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Hey so I really like your writing. Your fics are so inspiring...! Can I pretty please request a fic about Kita catching Reader off guard with a blunt love confession?? đ I'd love to see what you come up with!
Aw inspiring?!! That is so sweet!! I love that I am what people were for me when I started writing (about 5 years ago!) so never give up and be proud of any work you make!! I hope you enjoy <333
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The thing about Kita Shinsuke is that he never does anything without purpose.
He speaks with intention, moves with care, and rarelyâif everâlets emotion get the better of him. He is dependable to a fault, calm even in the most chaotic situations, and as predictable as a rising sun. Which is why, when he turns to you one spring afternoon and says, "Iâm in love with you," you nearly choke on your drink.
The two of you are sitting beneath the shade of a wide camphor tree near the back of the school, where the grass grows a little taller and the breeze feels like a secret only you two share. The breeze is soft, the air warm and sweet with the scent of new blossoms. Youâd come out here to eat lunch togetherâsomething that had become a quiet ritual between you and Kita. No crowds, no noise. Just the two of you, sharing space, swapping stories, occasionally falling into long stretches of silence that never felt awkward. He always brings homemade bento boxes, neatly packed, and you bring snacks or something small to share.
You blink at him, unsure if you heard right. "Sorryâwhat?"
Kita is still looking at you, expression as steady and unreadable as ever. Heâs holding a rice ball in one hand, his bento sitting neatly in his lap. "I said Iâm in love with you."
Thereâs no hesitation. No blush. Just the plain delivery of truthâas if heâs pointing out the weather, or commenting on the quality of the rice today.
You nearly drop the bottle of tea in your hand. "Kita," you breathe, searching his face for a trace of humor or a tell that heâs messing with you. But heâs not. Of course heâs not.
Your heart stutters. "You canât just say things like that out of nowhere, you know."
He tilts his head slightly. "Why not?"
"Becauseâ" You flail for a second, grasping for something clever to say, something to make sense of the heat rising to your cheeks. "Because itâsâsurprising."
Kita hums, thoughtfully chewing. "I didnât think it would be. We spend time together. You bring me pickled plums even when I donât ask. You save the last piece of tamagoyaki for me, even though itâs your favorite. You walk me to the gate every day, even when youâre running late. I thought maybe you felt the same."
You sputter, caught between the instinct to deny and the overwhelming realization that heâs right. You do all those things, and more. You always look for him in a crowded room. You always listen when he speaks, no matter how quiet his voice. You think about him in between classes, after practice, before bed. Heâs right.
He continues, voice soft but sure. "You donât have to say anything right now. I just thought it was time I told you."
And with that, he turns his gaze back to the tree branches swaying above you, like he didnât just tilt your entire world on its axis. He takes another bite of his rice ball, completely composed, like he hadnât just carved a confession into the air and left it hanging between you.
You sit in stunned silence for a moment longer, the breeze tugging gently at your sleeves. Everything feels quieter now. The breeze, the rustling branches, the distant sound of other students laughing in the courtyardâit all fades into a soft, blurred background. Your fingers tighten slightly around the tea bottle in your lap.
You steal a glance at him. Heâs not looking at you. Heâs perfectly calm, patient, and somehow that makes your chest ache more than if heâd confessed with nervous laughter or flushed cheeks. Thereâs no doubt, no need for reassurance. He meant it.
You reach over, plucking a stray leaf from his shoulder. You donât know whyâit just gives your hands something to do.
"Youâre unbelievable," you mutter, shaking your head.
He glances at you, eyes curious but unbothered. "Is that a good thing?"
You let out a soft laugh, one that feels lighter than it should considering your heart is still racing in your chest. "I donât even know. You really just said that like you were telling me we had PE next period."
He shrugs. "I meant it. I donât think it needs to be complicated."
And you know heâs right again. Kita doesnât dress things up. He doesnât make things harder than they need to be. He doesnât hide behind games or fear or doubt. He just is.
You look down at your lunch, your appetite forgotten. You canât stop thinking about the things he said. The way he noticed your little habits. The way he didnât need you to answer right away. The way he didnât waver.
