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Koutarou has been in Osaka for two weeks now and it's only tonight that he's been able to carve out time in his packed schedule for a much needed call with his boyfriend. Tetsurou was plenty busy as well since his internship ended and he was hired at the JVA after graduation. They still texted nearly every single day with cute morning texts and the memes they'd send back and forth, but that barely compared to actually seeing his boyfriend on screen.
Koutarou didn't want to admit it since Tetsurou was already worried as hell about trying to maintain a long distance relationship, but he was a bit nervous too for the transition. He'd been roommates with Tetsurou since the summer after graduating high school and before that he was living with his family. His eldest sister had moved out a couple years prior, but his other sister still lived at home with their parents and this was the first time Koutarou was living alone.
It was… strange, honestly. Having to do everything himself since he couldn't rely on his parents or Tetsurou. No one else who would cook him breakfast or go on midnight runs with him to the closest konbini or just hang out with him at home when they had shit else to do. Of course there were his new teammates that he still had to make friends with, but it still wasn't the same as spending time with his sisters or always having Tetsurou around to chat with.
Koutarou was too busy to really think on it though, he barely lounged in his apartment when he had practice, training at the gym, Atsumu taking him out to various places to eat, and wanting to see more of Osaka. He was definitely excited when his calender mentioned the date night when he woke up early this morning and immediately texted his boyfriend about it who was waiting for tonight as well. The day went by fairly quickly for Koutarou since his schedule was rather structured in a way to rein in the distractions, a habit he'd gotten into while in college thanks to Keiji's suggestion.
Everyone else knew that Koutarou would be occupied tonight, he wasn't shy to announce that he'd be busy with his boyfriend and Atsumu made some lewd joke that Meian rolled his eyes at. It didn't take long for Koutarou to notice that his other teammates liked to head to the club or nearby bars after a long week of work while Koutarou just yearned for his boyfriend. He joined them last weekend at Tetsurou's insistence, just so Koutarou could get to know MSBY off of the court and Koutarou still wanted to spend all his time texting Tetsurou.
But now there wouldn't be any interruptions!
He showered, tossed on a shirt and some loose shorts, then hopped onto the couch with his laptop. Tetsurou immediately answered once he sent a message and the video call was going through in a matter of seconds. Koutarou couldn't help his smile as he was met with his beautiful boyfriend, his hair was a mess as always and he was still in the shirt that he wore earlier for work, but there was a relaxed smile on his lips too.
"I missed you, Kou." The first words out of Tetsurou's mouth and Koutarou's heart was about to explode all over the laptop. They'd rarely been apart for long, only when Koutarou went on his family vacations and even recently, his parents suggested he bring Tetsurou with them. His mother teased that it was only a matter of time before Tetsurou would be her second son anyway.
"Missed you too, you look so cute!" Koutarou grinned as Tetsurou ran a lazy hand through his hair, he was leaning back on his pillows and the light in his room was dimmed. They shared that same room for the past two years… when Koutarou finally gathered the courage to ask him out and Tetsurou just… moved into his bedroom. He was still there.
"Thank you, I barely had time to change so you get me in my, just came home from work outfit," Tetsurou smirked as his fingers went to unbutton his shirt, "You're gorgeous as well, feels like I've been seeing all the PR photos of you for the past two weeks… and now I get you."
"Gosh yeah, they wanted me to do so many photoshoots on the court and in some studios! There's also the brand stuff they've been talking to me about and like, I'm supposed to hire a manager too? I only signed up to play volleyball, Tetsurou!"
"You're their star rookie, baby, you have a face and a shining personality that everyone is going to fall in love with and you'll gain a gazillion followers… and make them so much money." Tetsurou smirked because of course he knew exactly how all of this worked, he'd been studying this for years, "Don't let them give you just anyone though, there's plenty of sharks out there."
"Tsum-Tsum said he'll help me, you know he has like a dozen brand deals and companies were all over him when he was a rookie," Koutarou said, "I guess I don't mind the attention though, I am pretty damn good at what I do and I want everyone to know."
"My favorite attention whore."
"Tetsurou!" Koutarou snickered as Tetsurou giggled as well, it was true though, Koutarou was well known in high school and that didn't stop once he went to college, even if there was pressure on him to go pro. He had offers from top universities wanting to have him on their teams and he didn't mind waiting just a little longer to go pro when he could get his degree in the meantime. This also gave him the chance to play with Tetsurou and that meant so much more than signing with a team since he was crushing hard on his best friend and had dreams going pro with him.
Well, things didn't work out exactly like that… but he was dating his best friend so Koutarou didn't have any complaints!
"Tell me how things have been there, I wanna hear it all." Tetsurou said as Koutarou had at least a dozen things come to mind, but maybe he'll start with all his teammates first? Tetsurou was already acquainted with Atsumu and Shouyou, there were all the other guys to talk about too! And the coaches and other staff members.
But there was also the food that Atsumu treated him to… as well as the cool sights! But oh my god everything that would happen during practice… and the other professional players they would scrimmage with, wow there was actually so much to tell his boyfriend.
"I don't know where to start." Koutarou blurted out, "I've been doing so much of everything!"
