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[ what's normal about aliens??? ]
"just friends." suuure. everyone in the circuit can smell that bullshit from miles away. that's like saying you and iwaizumi are "really close" and bokuto and akaashi are just "very supportive of each other."
[ Kuroo doubts he'll have the same sentiments when Kenma graduates. He can guess at the likelihood of him joining the college circuit; it's a low probability even if Kenma's lowkey agreed to go to the same university Kuroo's attending now, unless the freak duo decides to join Kuroo and Oikawa here in Tokyo and that's not for another two years yet. Given how hard those two are getting, they're likely going to end up in Ibaraki instead, or pull some stupid sentimental move like stay in the Miyagi prefecture.
Kuroo wouldn't put it past them. They're both too damn guileless it's almost irritating. ]
wait, so when iwa-chan smashed that volley at your face last practice, that was flirting?
"just friends." suuure. everyone in the circuit can smell that bullshit from miles away. that's like saying you and iwaizumi are "really close" and bokuto and akaashi are just "very supportive of each other."
[ Kuroo doubts he'll have the same sentiments when Kenma graduates. He can guess at the likelihood of him joining the college circuit; it's a low probability even if Kenma's lowkey agreed to go to the same university Kuroo's attending now, unless the freak duo decides to join Kuroo and Oikawa here in Tokyo and that's not for another two years yet. Given how hard those two are getting, they're likely going to end up in Ibaraki instead, or pull some stupid sentimental move like stay in the Miyagi prefecture.
Kuroo wouldn't put it past them. They're both too damn guileless it's almost irritating. ]
wait, so when iwa-chan smashed that volley at your face last practice, that was flirting?
the baby tangerine ran from back court to front court and spiked a moving ball across the net line in less than a second
it's so annoying to defend against (how do you defend against something you can't catch in the first place), but it's really impressive
you're the same age too, i think. shorties in sports are scary in their own way.
it's so annoying to defend against (how do you defend against something you can't catch in the first place), but it's really impressive
you're the same age too, i think. shorties in sports are scary in their own way.
it's impact and friction, technically. matter in and of themselves don't really affect each other, but add some physics and chemistry and you wind up with a world of possibility.
anyway, knives. on feet. that will never stop being cool.
i herd cats irl as it is. they're called my teammates.
anyway, knives. on feet. that will never stop being cool.
i herd cats irl as it is. they're called my teammates.
[Compared to gardening and overthinking other people's romantic relationships? Loving alien movies is normal. Maybe not to Oikawa's near otaku love of them.]
That's why I said 'reportedly'. But yes, they for sure a thing. It was really cute.
[As far as Oikawa's concerned the Freak Duo can stay in Miyagi. Though he wouldn't mind Chibi-chan on his own. But it's probably best for his sanity if Tobio-chan goes elsewhere. Like Mars.]
Iwa-chan is a caveman. That's how they flirt; by hitting their beloved and taking them off somewhere to have their way with them.
[Or Oikawa had been teasing him something fierce and Iwaizumi got fed up with it. You can never tell]
That's why I said 'reportedly'. But yes, they for sure a thing. It was really cute.
[As far as Oikawa's concerned the Freak Duo can stay in Miyagi. Though he wouldn't mind Chibi-chan on his own. But it's probably best for his sanity if Tobio-chan goes elsewhere. Like Mars.]
Iwa-chan is a caveman. That's how they flirt; by hitting their beloved and taking them off somewhere to have their way with them.
[Or Oikawa had been teasing him something fierce and Iwaizumi got fed up with it. You can never tell]
[ Gardening and emotional projecting is a lot more common than channeling one's inner Mulder, thanks. ]
try not to pull one of those moves when we're playing against iwaizumi-san's team. i don't think our poor coach's blood pressure can take it. think of his daughters.
[ which, basically: do it anyway lol i have a bet running with bokuto. ]
also you realize that's not a good way of expressing affection, right? that's. really bad.
[ "shittykawa crappykawa trashykawa" is not a fun refrain to get stuck in the head, roommate. especially when it sounds like your dude. ]
try not to pull one of those moves when we're playing against iwaizumi-san's team. i don't think our poor coach's blood pressure can take it. think of his daughters.
