[ttsurin]

“love yourself the way you wanna be loved, I think once you do that, it’ll be a little easier to let everyone love you too.”

rin, 18, they/them – haikyuu focused ✩彡

✧ RIN WORKS! ✧

→ the kageyama siblings! → bobata x reader headcannons! → kiyoko’s birthday crisis!

© 2025 ttsurin. Do not repost, copy, or feed my content into AI.

[deardaichi]

021. volume settings — tsukishima kei.

wc: 0.4k cw: gn!reader. tsukishima kei and classical music. mentions of tsukishima's cheap, sound-leaking earbuds a/n: this man does not listen to rap music. he's a lofi beats and classical music kind of guy (though he might not admit it). i hope you enjoy <3 requested by @ttsurin

there’s music playing in the study lounge, just barely — low enough that you only catch pieces of it in the quiet between page turns.

you glance up from your notebook, half-expecting someone’s phone to be left on the table. but it’s tsukishima, earbuds in, head down, pen tapping quietly against the margin of his textbook.

he’s sitting next to you — not right up against your side, but close enough that you can hear it. the bud in his left ear hangs a little loose, and the sound carries faintly between you.

it’s piano — soft and winding, something old. the kind of music that floats more than it plays.

you don’t say anything. just look back down and keep working.

the next time you see him, it’s raining. the library’s packed and there’s a line for coffee that neither of you seem willing to stand in. he’s next to you again, sharing the long study table near the window. same earbuds. same quiet.

you recognize the piece this time. debussy, maybe? you’d heard it once in a film class you took last semester.

“clair de lune?” you murmur, mostly to yourself.

tsukishima’s head lifts. just barely.

you don’t look up, just keep scribbling. “the song,” you add.

“no idea what you’re talking about,” he says, even though he’s clearly still wearing the earbuds and listening to the music.

you smile a little to yourself. “sure.”

he doesn’t look up again, just goes back to his notes. the rain keeps ticking gently against the window beside him.

you think that’s the end of it.

but a few days later, during a stretch of empty time between classes, you get a text from an unknown number. no greeting, no context. just a link.

you tap it.

playlist title: volume settings

debussy is the second track. the rest are like it — quiet, thoughtful. songs with no lyrics and no rush, the kind you listen to with the lights off and your phone face-down.

you glance across the room.

tsukishima’s at the far table, headphones in, pen tapping lightly against his page. he doesn’t look at you.

but a minute later, your phone buzzes again. two more messages:

tsukishima: you were right tsukishima: i guess

you don’t reply. just hit play and leave the volume low.

taglist (open. ask to be added <3): @tangerinelovr @oligbia @megapteraurelia@iwantfoodpleasebuymefood @dira333 @kcandyliciouss

© deardaichi | everything here is written with care — please don’t repost, copy, or alter my work without permission.

[ttsurin]

Love this so much oh em gee, eating it with a fork and knife as we speak

[ttsurin]

Maybe you get those freaky post a lot because you interact with them a lot?!? My feed is always filled with soft fics like most of the time that I have to go to depths of hell to bring out the nsfw one but still yeah if you want soft one you can Google them instead of searching here, much better result

If you engage more with fluffy or softer content, tumblr does seem to pick up on that and push more of it your way! But for someone like me, who doesn’t like or reblog anything at all, tumblr really doesn’t have much to go on in terms of tailoring my feed 💔 I only use tumblr for my own works and might scroll a bit, so the algorithm kind of defaults to whatevers most popular in the tags I follow. And since nsfw posts tend to get alot of notes and attention in the fandom, that ends up being what I see the most of!! tumblr boosts posts based on overall engagement in certain tags, especially in big fandoms like haikyuu where alot of content overlaps. So even if I’m not interacting personally, the most reblogged or popular content still gets pushed to the top of my dash just because it’s getting the most traction. Which makes sense from an algorithm standpoint even if I’m not personally interacting with it at all!