"Mmmm… your teammates, you can start there. Pretend like I haven't done an insane and thorough amount of research on all of them." Tetsurou sounded so at ease, like he'd be happy just listening to Koutarou babble all through the night. Koutarou could do that, he had a million things to talk about with his Tetsurou and maybe they wouldn't get through everything tonight, but just having Tetsurou's attention was enough.
He always brought Koutarou back down to earth when everything got too much. When Koutarou was feeling high strung and overstimulated, he could just lean on Tetsurou. Although… he had to adjust now, relying on Tetsurou's words instead of just cuddling with him or solving everything with a few kisses and lingering touches. Koutarou was such a physical person when it came to being affectionate with Tetsurou and he'd have to learn to communicate verbally too…
"I love you."
"Hmm?" Tetsurou blinked back at him, his cheeks were fat from eating some karaage and rice, there was a bit of a lull in their conversation. Adorable.
"I wanna kiss you, but I can't so I wanted to tell you that I love you… and I still wanna kiss you."
Tetsurou swallowed down his food as there was a faint flush on his cheeks, "I love you too, babe. You can kiss me when I come down in… a month. Not too long from now."
"Yes!" Koutarou grinned, they wanted to try seeing each other at least once or twice a month. Tetsurou helped Koutarou out with moving his stuff to Osaka… so that was the last time they were together in the same room. Koutarou still remembers going to the station with Tetsurou and sending him off, how his chest ached and he refused to cry in public about this… it'd be his new normal with Tetsurou.
"I really, really do love you, Koutarou…" Tetsurou's voice was soft as his gaze flickered off to the side, "I knew this would be hard, not having you around, but… now I'm just happy whenever I get one of your messages or a voice note… like, you're always thinking of me."
"You're always on my mind, every single moment of the day! I'd text you even more, but I don't want to annoy you or seem needy or… whatever, I always want to tell you everything now because I want you to experience it all with me…"
"We're both needy, Koutarou," Tetsurou said, "I just thought that maybe you would… find other people there, new friends… and we'd end up drifting apart, I don't know, it's stupid."
"It's not stupid, nothing you could ever say is dumb, and… I understand, but I don't care how many new friends I make, they'll never measure up to my Kuroo Tetsurou." Koutarou replied as he saw that cute smile from his boyfriend, "I'll never forget about you because I love you, I love you, I love you! I love you the most out of everyone!"
"Okay, okay… now you're making me emotional." Tetsurou murmured, Koutarou adored when his boyfriend got shy, "I overthink too much… and I'm just trying to keep my head above water with this new job and ugh… it's rough when I can't smash my face into your chest."
"Take a pillow, put my shirt on it, and pretend that it's me, easy."
"I'm not that desperate yet."
"It's not desperation, it's adapting to live without me being there! Of course once we're together again the pillow will have to be thrown into the closet, but… you have to work with what you have."
"I… guess, I'll be right back."
Tetsurou left the frame for a moment as Koutarou chowed down on his own dinner and glanced at the time, it was nearing eleven PM and he wasn't tired at all. There were messages from his group chats and other DMs that he didn't feel like checking, not when he was with Tetsurou.
Tetsurou returned with a pillow that was dressed in one of Koutarou's sweaters that his boyfriend stole at some point, he was too cute holding it against his torso. God Koutarou wanted to squeeze and kiss him breathless, how'd he ever land someone so lovely?
"I bought a bottle of the cologne you use… so I sprayed it on there and…" Tetsurou groaned before he stuffed his face into the pillow, hiding his embarrassment.
"That's such a good idea, baby, Bokupillow will keep you company!"
"… Bokupillow." Now Tetsurou was giggling and squeezing the pillow tighter, Koutarou's chest was swelling with love and affection and he couldn't imagine living without him, "Do you have anything to do tomorrow?"
"Nope, I can stay up all night with you, my love."
"Good, I'm off too."
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OH MY GODDDDDDDDD
MY LAST NAME LOOKS SO GOOD ON UR BACK 😍😍💕💕💕💕
are u wearing that to work???????
»From Tetsurou 🖤
i wish
we're doing a watch party afterwards
have to represent 🥰
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»To Tetsurou 🖤
damn straight!!!
you should wear that next time you're here tho 🤤
»From Tetsurou 🖤
or i can just steal the real jersey from bokuto koutarou
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and wear nothing underneath it
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»To Tetsurou 🖤
yes yes i agree
you're gonna be my goodluck charm tonight baby 💕💕💕💕
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being a guinea pig for these top secret new onigiri miya flavors and oh my god OSAMU IS A MASTER CHEF I FEEL SO LUCKYYYYY
»From Tetsurou 🖤
wow what are the flavors?
»To Tetsurou 🖤
its A SECRET I CANT TELL YOU
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damn i thought that would work…
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U CANT BRIBE ME WITH POUTING
EVEN THOUGH U LOOK SUPER DUPER CRAZY CUTE
I WANNA KISS UUUUUUUUUU
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
ok ill tell u one flavor
»From Tetsurou 🖤
heheeeee
i always get what i want 💖
dw i won't tell anyone
maybe keiji
but
thats it
»To Tetsurou 🖤
omg keiji would be SO JEALOUS
IM TELLING THE GC
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thinking about you ❤️
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i already got pulled into the gossip cohort and ofc they're going on about someone's very public divorce in the company
and im like wow i cannot relate because i have the best boyfriend in the world
»To Tetsurou 🖤
YOU REALLY DOOOO
ITS MEEEEEEEE
IM THE GREATEST BOYFRIEND !!!
we'll never divorce, our love will last a lifetime
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»From Tetsurou 🖤
sooooooo drama though
im being caught up on everything
next date will be filled with tea
»To Tetsurou 🖤
EXCITEDDDD
I HAVE GOSSIP TOO
though it's mostly atsumu playing around with too many girls at once but
ITS FUN FOR ME !!!