[ which, basically: do it anyway lol i have a bet running with bokuto. ]
also you realize that's not a good way of expressing affection, right? that's. really bad.
[ "shittykawa crappykawa trashykawa" is not a fun refrain to get stuck in the head, roommate. especially when it sounds like your dude. ]
[Says boring people]
I won't! I might like to goad people, but I always play by the rules. I'm not Daishou.
But... Maybe after the match. I'm sure our coach wouldn't mind some flirting after we win.
His daughters are cute, though. Maybe Takeru could have a play date with them when he comes to visit. They are about his age.
[Oikawa will do it when the mood strikes him. More or less.
And a small pause while Oikawa gathers his thoughts on this... delicate subject]
It's one of the reasons Hajime and I decided to go to different schools. We're aware that our relationship is...
Well, it's not a normal relationship, but we're not normal people, and we've known each for possibly way too long. We've always been in each other's back pockets. It's not as bad as you think it is. Out of all the people who insult me, which is a lot, Hajime's insults are the ones that have the least amount of impact.
He's always the one the to get me out of my funks. Sometimes violently... but that hasn't happened since middle school. Before we got together.
I won't! I might like to goad people, but I always play by the rules. I'm not Daishou.
But... Maybe after the match. I'm sure our coach wouldn't mind some flirting after we win.
His daughters are cute, though. Maybe Takeru could have a play date with them when he comes to visit. They are about his age.
[Oikawa will do it when the mood strikes him. More or less.
And a small pause while Oikawa gathers his thoughts on this... delicate subject]
It's one of the reasons Hajime and I decided to go to different schools. We're aware that our relationship is...
Well, it's not a normal relationship, but we're not normal people, and we've known each for possibly way too long. We've always been in each other's back pockets. It's not as bad as you think it is. Out of all the people who insult me, which is a lot, Hajime's insults are the ones that have the least amount of impact.
He's always the one the to get me out of my funks. Sometimes violently... but that hasn't happened since middle school. Before we got together.
Not long. [Tsukishima says appearing behind Kuroo seemingly out of nowhere. He's been messing with his senpai about his arrival before, but he's not actually tardy. And since he got dragged into this, he might as well go through with it.]
...no offense Kuroo-san, but you look like a burglar. [Only the harshest of truths come from Tsukishima's mouth.]
...no offense Kuroo-san, but you look like a burglar. [Only the harshest of truths come from Tsukishima's mouth.]
I can't exactly blame my genetics for that, can I? I mean I can, but that would be rude to my parents.
[ Salty-chan—er, Tsukki is always as frank as Kuroo expects him to be, but Kuroo doesn't actually mind it. Kenma could be worse, and has been worse; flashbacks to when Kenma first joined the volleyball club remind Kuroo of how much their older teammates didn't appreciate the brutal honesty the younger man presented.
It's cold, too. Hoodies are warm. Cold weather + warm hoodie = toasty Kuroo. ]
Come on, I have a hooty tooty dumbass to lift. Let's get this over with.
[ Salty-chan—er, Tsukki is always as frank as Kuroo expects him to be, but Kuroo doesn't actually mind it. Kenma could be worse, and has been worse; flashbacks to when Kenma first joined the volleyball club remind Kuroo of how much their older teammates didn't appreciate the brutal honesty the younger man presented.
It's cold, too. Hoodies are warm. Cold weather + warm hoodie = toasty Kuroo. ]
Come on, I have a hooty tooty dumbass to lift. Let's get this over with.
[ here's a majestic example of a kettle shading at a pot. ]
your nephew? aren't you a little young to be playing matchmaker? kid's not even in junior high, i thought.
[ ...it does make him wonder, though, if kenma's ever going to have a girlfriend. or boyfriend. a someone. he knows what he's doing when he goes home for the semester break. ]
if i may?
yaku and lev kick the shit out of each other, too. well, yakkun does, and lev handles it like a champ. i only know them, and i don't know you or iwaizumi-san enough to assume more than i already have at this point. but those two, loud as they are, i know they talk about it all the time, even now that we've graduated.
i guess what i'm saying is, we're roommates and teammates now. we're not in high school fighting each other for the nationals (thematically, i mean). college is a chance to reinvent.
i realize i sound like i'm suggesting something weird and insidious, but hear me out.
you got this far, you're likely not going to lose him if you both ease up with the punching.
your nephew? aren't you a little young to be playing matchmaker? kid's not even in junior high, i thought.