I get your point though, I think both experiences make sense, they’re just shaped by how we use the platform differently!! 💖

[ttsurin]

Yk your haikyu take on the oo no one's appreciates haikyuu soft hcs anymore, idk bro there are so many people that only do sfw hcs of haikyuu now, everyone only does the soft things now bro anytime you open tiktok, Tumblr it's just filled with cute scenario🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ it's like 30% is only nsfw nowadays and rest is cute one, like every nsfw things I see are from the 2015/2016 or the lockdown period time. And most of them are sfw nowadays because these new generations of haikyuu fans believe the characters are still minors even though the time skip has been out since 2017

it definitely varies a lot depending on which circles you’re in or what your feed is pushing out!! i think my experience is just different, where it sometimes feels like the soft/fluffy haikyuu content is buried under a pile of freaky takes because me personally that’s all I ever see anymore, i’m not saying people don’t appreciate the fluff, i know it exists and people still make it with so much love!! i think it’s cool how newer fans interpret the characters, but i do miss the goofball high school energy sometimes!! anyways!! definitely wasn’t trying to invalidate anyone else’s takes! it’s just a little monologue from how it’s been feeling on my side for a while! 💖

[crazy-minded-girl]

Music Shuffle Tag Game

Rules: put your on repeat playlist on shuffle and share the first 10 songs, then tag 10 ppl.

thanks for the tag @volturiwolf

Takavoltti - Käärijä

Bananas - Käärijä

Kaistaa - Bess, Käärijä

Bye Boy - Bambie Thug

Sex = Money - Käärijä

Gravity - Lacuna Coil

Fanático - Lali

The In-Between - In This Moment

I Wish You Were Dead - Lacuna Coil

Smut - Jutes

technically this is my top 10 because deezer doesn't have an on repeat playlist 😔

no pressure tag @nembzz @i-wanna-cry @carpblu @anxious-witch @leparasite 💖💖

[ayaswrld]

havent done a tag thing in a while, ty carde :)

1 - outwest ft young thug

2 - heart racing by kanii

3 - bam yang gang by bibi

4 - kawasaki ft big sean

5 - prayer1

6 - creep glee cover

7 - kalank duet

8 - party monster by the wknd

9 - blue by yung kai

10 - is there someone else by the wknd

npt: @kiyoswrld @valkyr7e @kenyuukissme @nessbunnie + open bc im not doing 10 ppl

[kieuy]

TY FOR THE TAG AYA !!!!!!!1!

505 - arctic monkeys songs that remind me of you - natalie jinju (STREAM HER MUSIC) bubble gum - clairo batphone - arctic monkeys it could happen to you - laufey street by street - laufey calm like you - the last shadow puppets bug like an angel - mitski 삐뽀삐뽀 - 김뜻돌 tumblr girls - g-eazy

npt: @littlemissemeritus @amoeganism @choccorin @thebestsetter @miiyas + you!

[miiyas]

i love music

earrings - malcolm todd blue jeans baby - zach bryan heavy eyes - zach bryan art house - malcolm todd still into you - paramore if only with you - rocco the birthday party - the 1975 lemonandlime - koven wei 暗叫 - kikuo roommates - malcolm todd

i fear i love malcolm todd @amoeganism @mayyhaps @dearru @megumismyhusband @earier @chlosology & you !!

[amoeganism]

yay 😊 thank u for the tags atlas and somi 😊 yay 😊

my iron lung - radiohead

knocking on wood - worry club

honey - l'arc en ciel

enmu - haze

all the things she said - tatu

daisy pusher - julie

dreamer - txt

love virus - rollercoaster

urantia - deftones

somebody told me - the killers

@kaiserposting @nesscel @iho6hi2 @stuckinmybrainagain @ohagiyo yay 😊

[nesscel]

YAY THANK YOU MEIN COMB LYN FOR THE TAG 😊 actually i expected this list to be more inconsistent

lost kitten - metric

beef flomix - flo milli

genesis - grimes

up - cardi b

froot - marina

low - flo rida and t-pain 😭 (in april i’d listen to either this or trap queen every morning omw to outpatient)

asking for it - hole

ringtone - 100gecs (charli xcx, rico nasty, kero kero bonito remix)

i want to be you - your funeral

4 morant - doja cat

@cancelledkat @iloveravioli @kaiserposting #peerpressure. Come Here

[cancelledkat]

THANK YOU FOR THE TAG EMIL!!! 😊😊😊 ok so spotify fucking sucks and doesnt have anything thats Not Behind a paywall. but!!! i found my way around it somehow

nude - radiohead

the blonde - tv girl

aishiteitanoni - MARETU

real men - mitski

INTERNET OVERDOSE - kotoko

KICK BACK - kenshi yonezu (im still not over this😓😓😓)

TOKYO CANNIBALISM - biz, ft. Ado

villain - teniwoha

heat abnormal - iyowa (so good omgee)

lovefool - the cardigans

@veestar4911 @iho6hi2 @solvisun + anyone else!!!!!

