𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫! 𝐲𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢 𝐱 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫! 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫
𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢'𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡
𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: 𝐅𝐋𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐘, 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬
𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐓𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈. 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐈𝐓. 𝐁𝐘𝐄. 𝐄𝐍𝐉𝐎𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑
"𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢~" 𝐚 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐲, 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐤.
the boy looked up to catch a close friend of his, y/n entering his classroom, a lazy grin on her face. the boy flushed slightly upon noticing her cross the small space to sit with him like normal. "hey, y/n-chan," he responded politely, placing his chopsticks down on the table in front of him.
his head glanced at the empty seat next to him. the same spot that was usually reserved for tsukishima was currently empty. he was not here considering he developed a cold from chasing hinata in the rain last night after practice. apparently hinata ran off with his headphones down to the school's gates before the tall dinosaur caught up to him and pushed him into a nearby bush.
y/n sat in her usual seat, looking towards her friend with kind eyes. "a-ah, tsukki isn't here today. he came down with a cold," yamaguchi stated nervously.
even if he was here, he would barely add something to the conversation the three of them were having. that, or he'd get into little arguments with y/n, just as a form of getting her upset. yamaguchi could converse with her without a problem, he just felt a little bit more confident with his friend's presence. he acted as a safeguard if yamaguchi said something stupid or would quietly nudge him if he was staring at the girl for too long, often calling him a creep.
"it's okay! yachi told me all about what happened yesterday after club," she explained. "either way, it won't deter me from what i wanted to ask you!" she reached down into her bag, causing yamaguchi to tilt his head slightly, watching as she pulled out a clean notebook. on the front of it, the words 'exam notes' were neatly written on the center of it.
'oh yeah,' the boy thought. next week would begin the start of exams. yamaguchi has already been doing some studying during his free time when he wasn't at school or at practice. however, as the captain of the volleyball team, he and takeda-sensei decided it would be best to cancel practices for the next week so that everyone can do their best. he was looking mostly at kageyama and hinata when he said that, as well as a few first years that were lacking academically.
"i know all three of us usually study together, but do you want to come over later and help me? there are a few topics i'm still unsure on and i could appreciate the help of someone who will not get annoyed at me." her nose crinkled slightly, remembering the times tsukishima would constantly get upset at the girl for not fully grasping a topic. properly.
"are you seriously not grasping this?" tsukishima would sigh, pushing his glasses up further on his face when he would pinch the bridge of his nose.
"well when you explain it like that, it doesn't help!!" y/n would fire back. her eyes would look over the paper continuously, trying to understand the mistake she made, but nothing stuck out to her. when she was at her end, she would shove the paper in yamaguchi's face to help her. he would always find her errors and would gently tell her how to fix them, the complete opposite from the blonde in the room.
"oh, for this paragraph, you need to switch the subject and the verb a few times. sensei said that repeating the same format over and over could make the paragraph sound very redundant to read," yamaguchi would them take his pencil and underline what needed to be fixed before handing the paper back to y/n. everytime he did that, it seemed as though her eyes sparkled whenever he helped her. the wheels in her heard would start spinning and it suddenly felt like she could fix this paper without any more issues.
"thank you tadashi!" she would grin at her freckles face friend before turning to tsukishima with a scowl. "fuck you, dinosaur."
"you're welcome, stupid,"'tsukishima would answer before attending back to his own work.
yamaguchi pulled himself out of his head pace when he realized he was staring for too long. he could imagine tsukki nudging his leg under the table to get him to focus. "are you sure? i-i mean your parents—" the girl shook her head, bringing her hand to rest on top of his gently. yamaguchi felt his heart race speed up at this sudden contact. "shush, they love you! and both of them are working late tonight at the hospital, so i'll be making lunch and dinner." her words were warm and inviting, as if slowly bringing the boy's racing heart down to a normal pace. the warmth of her smaller hand seeped into his.
he wanted to turn his hand over and lace his fingers around her, but he couldn't. not when—
y/n suddenly wrapped her fingers around the much larger hand of yamaguchi, squeezing it gently. she noticed the pink color growing across his face, her lips slowly upturning against her own will. 'how cute~' she thought to herself, nearly missing the words that was now coming out of his mouth.
