue. through the cracks in the wood, you could hear the muffled chaos of the valentine’s festival outside—the "message in a bottle" booth run by the drama club and the smell of sugared crepes from the home ec room.
"they really went all out on the decorations," you observed, pointing at a plastic 'certificate' taped to the wall that declared you and yachi 'officially hitched until the end of the lunch period.'
yachi stared at the paper as if it were a holy relic. "wedded! we are wedded in the eyes of the volleyball club! the paperwork is going to be a nightmare! i don't even have a dowry! would you accept a collection of high-quality mechanical pencil lead and some lukewarm sports drink?"
"i'd take the sports drink," you teased, stepping a bit closer. the booth was small. really small. your shoulders were almost touching hers. yachi’s skin felt like it was being electrified by a million tiny, benevolent lightning bolts.
"you're really quiet today, yachi," you noted, tilting your head.
"my lungs have ceased function!" she squeaked, waving her hands frantically. "i’m currently operating on backup batteries and sheer willpower! the oxygen in this booth is being consumed by my internal screaming!"
you laughed again, and the sound reverberated in the small space, vibrating right through yachi’s ribs. she felt like a frantic kitten being offered a warm bowl of milk. she was desperate to be near you, yet terrified that her very existence might be too loud, too much, or too weird for someone as grounded as you.
"yachi," you said, your tone dropping into something more serious, something that made her knees feel like they were made of overcooked noodles. "look at me."
she looked. she had no choice. your eyes were like gravity, pulling her in until she was orbiting your soul.
"i've been trying to find a way to tell you this without the guys hovering over us," you admitted. your thumb brushed over her knuckles, a sensation so divine yachi thought she might actually transcend this mortal plane and become a constellation. "but being stuck in this booth? it’s actually the best part of my day."
yachi’s heart wasn't just beating; it was performing a drum solo that would put professional musicians to shame. she felt a sudden, fierce wave of bravery. it was the kind of bravery you get right before you jump out of a plane.
"y/n," she started, her voice trembling but determined. "if you were a star, i would spend my entire life building a telescope just to look at you. if you were a book, i would memorize every single comma. i think—i think i’m so far gone for you that i’ve forgotten where the ground is. you’re like... the sun. and i’m just a tiny, very nervous sunflower."
you stared at her, stunned for a heartbeat, before a massive, genuine grin broke across your face.
"a sunflower, huh?" you pulled her hand up, pressing a quick, soft kiss to her knuckles.
yachi’s brain officially evaporated. she was no longer a human girl; she was a collection of happy atoms vibrating in a school blazer.
"then i guess it's a good thing i've always wanted a garden," you murmured.
"i'll grow anything for you!" she blurted out, her face a shade of red that outdid the streamers. "i'll grow prize-winning tomatoes! i'll grow a forest! i'll become a botanical expert by tonight!"
outside, the muffled sounds of hinata cheering and tanaka weeping with joy echoed through the wood, but yachi didn't care. she was too busy trying to memorize the exact temperature of your hand against hers, realizing that the marriage booth was, in fact, the greatest invention in human history.
she leaned her head against your shoulder, a shaky, happy sigh escaping her lips.
"i'm going to make you so many bento boxes that you'll forget what hunger even feels like," she whispered into your sleeve.
"i'm counting on it," you replied, squeezing her hand tight.
the booth door creaked open, spilling light into their private world as the 'priest'—a very teary-eyed sugawara—proclaimed the ceremony finished. but neither of you moved immediately. yachi was exactly where she wanted to be: anchored to the person who made her world stop spinning and start shining.
as you both stepped out into the chaotic, pink-hued hallway, she didn't let go of your hand. instead, she held on with the grip of a drowning person who had just found a very handsome life raft.
"so," you said, swinging your joined hands. "want to go hit the crepe booth? my wife must be hungry."
yachi made a sound like a punctured balloon, her soul floating somewhere near the ceiling. "wife! he said the w-word! yes, crepes! i will buy you every crepe in the prefecture!"
you laughed, pulling her closer as you walked through the crowd, yachi following you with an expression of pure, unadulterated worship.
n: was giggling so hard while writing this that i choked harshly and almost died.
