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Tobio and Atsumu have known each other ever since they were 5.
Tobio’s grandfather had introduced him to the Miya twins at a young age and ever since then, the trio had been exceptionally close. Atsumu and Tobio more so. So it wasn't really a shock when the two had announced that they were dating at the start of Tobio’s first year in high school.
Atsumu had been a very vital part of Tobio’s life. Him, with his Brother Osamu, had managed to help him slightly get over what happened at middle school and move on. In the process his and Atsumu feelings had grown into a real relationship.
When he had been announced to go to the All-Japan Youth Training Center he had been pleased of course, but slightly disappointed knowing he wouldn't be able to talk to his boyfriend much. Imagine his surprise when he finds out that Atsumu was also going.
Those two had managed to keep their relationship a secret, despite many close calls.
However, due to what Atsumu classifies as an unfulfilling week with his boyfriend, Atsumu had managed to get his roommate to swap places with Tobio on the last day.
The two had gotten a little frisky and due to Kageyama not getting any action in God knows how long, he had been more compliant than usual and had allowed himself to be marked up. The next day he ended up paying the price.
And now, the next day, the morning he was back at Miyagi and back in the gym he was just standing in front of his mirror trying not to a) break down or b) call Atsumu and tell him that his team had better have a backup setter and that his brother didn't mind being an only child.
“Okay calm down. Not all is going to go to hell.” Tobio said reassuringly to himself before flopping back on his bed knowing that he was well and truly fucked if he was talking to himself.
And then, an actually smart idea that surprised even himself, he remembered that his sister had visited out of the blue a couple of weeks back to visit him. It had been one of those rare visits that she only did when she knew that he would never be expecting her. Kinda cruel but right now wasn't the time to dismantle his childhood trauma.
She had left a couple of makeup products and he thanks the lord that both he and her had the same milky completion.
He rushed into her room, ignoring the stay out signal and made his way to her makeup drawer. Sure enough there were open makeup products but Kageyama just looked for the foundation.
He had often used it as a child to hide the bruises when he over exhausted himself playing volleyball and ended up getting hurt. Those times had happened too often that she had brought him his own. It hadn't lasted long and it wasn't due to Tobio wasting it no matter what his sister said, it was just that he enjoyed playing volleyball.
He quickly grabbed a new sponge, uncaring about how pricey the items were and squeezed a healthy dalob on his hand before using the sponge and badding that into it.
He quickly brought the sponge to his neck and got to work on the various hickeys on his neck.
When he finally finished he looked back on the mirror and was grateful at how well the bruises were covered. Now, the only way you can tell that he had applied foundation was when you were close to his neck and even then it was faint.
He thanked whichever deity (he had learned that word from Yachi and he was proud of himself for remembering it ,damn what Tsukishima said) and quickly got his shirt back on and grabbed his bag from his room.
He grabbed a granola bar realising that there wasn't enough time for him to actually make himself a healthy breakfast and some money.
He quickly made his way out of his house and raced over to the gym, hoping that he wasn't late. It seemed that luck was not on his side this time and it seemed like he was the last one.
“It seems like the King had finally decided to grace us with his presence. It seems like spending time with all those important people made him feel like he was too good for us measly commoners.” came the voice of the man he most wanted to murder (apart from Hinata but that was only on occasion and maybe Oikawa if he was particularly bring a dick)
Kageyama didn't respond, the King nickname taking him back to when Atsumu had called his a goody two shoes his face immediately burned at the reminder of his boyfriend and he was pretty sure a stupid, sappy grin came on his face.
“Bakayama! What is wrong with your face!? It looks like it's on fire!” Hinata could have at least tried to sound more concerned on why his best friend was currently the colour tomatoes could only wish they could be, but he was too focused on the happy smile on Kageyama's face.
The team looked at their youngest player in confusion. Well, everyone except for Tsukishima who just looked upset that his taunting wasn't doing anything to agitate the blue eyed setter.
“Kageyama?” asked Sugawara, sending a confused look at his Kouhai. What the hell?
“Hmm? Yeah I'll go get changed.” and he seemed in a daze as he made his way to the changing rooms. Even Daichi felt disturbed at the new quiet, complying nature of his underclass man but didn't voice it. Instead he just nodded as the setter walked away, and it almost looked like he was swaying.
The rest of the players just looked at each other and shrugged, just assuming it was tiredness and quickly got back to warming up and practicing. At least Kageyama seemed much more normal when he came out when he immediately called Hinata a dumbass when he asked why he turned red and it was like things hadn't changed.
Halfway through practice however, the team got suspicious again. Several buzzing sounds came from Kageyama’s phone and whilst the setter would normally ignore them, he got up to check his phone.
This surprised the team for 2 reasons.
- Kageyama basically talked to nobody outside of Karasuno and if he did he just seemed rude and because of this he had a very limited amount of friends
- And two because Kageyama would never stop practicing for someone. The kid lived and breathed volleyball like it was oxygen.
The team watched in apprehension, even Daichi and Tsukishima (although that was ‘cause Suga and Tadashi had forced them) and watched to see what Kageyama would do.