"if you're completely okay about it.... then, okay," he agreed. y/n's smile grew only wider, lifting yamaguchi's hand from the desk and bowing her head slightly as a sign of thanks. "ah, thank you! i really appreciate it. and if it makes you feel better, we can keep this afternoon to ourselves—!"
"it'll be our little secret from tsukishima~"
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after walking home together, y/n led yamaguchi through her house for what felt like the hundredth time since they've became friends. she left him in her room while she went to find some refreshments for the two of them to enjoy while studying.
once she returned, she took a spot on her bed while yamaguchi sat on the desk, the two of them reviewing out loud. the boy would often roll the chair over to clear any confusion y/n was having with the topic she was focusing on. needless to say, it was a successful study session. also, very comfortable. y/n switched out of her uniform to slip into loungewear clothing and she handed yamaguchi one of his shirts she had 'accidentally' taken from previous hang outs. his long hair was freed from the confines of the hair tie, flowing freely behind his upper back.
it was quiet for a while. while he worked tirelessly, y/n began to grow 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐲 from the quietness of the room. "yamaguchi?" the girl mumbled quietly, lifting her head up from her book to look at the back of her friend who was scribbling away at his workbook. "hm?" he didn't lift his head from his work just yet, not wanting to lose his place.
"i'm going to take a little break, okay?" a slow yawn left her lips, signaling that she was going to take a little nap. yamaguchi did not mind this considering they've done a lot of studying done and it's not like he could deny her the right to sleep in her own home. "sure. i'll still be here when you wake up," he said sweetly which made the girl smile.
she gave him a quiet thanks before shutting the books and pushing them onto the other side of her bed. the sheets were up half of her body before she dropped her head onto her pillow, only to knock out moments later. for the time being, yamaguchi continued on with is work, not wanting to find himself backed up with work so that he may continue on into the night.
however, with the warmth coming from the slowly setting sun, the calming atmosphere of the room, and the constant sound of y/n deep breath, he couldn't help but to grow tired himself. plus, all the exhaustion that comes from volleyball practice comes into consideration. he dropped his pencil down on his page, craning his head over his shoulder to find his friend comfortably sleeping on her bed with the study materials forgotten all around her.
'surely she won't mind if i just take a quick shut eye..' it took a bit of convincing himself before yamaguchi quietly got up from his spot at the desk, moving over towards the bed where he would pick up the various books. y/n did not budge whatsoever while yamaguchi made space for himself. 'it's only a little nap. y/n won't mind.. we've slept next to each other before.' he thought to himself, gently placing the books down on the desk.
slowly, he crawled onto the bed, resting on top of the bedsheets. even though he was careful not to wake up the girl, she couldn't help but open her eyes when she felt the bed dip next to her. her (e/c) noticed yamaguchi getting comfortable, which made a sleepy grin on her face.
"yama~" she cooed softly, causing the boy to freeze slightly in his movements. underneath all of his freckles, the familiar pink color appeared on his cheeks, turning his head to look at his friend. his mouth open, ready to sputter out an apology but she spoke up before he did. "get under the covers, dummy." she stated.
"gomen y/n," he apologized shyly before doing as instructed. he covered his entire body with the sheet, consequently bringing it up to y/n's chin. the girl didn't mind, though. she was enjoying the warmth she was getting from not only the cover, but also the warm body next to her.
