when they got to the park oikawa had got the volleyball from his nephews bag and started to pass the ball to him, takeru receiving and hitting it over the net. iwaizumi stood on the other side receiving and passing over the ball takeru sent over passing it back to oikawa.
all the while iwaizumi was helping takeru nail his received and his spikes, which oikawa kept blocking ruthlessly. just because he was his younger nephew didn't mean oikawa would go easy on him. but it was much harder to block iwaizumi's. who had began spiking in retaliation to oikawa's mean serves and blocks.
oikawa couldn't stop staring at the bottom of iwaizumi's torso every-time the hem of his shirt lifted to pass the ball over or spike. it was almost like he was doing it on purpose to torture him, pulling him out of his zone every so often as he was so caught off guard by his v lines and traces of muscles.
the three played on for some time, until the sun began to set in the early afternoon and takeru was tired and had enough. which oikawa agreed to putting the ball away as they walked back.
again the walk back takeru was asking iwaizumi what he thought and asking for his advice whilst they walked back, leaving oikawa walking behind watching the clouds in the orange sky move slowly across, almost stepping off the pavement a couple of times not paying much attention. until they reached back to oikawas house where misaki was waiting to take takeru back home.
takeru was not happy as he complained to his mum why they had to leave so early after not seeing iwaizumi for so long. but eventually the two left leaving just oikawa and iwaizumi alone in the front room. now oikawa didn't know what to say.
at least with his nephew oikawa avoided direct conversation and wasn't alone, plus takeru had hogged iwaizumi to himself all afternoon so it meant he wasn't paying oikawa much attention. so now he stood across from him with no nephew and he didn't know where to start.
he looked up to iwaizumi who was looking around the living room noticing the new decorations oikawa's mum had put up since his last visit. oikawa looked at his small smile on his face as he looked around, his chiselled cheek and jawbones flexing when his head was turned to the side.
iwaizumi turned to face him and oikawa quickly acted as though he hadn't been staring at his pretty face.
"come on iwa," oikawa beckoned turning to the stair case to lead them both up to his room.
when he stepped through he panicked, remembering just how messy his room was for his hibernation and meltdown over the past couple of days. he quickly shoved some things to the side whilst iwaizumi shut the door, and oikawa quickly made his bed after he balled the duvet and pillows up after this morning. he was lucky he had cleaned up a little before he left because if he had seen the clothes and wrappers on the floor then iwaizumi would know something was definitely up with him.
oikawa sat on the bed watching as his best friend looked around the room, it was exactly as it was before he left for brazil. the only thing different was the volleyball uniform usually hung on his wardrobe was now replaced with his gear he usually used on the beaches of brazil.
one photo stuck out to iwaizumi as he smiled picking up the framed photo on oikawa's bed side table and bringing to his face for a closer look.
"i can't believe you still have this, look at how young we look," iwaizumi laughed turning the photo to oikawa.
oikawa smiled as he sat up to look at the photo, the same one he sat staring at the night the night he came back from brazil. the high school third year preliminaries.
"i mean i've grown a couple of inches since then, and put on a bit more muscle and have a lovely glowing tan, but you," oikawa said looking at him not saying anything.
iwaizumi rolled his eyes setting the photo down and sitting on the edge of the bed.
"funny," iwaizumi said with a smile, looking at oikawa.
his eyes narrowed and he grabbed oikawa's jaw, oikawa froze at the contact, looking at iwaizumi with wide eyes in confusion. he prayed that his pink cheeks didn't give any how nervous he was and how fast his heart was beating. it was beating so loud he could of sworn iwaizumi could of heard it.
"since when did you start getting stubble," he said looking at the faint shadow on his lower face.