When you finally meet his eyes again, thereâs a warmth blooming in your chestâslow and full, like sunlight rising through clouds.
"Iâm in love with you too, you idiot," you say, and your voice is so quiet, so soft, that you almost expect him to miss it.
But he doesnât.
Kita Shinsuke turns to you fully then, and for the first time all afternoon, he smiles.
Really, truly smiles.
And just like everything else he does, itâs quiet, intentional, and completely disarming.
He reaches for your handânot suddenly, not dramatically, but gently, deliberatelyâand your fingers lace together like they were always meant to. You sit that way for a long time, the afternoon stretching endlessly before you, the breeze curling around your ankles, the scent of spring growing thicker with each passing minute.
Neither of you says much after that. You donât need to.
Some things are better left to the quiet.
And Kita, as always, knows exactly what silence means.
Hello!! Just popping by to say I adore your writing and thank you for sharing it with us! Also that you seem like an awesome person, hehe. Hope you have a lovely day đ
augh my heart â€ïž thank you so much for your kind words <333 Its only because the community is so amazing that I feel like I can share my passions đ©â€ïž Thank you for enjoying my writing!! I hope you continue to enjoy my works <333
Hello!! I just want to say before I request anything that I absolutely ADORE your writing. Youâve quickly become one of my favorite writers! Iâm constantly checking to see if youâve posted LOL please keep it up! <3
if itâs not too much trouble, could I request us doing face-masks with Tsukishima or Akaashi? Either or both is fine, I have zero preference!
Thank you in advance mwa mwa !!
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This is adorable and I am in LOVE. I literally just spat this out lolol Me being a favourite writer of anybody is a dream đ„č Thank you for enjoying my work!! I'll make sure to post just for you đ„° I hope you enjoy <333 --
It started with a panda.
Or rather, it started with you, lounging on the couch with a ridiculous animal-print face mask plastered to your face, scrolling through your phone like nothing was out of the ordinary. You wore it like a second skinâcompletely unbothered, completely at peace.
And then Tsukishima walked in.
He froze halfway through the doorway of your shared apartment, one brow raised as he took in the sight of you in your oversized hoodie, face glistening with a panda-shaped sheet mask.
â...You good?â
âThriving,â you said simply, not even bothering to look up.
He didnât respond right away. Just dropped his bag by the door and walked in with that usual lazy gait, eyeing you like you were some sort of cryptid he wasnât sure how to handle.
âYou look ridiculous,â he said eventually, standing behind the couch now, arms crossed.
You peeked up at him with a smirk. âThatâs rich coming from someone who used to wear sport goggles indoors.â
He narrowed his eyes at you. You stuck your tongue out.
âIs this one of those self-care things?â he asked, nose wrinkling slightly as he stared at the mask. âLike cucumbers-on-the-eyes and bath bombs?â
âExactly that,â you nodded. âExcept these ones are more fun. They have animals on them.â You pointed to the half-empty package on the coffee table. âYou wanna be a tiger or a polar bear?â
He stared at you.
You stared back.
âAbsolutely not,â he said flatly.
âYouâre doing it.â
âNo, Iâm not.â
âYes, you are.â
You were already peeling one of the masks from its packaging with careful fingers, holding it up like a peace offering. It was orange-striped with little ears on top. Then you reached behind you and grabbed a matching tiger-print headband, complete with pointy ears.
"And this," you said, holding it up triumphantly. "To keep your hair out of your face."
He looked positively scandalized. "There is no way Iâ"
"Oh, you are," you cut in, already nudging it toward him. "C'mon, Kei. Don't you want the full experience?"
He looked at the headband, then at you, then back at the headband like it personally offended him. But when you wiggled your brows at him and smiled with full confidence, he muttered something under his breath and snatched it from your hand.
"You owe me so much for this."
"Add it to my tab."
He rolled his eyes but said nothing as you helped him unfold the mask and carefully place it over his face.
âOkay, hold still. It has to line up with your eyes⊠okay, a little to the leftâno, my left⊠there.â
You leaned back to admire your work. Tsukishima, volleyball star, tall and smug and forever exasperated, now sat beside you wearing a bright orange tiger face mask that made his scowl look ten times funnier.