[marisolls]

thank you so much for the tag kat !! 🤍

heart (sua) by c!nah

setting sun by you’ll never get to heaven

ruler of my heart sua remix by c!nah

nowhere (ivan) by park byeong hoon

cico buff by cocteau twins

sigurado by oh, flamingo!

all i ever am by the cure

wiege ivan remix by park byeong hoon

gee by girls’ generation

terrapin by clairo

@seneon @seumyo @admiringlove @stellar-headquarters + anyone who wants to join !!

[stellar-headquarters]

guren no yumiya by linked horizon

blizzard by burnout syndromes

like u 100 by gyubin

blue by overstreet

air by yeji

gnarly by katseye

no good advice by girls aloud

you'll be in my heart by niki

cake by any name's okay

different lives by fly by midnight & rachel grae

thanks for the tag solviaaaaaa <3 npt: @binkibuns @yumiyawning @sahrberrii @3p1logu3 @mayyhaps + anyone who wants to join!

[3p1logu3]

HOORAY TAHNKS FOR TAG

girls just wanna have fun ; ecco2k , bladee simulation swarm ; big thief style ; 2hollis gold ; 2hollis harvest moon ; neil young d>e>a>t>h>m>e>t>a>l ; panchiko ウヲアイニ・アラベスク ; shunji iwai hello? ; clairo , rejjie snow be my baby ; the ronettes crack rock ; frank ocean

YAYY uhh @kameyyy , @wholemeallbread , @cheralith

[kameyyy]

thank you maddie !!

strangers ; ethel cain

back to friends ; sombr

dying on the inside ; nessa barrett

take me back to eden ; sleep token

fast car ; jonas blue, dakota

die your daughter ; susannah joffe

girl, so confusing featuring lorde ; charli xcx, lorde

king ; olly alexander (years & years)

habits (stay high) ; tove lo

uncomfortable ; wallows

npt: @ottocre @pomigranit @bouqette + anyone else!

[danmanz]

hehe thanks for the tag <3

casino ; ryan beatty no one noticed ; the marias wesley's theory ; kendrick lamar castle of glass ; linkin park tokyo flash ; vaundy nothing else matters ; metallica shelter ; finneas stronger than ; lanks michelle ; sir chloe god is fair, sexy nasty ; mac milller, kendrick lamar

tags (no pressure!): @aliens-took-my-iwa-chan @godhainerammsteiner @tangerinelovr @startoothed @solvisun @h34rt4ch3-m0v @kamthewriter + anyone else who'd like to join!

[tangerinelovr-deactivated202510]

UAHH TY FOR THE TAG

1. Why do you let me stay here? - she&him

2. Losing you - Solange

3. Charcoal baby - blood orange

4. Should've been me - mitski

5. It's oh so quiet - bjork

6. Mango - Natalia lafourcarde

7. Harvey - her's

8. Arabella - Arctic monkeys

9. Why so lonely - Wonder girls

10. The girl from Ipanema - amy winehouse

Tag: @lover-lyn @heaven-is-with-you @iwachansfavoritealien @pillowseastar7

[iwachansfavoritealien]

Thanks for the tag <3

1. KORDHELL - KILLERS FROM THE NORTHSIDE

2. Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA

3. SANUKA - Saragaye

4. Eminem - Kamikaze

5. Melanie Martinez - Mad Hatter

6. Martin Garrix ft. Bebe Rexha - In the Name of Love

7. The Chainsmokers - Closer ft. Halsey

8. Wasthi Productions - Dan Sepada

9. Lindsey Stirling - Beyond The Veil

10. Dhanith Sri - Gindara

These are actually from my ALL playlist (which has about 895 songs lol) since I don't have an on-repeat playlist

Tagging : @percabethmatters @ghostongasoline @luv4josuke @dulcedesastre @pheracy @stormears @weombyee @stay-alive-iwaoi @touchh-me-not @unspokencoreart @itzz-vindi @bubbas-chan + anyone <3 (no pressure!)

