Sugawara Koushi from Haikyuu!!
a/n; so again this is one of those posted before oneshots so WHOEVER READ THE BACK STORY OF THIS BEFORE PLZ PLZ PLZ FORGET ABOUT IT THIS IS SO CRINGEEE - 23/10/22
CW/TW; cursing, a fight scene that I poorly wrote, blood/gore
The Kageyamas were out for a family outing. Well, a father-son outing. [Name] finally has a couple of days off from work. And all he wanted to do with those two days was to spend time with his son. So he decided to go to the amusement park for kids. And it was Tobio's first time there and he was going to make it the best day for him.
It wasn't going too well. At first, everything was going as planned. The older was hyping his son up but he didn't seem to be very excited about it. He took notice and it worried him.
It was a long day for them. [Name] had tried his best trying to have fun with Tobio. Riding kids-appropriate rides. Those mini rollercoasters. The one that is shaped like a dragon, spinning and going vertically reciprocating manner. Acting as if they were flying through the air. A similar one is the carousel merry-go-round. Tobio wasn't even fazed by it. It made the older male so distressed. Who's kid wouldn't enjoy the carousel? Apparently, his kid doesn't.
Night falls as the single father drove towards a new destination. The beach. The male decided to go there to relax. He drove into the parking lot and parked his car. Alighting first, he went to the other side and opened the car door, taking Tobio out. He then walked down the seashore.
The cold breeze of the night flows against their pale skin as they walked. Tobio shivered. "Come, let's hurry and I'll get you warmed up at the shore.." [Name] reassured his son, earning a small nod from him. They began to speed up their pace and settle down on the sandy land. "Come here, come close to papa," he said in a hushed tone and pat on his lap. Tobio complied and shifted himself closer to his father. He had his arm wrapped around his son. A jacket of his wrapped around the younger one. Thankfully, he wore a long sleeve top that was enough to keep him warm. [Name] zoned out into the sea. In deep thought. Wondering. "Papa..?"
"Hm?"
"Will mama come back..?" little Tobio asked. [Name] was lost in thoughts. How was he supposed to tell him? Tobio's still a kid. He isn't supposed to know. The older man sighed heavily. "Mama... Will not be with us anymore. I'm sorry Tobio," He began. Dragging his fingertips on his pants, turning into a fist. "Papa's the worst. Papa made mama go away," [Name] mumbled under his breath. Letting out a shaky sigh. Tobio looked up at his father with his innocent eyes then back down. He laid his head on his father's chest. The older blunette smiled at his son's obliviousness. "I miss mama,"
"I miss her too buddy...." he trailed off, gently stroking Tobio's hair.
Meanwhile, a familiar silver-haired was walking along the seashore. He sees a figure sitting far in front of him. He went to them to try to spark a conversation. As he got closer, he realized that it was the Kageyamas. He jogged towards them. "Hey! Mr Kageyama!" he exclaimed, waving at them. [Name] looked towards the direction of the voice. A small smile crept on his face. "Oh, Mr Sugawara. Please call me [Name]. Nice to see you. What are you doing here?" he asks as he patted a space beside him, signalling Koushi to sit. "I was about to ask the same thing to you," Koushi giggled, sitting beside the blunette. "I was out for a nightly walk. I love taking walks here. What about you?"
"Ah... This is where I used to relax so... yeah. It's been an exhausting day for the both of us,"
"Oh? What did you guys do today?" [Name] told them what had happened earlier on while Koushi listened attentively. Both of them laughed and talked about each other's day. This went on for an hour or less.
The night become quiet as the two older men admired the feeling of easiness. Tobio had fallen asleep in the middle of their conversation. They stopped for Tobio to sleep peacefully. However, something came up in Koushi's mind and it piqued his curiosity. "So uhm. May I ask what happened to Kageyama's mother?" [Name] hummed. "Family business. I don't think you have the position to know," he said sternly. Koushi apologized as he fiddled with the hem of his shirt. "It's alright. You were curious. Everybody's curious," the taller male said, turning to look at the silver-haired male. He noticed how his hands were trembling. He grew worried. "Are you cold?"
"Huh? Oh... No...?" he lied. [Name]'s brows furrowed a little and demanded. "Give me your hand,"
"No, really. It's alrigh--"
"Will you let me hold your hand for a second? Please?" [Name] asked once more but his tone was much softer, less demanding. Koushi looked at him for a second and nodded. Moving both of his hands towards him. The blunette gently grabbed ahold of them. "..Your hands are cold," he commented. "W-well, uhm. I forgot to bring any gloves or anything..." the teacher nervously answered. Stammering over his words. "I'm going to take the extra jacket I have in my car. Take care of Tobio for me," [Name] carefully passed the sleeping toddler to Koushi and went back to his car.