"well i am a man, unlike you and your baby face," oikawa jeered back, trying to make his voice sound confident when he could feel it shaking.
iwaizumi didn't pull back though as he laughed, his fingers still digging gently into oikawa's jaw line. his fingers moved across his jaw line slightly, oikawa leaned into the feeling of his calloused finger pads against his face. all he could do was stare, lost for words as iwaizumi held his face. the boy just examined his face, licking his lips ever so slightly and oikawa felt his stomach flip inside, he need to look away soon or he didn't know what he was going to do.
but before oikawa could even worry about that, iwaizumi quickly removed his hand and oikawa looked away quickly. trying to hide his flushes cheeks, moving himself backwards on the bed.
iwaizumi cleared his throat awkwardly, seeing how tense oikawa had got and shuffled a little further back to the head board. the two of them now sat awkwardly on the bed trying not to make eye contact.
oikawa didn't even no what to think when iwaizumi did that, he obviously was just messing around but the feeling he got when his fingers touched his face is a feeling oikawa craved. it was so warm and comforting, making his heart beat three times its normal pace.
"do you— erm want to watch something?" oikawa asked trying to kill the awkwardness.
"yeah, sure," iwaizumi replied quickly coming up to sit next to oikawa as he grabbed the laptop on the floor next to his bed.
opening up the home screen and going to netflix to find a movie for them both to watch. oikawa shuffled back to get comfortable and accidentally rested his hand on iwaizumi's, oikawa quickly removed his hand and looked to iwaizumi with wide eyes.
"sorry," oikawa said quickly.
"what you apologising for? what's got you acting so skittish?" iwaizumi asked him confused.
oikawa cursed himself for suddenly getting so nervous around being him being this close, but oikawa couldn't remember the last time he and iwaizumi had been this close as friends. it was weird now after so many years knowing he felt this way for him to be doing the things they used to do in high school.
"me? i'm not, god iwa," oikawa said rolling his eyes, typing aggressively on the laptop to get a movie for them to watch and pressing play.
oikawa shuffled a little away from him so he wasn't touching his side because just the feeling of him next to him was sending his heart and mind into overdrive. he couldn't cope. but it didn't last long.
"oikawa, why are you sat so far? what's wrong with you?" iwaizumi asked him confused.
"nothing! i'm just getting myself comfortable," he lied, shuffling back and beside iwaizumi.
iwaizumi shuffled closer so their knees were touching, oikawa looking at their bodies touching on the bed as his heart was pounding in his chest. oh god, this was terrible. and it was. oikawa couldn't even watch the film, he couldn't even relax against iwaizumi.
the feeling of his side pressed against his own was the only thing oikawa could think about, the way iwaizumi would ever so casually lean into him without realising how oikawa was screaming on the inside.
somewhere along the movie the two had ended up even closer together, and oikawa daren't move an inch, worried what he might touch. he could feel iwaizumi's pulse on his wrist beside him, and how it was equally as fast as oikawa's was.
was iwaizumi just as nervouse as he was?
he couldn't even tell anyone what was happening in the movie so far, everything had been erased with the image of iwaizumi, and the feeling of him rested at his side.
but when the ending credits started roll oikawa jumped a little confused as to when the film even finished, not paying attention.
iwaizumi jumped up as well at oikawa's motion, the two both exchanging looks when oikawa shuffled away shutting his laptop and putting it away. iwaizumi got off the bed quickly and straightened himself out, oikawa turned to look at him.
"well, i'm going to get going, it's pretty late," iwaizumi said randomly.
oikawa frowned. "you don't want to stay for dinner? you usually jump at the chance to have my mums cooking,"
"yeah erm," iwaizumi broke off. "i just promised my mum i'd be back for dinner," he explained rubbing the back of his neck.
"oh, i'll see you out then," oikawa nodded getting up to let him out, almost relieved.
iwaizumi walked down the stairs and oikawa followed behind, watching as he put on his shoes and grabbed his coat from the coat hook by the door. iwaizumi stood up and looked to oikawa with a small smile, ruffling his hand through his hair.
"tell your mum thanks for letting me swing bye, i'll see you later tooru," iwaizumi said.
"tooru? you hardly ever use my first name hajime," he teased.
"shut up crappykawa, i'll see you later," iwaizumi said walking through the door.
"sure, see you iwa," oikawa said smiling as he left.
watching as he walked down the drive, iwaizumi turned his head seeing oikawa stood against the door frame with his hand giving him a small wave. his friend smiled waving back as he walked away, oikawa sighing to himself as the back of iwaizumi's head travelled further and further away.