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"You ready?"
"I'm always ready for you, Koutarou~" Tetsurou winked and Koutarou really wished for the ability to jump through his laptop screen right about now.
It was another date night and this time they were continuing a drama that they'd picked up from the last time Tetsurou was visiting. Koutarou didn't care what they watched as long as it wasn't a horror and that Tetsurou would be cuddled up with him on the couch. So his boyfriend scrolled and scrolled through Netflix until he found some random drama that Suga mentioned and Koutarou said sure, let's give it a go.
Koutarou didn't have a clue as to what the Hanahaki trope was as the first episode played out and by the end, the main character was coughing up flowers because he wouldn't confess to his crush. Koutarou was hooked, he was determined there would be a happy ending and Tetsurou couldn't cheat by looking up whatever happened… and so they were on episode four now with Tetsurou back in Tokyo.
Honestly the situation was looking dire and they still had… six episodes left, but Koutarou would be optimistic while Tetsurou grumbled about how damn stubborn these people were. The main character was terrified of rejection since that would mean some sort of consequence that the drama hadn't revealed yet, so he just kept pining and yearning and hacking these flower petals out.
"I would have confessed by now." Tetsurou commented as there was yet another dramatic scene where the MC was spiraling from his love interest.
"I'd do it as soon as I coughed up my first flower, that just means we were meant for each other and the universe is demanding I take action."
"Then we wouldn't have ten episodes of this back and forth, my love." Tetsurou reached off screen to pop a chip into his mouth, "but then, I guess only four isn't any better."
"It would be impossible for me to keep it a secret from you, like as soon as I noticed that I was hardcore crushing on you… I had to say something!" Koutarou couldn't imagine going through ll this for months and months… hiding it from Tetsurou? No way.
"You said you started crushing on me when we were sixteen though."
"There's a difference between a light crush and oh my god I need to wrap Tetsurou up in my arms forever, crush. I had a light crush on Akinori once, but that came and went… however once we moved in together, my heart double downed on you."
"… You're so cheesy." Tetsurou snickered, "You still waited two years, you would've died of flower overdose by then."
"Maybe if someone wasn't determined that they were a raging heterosexual, we could have gotten things going faster. I wouldn't be dead right now!"
"Nothing is ever my fault." Tetsurou cooly replied as Koutarou probably would have shoved his shoulder if they were together, "I shall mourn what could have been of my future husband, I'll never marry again… my heart is forever taken…"
"That's right, remember to sleep with my flower petals every night too." Koutarou nodded and just after a few seconds, they both broke out in dumb laughter. What was even happening in the show right now, neither of them knew or cared.
"Okay, okay, but if I didn't confess first, how long would it have taken you?" Koutarou was looking at the laptop more than he was the television. There was some side couple that were in rival families or something like that.
"Uh…" Tetsurou took a moment to think on it and Koutarou saw as his eyebrows furrowed with a tiny pout forming on his lips, "… Okay, well… since I quit the team, I would have been focused on trying to secure an internship and I wouldn't really have time to think about all of… that… so…"
"You're no better than Hiroshi!"
"No, no if I was constantly hacking up flowers I would have penciled in some time to brainstorm about my feelings for you and I can't possibly lower the net if I'm dead, so I would absolutely confess before then."
"So… you'd only say that you love me for the sake of saving your own life?"
"Not when you put it like that!" Tetsurou said as Koutarou couldn't help his giggles, "The whole point of this trope to force a confession anyway, you can't get mad at me if I have ulterior motives of living."
"Just say that you only see me as your savior and nothing more, you don't even love me, you just want to use me, Tetsurou!"
"I would never use you, my love, my sweetheart, my darling sunshine owl, please listen to me!" Tetsurou dramatically declared, "These petals are a symbol of my deep love and affection for you, only you, nobody else can cure me. And if I'm going to save volleyball—"
"Oh my god, it's always volleyball with you!" Koutarou clutched his heart and let out a fake sob, Tetsurou was now failing to hold in his laugh, "Why don't you confess your love to Mikasa, Molten or fucking Wilson! Why must you pull me into your web of lies and deceit!"
Tetsurou's hyena laugh was music to Koutarou's ears, they would definitely have to rewind this episode… or just keep going, they'd figure out the plot. Probably. Koutarou decided to pay some attention to the television to see Hiroshi and his love interest sitting in the office after hours, it was only them and they were so close…
"Are they about to fuck?"
And Koutarou cackled at Tetsurou's question, thus causing another storm of laughter between the two and there was no way in hell they were going to take this drama seriously.
"They're kissing!" Koutarou blurted out, "… do you think his kisses taste like flowers?"
"Vomit flowers, delicious."
"Would you kiss me if my breath tasted like vomit flowers?"
"… I… maybe? Yes?" Tetsurou tilted his head like a cute kitten, "It's almost tempting to get some flowers and eat them and see if there's any significant changes to my breath."