[ ...it does make him wonder, though, if kenma's ever going to have a girlfriend. or boyfriend. a someone. he knows what he's doing when he goes home for the semester break. ]
if i may?
yaku and lev kick the shit out of each other, too. well, yakkun does, and lev handles it like a champ. i only know them, and i don't know you or iwaizumi-san enough to assume more than i already have at this point. but those two, loud as they are, i know they talk about it all the time, even now that we've graduated.
i guess what i'm saying is, we're roommates and teammates now. we're not in high school fighting each other for the nationals (thematically, i mean). college is a chance to reinvent.
i realize i sound like i'm suggesting something weird and insidious, but hear me out.
you got this far, you're likely not going to lose him if you both ease up with the punching.
dont WANT to be taller, dumbass. thats more mass i have to control
i can do everything i want right now
except punch fucking jj in the fucking face
[He does not immediately answer the offer over playing volleyball because... what? Look, he's not quite aware of the 'playing things for fun and not blood' aspect of being a teenager. Give him time.]
i can do everything i want right now
except punch fucking jj in the fucking face
[He does not immediately answer the offer over playing volleyball because... what? Look, he's not quite aware of the 'playing things for fun and not blood' aspect of being a teenager. Give him time.]
Play dates aren't real dates. They're really just excuses for caretakers to get together and gossip while the kids play on a playground. Or in my case, endear myself to the coach in case Iwa-chan does drag me off the court and bangs me senseless in the locker room after a game. Also, to keep me in the forefront of his mind when choosing starters.
[Oikawa has priorities, after all. And those priorities include winning]
Takeru's just turned nine!
[Oikawa takes this moment to spam pictures of his nephew's birthday party at Kuroo. Takeru's expression in them ranges from happy, to unimpressed, to doting tolerance, including one where both Oikawas are laughing and smashing cake into each other's faces. One would think Oikawa was his nephew's parent with the amount of photos he takes.
Of course, that's really a distraction as he gathers his thoughts about the heavier subject.]
Only you would call that suggestion weird and insidious, Kuro-chan.
But you're right. And it's something we're already trying to do. Baby steps! We've had... oh jeez, I think some of my earliest memories are of him climbing our fence. We... were three? Four? Anyways, over a decade of bad habits to weed out.
I'm not afraid of losing him. That's probably not going to happen. But I am... wary of the nature of relationship changing drastically. But that's nothing I can really stop from happening. On either end.
You're a good friend, Kuro-chan.
[Oikawa has priorities, after all. And those priorities include winning]
Takeru's just turned nine!
[Oikawa takes this moment to spam pictures of his nephew's birthday party at Kuroo. Takeru's expression in them ranges from happy, to unimpressed, to doting tolerance, including one where both Oikawas are laughing and smashing cake into each other's faces. One would think Oikawa was his nephew's parent with the amount of photos he takes.
Of course, that's really a distraction as he gathers his thoughts about the heavier subject.]
Only you would call that suggestion weird and insidious, Kuro-chan.
But you're right. And it's something we're already trying to do. Baby steps! We've had... oh jeez, I think some of my earliest memories are of him climbing our fence. We... were three? Four? Anyways, over a decade of bad habits to weed out.
I'm not afraid of losing him. That's probably not going to happen. But I am... wary of the nature of relationship changing drastically. But that's nothing I can really stop from happening. On either end.
You're a good friend, Kuro-chan.
Don't blame genetics, blame hair.
[Tsukishima says with a shrug and shoving his hands into the pockets. He's not as brutally honest as Kenma because he doesn't know Kuroo that well and that long so certain amount of respect needs to stay.]
Where did you leave him? Is he actually still under the table?
[Tsukishima says with a shrug and shoving his hands into the pockets. He's not as brutally honest as Kenma because he doesn't know Kuroo that well and that long so certain amount of respect needs to stay.]
Where did you leave him? Is he actually still under the table?
Eh, let's see, Bokuto's stiiill— [ kuroo unceremoniously opens the door to the hole-in-the-wall watering hole, quietly padding over to the room they'd paid for to stay in, and lo and behold. ] On the floor.