They had expected him to groan, to yell or at the very least look extremely bored by the messages but instead the happy smile from before came back and a giggle came out of the setter mouth. It seemed like the normally blunt Raven hadn't noticed the sound he made and just texted the person back, whilst laying a hand on his neck.
What in God's green earth had made the notoriously scowling setter, who when he smiled looked like death reincarnated, smile like an angel and give out the world's cutest laugh. Whatever it was, Daichi needed it. It might make Kageyama tamer and nicer. Suga was wondering if he could learn such famous techniques and use it on his kouhai.
When Kageyama finished texting the person he turned back to the group, expecting to find them still practicing, not staring at him as if he was an angel. Hell, he swore that the other first years were blushing.
“What!?” he asked irritably and Tanaka and Nishinoya let out a laugh.
“And he's back?” said Tanaka, coming over to the younger and slapping his back.
“Of course I am. I've been back for a couple of hours now.” Kageyama looked incredibly confused, clocking his head like a confused puppy and Suga resisted the urge to coo. Kageyama was a 15 year old, not a 5 year old. But he couldn't help the instinct to swaddle him in blankets. Christ, maybe he was turning into a mother.
“No- Nevermind. Soooo, who was that?” Nishinoya tried to sound casual but still, half the club smacked their forehead at the failed subtle interrogation.
“Oh. My boyfriend.” he had said it so simply and not like he had just dropped the world's biggest bombshell on the team.
Kageyama simply just turned back into stretching, trying to loosen up his muscles yet again, and because it seemed like everyone was focused on something else and he wasn't in the mood to deal with Hinata’s yelling. He'd already had half a heart attack at home, he wasn't going to have another one because of the annoying ginger.
Speaking of Hinata however, the boy seemed in intense denial. There was just no way in his head that anyone would find Kageyama as a suitable dating partner. He probably just meant friend. Yeah that's it. But even that felt like a stretch.
Tsukishima seemed to be having the same train of thought as the eldest first year (there was no way in hell Tsuki will be able to face the world if he ever thought he had the same thoughts as a certified dumbass.) There was no way the great King would just lower himself to date a measly commoner. No way.
The others had various thoughts of disbelief. There was no way that their setter, the blunt, awkward, couldn't smile even if his life depended on it (or what they thought) could get himself a lover to make him act so…happy.
They wondered who this person was and how they had managed to turn someone like Kageyama so happy.
“Anyway, there will be a practice match with Nekoma soon.” said coach Ukai, one of the first to snap out of the trance of utter surprise but he still sent the setter unbelieving looks, as if he was only seeing him for the first time.
“Great.” Kageyama said, making his way to the training rooms. His team had been acting strange and Kageyama couldn't tell whether it was because he dropped the bombshell that he was dating someone or what. At least the foundation had stayed in place.
***
Kageyama's day had been normal. He had literature, fell asleep during maths and ate. He also received another message from Atsumu.
The message had been so unbelievably corny that Kageyama couldn't help the giggle he let out. He had responded to his boyfriend saying that he should feel ashamed that he even wrote that but he also missed him as well (despite it only being like 1 day but young love).
Kageyama however noticed how quiet things were and when he turned around it was to his classmates giving him shocked looks, some even had blushes on their faces.
“What?” he asked and everyone turned around, blushing even more.
“N-nothing Kageyama-kun!” reassured one of the more braver people in his class. Tobio just nodded before turning his attention back to his phone, going back to ignoring his class. Faintly he heard a camera click when he smiled but it might have just been his imagination.
When class had finally finished he walked I've to the gym, still on his phone. When he got closer to the other first years it was when Atsumu had sent another cheesy pick up line and he let out an awed giggle at how badly sweet it was.
When he noticed everyone else being extremely quiet he looked up only to see a bunch of tomatoes on human bodies. “What?” he asked, not realising that he was pouting and it was making him look even more cuter.
“N-nothing, idiot!” Hinata yelled, face flaming red. Before Kageyama could retort he pointed at something behind Kageyama and sprinted at it “Kenma. I have a crisis!! Help!!” the boy yelled as he sped over to his quiet friend.
It seemed like Nekoma had finally arrived.
When they all stood up to greet them Kageyama noticed Kuroo flash him a smirk and immediately he was on edge.
It wasn't that he didn't like the senior; he just didn't trust him.
When the bed head had swaggered over to him Kageyama had been ready for the worst (maybe a punch or two. After all, the guy hung out with Tsukishima. God knows what the blonde had told him.)
“Well it seems like this little kitty likes to get frisky in the sheets. Who's the lucky fella?” Kuroo asked teasingly and Kageyama spluttered. He didn't understand most of what was coming out of Kuroo’s mouth but he knew that Kuroo had figured out that he had a boyfriend.
“H-how the hell did you find out?” he stuttered, face flaming red. He never got his answer as Sugawara had appeared, shooting a glare at Kuroo.
“Away from my kohai.” and it didn't sound like a request.