"We have a game in Tokyo next week, this could be put to the test."
"I should say no."
"We can do the hanahaki for real, it'll be fun!"
"What if I don't eat the flowers and I just sprinkle rose petals everywhere in my apartment? That's also immersive."
"That defeats the purpose, Tetsurou!"
They reached the end of the episode and Koutarou could only tell you that they made out in the office before Hiroshi ran off out of fright. He wasn't sure if flower eating would be on the foreplay docket, but he was excited to see his boyfriend either way!
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»From Tetsurou 🖤
your fans are so cute
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»To Tetsurou 🖤
THEY LOVE MY BODYYYYY
AND MY HOT THIGHS !!!!
u do too ;))))))))))))
»From Tetsurou 🖤
those are my thighs
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all these fansites popping up
atsumu's ego has got to be hurting
»To Tetsurou 🖤
LMAOOOOOOO
no way!! we can be hot boys together 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
omg maybe we'll do a men's vb calendar
dibs on september 😈
»From Tetsurou 🖤
that's not a terrible idea
i'll suggest it at our next meeting…………
¥¥¥¥¥¥¥
»To Tetsurou 🖤
GETTING NAKED FOR VOLLEYBALL !!!!
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saw this little guy on my run and thought of you!
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awwwww
i do have a connection with all black cats 💖
»To Tetsurou 🖤
EXACTLYYYYY
he let me pet him too!! i hope i see him again…
i should bring cat treats omg
»From Tetsurou 🖤
ok dont go replacing me with a furball
»To Tetsurou 🖤
IM NOTTTTTTT
I LOVE UUUUUUUUUUU
💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
i need to head to the gym!!!!
»From Tetsurou 🖤
love u too baby 💕
send me pics 🥰
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»From Tetsurou 🖤
ughhhhhhhhhhhh
need tomrrow to come sooner
im soooooooooo exhausted
and there's this new hire who i think likes me?????
too much??????????
»To Tetsurou 🖤
did they ask u out????????
»From Tetsurou 🖤
not yet but
i sense it
just all week they've been… near me…………
»To Tetsurou 🖤
tell them you're taken!!!!!!!
or i will
drop by your office like hello
im looking for my hot loyal gorgeous married beautiful TAKEN man
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»From Tetsurou 🖤
i wouldn't mind that tbh
the ladies keep asking about you
let me show you off 💕
»To Tetsurou 🖤
heheheheeeeee okay!!
need to find time when im free
COWORKER-CHAN WATCH OUT 👁️👄 👁️
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With every beer Koutarou cracked open, his own accuracy would only increase… sort of, his kill death ratio was still better than the randoms they were matched against. He was on his third one and they were about to start another battle royale round, the voice chat was full of drunken yapping from his friends this evening. It's been a hot minute since Koutarou had time to game like this and he was more than excited to join when Kenma organized for them to have a wasted gaming night.
He was streaming it for his thousands of viewers or Koutarou assumed it was thousands, it should be, Kenma was the most elite gamer that he knew! He deserved millions, actually. Shouyou, Atsumu, and Taketora were in here as well, plus Tetsurou of course, there was no way he'd miss out on this. It counted somewhat as a date night with way less flirting so Kenma wouldn't kick them off stream and Koutarou had to actually pay attention so he wouldn't feed the other team.
His phone buzzed with a text as he set the bottle down on the coaster.
»From Tetsurou 🖤
how much longer u stayin
»To Tetsurou 🖤
alllllllllllllllll night
or whenever ken stops idk
why
»From Tetsurou 🖤
no reason 💕
love u
»To Tetsurou 🖤
LOVE U TOOOOOOOOO
The queue popped and their six man party was dropped onto the map with the other sixty-four people here. They were all split between three bigger teams and they had to fight for as much control of the map as they could for a victory. Koutarou was having a blast just shooting up every enemy he came across while Kenma attempted corral these drunk fools into completing objectives.
They were on a winning streak already so Koutarou wasn't too worried about a sudden loss for their side, they were kicking ass! Maybe the alcohol did make him better, who knows, he was just happy when Tetsurou praised him for doing a good job and for saving his life and defending these objectives from their enemies. Kenma was busy sniping everyone, Shouyou was their tiny medic and decoy that baited out people from their hiding spots so Atsumu and Taketora could ambush them.
Another win was simply inevitable as Atsumu and Tora were talking so much trash in the global chat and that would probably end up in Atsumu getting in trouble, but that's not Koutarou's problem! He stuck by Tetsurou's character as they quickly took over more and more territory while the other two teams were too focused on fighting each other and everything was going so well!
"I'm gonna take a short break after this one, so you guys are free to keep playing or whatever." Kenma said when the victory screen flashed by and soon they were watching some highlight of the best play.
"Let's switch to our channel, Kou." Tetsurou said.
"Wow, jus' gonna ditch us like that, huh?" Atsumu replied.
"Yep, like your daddy did."
Koutarou burst out in laughter along with the rest of their voice chat as Atsumu told him to fuck off. He then went to drop into the private voice channel with his boyfriend.
"Hey baby~" Koutarou reached for his half empty bottle and took a swig.
"My Koutarouuu, I've missed you… I had to hold back so much, it's driving me insane."