Right where I left him.
[ the university jacket kuroo had draped over bokuto's face has migrated down to his waist, though,
and akaashi's gently (very gently) snoring where he's slumped over the table. (it's more of a nasal whistling than a snore, but kuroo refuses to let reality erase what little imperfections he can ascribe to the team vice.)
kuroo crouches right on top of bokuto, a cat-like grin making its lazy crawl across his expression. ]
It's bad manners to wake someone up with slapping, right?
Right where I left him.
[ the university jacket kuroo had draped over bokuto's face has migrated down to his waist, though,
and akaashi's gently (very gently) snoring where he's slumped over the table. (it's more of a nasal whistling than a snore, but kuroo refuses to let reality erase what little imperfections he can ascribe to the team vice.)
kuroo crouches right on top of bokuto, a cat-like grin making its lazy crawl across his expression. ]
It's bad manners to wake someone up with slapping, right?
[ Oya oya who might that be~? ]
eh, not really. not that i'm shy or anything, don't get me wrong. but i'm captain, and that means pushing my team to their best. reliable isn't flashy, so that doesn't get taped all too often.
there's a few of our matches somewhere on the internet though. probably. do you mind it?
eh, not really. not that i'm shy or anything, don't get me wrong. but i'm captain, and that means pushing my team to their best. reliable isn't flashy, so that doesn't get taped all too often.
there's a few of our matches somewhere on the internet though. probably. do you mind it?
you're worried about your weight.
[ among other things, kuroo guesses, like growing pains and height,
but he thinks the weight is the most crucial part of yuri's issues with growing up. ]
you know what, when you get here. remind me to introduce you to yakkun. he knows all the ways to bend tall people low enough for him to punch in the face.
[ among other things, kuroo guesses, like growing pains and height,
but he thinks the weight is the most crucial part of yuri's issues with growing up. ]
you know what, when you get here. remind me to introduce you to yakkun. he knows all the ways to bend tall people low enough for him to punch in the face.
[Tsukishima follows Kuroo inside and just sighs when he sees Bokuto sprawled on the floor. At least Kuroo was nice enough to cover him with his jacket.
He walks over to Akaashi to check on him and feels relieved when he notices that his senpai didn't throw up. He gently nudges him back and then picks him up. Quite easily. He most likely tricked Kuroo.]
Yes, it is Kuroo-san. Also, he might kick you in the nuts out of reflex. [How much do you treasure them Kuroo?]
He walks over to Akaashi to check on him and feels relieved when he notices that his senpai didn't throw up. He gently nudges him back and then picks him up. Quite easily. He most likely tricked Kuroo.]
Yes, it is Kuroo-san. Also, he might kick you in the nuts out of reflex. [How much do you treasure them Kuroo?]
[ oya oya oyaaa ]
this is the only thing i can find right now. it's a practice match so it's not the best quality, but we won.
good game, though.
this is the only thing i can find right now. it's a practice match so it's not the best quality, but we won.
good game, though.
you make it sound like fucking prima donna shit but its GODDAMN NOT FUNNY
even a couple of pounds could fuck EVERYTHING up
[Look what happened to Katsudon, geeze. Yuuri can get his body to do exactly what he wants. The idea of it changing, growing out of his control? It's scary, okay?]
even a couple of pounds could fuck EVERYTHING up
[Look what happened to Katsudon, geeze. Yuuri can get his body to do exactly what he wants. The idea of it changing, growing out of his control? It's scary, okay?]
[fuck you fuck you fuck yoooooooou
ANYWAY Kuroo's just going to get a stream of texts as Yuri watches.]
shit shortie is playing with EYES CLOSED
hes worse with eyes open wtf
oh look its the cat kid
haha psych glasses missed that completely
look some tall loser with bed-head who made him captain
ooooh shortie SMOKED you
nice hit at 4:30
whoops cat kid saved all your asses
ANYWAY Kuroo's just going to get a stream of texts as Yuri watches.]
shit shortie is playing with EYES CLOSED
hes worse with eyes open wtf
oh look its the cat kid
haha psych glasses missed that completely
look some tall loser with bed-head who made him captain
ooooh shortie SMOKED you
nice hit at 4:30
whoops cat kid saved all your asses
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