Crickets could be heard from afar. The car let out a couple of short beeps, telling the blunette that the car was locked. [Name] grabbed a thick layered, soft cotton material-ed jacket from the back seat and closed the door, locking the vehicle. As he slings the clothing over his forearm, he felt something was off. He felt his sixth sense tingling. A strong presence was walking up behind him silently, quick. Trusting his instincts, [Name] quickly turned around and defended the incoming attack with his forearms. The unknown attacker had the blunette pinned against his car. [Name] grunted. Seeing that sharp blade in the corner of his eyes. Not a fair fight isn't it?
[Name] being the bigger guy than the attacker, pushed them away from him. The attacker lost balance and fell onto the ground. The knife was released from their hand. Allowing the blunette to stomp the attacker's hand. They let out a loud cry, making him smirk. Unexpectedly, the attacker reached down the side pocket of their pants, pulling out another knife and stabbed his shin. "Motherfucker!" the blunette cursed, being knocked down onto the ground. They then kneeled over him, knees on each side of his body. His hands were locked together with the attacker's hands, gripping them tightly. They then swung the knife down to [Name]'s face but missed as he moved his head to the side. Though, the blade still made contact with his cheek, leaving a long not-so-deep cut. The Kageyama kneed the back of the attacker. Making their body fall onto his. Flipping the position they were in. Now, [Name] was on top of him. He grabbed the collar of the attacker and punched them again and again. Until he sees blood spewing out of their shitty face. And then, he heard a familiar loud crying from the seashore. He stopped everything he was doing, eyes widened, heart racing.
'Tobio!'
His son was in danger. If his son was in trouble, that meant Koushi was too. [Name] hurriedly stood up and ran towards the beach, ignoring the burning pain on his left calf. Mid-running, he took out his phone and called someone. The call was immediately answered. Without giving a chance for the person on the other side a call to speak, he sternly commanded, "Get to the beach NOW."
Upon arriving, the cries of his son were getting louder and louder. It really made him filled with adrenaline. What he saw was a couple of men getting closer and closer to Koushi. Tobio was in the arms of the teacher, being protected with his teacher's arm around him. Holding close to his chest while he tries to calm the toddler down. [Name] saw a glance of a small bruise on the silver-haired's right cheek. The blunette was fuming.
[Name] grabbed a fistful of the two men's hair with both of his hands. Aggressively tugging it closer to him. "What, in the world are you doing?" his deep and monotonous voice made the two of them freeze in place. He then looked up at Koushi's terrified expression. Like a flip of a switch, his voice became softer when talking to the male. "It's alright Mr Sugawara. I can handle this. I'm going to protect you. Mind turning around and cover Tobio's ears for me?" Koushi nodded and complied with his request. Now the blunette shifted his focus to the thugs. He tightened the grip on their hair, making them whine in pain. "You do see that there is a child that man is carrying, right? You're not blind, right? Or I should make you blind?" he threatens. The thugs whimpered and begged him to stop, shaking their heads. [Name] furrowed his brows and bashed both of their heads against each other with full force. Both of them fell onto the sandy ground and screamed in agony. Blood flowed down their broken nose. The blunette stomped on their faces to make the shut up. Once everything died down, he jogged towards Koushi and Tobio. The toddler's cries had died down as his father came over. [Name] asked both of them about their well beings in a panicky tone. Koushi only shook his head and told him that both of them were fine. But the bruise on his cheek doesn't say otherwise. Obviously, the older Kageyama didn't believe him but he put that thought aside for now. Hugging the males tight. "I'm so glad that you two are okay,"
"Boss!!" a couple of familiar voices belonging to two males shouted as they ran towards [Name], Koushi and Tobio. [Name] let go of the hug and turned around, seeing his two best bodyguards - and also best friends. Kuroo Testurou and Bokuto Koutarou. "Ah. Tetsu, Kou. You no need to call me boss anymore you know," he chuckled as he patted both of their heads. "What happened here, sir?" Koutarou asked, kicking around the unconscious body. "A sudden ambush I guess. Can't tell. Anyways, I've called you guys to clean up the bodies. I need to go and tend to these injuries and take care of them," he gestured using his head to Koushi and his son. "Yo! Is that Tobio?" Testurou exclaimed. The blunette nodded. "Yes. And he's tired. Now, go. I'll catch up with you two later. Oh, and don't forget about the one at the parking lot," Both of his best friends hummed in response and went to work while [Name] led Koushi and Tobio to the car.