â...You look adorable.â
âI look like a joke,â he said dryly.
You took a photo.
âDelete it.â
âNever.â
Despite all his complaining, Tsukishima stayed there with you for the full fifteen minutes, arms crossed and huffing dramatically every so often. But he didnât move. And when you started scrolling through your phone again, his thigh pressed just a little closer to yours.
And when the timer went off and you both peeled the masks off with grossed-out noises, you glanced at him with a grin.
âSo?â
âSo what?â
âDo you feel refreshed and radiant?â
Tsukishima rolled his eyes. âI feel sticky.â
You laughed and leaned over to kiss his cheek. âYouâre glowing, tiger boy.â
He shook his head but didnât push you away. In fact, a small, reluctant smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
Maybe face masks werenât the worst way to spend a lazy evening.
heyy first time requesting from you but i looove your work so if you donât mind can you please write a timeskip!kenma x female!reader where reader is sick w high fever and kenma takes care of her and everything but two or one n a half day in she starts feeling really needy but is too tired embarrassed to tell kenma but he eventually finds out about what getting her so fussy and moody (other than the fever) and gives her what she longs forđđ»đđ» I apologize if this is too long i mean no pressure at all you dont have to do it but i love the way you write fics please make it as long as possible thank youuu<33
I think I've ticked all your boxes hehe NEVER apologize for a request I love every one <333 thank you for your lovely words of encouragement! Enjoy!!!
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Kenma had never liked seeing you sick.
Not in high school, not now, not ever.
He wasn't the overly expressive typeânot with words, not even with touch unless promptedâbut he was attentive in the quietest, most precise ways. It was in how he brewed your tea with exactly the right amount of honey, how he remembered which corner of the blanket you preferred, how he adjusted the thermostat a degree lower without being asked. It was in how he never once complained when you sneezed directly onto his hoodie and then apologized like you'd committed a crime against humanity.
You'd caught a fever two days ago. High. Dangerous enough to make him drop his controller mid-stream, tell his viewers he was logging off, and shut everything down without a second thought. His fans could wait. You couldn't.
Now you were curled up in bed, cocooned under three layers of blankets, face flushed and eyes watery. Your hair stuck to your temples in damp strands, and your lips were dry despite the water and juice he kept coaxing you to drink. A warm haze clung to you like a second skin.
Kenma sat on the edge of the bed, gently brushing a clammy strand of hair from your forehead, his brows drawn together with a soft, worried furrow. You looked so small like this. Fragile in a way he hated.
"Do you need anything?" he asked, voice soft.
Your response was a quiet humâtoo soft, too weak. Your hand barely moved when you tried to reach for him and gave up halfway through.
He sighed. "Iâll take that as a 'no' then."
He rose and padded barefoot to the bathroom to change the cool compress on your head. When he returned, you winced slightly at the shock of it against your heated skin but gave him the smallest of smiles. That smile was all he needed to stay planted beside you for the rest of the evening.
The first day was simple: fever, rest, more rest. Kenma read to you in a soft voice when you couldnât sleep, half-watching the screen of his Switch when you drifted off. The second day, the fever didnât break. Your cough got worse. You started getting whinyânot in a mean way, just more clingy, more fussy. You tossed and turned, grumbled at the blanket for being too heavy and then too thin. Kenma adjusted it each time without complaint, wordlessly refilling your cup when it was empty.
"Donât leave," you murmured once when he stood up to grab your medicine.
"Iâm just going to the kitchen."
"Still. Donât."
He paused. Then slowly sat back down. "Okay."
You fell asleep not long after, your fingers curled in the fabric of his sleeve like a tether.
By the start of the third day, the fever had started to dip, but something was off. Not worseâjust different. You were moody. Restless. Your eyes kept drifting toward him, then away. You fiddled with your sleeves, pulled your legs up under the blankets only to stretch them back out a moment later. You werenât saying much, but when you did, it was to complainâyour pillow was too soft, your tea was too sweet, your shirt was itchy.
