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Oikawa spends the whole day hiding from his friends and teammates at school like a social outcast. He’s glad Iwa has taken mercy on him and given him his space, but practice is going to be a whole other issue entirely. It’s gone as far as him skipping lunch and sitting in a bathroom stall, texting his boyfriend to distract himself. He leans back against the stall door, watching tiktok videos when he hears the bathroom door open.
Whoever walks in stops to pause in front of Oikawa’s stall door. Oikawa looks through the crack, and Iwa has his face stuck right up to it, staring back at him. Oikawa jumps.
“Let me in.”
“No!” Oikawa whines.
“C’mon, I won’t make fun of you. I promise.”
Oikawa opens the door, sighing. Iwa shoulders him to make space. They look at each other for a moment before Iwa speaks.
“It’s not that bad. I just can’t believe you’re dating Ushiwaka willingly .”
Oikawa huffs.
“He’s nice, I guess. And sweet. And he compliments me,” Oikawa rambles under Iwa’s intense gaze.
“I mean…” Iwa leans back, looking down at his feet. “I’m happy you’re happy. I never thought it would go this way, but what’s most important is that you guys are happy together.”
“You’re not mad?” Oikawa asks, searching Iwa’s face.
“No, of course not. I guess I was just upset that we spend less time together now...I still want to spend time with you. I mean, we’re still best friends. Right?” Iwa looks back up at him.
“Yes, of course! I just thought you would make fun of me…” Oikawa trails off.
Iwa punches him on the arm.
“Ow, Iwa~chan! Mean!”
“You’re a dumbass. Like I’d make fun of you for that. Well, maybe a little. But I respect your decision, even if it’s a stupid ass one.”
“Well, maybe you won’t, but practice is going to be terrible,” Oikawa groans.
“It’s fine. Everyone knows how mopey and embarrassed you are, and I told them to back off. Just act like your normal annoying self, OK?”
“Thanks, Iwa~chan.”
“But just so you know: You are officially introducing me to your boyfriend. Preferably this weekend.”
“Okay, Kacchan…”
“Shut up.”
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Oikawa survives the week without much difficulty, much to his surprise. His teammates only make fun of him the usual amount. Plus his boyfriend got him some new earbuds because he lost his old ones. Not too bad.
Currently, he and Ushiwaka are walking to a cafe near Oikawa’s neighborhood, where Iwa is waiting for them inside. He had insisted on meeting his boyfriend in person, and Ushijima had agreed. It only made Oikawa feel slightly weird, like he’s introducing his boyfriend to his parents but ten times more likely to end badly.
“Hey, Iwa~chan! We’re here~” Iwa waves at them from a booth by the window.
They sit down across from Iwa, Ushijima sliding in first. Iwa greets them and reaches inside his jacket pocket, pulling out his wallet. He hands it to Oikawa.
“Here, go order whatever you want. Leave us alone for a couple minutes,” He says, waving Oikawa away from the table. Oikawa side-eyes him. This is most definitely Iwa telling Oikawa to get lost while he gives Ushijima the shovel-talk.
Whatever. He gets free sweets and his boyfriend will probably survive Iwa’s wrath.
With that, he skips over to the counter to look at the muffins and scones.
When he gets back, Ushijima and Iwa both look up and watch him sit down with his three scones.
“Fat ass.”
“Mean!” Oikawa says through bites of his blueberry scone. “You’re lucky I only bought three, I wanted one in every flavor!”
“I can get you the other ones if you want.” Ushijima pats his arm consolingly.
“Man, you ARE a simp, huh?” Iwa marvels.
“Simp?” Ushiwaka asks, looking confused.
“It means you loooove me,” Oikawa bats his eyelashes. Iwa takes a sip of his coffee, rolling his eyes.
“Of course I do.” Iwa chokes on his coffee. Ushijima rubs Oikawa’s thigh, looking contemplative. “Do you need proof?”
“If that means you’re going to buy me more scones then yes. If you’re going to post more gross pics of me on instagram then no.”
Stupid Ushiwaka posts a picture of him later with crumbs on his mouth, and his eyes closed as he munches on the extra fourth scone his boyfriend got him. The caption says:
I learned a new word today: simp. Apparently that’s what I am for my boyfriend.
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Oikawa is conflicted. While he had played it off as casual at the cafe, Ushijima’s word’s were getting to him. He said he loved him. That’s a big deal, right?
It’s not like Oikawa hates it, but he’s just...not ready to say it yet. Their relationship is nice, but relatively new. Maybe it’s because he’s never dated seriously, but saying ‘I love you’ is something significant. Oikawa wants him to mean it, and he wants to mean it when he says it too. Which means that he has to wait. Which he is terrible at. But waiting is worth it when you...really, really like someone, right?
He’s snapped out of his daydreaming by a large hand rubbing his forearm. He’s currently sitting in Ushijima’s lap, watching some alien movie with him. He’s probably been zoned out for at least fifteen minutes or more.
Ushijima plays with the strings of his hoodie.
“Tooru?”
“Hmm?” He replies sleepily.
“I love you.”
Oikawa is suddenly awake.
“It’s fine if you don’t say it back. I just wanted to say it. And Semi said I should be more open with my inside thoughts.”
After a beat of silence, Oikawa raises his head.
“I’m not ready to say it,” He confesses.
“I’ll wait,” Ushijima says simply.
Oikawa sighs and leans his head back on his boyfriend’s chest. He can hear Wakatoshi’s heartbeat, strong and even.
“Guess you’ll have to wait around forever,” He murmurs, interlocking their hands.