"Well, we're all alone now, what's on your mind?"
"Just… you. How all those chatters are so thirsty for your voice when you belong to me, you're mine, I wanna tell them all to die, but Kenma would get banned…"
Koutarou could visualize the pout on Tetsurou's pink lips, "You're even cuter when you're jealous and possessive."
"I'm not jealous of anyone, if anything they should all be jealous and envious that I get to have you! I don't want them talking about you, mute your mic."
"Tetsu, you're so silly," Koutarou giggled, "I have no idea what they're saying because I don't even have the chat up, but I'm sure they're fawning over you too! I love your voice, you always sound like you're on the verge of getting on your knees for me."
"… I mean, yeah, that's what happens when you're in Osaka and I'm stuck daydreaming of you and yearning so badly to have you touching me… and in my throat."
"I'll make it happen in two more weeks, but for now… I don't care what those people on the internet say, you know I only want you, right?"
"I know, I know… I'm just… really drunk and clingy and ughhhhh, how many more rounds did you want to play?" Tetsurou asked.
"Is Kenma still on his break?"
"Mmm… probably for another thirty or so."
"How about we take care of what's actually bothering you?" Koutarou's voice dropped a bit lower, he knew Tetsurou's moods like the back of his hand and this was more than just simple whining, "I'll talk you through it, yeah? You'll be good for me."
"… I will."
They had at least five minutes to spare before Kenma was @ing them in the main chat and Tetsurou sounded far more relaxed. Koutarou had to do a quick job of cleaning himself up and washing his hands, but he replayed those sweet moans from his boyfriend over and over in his head. Tetsurou was always so composed and… relatively, well behaved in front of their friends as he matured into an adult, but it was really only with Koutarou he could be a whiny needy kitten for him.
Koutarou loved it each and every time, he should've expected it with how possessive Tetsurou could get over him as of late. Koutarou's fame was shooting higher and higher with every game and the social media managers knew exactly what they were doing when they posted certain clips that went viral. Thirst traps, Atsumu so helpfully coined them.
This did put into question on if Koutarou went public with his relationship… interviewers asked and Koutarou was often vague like he was coached to be. He never wanted to outright deny his status with Tetsurou, however it was still a touchy subject as a rising athlete and star. Maybe he'll talk to Foster about it, he didn't want Tetsurou to end up feeling like a dirty secret since that would end up straining their relationship and Koutarou wanted to be honest with his fans.
And it was still early in his career, perhaps getting it out now would be better in the long run?
Kenma ended the stream was it was nearing midnight, although they stopped playing games and it turned into giving chat their advice on their life problems and issues. Koutarou was honestly concerned about some of these people and the situations they were in, however it seemed to be all in good fun. It'd been awhile since Koutarou laughed that much with his friends and he hoped they could do it again soon… or before the end of the year, at least.
He wasn't too surprised that Tetsurou was calling him within minutes and soon his sleepy boyfriend was on his phone, gosh he's so pretty, "Going to bed?"
"I have to clean up my trash, but yeah."
"Let us clean up together, my favorite owl."
It was a quiet time of throwing away beer bottles and the container of take out, but having Tetsurou there made it better. Less lonely. He decided to deal with the dishes in the sink and gathered up some loose clothing that was around the living room too.
He was drowsy and yawning by time he did hit the sack, unsure of how long he'd stay up chatting with his boyfriend… but he didn't mind, it'd been such a good day. He'd probably fall asleep first as he tended to and Tetsurou would watch him from his room in Tokyo, counting down to the next time they'd see each other at the train station.
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»To Tetsurou 🖤
hard launch?
»From Tetsurou 🖤
that's one way to ask
i don't really care either way
it's your call
»To Tetsurou 🖤
well
would you rather stay private or go public
i need your opinion
»From Tetsurou 🖤
ahhhh you're being serious so early in the morning
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use this one
we look cute
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»To Tetsurou 🖤
POSTING !!!!
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»From Tetsurou 🖤
are u comin to keijis bday party
»To Tetsurou 🖤
idk if i'll have time
gonna be traveling for a bunch of games 🥀
i did buy him a gift though!!
»From Tetsurou 🖤
you came out for my bday that's all that matters 💕💕💕💕💕
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no but kenma is organizing a party sooooo
it'll be a small thing
you'll be there in spirit
like a ghost
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»To Tetsurou 🖤
exactly!!!!
i'll see him during the holidays its fine
hopefully ill be in tokyo for a couple weeks
with you
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»To Tetsurou 🖤
i love you
and i miss you
and i know ill see u super soon but!!!!!!!!
i just want u
my baby
»From Tetsurou 🖤
i needed this after today
ugh
love u too
can't wait til you're home 💞
💫
Koutarou stared up at the ceiling of his hotel room as there was only the sound of the harsh downpour outside hitting the window filling the dreadful silence. His mind was in a constant loop of the game he'd played just half an hour earlier, it was 0:3 straight loss for MSBY to the Adlers. Everyone was entirely off their game and nothing was going their way, all of their strategies fell flat and Koutarou couldn't help blaming himself for coming up so drastically short when his team needed him.