[weombyee]

Thank you for the tag: iwachansfavoritealien/

1 : Eva - Vintage (2009)

2: Memories - Maroon 5 (2019)

3: State of My Head - Shinedown (2015)

4: I Like me Better - Lauv (2018)

5: Wiege - Vivinos (2025)

6: Heather - Conan Gray (2020)

7: Candy Store - Heathers Musical Lyrics (2014)

8: Alter Ego - Misumi [fm PJSK]

9: You can be King again -  Lauren Aquilina (2022)

10: Hall of Fame - The Script (2012)

Now tagging : philanthabi , yoichi , xxxfriend , hana-a-chattic , moonxtheeclipsewing , october-depression , chaoticplatypus , somebodygetmesomecoffee , thequietbookworm , & klestic-is-good

[moonxtheeclipsewing]

Heyo! Thank you for the tag @weombyee 1. Treehouse - Alex G 2. Real Man - beabadoobee 3. Mystery of Love - Sufjan Stevens 4. girls - Girl In Red 5. Harvey - Alex G 6. Sailor Song - Gigi Perez 7. From the Start - Good Kid (cover) 8. It's Called: Freefall - Rainbow Kitten Surprise 9. Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons 10. Fly high - BURNOUT SYNDROMES Now tags : @delicious-gray-blog @ttsurin + Anyone else who wants to join!

[ttsurin]

Tysm for the tag <3 @moonxtheeclipsewing

Yumemitetano atashi - daoko

The sound of myself - disasterpeace

The flower called nowhere - stereolab

Among the clouds - aqualina

Passing through (can’t the future just wait) - kaden mackay

(They long to be) close to you - carpenters

I only have eyes for you - the flamingos

Come back - the five stairsteps

Oh my angel - bertha tillman

There is a light that never goes out - the smiths

Tags: @purrtocol @kinooyap @rudbeckia-hirta + anyone who wants to join!! (No pressure!!)

[ttsurin]

— ❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ Requested by the marvelous @moonxtheeclipsewing!

The kageyama siblings!

Miwa kageyama, tobio kageyama

Miwa’s always been the cool older sister but growing up with a little brother like tobio proved to be a hassle! (As always, might be a little OOC… please don’t sue me!!)

Miwa Kageyama was eight years old when she decided she was going to be the boss of her very serious, very squishy baby brother.

“Boss sounds better than sister” she informed her mom. “Bosses get respect!”

At age one, Tobio mostly responded to her leadership attempts by drooling and clinging to her arm, but miwa had a mission.

It was called: Teach Tobio How to Be Cool!

Unfortunately, Tobio’s idea of “cool” included things like:

Stealing Miwa’s hair clips and hiding them in the toilet.

Shoving his face into a slice of birthday cake because “the frosting tastes better this way”

“Tobio, NO!”

“Tobio, GIVE THAT BACK!”

“TOBIO, THAT’S NOT OUR DOG!!”

It was exhausting being the boss.

But still, miwa stood firm, hands on her hips like a superhero, every chaotic day ended the same way, with her little brother falling asleep on her like she was the safest place in the world.

She blinked and somehow that clingy little troublemaker of a boy grew up.

Tobio Kageyama, professional volleyball player, tall and sharp and serious as ever… but still the same tobio who once thought chicken nuggets were currency and tried to pay for a juice box with one.

Miwa stood at the edge of the crowd, hands shoved in her jacket pockets, trying so hard not to cry while he signed autographs for a bunch of kids.

“Don’t cry, don’t cry, you’ll embarrass yourself,” she muttered under her breath.

A minute later, Tobio was walking over, frown already evident.

“What are you doing over here?” he mumbled, crossing his arms. “You’re being weird…”

Miwa coughed into her sleeve, waving him off. “I’m not being weird! I’m just…supporting you from a respectful distance…!”

“Looks creepy.” Kageyama mumbled.

“You look creepy.”

“Yeah, well, you cry ugly.”

“EXCUSE ME?!”

Somewhere behind them, a few kids giggled, pointing at the two grown adults squabbling like they were still little kids.

Miwa groaned and shoved Tobio’s shoulder. “Stop being so grown up now. You used to eat dirt for fun.”

“Once. And it wasn’t fun.”

“Yeah? You didn’t look too upset when you grabbed seconds.” Miwa laughed.

Later that evening, after tobio had signed what felt like a thousand autographs and miwa had stolen half of his post game snacks.

Miwa scrolled through her phone for a second, smirking devilishly. “Hey, guess what I found last night.”

Tobio eyed her suspiciously. “What.”

Miwa grinned wide. “An old video of you planning how to kill Santa Claus.”

Tobio nearly choked. “Didn’t I burn that?!”

Miwa just wiggled her eyebrows. “I have connections.”

Tobio dragged his hands down his face in horror while Miwa cackled.

