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Sakusa Kiyoomi was a man of routines, every morning the MSBY boys saw him arrive at the same time, go straight to wash his hands, and then enter the locker room and put on his uniform in record time to be the first on the court.
At first, everyone thought that this was just his way of avoiding having to endure the unimportant small talk of his teammates before starting the day, and at first, that was true.
Sakusa interacted the right and necessary amount with each of them to maintain "harmony" between the team and because he knew that if he completely ignored them they would insist until he got mad.
And also because it was important to have a good relationship with the team so that this didn't affect his game, although this didn't stop him from ignoring their invitations to go out after practice or avoiding them (as much as he could) during their hours together in the dorms.
Sakusa was a man of routines and only once in a while, he did something that was not usual for him, such as proposing to go to a restaurant after practice, probably because he wanted to eat there but there was some group offer, or appear out of nowhere in the common room and sit with them to watch a random movie.
And every time these little miracles happened, all the boys let them know (and remember it for several days) because that's how the dynamics worked in the MSBY, which is why it wasn't surprising that it was the same team members who began to notice the changes in Omi's routine.
From changing his arrival time, offering to help the staff more often, accepting Bokuto's offers to practice a little more to listening with apparent attention to the talk after practice in the dressing rooms without running away.
Something in Kiyoomi had changed and it was becoming more and more noticeable the more he repeated himself, and it wasn't just Sakusa creating a new routine of spending more time with his teammates but also those schedules varied, they were not stable and that was the most unusual for a person like him.
However, perhaps the most unusual thing was noticed shortly afterward when Hinata Shoyo highlighted the fact that the changes at Omi had begun more or less a couple of months ago, the same time that L/n Y/n joined the jackals as the new manager.
Sakusa wasn't very fond of new people, he wasn't too rude because he had to stay professional with new team members or staff, but he wasn't friendly either because he wasn't too interested in expanding his circle of friends.
But now that the boys were thinking about it in retrospect, when Y/n was introduced to the team Kiyoomi was unusually calmer than normal, usually, his unfriendly aura is felt for miles but that time they could swear they even saw a small smile on his face.
But it shouldn't be that weird, Y/n was very beautiful, and after all, Sakusa was also just a man so they didn't consider it so strange that he smiled at her.
Just as they didn't consider it strange how close he sat to her when he received training feedback, or how he was now the last one to get on the bus, having to endure sitting with whoever was free just to stay talking to Y/n while she checked that there was no nothing would be missing.
And now that they thought about it, all the changes in Sakusa's routine revolved around spending more time with the new manager.
He arrived later to meet her a few blocks from their workplace so they could walk together to the entrance, as well as offering to help the staff, practice with Bokuto, or even endure the talks in the locker just to coincide with the departure time of Y/n.
Plus now he didn't miss any of the team bonding outings to make sure that Y/n had someone to take her home when she got late.
Even with all the unusualities, some of the boys refused to admit that THE Sakusa Kiyoomi had fallen in love with the beautiful social butterfly they had as a manager. Well most of them have a crush on her but they didn't believe that someone like her was Sakusa's type.
But Atsumu, Bokuto, and Hinata were sure that this was love, or at least it was a big obvious, and perhaps reciprocal crush which led them to the next conclusion, they had to make Sakusa confess that he was in love with Y/n.
Bokuto got straight to the point and asked him during one of the movie nights if he liked her, to which the wind spiker responded with a soft, short "no" before returning his attention to the movie, but not before putting his face mask back on so that his face could not be seen well but that could not prevent Inunaki from noticing the blush on his cheeks that changed him to the team of those who did believe in Sakusa x Y/n.
Hinata went for the classic "just pay attention to how he behaves around her" which made Tomas also switch to team believers when he saw him grab the dirty towels just so she wouldn't have to touch them.
This leaves us alone with Atsumu who had been left with the difficult task of convincing his captain about Sakusa's crush. Without wanting to think more deeply about them, what the blonde decided to do was ask him directly in front of her about his feelings.
He knew that Sakusa would kill him later but perhaps that was the necessary push for the couple to get together and in the end, Atsumu would save his life and would also be the cupid of the relationship.
Meian then appeared on the scene but just when Atsumu was going to execute his not-so-thought-out plan a cry interrupted them.
A small boy was sitting on one of the nearby benches looking at his hands while trying to calm his sobbing. All the players looked at each other worried but to their surprise, the one who approached him was the least expected.
- What happened? -Kiyoomi said, crouching down in front of the no more than 5 years old boy, to try to make eye contact.
And there was the greatest of unusualities, Sakusa Kiyoomi interacting with a child on his own. The team members searched the court for the only person who would be the reason for Sakusa to behave like this but Y/n was nowhere to be seen.
- I promised my mom I would behave well -the little boy said shyly with a sigh before Kiyoomi's curious eyes.
- It seems to me that you're behaving well, any child your age would already be running around doing some mischief -Sakusa ruffled his hair a little and gave him a small comforting smile.
Sakusa Kiyoomi touched a child of his own free will, I repeat /Sakusa/ touched a child of his own free will, what a strange event the MSBY boys had just witnessed who still did not believe what they had in front of them, even though it sounds so exaggerated.
- I fell -the boy showed him his hands- I got my hands dirty and I don't know where the bathroom is and I don't want my mom to think that I'm walking around causing trouble.
- Your mother won't think that -Sakusa sat next to the boy while looking for something among the things that were lying on the bench- she would worry about not finding you where she left you but she wouldn't get angry about that.
- Are you sure? -Sakusa nodded and took out a package of wet wipes from among the towels and began to clean the little boy's hands- thank you Omi-san.
"Oh, so they know each other," the boys thought when they saw the conversation, but before they approached to intervene in the talk, rapid footsteps were heard approaching before a quick figure passed by them.
- S/n, are you okay? I heard you cry -Y/n arrived, crouching in front of the child, quickly examining him with her eyes, searching for any visible wound.
- Sorry Mommy, I fell and got dirty, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.
- Shh, it's okay baby- Y/n sat on the bench and sat him on her lap when she saw that his little one was going to start crying again- it's not your fault, honey -Y/n rocked her son before realizing that Sakusa was still there next to them looking at the image by his side hypnotized- thank you for coming to help him.
- You don't have to thank me, I couldn't leave him here crying alone, plus I told you that I was going to help you with everything I could, right? That includes looking after that little one.
Both adults smiled at each other, forgetting that they had an audience and enjoying their little domestic moment like all the ones they had been having every time Sakusa accompanied her home or when they went to pick up S/n.
That was definitely not just a crush, there was something there that they were both quite aware of and that was now quite clear to all the jackals who had witnessed the scene.
The coach then called the players to begin training everyone watched as Sakusa's face changed from an unusually friendly smile with eyes shining with something that could be called love to his usual cold glare to ward off the curious eyes of his teammates.
The jackals then realized that although they could not hope for more than having the usual grumpy version of Sakusa, now the day-to-day challenge would be to capture each and every one of the unusualities that Y/n was causing in the wind spiker and that, of course, they would let Kiyoomi know until the Cupid group's work results in a confession.
❥ The End.