He was sharing this room with Atsumu, but the setter had gone off elsewhere once they escaped the press conference. Shouyou mentioned something about going out for drinks with Kenma and Koutarou turned down the invite, he couldn't keep up a happy facade if he even tried to. He couldn't really remember the last time he felt so downtrodden about a loss this awful, but maybe it was hitting harder because he was the rookie, everyone's eyes were on him to shine bright and he… failed them all.
The new year certainly wasn't supposed to kick off like this… ugh, hopefully this didn't set the tone for the rest of their season, but Koutarou could barely bring himself to move from his spot in bed. All the missed receives, poorly timed blocks, screwed up cross shots that wound up being out of bounds… Koutarou wanted to be the ace like he'd always been and the longer the game was dragged out, the more miserable everyone was.
Koutarou was tempted to ignore his phone vibrating on the nightstand, but the sight of Tetsurou's face made him smile just a bit. His boyfriend couldn't make it to the game since he had work in Sendai and he might've caught bits and pieces of Koutarou's terrible performance… fuck. He grabbed the phone and answered anyway, not like this day could manage to get any worse.
"Hey baby," Koutarou closed his eyes as he heard Tetsurou's soft voice, "I saw the tail end of the game, I know it must've been rough for you."
"Straight up torture…" Koutarou sighed, "I don't know what happened, we were all so hyped going into it and then… we lost the first set and everything just fell apart afterwards. I feel like I could've done so much better and… I don't know, Tetsu."
"Volleyball is a team effort, babe, it's not just on your shoulders… plus Adlers have been tearing it up this year with Ushijima, Kageyama, and Hoshiumi…" Tetsurou replied, "you wanna talk about it or should I tell you about my thrilling day of trying to recruit high schoolers into volleyball?"
"… I don't mind talking about it, I'm just disappointed in myself… but I want to fix it for next time so we don't have such a humiliating loss again." Koutarou said as he began to move, he'd packed his laptop with him in his bag and it was still stuffed in there, "we can rewatch the game together."
"Sounds like my kind of date." Koutarou could absolutely see the smirk on Tetsurou's lips and his mood was already lighter. In high school he would've been downright devastated and spiraling to the core of the earth, however playing throughout college taught him that one loss wasn't the end of the world. There was always another game, there was always next year for them to take the title.
Koutarou may have been one of the best spikers in Japan, but there was still room to improve…. and he'd have to study their opposition a little closer. Games against Schweiden Adlers were often incredibly close with them trading point for point, never knowing who was going to win them all. This time around, MSBY was just drowning and couldn't keep their lead worth a damn, Adlers were not about to let them run away with this game
Koutarou sat up against the pillows after getting his laptop and he ordered some food service at Tetsurou's suggestion as he hadn't eaten since lunch. The game was already up on their website and they switched to discord so Koutarou could easily share his screen while they dissected what went terribly wrong with this game. Koutarou wanted to prevent this from ever happening again, MSBY Jackals were a top ranked division one team nationally for a reason, their reputation wasn't about to dive bomb if Koutarou could help it.
Talking about this was so easy with Tetsurou, especially since he was just as obsessed with volleyball and clearly cared about Koutarou's well being when it came to their sport. Koutarou definitely missed playing with boyfriend by his side and still wanted him there every time he stepped on the court, but he'll accept this too. He could also just listen to Tetsurou babble on and on about volleyball forever, from his honest critiques to his praise of Koutarou to the not-so-subtle thirsting when Tetsurou saw Koutarou wiping the sweat from his forehead with his shirt.
"I feel a little better, but I know I still have so much to work on… playing professionally is so different from the college league." Koutarou said as Tetsurou hummed in agreement, "Thank you for listening to my whining."
"Please, everyone has a loss like this… some teams have them all the time… but I know that you're a great, amazing, sexy player and you won't let this get you down for long," Tetsurou said, "It's okay to be disappointed and sad about this, you don't have to brave through it all the time."
"I know, I just don't want to regress back into high school…"
"You'll be fine, Kou, if you resist all your bad emotions then you'll only explode later down the line, it's not illegal to feel. There's a balance, you know?"
"Mmm… yeah…" Koutarou let out a soft sigh as he leaned back on the pillows, "I do feel better though, you always cheer me up… I wanna get back on the court right now honestly, but I'll just have to bring my best to our next game."
"You'll win the next one, I know it~"
"Of course I will!" Koutarou noted the time and how Atsumu still wasn't back, "Do you want to tell me about your day?"
"Eh, it was alright… I mostly just wished I was back in Tokyo to see you," Tetsurou said, "I thought about hopping on the train, but then I'd be abandoning my coworker and I'm supposed to be here for another few days anyway… so…"
"Are you two sharing a hotel? Did you kick them out to watch volleyball with me?"
There was a light chuckle on the other end of the line, "Nah, I got my own room, the JVA pays for travel as long as we're not booking at some expensive place. Pretty sure he's passed out now anyway."
"I dunno when Tsum-Tsum is coming back, but I hope he's not taking it too hard."
"He'll probably be okay, seems like the type to brood alone or inside of some random person."
"If he brings back some guy… I'll have to escape into Shouyou's room because I'm not sitting through that again," Koutarou grumbled as Tetsurou snorted, "Atsumu, ooooh, Atsumu! Harder! They weren't even trying to be quiet! It was awful."
"You should sneak me in next time, I'll be sure to scar Atsumu for life as revenge."
"Oh my god, you're genius, baby!"
"I know I am, tell me again."