"better." she softly whispered, scooting herself closer to yamaguchi before her eyes closed once more, slipping back under consciousness.
yamaguchi turned over to his side, his eyes taking in the facial features of the sleeping girl next to him. he took notice of everything, noting how her nose often scrunched up every few moments or so. or how her lips were parted. or how her eyes fluttered softly, signifying she was experiencing a dream.
there were no words to describe how beautiful he thought her to be in this moment. y/n was the complete opposite from yamaguchi, and even tsukishima. she was very outgoing and was often energetic. she made yamaguchi's seemingly boring life a little more interesting. she'd tell him stories about her day or even have him teach her a couple of volleyball tricks before afternoon practice started. it took yamaguchi a few years to come out of his shell since starting volleyball with tsukki. but with loss, comes growth. he started to become more confident in himself, but there were some instances he began to find himself regressing into that small bubble. this was an example.
even it though they weren't together in an intimate relationship, yamaguchi took it upon himself to still enjoy their moments together alone.
with a shaky sigh, he carefully brought his hand forward and pushed the hair from her face, his thumb carefully tracing her cheek. this caused the girl to nuzzle her face against his hand, letting out a comfortable hum in her sleep. he smiled softly gently removing his hand from her face and putting it on the pillow next to her head. at this point his drowsiness finally caught up to the boy and he eventually fell asleep, listening to her constant breathing.
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by the time y/n woke up, it was late afternoon. the sun was practically gone from the sky and the room was much cooler. she yawned softly, her body shifting slightly to stretch but that's when she noticed the body that was gently pressed against hers. "yama—?"
she switched her her head to the other side to find yamaguchi still sleeping soundly. he was laying on his back with one arm outstretched and the other resting comfortably on his upper chest. his face was buried in the girl's hair and his own was sprawled messily around the pillow, contrasting the normal white sheets for his darker hair color. the girl smiled softly when it occurred to her that this was their first time cuddling. it's not like she was complaining either. she turned in his arms fully, her eyes staring up at his face.
due to the girl's shifting, yamaguchi turned his head away from her hair, a slow hum leaving his lips, slowly beginning to wake up. 'crap, i didn't mean to make him wake up...'
"good morning, sleepy head." she greeted, a playful smile on her face. yamaguchi's head snapped in her direction and immediately recognized how they were laying. "eh?! (y/n), i am so sorry!" his face quickly became beet, moving quick to unravel his arms from around her and add in distance between them again.
with all of this movement, yamaguchi failed to realize that he was losing space on the bed. this lead him to falling over the side of the bed, bringing down the blanket with him. "oww..." he groaned softly, rubbing the side of his head.
the girl quickly sat up and peered over the side of the bed, seeing yamaguchi sitting there with his hand on his head. "pfft..." she snickered softly, her hand going to cover her mouth. with wide eyes, yamaguchi looked up at her with a puffed-cheek pout. "h-hey! that's not funny!"
saying this wasn't funny just made her begin to laugh even harder. "ahaha, shit, i'm sorry! it's just—" she sat back down on the bed, laughing even harder.
the boy heaved himself to rest on his knees, his forearms resting on either side of y/n's legs. "stop it," a frown was imprinted on his lips and upon first glance, the girl decided to spare him. the overjoyed laughs reduced to small giggles and reduced again to happy sighs before finally stopping "ah, yama. you're a gift," she hummed, reaching her hand out to brush down a couple of his messy hair strands back to their respective position. while she did this, yamaguchi did his best to calm his beating heart. this was surely not the way he wanted to wake up but oh well
"thank you for the cuddles. you were quite comfortable." third's made the boy shift uncomfortably, his gaze moving down to the white bedsheets. he knew he was a cuddler in his sleep, but he'd always hold a pillow or some sort of blanket in his sleep; in his dazed delirium, he probably thought it would be best to try out a human. either way, he couldn't deny how much enjoyed it. she fit into his arms perfectly, providing him a sense of warmth and happiness. he couldn't help but have this protective feeling watching her sleep, not wanting anything horrible to occur to get during this vulnerable state.
he didn't have any words for why he held her like that, however he could release a breath of relief when he registered the fact she was not upset. "next time, i want to be the big spoon." she sputtered out, taking her hand away from his head to rest on his warm cheek. ".... eh?? w-wait.. next time?!"