After a few minutes of her teasing and his groaning, she finally nudged his arm, a little gentler this time.

“You know,” she said, voice quieter now “I’m proud of you.”

Tobio blinked, startled, as if no one had ever said that to him quite like that before.

Miwa smiled, tilting her head back to look at the stars.

“It feels like it was only yesterday when I first laid eyes on you…drooling all over a volleyball. We couldn’t pry it from you.” Miwa laughed.

Tobio let out a small, embarrassed sigh.

Yeah, sure, it was exhausting being the boss of Tobio Kageyama.

Chasing after him, cleaning up the chaos he left behind, dragging him out of trouble he didn’t even realize he was in.

But Miwa wouldn’t trade being his big sister for anything.

[ttsurin]

— ❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ Requested by @rudbeckia-hirta!

What it’s like dating haikyuu characters!

Bobata Kazuma X reader edition

May be OOC because canon Bobata only gets like five seconds of screen time, please don’t sue me!

Bobata Kazuma insists on holding your hand everywhere crosswalks, hallways, even when you’re just walking from the couch to the kitchen because “What if I lose you to the void?”

Bobata Kazuma writes little notes in your notebooks when you’re not looking; sometimes it’s doodles of your favorite animal, sometimes it’s just “Hi :)” but it always makes your day.

Bobata Kazuma genuinely believes dates can be anywhere with snacks and you, which is why he once called eating instant ramen on a fire escape a five star evening.

Bobata Kazuma will dramatically announce his love for you every time you do something mildly impressive, like opening a jar or answering a tough question with “THAT’S MY BABY!!” Loudly, you immediately get embarrassed.

Bobata Kazuma has a secret playlist titled “they’re gonna marry me” and it’s just songs that remind him of you, including the really sappy and embarrassing ones he’ll deny ever adding.

Bobata Kazuma keeps a running list in his phone called “things to tell them later” because he always thinks of funny stuff when you’re not around and wants to make sure he doesn’t forget to make you laugh.

Bobata Kazuma randomly blurts out “I’m so in love with you” in the middle of completely unrelated conversations, like while you’re brushing your teeth or watching movies together.

Bobata Kazuma always takes photos of random stuff throughout his day just to send them to you with captions like “this reminded me of you, no reason.”

Bobata Kazuma would never take off anything you made for him, claims it’s because it’s his “good luck charm” and he proudly shows it off everytime someone even remotely asks about it.

Bobata Kazuma memorized your exact coffee order, your go to snack, and exactly how you like your blanket folded. not because you asked, but because he thinks you deserve the best.

[ttsurin]

— ❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ Requested by the Magnificent @moonrise0111!

Kiyoko’s birthday crisis!

Tanaka Ryunosuke, Nishinoya Yuu, Daichi Sawamura, Sugawara Koushi, Asahi Azumane, Yachi Hitoka, Hinata Shoyo, Kageyama Tobio, Kiyoko Shimizu

Kiyoko’s birthday is in three days, and Tanaka and Noya are spiraling for the perfect gift!

Tanaka had been… weirdly quiet for twenty solid minutes. For anyone else, this would be normal. But for Tanaka Ryunosuke? it was concerning. Nishinoya noticed immediately.

“You’re doing that thing where you think too hard” he said, poking Tanaka with a pencil.

Tanaka didn’t even blink. “Do you know what day it is?”

Noya raised an eyebrow and slowly checked his phone. “Uh…. Tuesday?”

“No, no. Not the day day. The countdown day!” He leaned in, whispering to noya. “Kiyoko’s birthday is in three days.”

Noya dropped his pencil and gasped dramatically. “WHAT?! Are you sure?! Did she say something?!”

“No, I overheard suga-san say it last week to the others!”He grabbed Noya’s shoulders. “We have no gift, NO PLAN, we can’t show up empty handed! Not for her!”

Noya was already on his feet. “We need Intel!” He proclaimed, he was determined now. “We gotta ask people. Interrogate!”

Tanaka nodded, also very determined. “We go to the top!”

First Stop: The Third Years.

“What’s her favorite color?” Tanaka demanded, sliding into the seat across from Daichi.

“Good afternoon to you too…?” Daichi said flatly.

“We’re running outta time!” Noya slapped the desk. “Do you know how hard it is to get a birthday gift for an angel when you don’t know what kind of gifts angels even like?!”

Daichi blinked. “I mean, she likes… calm stuff? Books, maybe?”

“She reads?” Tanaka’s pen was already out. “What genre?”