Just as Koutarou was about to shower his lover with praise, the door was cracked open and soon Atsumu was in sight. Alone with an obvious hickey on his neck and messy hair, but. Alone.
"Are you good?" Koutarou asked, quickly muting himself.
"I'm ready to wipe the floor with those fuckers next time we face them, yeah." There was a tired grin on Atsumu's face, "are ya talkin' to Kuroo?"
"Yeah, but I can end it if you want to sleep."
"It's chill, I have to shower anyway… but make it fast, I don't wanna walk in on ya chokin' yer dick."
"We weren't even doing that!"
"Yet."
Atsumu disappeared into the bathroom after grabbing his clothes and toiletries and Koutarou unmuted himself, "Sorry, Tsumu came back."
"It's alright, I should probably get some sleep anyway."
"Same, we have to leave early tomorrow… I love you."
"I love you too, I should've been there." Tetsurou yawned, Koutarou could feel the drowsiness settling in for him too, "I would've given you so many hugs and kisses and more."
"When's the next time I'll see you…" Koutarou took a quick glance at their shared calendar, "oh, next Friday! That's close."
"With any luck I won't be strapped down with any extra work, so I can stay for the weekend and we can do whatever you want."
"Karaoke?" Koutarou blurted out the first thing that same to mind, "… I mostly just want the fried chicken from that place, it's some of the best in Osaka."
"Yes, yes we can do karaoke and gorge ourselves on chicken and beer." Tetsurou said so amused and happy, "Just us or will you invite others?"
"Maybe the usual?"
"I can bring Kenma and Keiji, we'll make a cute little party of it."
Ah, how could Koutarou feel sad about anything when he had his lovely boyfriend who always made his life so wonderful? Next Friday with his best friends and karaoke… Koutarou couldn't ask for anything better!
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»To Tetsurou 🖤
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keiji took these when we were singing together hehe
»From Tetsurou 🖤
wow we could have been famous j-pop idols
do u think the fans would ship us
»To Tetsuoru 🖤
I WOULD SHIP US
I DO SHIP US
SO HARD
BOKUROO
#BOKUROO
im going to post the second one
we look like ROCKSTARS
Tetsurou 🖤 reacted with ❤️
»From Tetsurou 🖤
i hope we get into a scandal
"they can't date they're BEST FRIENDS"
»To Tetsurou 🖤
and then the sex tape drops
and now we're banished to madagascar
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»To Tetsurou 🖤
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY MY LOVE
I HOPE U GET MY FLOWERS !!!! AND CHOCOLATE !!!
»From Tetsurou 🖤
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i think you gave me more roses than most of the married couples in this office
thank you sweetheart 💕💕💕💕💕
i love you so much
»To Tetsurou 🖤
THATS RIGHT
THEY ALL NEED TO KNOW IM IN LOVE WITH UUUUUUUU
(o゜▽゜)o☆(o゜▽゜)o☆(o゜▽゜)o☆
LOVE U TOO
»From Tetsurou 🖤
[IMG RECEIVED]
for tonight
»To Tetsurou 🖤
OH GODDDDDDDDDDD
OH MY GOD
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU IN LACE…
THIS IS CRUEL
SO CRUEL
BUT IM SO EXCITEDDDDDDDD
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
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»To Tetsurou 🖤
do u ever go thru tiktok and see those edits of me
»From Tetsurou 🖤
yes
is that what you're doing rn
»To Tetsurou 🖤
im boreddddd and im at this photoshoot
people make me look so cool!!
ive found like 10 new songs to add to my gym playlist too
»From Tetsurou 🖤
are you commenting on them
»To Tetsurou 🖤
yeah!!! they must work so hard so it's only nice to acknowledge them 🥰💖
»From Tetsurou 🖤
ah that's why twitter is freaking out
keep up the good work baby
btw what's the photoshoot….
»To Tetsurou 🖤
it's for a sports magazine! they're interviewing all the vb rookies
idk when it'll be out but i got to talk about you 💕
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A rest day was rare for Koutarou, but he didn't have any practice or additional work to do after he finished up with his morning routine of running and then hitting the gym. He probably could've called someone to hang out and make plans with… but instead he made himself an early lunch, plopped down on the couch, and decided to waste time doing nothing. You don't have to dedicate every moment of your life to being productive, sometimes you can just… exist with your own thoughts.
That was something Kenma said once when Koutarou was going stir crazy from being stuck inside due to terrible weather and a bad cold going around. He kept himself constantly busy so his brain was always focused and his thoughts wouldn't be scattered all over the place, but bringing himself to rest and do… nothing. That was a new concept.
Tetsurou teased Kenma about being lazy and sleepy all the time and while Koutarou yearned for the outdoors and social interaction most days, today he just wanted to chill out. He had a youtube video playing on the television, a comfort video that explained the various breeds of owls, and he was skimming through various things on his laptop. This led him to his photo albums that were full of Tetsurou and everything they'd gotten into while in college, from their games together to random concerts to traveling throughout Tokyo and other places in Japan.
They were all such special memories to him… Tetsurou had really been his best friend since they were fifteen and now he was well on the road to becoming his husband in the future. Tetsurou… my husband! There were also the candid photos that Koutarou took when Tetsurou didn't notice… when his boyfriend was asleep or studying for some exam or cooking in their tiny kitchen.