“Awe, I'm just trying to have some fun with the kitty. But if you want we can have some fun instead.” he said flirtatiously and just as he was about to wrap an arm around Suga (Kageyama couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor dweeb. He clearly didn't value his life.) when Daichi appeared like a bat from hell, eyes possessed, wrapping an arm around Suga.
“Back off both.” and it almost sounded like a growl. Nevermind, it was most definitely a growl.
“No harm done.” Kuroo said, flashing a smirk at Karasuno’s captain. Kageyama couldn't help but shiver at the tension that was being built up.
At least until Yaku-san had kicked Kuroo. “Stop antagonizing everyone, idiot!” he yelled, glaring at the rooster haired boy. “And also Kageyama-kun I would suggest covering your neck up even more. I could understand how you would have thought that the uniform would cover up your neck but it's extremely obvious with your volleyball uniform on.” said Yaku to Kageyama sweetly before turning back to his captain and dragging him back.
“You would know that wouldn't you Yaku. After all, the advice you must give poor Lev after you've sunken your-”
“Kuroo-san!” Lev surprisingly yelled whilst Yaku just smirked.
Tobio didn't know which one was more chaotic. Nekoma or Karasuno.
“Anyway. Let's begin!”
The match had started off as normal. Up until Kenma’s stare had freaked Tobio out.
“Yes?” and instead of getting scared of the Setter as usual he simply smirked.
“Whenever you jump up to set your shirt flies up. Make sure to get tighter shirts. It would most definitely stop your captain and vice captain from looking like they want to murder someone.” was all Kenma said but it was enough to make Kageyama turn into a giant, blushing mess. Oh, how he hated his boyfriend.
“I am going to kill that little…” muttered Tobio, trailing off when he could feel everyone's gaze on him again.
“Oh ho ho.” jeered Tsukishima and Kageyama wondered if it would really mean that much if he just chucked him out the window right now “So the King's boyfriend is responsible for turning him into this. Well I sure hope we have the privilege of meeting whoever had managed to win your soul.”
“Sure. He's coming over later. Apparently the dork couldn't last a day without me despite him not even being in Miyagi but that's ‘Tsumu for you.” replied Kageyama, calm and nonchalant for once, surprising everyone even more.
(Truth is his patience had risen after dealing with morons for like a week.)
Suga immediately gained an evil look at the thought of interrogating his kouhai’s boyfriend. Daichi both eyes his own boyfriend warily and looks firmly at Kageyama. He had to see who had managed to capture the heart of his teammates and if they were a good enough match for him.
Everyone continued with the match, much more distracted than they were before, all shooting looks at Kageyama.
The coaches didn't even bother to put a stop to it. If anything they looked like they were enjoying seeing Kageyama in such an uncomfortable position. Sadists, the lot of them.
When they had finally finished the practice match with Nekoma winning ⅔ of the sets the door to the gym opened up and out came a face Kageyama was more than familiar with and a face that everyone else had recognised from magazines.
“Hey, isn't that Miya Atsumu. What's is he-”
“‘Tsumu!” yelled Kageyama running over to the other teen and letting out a giggle when he was thrown up into the air and encompassed in his arms again.
“Hey baby,” he whispered and Kageyama nuzzled back into his arms.
“So is this the King's great boyfriend?” sneered Tsukishima, shooting a glare at the couple, unused to seeing Kageyama a) being this incredibly pretty and happy and b) wanting to know who the fuck this man was to put an arm around the first year.
“Yup. Miya Atsumu at your service.” and he gave a mock bow to top it off. Tsukishima’s glare increased in intensity realising that Kageyama had actually met his match with someone who annoyed him greatly.
“So you're the reason why Kageyama has been so happy.” Suga asked serenely, making his way over to the happy looking couple. Everyone was immediately on edge, apart from Atsumu who had taken something out of his pocket and handed it to Suga.
“Yes sir. Please read this before you decapitate me.”
Suga shot him a look at his cheekiness but still opened the letter and read it, eyes furrowed. When the silver haired boy finally finished reading it he took a deep breath and looked at the younger. “If you ever hurt Kageyama I will make you wish for death. Clear?” threatened Suga and Atsumu merely nodded. He had received much worse from his own team and Miwa after all.
“Yes sir.” he nodded.
“Perfect. And now that Suga is done with it's now our turn.” declared Nishinoya and him along with Yamamoto, and Tanaka threateningly walked up to the faux blonde but were held back by Ennoshita and Kai, both holding suffering expressions.
“So what was in that letter?” asked Kageyama softly whilst he and Atsumu watched the trio get scolded by Daichi and the coaches, Kuroo cackling at Daichi being a dad.
“Our life story and how we've been together. The longer version is at home. I managed to squeeze in what I could without overdoing it in one simple letter. Are you proud of me Tobio-kun?” asked Atsumu, batting his eyelashes at his boyfriend.
“Very.” Kageyama rolled his eyes. Atsmsu laughed out and the couple were oblivious to the mixed look of jealousy and happiness on their teams faces. It would have states like that if Tsukishima’s salty ass hadn't spoken.
“So does this mean that the great king is a bottom?”
“TSUKISHIMA KEI!”