Kenma didnât mind. He never minded when it came to you. But the inconsistency in your behavior pinged in the back of his mind like a notification he couldnât swipe away.
By mid-afternoon, he closed his game console and leaned forward, placing it gently on the nightstand. His golden eyes watched you with subtle intensity as you fiddled with the edge of your blanket.
"Okay," he said flatly. "Youâve been squirmy and weird all day. Spill."
Your eyes widened, and your faceâalready flushed from the feverâsomehow turned redder. You immediately turned your face into the pillow.
He waited.
You groaned. "Itâs nothing. Iâm just... tired."
He didnât buy it. Not for a second. "Youâre not tired. Youâre needy."
Your breath hitched in your throat.
Kenma blinked, letting the silence stretch for a moment as he watched you squirm. His voice dropped lower, a little softer, more curious than accusatory. "...That it?"
You buried your face deeper into the pillow, voice muffled and near-incomprehensible.
"What was that?"
You turned just enough to peek at him with one eye, your lip trembling slightly. "I just... I wanna be held. But Iâm gross and sweaty and disgusting, and I didnât wanna bother you."
Kenma stared at you for a long beat. Then he gave a soft sigh, scooting closer until his knees bumped the side of the mattress.
"Move over."
Your eyes widened again. "Butâ"
"You think I care about sweat?"
"I literally sneezed in your hair yesterday."
"You did," he admitted. "And Iâm still here."
You shifted slowly, cautiously, your heart fluttering like the fever had sparked all over again. Kenma climbed into bed beside you, the mattress dipping under his weight. He was careful not to press against you too hard at first, but once you leaned into him, he wrapped his arms around you with a slow, deliberate tenderness, pulling you close until your head rested just beneath his chin.
You melted.
The warmth of him, the steady rise and fall of his chest, the way his fingers settled gently against your spine and started tracing soft, grounding linesâit was everything you hadnât been able to ask for.
"Better?" he murmured.
Your voice cracked. "Yeah."
He kissed the top of your head, barely a brush of lips against fever-damp hair. "Next time, just say it. I canât read your mind, you know."
You made a weak, embarrassed sound. "I didnât want to be annoying."
"Youâre always annoying," he mumbled, brushing his thumb against your arm. "But youâre mine. So itâs fine."
Despite the congestion, the soreness in your throat, the heat in your cheeksâyou laughed. A breathy, tired little sound that still managed to be real.
He felt your smile against his collarbone.
Kenma held you tighter.
Neither of you moved for a long time. Minutes passed, then maybe an hour. Eventually, you dozed off in his arms, breathing soft and slow, and Kenma didnât dare shift or get up.
He stayed right there, running his fingers along your back, as the fever began to retreat.
The medicine was working.
But more than that, you had finally let yourself rest in the place you needed most.
With him.
Hey I really love the way you write itâs so fun to read and really fits the characters. I wanted to request you making small drabbles or a series on how the haikyu characters would treat you while youre pregnant. If itâs something you donât want to write no worries. đ©·
OMGG yesss I love that idea đđđ It goes so well with my other mini-series ehehe, I'm 100% adding it to the roster!! Thank you for your sweet words, they never fail to make my day.
For you! Gorgeous Human!! Enjoy <333 --
Ushijima has been overprotective since the very beginning.
The second those two lines showed up on the test, it was like a switch flipped in him. He became your personal guard dog, nurse, chauffeur, meal planner, and human forklift all rolled into one stoic package.
It was kind of sweetâat first. The way heâd gently tug your hand away if you tried to carry anything heavier than a spoon. The way heâd Google symptoms with intense focus, like your morning sickness was a tactical challenge he could overcome with enough research. The way he sat through every prenatal appointment like it was the Olympics and he was preparing to win gold in fatherhood.
But by the third trimester?
Youâre one more âlet me do itâ away from committing actual murder.
âIâm gonna change the sheets,â you say, bracing a hand on your lower back as you waddle toward the linen closet.
Before you even touch the doorknob, heâs there. He must have materialized from the floorboards.
âIâll do it,â he says.