Koutarou's confession was so straightforward and bold that Tetsurou assumed he was joking at first… but then Koutarou had to shut him up with a kiss and Tetsurou finally understood. The thought of rejection lingered… however Koutarou was determined, he could prove himself to Tetsurou, that could be an amazing boyfriend who no one else could compare to! Fortunately Tetsurou felt the exact same way for him, even if he was shier about it, they still got to makeout for a couple hours… heh.
This gave Koutarou the idea to make another album for all his favorite photos of his boyfriend… and okay, he had a lot of favorites, so this had to be an elite collection! There was the first selfie they took together during training camp in first year… the photo of Tetsurou sitting on the swings when they were out in the dead of night… the beach photo where Tetsurou was in the water and looked so cute…
Koutarou got very, very serious about hunting through every album from high school through their final year of college, all the happy memories that sprung back up for him. They hardly had any fights nor did they bicker too much… Tetsurou may have been an overthinker and liked to stay quiet about his issues, but they still worked stuff out! Their communication had only gotten better with the distance too, Koutarou was always honest about his feelings and he'd been so good about listening to Tetsurou as well.
Gosh, he adored his boyfriend so much…
»From Tetsurou 🖤
you've been quiet
Koutarou looked over at the time to see that it was nearing six pm and whoa, he hadn't texted Tetsurou—or anyone else— at all since this morning. He was also kinda hungry now…
»To Tetsurou 🖤
im alive!!!
i was looking through our old pictures and videos
and made an album of my favorite tetsus!
[LINK]
»From Tetsurou 🖤
thats so cute of you 💖
and that's a LOT of me
wow
im embarrassed now forget i asked
»To Tetsurou 🖤
LMAOOOOOOOOO
did you just get off of work?
»From Tetsurou 🖤
kinda? i got dinner w/ coworkers
and i heard a rumor abt who msby is trying to sign next
»To Tetsurou 🖤
who??????
»From Tetsurou 🖤
sakusa kiyoomi
though schweiden is going after him too
and a few other teams
but i have it on good sources he'll pick msby
(my source being keiji)
»To Tetsurou 🖤
OOOOOOOOOOOOO
that'll be such a good pick up holy heck
WE'LL BE AN UNSTOPPABLE DUO !!!
»From Tetsurou 🖤
right, he's a monster and i've been keeping an eye on him this year
the four of you will be insane together
»To Tetsurou 🖤
I CANT WAITTTTT
i'll pretend that i dont know……..
»From Tetsurou 🖤
of course 🤭💕
ill let you know when i leave this izakaya
i miss your voice!!
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The cool spring air was refreshing on Koutarou's skin as he sat out on the balcony with his dinner and set his phone up for the video call. Tetsurou was in his living room this time around, sitting on the floor in a black tank top that left his lean, tanned arms exposed for Koutarou to ogle.
"You really did nothing else all day?"
"Pretty much… I went down the rabbit hole of our old stuff and locked in." Koutarou replied as Tetsurou smirked, "We should go a music festival this year though, I always loved those…"
"I agree, maybe you can get us some free tickets if you wave your clout around enough."
"Do you think that'd work?"
"You have close to a million twitter followers, that should mean something to someone."
"True… it's time to abuse my power!"
Tetsurou cackled at his enthusiasm and Koutarou swooned from his pretty smile, he would never ever get enough of his man. He didn't want to think about how long it'd take for them to live together again, but as long as they could maintain their relationship and love for each other… it should be okay.
They still exchanged texts every morning, they shared all sorts of stories, they usually had time to eat dinner together… the distance was a pain, however they had each other. There was always a mini countdown for the next time they'd meet and fall into each other's arms, something for Koutarou to always look forward to, it fueled him through even the worst days. Tetsurou was worth every ounce of effort and Koutarou wouldn't a regret a single moment.
💫
»To Tetsurou 🖤
omg sakusa arrived
everyone was so shocked!!
(i was ofc the most and biggest surprised!!!)
he didn't want to do a welcoming dinner but we dragged him to onigiri miya anyway!!!
i think he'll fit in perfectly 🥰💕💕💕
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Koutarou didn't know what band was playing on the stage, but his attention was drawn to the pretty boy sitting on the grass with him. Tetsurou found a small festival outside of Tokyo that was taking place over the weekend and they paid for the tickets as opposed to Koutarou trying to use his name to get in for free. Tetsurou claimed he wasn't serious about that.
Probably.
Either way, Koutarou got to hold Tetsurou's hand and share kisses as everyone else was enjoying the music and relaxed vibes around them. No one else knew where they were, Koutarou only wanted his baby and Tetsurou was of the same mind as they took the train out of Tokyo. Koutarou wanted to keep making good memories whenever they were together, wanted that smile to stay on Tetsurou's face.
"I love you, Tetsurou." Koutarou whispered in Tetsurou's ear before his lips trailed down his neck, their laced fingers squeezing together. He would cherish every second they were physically together, not just staring through a screen and yearning for his touch.
"I love you too…" Tetsurou let out a pleasant sigh, the sun was shining bright above them and Koutarou was working on getting a hickey on his neck. Would anyone else here notice them? Koutarou wasn't concerned, his only thoughts were focused on Tetsurou.
Tetsurou, his past, present, and future.