Daichi shrugged. “I don’t know, nonfiction?”

“Nonfiction?!” Noya yelled.

“I think she reads crochet patterns?” Sugawara briefly pointed out.

Tanaka’s pen scratched rapidly. “Crochet. Got it. Is that the one with the sticks?”

“No… that’s knitting…” Suga said.

“Wait, what’s the difference?” Noya grimaced, getting ready to look it up on his phone.

Asahi timidly spoke up. “Um… she organizes the storage closet on her own time? That’s kind of a hobby?”

Tanaka stared at him. “We’re not giving her a shelf, asahi!”

“I just thought maybe like… storage bins?”

“Do you want a bin for your birthday?” Noya said.

“I like bins…” asahi mumbled.

Next Target: Yachi

She dropped her lunchbox when they cornered her behind the gym. “W-Why are you looming?! Are you about to fight me?!”

“It’s about kiyoko!” Tanaka said quickly.

Yachi instantly looked terrified. “What happened?! Is she okay?! Did I do something?!”

“No! Her birthday’s in like three days and we need to get her something!” Noya explained frantically.

Yachi’s face morphed into pure dread. “Her birthday’s in three days?!”

“Wait, you didn’t know?!” Tanaka squawked. “You’re her right hand woman!”

“I THOUGHT IT WAS NEXT MONTH!” she wailed. “I was gonna draw something for her but now I don’t even know if i can finish it in time!”

Tanaka patted her back, they were all going through it. “Okay. Lets all calm down, we’ll figure out the perfect gift.”

“I need to rethink what to get her!” Yachi cried, ruffling her own hair.

Noya sighed. it was hopeless, but they weren’t gonna give up so easily.

Final Hope: The freak duo

They didn’t even mean to ask Hinata and Kageyama. But desperation forced them into asking.

Kageyama raised a brow. “Why are you following us?”

Hinata narrowed his eyes. “Are you trying to copy our practice routines?”

“What? No, We need answers!” Noya practically yelled. “Do you guys know what Kiyoko-san likes?”

There was a long pause.

“…Yarn?” Kageyama said calmly.

Tanaka blinked. “You mean that crochet thing?”

“She told me she lost a skein of that sparkly blue yarn she got in Kyoto last year,” Kageyama said. “Said it was rare and soft and she was gonna use it to make a gift.”

“I told her I’d look for it online!” Hinata chimed in. “It’s called like… moon something. It was super expensive though. I found a seller that can ship it but–“

Tanaka and Noya both looked at eachother before looking back at the others.

Hinata stopped mid sentence. “…why are you both looking at me like that–“

“Give me that link!” Tanaka gripped hinata’s shoulders, shaking him.

“Hinata. Please,” Noya said, in pure desperation. “We’ll do anything!”

“W-why are you guys so scary today?!” Hinata asked with genuine concern.

Tanaka had Kageyama by the shoulders now too. “You’ll get an unlimited meatbun fund. We’ll sponsor you!”

“A meatbun a day,” Noya added, eyes wide, desperate. “For the rest of your life!”

Hinata and kageyama blinked, and looked at eachother.

Kiyoko’s birthday.

After some trial and error… and promising Hinata and kageyama unlimited meatbuns in exchange, they finally had the perfect gift.

Kiyoko was just finishing up putting the remaining volleyballs into the bin when Noya and Tanaka marched over, box in hand, trying not to look like he was shaking.

“For you, Kiyoko-san!” Noya said, bowing so hard.

Tanaka held the box out with both hands like it was a peace offering. “Happy birthday!”

She opened it. Paused. Her fingers brushed over the soft skein inside. Her lips parted, stunned.

“This is…” She looked up. “You remembered this?”

“You mentioned it once. Last fall. Briefly. Maybe in passing,” Tanaka coughed.

“It wasn’t creepy. I promise,” Noya added. “We found it online!”

Kiyoko smiled. a real, genuine smile. “Thank you. This is really thoughtful.”

She didn’t say anything else as tanaka and nishinoya stood there in a daze, as she turned and left to go home.

The moment she disappeared around the corner, Tanaka collapsed to the floor.

“We did it,” he whispered. “She smiled. She smiled.”

Noya was already crying into his hands. “She thanked us. She didn’t even look mildly disturbed. She liked it!”

The third years found them fifteen minutes later, both crying on the gym floor under the net…

Daichi sighed. “Should we even ask?”

Sugawara shook his head. “Let them have this.”