You blink up at him. âWakatoshiââ
âThe mattress is heavy.â
âIâm not flipping it! Iâm just changing the sheets.â
Still, he reaches over you and pulls out the linens like itâs already been decided. âSit down. Iâll take care of it.â
You stare at him, nostrils flaring, lips twitching, but you donât fight it. Not yet.
Then come the groceries. The laundry. The vacuum you so much as glance at. And every time, he gets to it before you can even try. Every time, he gently insists. Every time, you swallow the urge to scream.
Until now.
You step onto the footstool to reach the top kitchen cabinetâone single bowl, thatâs all you wantâand he appears in the doorway like a haunted house spirit.
âDonât,â he says sharply.
Thatâs it. Thatâs the moment you snap.
âUSHIJIMA,â you explode, flinging your arms wide in a very dramatic but very off-balanced motion. âI am pregnant. Not porcelain. I can do things! I can move and lift and stretch and reach and I would like to do one thingâjust ONE THINGâby myself without you treating me like Iâm going to spontaneously combust!â
He pauses. Blinks. That stoic face giving you absolutely nothing.
ââŠYou were wobbling,â he says.
âI always wobble! Iâm basically a giant, sentient bowling pin at this point!â
âI donât want to take chances,â he says, calm as ever.
âWell I want to do something myself!â
He hesitates. You can practically hear the gears turning in his head. Eventually, he steps back and says simply, âOkay. Do it.â
Oh. Oh he did not just call your bluff.
You puff out your chest, grab the cabinet door for balance, and go for it. Fingers brush the edge of the bowl, victory within reachâ
âand then you realize you canât quite twist back down. Youâre halfway off the stool and stuck. Pride flickers. Stomach tightens. Arms flail just a little.
ââŠToshi?â you call, voice small. âI, um. I need help.â
Heâs there in seconds.
Strong arms wrap around you, lifting you like you weigh nothing. He sets you gently on the floor like a queen being lowered onto her throne.
âYou were saying?â he murmurs, hand on the small of your back.
You scowl. âI hate you.â
âYou donât,â he replies smoothly. âYou just hate that Iâm right.â
You slump against his chest, bowl in hand, your forehead hitting the middle of his sternum. His hand rubs up and down your spine. You sigh dramatically.
âYouâre so annoying.â
âAnd youâre still holding the bowl.â
ââŠShut up.â
You must have a lot of notepads in your place
A fair assumption but I'm just a freak who just uses one single word doc to write all my stories. sorry to disappoint lolol But as always thank you for the send!! <33
Haii this is the first time I ever make a request but I really liked your content <3 can you make like sex w Kiyoomi after his gf (afab) opened up about being insecure about her flat chest? Please đ I don't know how specific I should be, but I imagine him like touching and kissing more in that area after that, or just worshipping her body in general. I hope I'm not too greedy if I also ask for raw lol đ. Also, I'm taking the opportunity to ask you: do you prefer people to be more specific with their prompts or just leave it up to you to decide? Okay that's all. I hope you're having a great day! :] and sorry if I made a mistake in my writing đ (english isn't my first language). Take care, muah <33
Hiii!! đ„șđ
First of allâthank you so much for sending in your first request, that means so much to me!! And your English is absolutely perfect, donât worry at all đ I totally understood everything you meant!
Also?? Your idea??? So beautiful and gentle and emotionalâyes. I adore how you imagined him paying extra attention and offering that soft, grounding kind of reassurance. It fits him so well.
Youâre not being greedy at all!! Itâs all ready for you lolol đ«¶ I hope it makes you feel warm and loved. And to answer your question: I love when people share specific ideas like this!! But Iâm also totally happy to run wild with a vague prompt tooâwhateverâs most comfortable for you!
Thank you again for trusting me with such a tender piece, muah đđ --
Thereâs a tremble in your voice when you say it, quiet and shy beneath the warmth of his sheets. Youâre curled against his side, wearing one of his long-sleeved shirts, sleeves too big, hem hanging just past your thighs. The room is quiet. Gentle. Dimly lit.
âI know itâs stupid, but... sometimes I wish I had more. There.â
Your fingers hover near your chest like they donât belong to you, like youâre embarrassed for even bringing it up. You donât look at him when you say it.