"..." y/n bit her tongue to keep from speaking out. she wanted yamaguchi to figure this one out on his own. a little playful smile formed on her face before she moved away from her spot, hopping off of her bed. "all that sleeping and studying has made me hungry. i'm going to get started on dinner." the girl waved the question off before leaving the freckled face boy to figure out what could she possibly mean.
"w-wait, y/n! what do you mean, 'next time'??"
𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢.
＾＾some extra shit because i don't know when to stop fucking typing＾＾
for the next few weeks, the two would often steal private moments together to just be physically close. y/n would make advancements towards yamaguchi when he would least be expecting it. she'd hold his hand and walk him off to class after his morning practices. some days when he was standing alone to buy something from the vending machine, she would wrap her arms around him from behind and hug him. or if he was conversing with the first years who would sneak to this part of campus, she'd skip her hand into his and continue conversation as if he wasn't malfunctioning.
yamaguchi had no way to explain this to his friends. they were growing more and more curious as to whether the two were dating or not.
that all changed when the two of them were suddenly asked during one recess period. instead of the usual lunch trio, kageyama and hinata invited themselves to hang out due to the fact it was raining outside and they couldn't practice their usual tosses to one another.
"you two have been avoiding this question long enough. are you guys dating?" tsukishima asked, causing the two in question to suddenly pull away from their own private conversation to look at him. even the two new guests seemed surprised by this sudden outburst, but they couldn't help but to wonder what the answer is.
"why do you want to know? worried i'm going to steal yamaguchi from your grasp?" y/n fired back at him, enjoying their little spats.
"first off, that'll never happen, and everyone here knows this. and secondly, we're just curious. even the first and second years have been hounding yamaguchi for an answer. those shits have been getting on my last nerve." y/n turned her head towards yamaguchi, surprised that their sudden change in relationship was bringing all of this unwarranted attention. he never once brought it up to her.
"tsukki—" yamaguchi started, beginning to feel embarrassed for being called out like this. "ah, but he has a point. even kageyama and i were talking about it after we left practice the other day." the orange haired boy added before shoving his rice bun into his mouth. "hinata, boke! don't just go talking about our conversations to everyone!" the blueberry finally spoke
y/n couldn't help but to smile at this, a light giggle leaving her lips. this caught the attention of everyone at the table, turning their heads to see what was her answer.
"oh wow, i did not realize this would catch so many people's attention. since you are so curious, yes, we are dating." y/n admitted proudly, abruptly grabbing hold of yamaguchi's hand from the desk and bringing it up for everyone to see.
oh, how did the boy want to jump off the building right now.
"since when?" tsukishima asked. "since none of your business. we wished to keep that part secret before fully announcing it, however you guys ruined the surprise." the girl shrugged lightly, ignoring the stares from all of the boys surrounding her. she could her tsukishima click his tongue, probably getting ready to ask yamaguchi for clarification, but she wasn't having it.
out of the blue, she stood up and started to walk away, consequently dragging yamaguchi along with her. "and where are you going?" tsukishima asked, completely taken aback by the spontaneousness of the girl
"to go find a spot to make out in. catch ya after recess~"
𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
☞ ima stop there.
☞ ALSO hated this one really bad, but i wanted to make something really cute after the last chapter lmfaoooo
☞ anywho, i think next up is a little mafia dadchi moment ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
☞ catch you guys later xoxo
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𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝟑𝐤 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦.
𝐢 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐭.
𝐃𝐎 𝐈 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐀 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐄𝐍? 𝐘𝐄𝐒.
𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐘 𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑? 𝐎𝐅-𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆-𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄
:)
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𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝:
𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎
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𝐮𝐩 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭: 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