At the home of the Kageyamas, Tobio was sleeping soundly in his father's room. While Koushi and [Name] were in the kitchen. Koushi watched the male from afar, tending to his wounds. Especially the deep gash in his leg but the male was already used to this. The pain was nothing to him. Now, he's gonna patch up that horrible slash on his face. Koushi pressed his lips into a straight line and spoke out.
"Hey, [Name]. L-let me help you with that.." he offered as he walked over to the male. "Just sit still on the chair alright? This might hurt a little.." He took a wet cloth and wiped away any excess blood. Then he began treating the wound. The wounded male hissed when Koushi dabbed some medical herbs onto the cut. [E/c] coloured orbs wandered around the room and onto the untreated bruise on the silver-haired male. The teacher caught the male staring at him, which he tries his best to ignore. "..Your face," [Name] whispered. Koushi paused and touched his face. "Oh, this? I'm fine. Don't worry about it," [Name] stared at him. "It's not alright though," he murmured. Koushi just smiled softly at the male and finished patching his wound with a long bandage plastered on his cheek. He placed his slender hands on his cheek, gently caressing it. "[Name]. It's alright, really. Someone attacked you and you didn't have the time to," he spoke in a soft tone. The blunette only hummed, looking at the bruised cheek once more. He stood up and grab a pack of ice from the freezer and gently placed it on Koushi's wound. Koushi winced and held the pack close. He sat down and ushered the other male to sit beside him.
Silence took over until Koushi spoke. "[Name]...?"
"Yes?"
"Who are you?" Suddenly, [Name]'s mouth became dry. He looked at him and chuckled. "What do you mean?"
"Those two men. At the beach. They called you boss and the way you handled those bad guys. I don't think any other normal man could do that," he explained. [Name] swallowed his saliva. Staying silent as he tries to think of something. "[Name]? Who are you, really?"
"Listen, Koushi. I-I'm not a bad guy, alright?"
"I never said you were, [Name]," [Name]'s lips quivered. "Whoever you are, I'm not going to think of you any less,"
"I'm a... I'm an ex-gang leader. Weird isn't it? Look, if you want to stay away from me-- I completely understand s-so you can leave whenever you want," he says, bringing his hand up to cover his face. He let out a heavy sigh, spewing lines of curse words under his breath. Koushi only watched him going through some kind of a breakdown. [Name] dragged his hand down a little to expose his field of view. "...Why the hell are you still here?"
"Because... I'm not in danger?" he laughed. "Wha... What?? Why are you laughing? Aren't you afraid that I might kill you right this second?!" [Name] scoffed. He was in complete disbelief. This was so abnormal to him that he was confused. No one, absolutely no one has ever stayed after he had mentioned that he was a vicious gang leader. "Why would I!?" Koushi continued laughing, holding his stomach. Bright pink blush painted [Name]'s face as chills crawled down his back. He was embarrassed. "What the hell....?" he mumbled, watching the male in front of him cackling. "Stop laughing! This is really embarrassing, y'know!"
"Okay! Okay! I'm sorry! I'll stop, I'll stop," the teacher calmed himself down, wiping his teary eyes from laughing too hard. He took a deep breath and out. The blunette had his arms crossed, face heated. "I'm... sorry for laughing,"
"...Why do you think that you're not in danger?"
"Because! You protected Tobio. You protected your son, and you protected his teacher. You protected me," his voice softens as he said his sentence. He looked up at the other male, seeing how his tensed face, relaxed. His arms uncrossed as a small smile appeared on his face. [Name] sighed softly. "Since then, I feel safe around you," Koushi finishes. The room, heck the whole universe became quiet.
For some reason, [Name]'s heart began to beat so loud that he could hear it. He swallowed the lump in his throat.
Koushi's heart began to race. Red hue covering his cheeks. He couldn't believe he said that. He covered his face with the palms of his hands, squealing internally. "Koushi," [Name] spoke up. "Stay here for the night," he boldly stated, making the silver-haired man in shock. "You can sleep in my room with Tobio. I'll crash the couch," he continued. Koushi refused but [Name] kept on pestering him to. In the end, he gave up and did whatever he asked him to do.
The blunette stood by the doorframe of his room as he watched Koushi climb onto the bed. He bid him goodnight and closed the door. He made his way to the living room and plopped himself onto the couch. He sighed. The number of times he sighed tonight made him grow wrinkles. He leaned back and stared into nothingness. Slowly, tiredness came over him and he slept restlessly on the couch.