But Sakusa looks at you.
More than thatâhe sees you.
He doesnât interrupt, doesnât dismiss it with a compliment or try to fix what isnât broken. He waits. Lets you say it all. And then, after a beat of silence, he shifts.
âCan I show you something?â he asks, voice low, tender. When you nod, he leans inâsoft, reverentâand kisses your collarbone first. Then just above your heart. Then lower.
His hands find the hem of his shirt youâre wearing, and when you give him permission, he pulls it off slowly, like unwrapping something fragile.
He kisses the top of your chest, then the dip between, then lower still, mouth brushing over skin with careful intention.
âI like this part of you,â he murmurs. âI always have.â
You shiver. Heâs not in any rush. His lips explore everything slowly, reverently, thumbs smoothing over your ribs, fingertips grazing soft skin like he wants to memorize you.
âYouâre beautiful,â he says, not like a compliment, but a truth heâs always known.
When he finally presses himself to you, everything is slow. Heated, but gentle. Heâs raw tonight, in the most intimate way. Thereâs nothing rushed or rough about it. Just skin, warmth, the low rasp of your name in his mouth.
And when he looks down at you, eyes half-lidded, breath shaking, he says it again.
âYouâre more than enough.â
Over and over again, with every kiss. Every touch. Every slow, deep thrust of his hips. Until the only thing you can feel is the weight of his love and the heat building between you, quiet and unrelenting.
He holds your hands. Nuzzles into your neck. Cradles you like youâre everything.
And you are.
To him, you always have been.
Hii!!
First of all, I wanna say that I really really love your writing, I literally check ur page multiple times daily to see if you posted - your writing is just that good.
I wanted to ask if it was possible to maybe have a "fav positions" w Aone? đ He's honestly such a gentle guy, I love him smm
Or if that's not rlly smth for you, maybe smth for the manager duty section? I'd love to see smth w Shiratorizawa !!
Again, I absolutely adore your writing, keep it up!! đ
Hii!! đ„șđ
First of allâyour message seriously made my entire day. I canât even express how much it means to hear that you check my page like that!! Thank you so, so much for all the love and support, truly. đ«¶
Also... your request?? Immaculate taste. Aone is such a soft, gentle giantâhe absolutely deserves all the love and intimacy. I actually just posted the fav positions drabble for him, so itâs up now if youâd like to check it out!! đđ
As for the Shiratorizawa manager drabbleâYES, 1000x yes. Iâve been wanting to write something for them, and your message gave me the perfect excuse to start brainstorming. Theyâll definitely be getting their moment in the Manager Duties series soon đ
Thank you again for being the sweetest ever!! Sending you the biggest hugsâily đ«¶đ
Hey, can I make nsfw requests?
Yes you very much can!! I have a lot of nsfw content on here lolol
Iâd love to hear your ideas!!
I love your blog sm and the way u write is just *chef kiss*
Omg you are absolutely the sweetest! Thank you for your kind words they only encourage me to write more <33
More stories to come hehe
Iâm being greedy here,
but it would be funny if Inarizaki was trying to figure out if their manager has a secret admirer. With all the snacks, food and encouraging notes being given to them, but it just turned out to be their (platonic) girlfriend
No greed at all! I love it ehehe
Hope you enjoy! and thanks for the ask <333 I love doing these --
It started small. A sports drink left on the bench, a protein bar tucked neatly beside your clipboard, a sticky note with a simple Good job today! scribbled in neat handwriting.
You hadnât thought much of it at first. Maybe someone had left the drink behind by accident, maybe the protein bar was a spare someone had tossed your way. The note? Probably just an afterthought. No big deal.
But then it kept happening.
Snacks. Energy drinks. Even small bento boxes labeled with your name, left in the exact same spot every single time. The notes became more frequent tooâlittle words scrawled on post-its, ranging from Eat something before practice, idiot. to You better be drinking enough water. and Take a break before you pass out.
By the end of the week, the team had noticed.
And by the end of the next, they had declared a full-blown investigation.
