"Iwa-chan I'm sorry."

The weary voice made Iwaizumi halt in his steps. Oikawa never sounded weary. He was either chirpy or goofy. 

Something must be wrong. 

He turned around, only to see Oikawa standing a few steps back, his head low. A small water puddle had formed on the floor and Iwaizumi looked at it quizzically before seeing another water droplet plop into the puddle. 

His eyes widened. Is Oikawa crying? He had never seen Oikawa cry before and he wondered if it was real. Suddenly he didn't know how to react. He only had violence to give Oikawa when he was being a dumbass, but now that he had to react to a depressed Oikawa, he was at a loss.

"For what trashykawa." Iwaizumi's voice softened, and the nickname felt more of an affectionate term than one of derogatory. He slowly crept to Oikawa. He turned his head to look at Oikawa's face, but Oikawa had already covered it with a hand.

"Tooru, look at me please. You're not okay." Worry lines etched on Iwaizumi's forehead and he placed a comforting hand on Oikawa's shoulder. Oikawa's body heaved with sobs and with great effort he managed to squeeze out a small voice, "If only my bad knee hadn't act up at the last moment, we could have won the match. I feel like I have failed the team as captain." His voice was cracked and strained as he breathed out the words. His entire body shook with greater intensity.

Iwaizumi was taken aback. Never once did he ever hear Oikawa saying things like this. He was flippant half the time, but Oikawa was the glue that held the team together. With his simple phrase "I believe in all of you", the team's motivation would sky rocket. With the cocky expressions he wear during matches, the whole team's confidence would rise again.

Iwaizumi sometimes forget those were just veneers, a facade, to hide his own fear of the team losing under his lead.

Iwaizumi's heart softened. He whispered in a soothing voice, "It wasn't your fault Tooru. If you think how you're doing equals to how the team do, then you're wrong. It's a team effort." Iwaizumi ran a hand through Oikawa's soft brown curls and he felt Oikawa's body relax slightly.

When Oikawa didn't stop crying, Iwaizumi enveloped Oikawa' shoulders with one hand and he stroked Oikawa's soft brown curls away from his forehead. "If only you'd show your true emotions out more often, you won't be having a meltdown now." He sighed and placed a soft kiss on Oikawa's forehead. 

A/N:

I swear Iwaizumi can be nice to Oikawa. He only restricts it in because he needs to keep Oikawa in check lmao. 

 i actually love iwaOi so much helps

dedicated to Haikyuu-Hoot BeautifulJealousy, who can write such angsty iwaoi that makes me so emotional all the time. I hope that one day you will be able to continue that fic again:)