âIâm tellinâ ya, this is definitely the work of a secret admirer.â Ginjima crossed his arms, nodding as if he were uncovering something straight out of a mystery novel.
Osamu, unimpressed, leaned back against the gym wall. âOr, yâknow, itâs just someone beinâ nice.â
âNo way, âSamu! This is classic romance material.â Atsumu leaned in, eyes alight with interest. âSecret notes? Snacks? Somebodyâs tryna woo our manager.â
ââWooâ?â Suna repeated, unimpressed. âWho the hell says âwooâ?â
âYou get what I mean.â
Aran, ever the voice of reason, sighed. âMaybe itâs just a fan. Not everything has to be a romance novel, guys.â
âNo way.â Ginjima shook his head. âThis is deeper than that. Itâs been weeks. This is a long game play.â
Osamu scoffed. âSo what? You think itâs some secret, undyinâ love confession?â
Atsumu nodded, smirking. âOr maybe itâs someone right under our noses.â
Thatâs when they all turned their heads toward Suna.
He blinked. âNo.â
âYouâre beinâ awfully quiet about all this,â Atsumu pointed out, grin widening. âKinda suspicious.â
Suna didnât even blink. âI donât care enough to do all that.â
âSuspicious,â Osamu agreed, just to mess with him.
Suna sighed. âGo to hell.â
But the team wasnât done. They spent the rest of the week staking out the gym, watching like hawks every time you left your clipboard unattended. They devised shifts. Shifts. They trailed behind you in the hallways, whispering conspiracies amongst themselves. At one point, they even considered interrogating Kitaâonly for Osamu to firmly shoot that idea down because âIf ya bother him with this nonsense, weâre all dead.â
Their investigation escalated. They started tracking patternsâwhen the notes appeared, the exact minute snacks were placed. They cross-referenced schedules, trying to narrow down suspects. Ginjima even went so far as to create a messy suspect board in the clubroom, red strings connecting completely unrelated names, post-it notes containing unhinged theories.
âAlright, so if we rule out known variablesââ Ginjima began, tapping the board with a marker.
âDid ya seriously make a conspiracy wall?â Osamu asked flatly.
âItâs called evidence, âSamu.â
âItâs called insanity,â Suna corrected, lazily eating a rice cracker.
And then, just when tensions were reaching their peakâwhen Atsumu was this close to breaking into your locker just to âgather more cluesââthe answer came crashing down on them in the form of a very cheerful visitor.
âHey, loser, I got your favorite snacks again!â
You barely had time to turn before a familiar arm was slinging around your shoulder, a plastic bag dangling from their other hand. The entire team froze. You could feel the sheer intensity of their collective stare boring into the back of your head.
Your best friendâyour very, very platonic best friendâblinked at the awkward tension in the gym. âUh. Whatâs with them?â
You sighed, already knowing where this was going. âThey think I have a secret admirer.â
Your friend snorted. âPfftâyou? Please, who would want you?â
âOh my god, shut up.â
Atsumu, standing dumbfounded beside Osamu, made a strangled noise. âYou? It was you this whole time?!â
âDuh.â Your friend rolled their eyes. âWhat, you guys thought someone was trying to date them?â
Ginjima sputtered. âSoâwaitâyou were justâjust doing all this platonically?â
You deadpanned. âYes. That is what friendship is.â
Osamu sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. âYâall are idiots.â
Suna, who had been unfairly accused, leaned back smugly. âTold you so.â
Atsumu looked personally betrayed. âWeeksâweeksâof stakeouts, of investigation, of tracking patternsâfor this?!â
Your friend snickered. âGod, you guys need a hobby.â
Kita, passing by without even stopping, simply muttered, âI told you all to drop it.â
Aran chuckled, shaking his head. âAll that effort, just for nothing.â
Atsumu groaned dramatically, dropping onto one of the benches as if the weight of the world had just crushed him. âThis is devastating.â
Osamu patted his shoulder. âYa brought this on yerself.â
Ginjima, looking up at his massive evidence board, sighed. âGuess I should take this down.â
Suna, still smug, pulled out his phone. âNo, keep it. Iâm sending this to the group chat.â
And just like that, the case was closed.