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these boys are so soft oml
this chapter is presented by: bokuaka in matching jackets

"Agaaasheeee!" Bokuto squawked as he ran towards his setter, his hand finding the younger boy's hair and ruffling it. "Are you ready for practice?!"

"Yes, Bokuto-san. It's nice to see you too," Akaashi dryly returned, though he had a small smile on his lips. "Let's get going, or we'll be late."

The duo walked to the gym together, where they heard plenty of chatter. They stepped inside, where Bokuto enthusiastically greeted the team with a usual, "Hey hey hey!"
Then, he saw a new boy standing between Konoha and Washio. He had locks of (H/C) hair, about (H/L), with pretty (E/C) eyes. "Ohohohoh? Who's this?" The captain asked, grinning a bit.

"Oh, Bokuto, Akaashi, you're here," Konoha acknowledged his teammates, nodding his head. "This is (L/N) (M/N). He's here to join the team. We were just waiting for you guys since you're the captain and vice-captain."

"It's nice to meet you (L/N)-kun. What year are you? And what position do you play?" Akaashi asked, raising an eyebrow. The (H) boy rubbed his neck sheepishly, eyes trailing to his feet then back up. 'Cute,' Akaashj thought.

"I-I'm a second-year middle blocker," (M/N) answered, his voice a bit soft. He wasn't shy or anything; he just felt a bit nervous under the gaze of the wide-eyed captain and his steely-eyed vice.

"Why are you joining so late, (L/N)-kun?" Bokuto asked with a dopey grin as he took a club application form Washio had been holding, readings over it. "Woah! You're coming from Nohebi?! No way! Why?"

"My old captain and I got into a disagreement. That school is toxic anyway," (L/N) answered, now feeling a bit more confident. "I told my parents that if I couldn't play volleyball at Nohebi, I wanted to go to one of the best schools in the prefecture. They picked this school after hearing about your team."

"Well I suppose it's good you're a middle blocker," Akaashi warmly smiled as he shrugged his team jacket off, holding it in his hands until he was done talking. "We only have two so far; Washio and Onaga."

"Yeah! It'd be great to have you here!" Bokuto added with a light-hearted laugh. "Washio, Onaga, you guys stick with him for most of practice, okay? Make him comfortable! Welcome to the team (L/N)-kun!"

"Oh, thank you!" (M/N) spoke as the two middle blockers nodded, leaving with the rest of the team to get changed. He grabbed his stuff as well, following behind a bit shyly.

As the team got changed for practice, Bokuto snuck over to Akaashi. He had a smirk on his lips as he nudged his setter with his hip. "Agaaaasheeee~! I saw you checking out (L/N) earlier~! Are you falling in love with him~?"

"Don't be ridiculous Bokuto-san," Akaashi calmly replied, though he could feel his cheeks heating up. "I was just... interested. You can't tell me you weren't at least intrigued."

"Intrigued means interested, right?" Bokuto mumbled. Akaashi nodded. "Then yeah, I guess! I dunno! Guess I have to see how he plays!" He smiled widely as he finished getting dressed. "Now let's roll out!"

"Yeah!"

And so, practice for Fukurodani began and continued on for a few hours. The team was definitely impressed with (L/N)'s blocks; he had been able to block everyone's spikes on his own, except Bokuto's, since he hadn't tried yet. There was something odd about his energy while he played. When he jumped, you could see this glint in his eyes. It was mischievous, but excited. When he'd land and turn to silently cheer for himself, he always seemed hungry for more.

Bokuto watched his new teammate with a proud grin. "(L/N) is the newest owl in the nest! So cool!" He beamed. "Hey, (L/N)! Block for me?!" He asked. (M/N) turned his head and grinned, nodding happily. "Cool! Agaashee, set for me!"

Akaashi nodded, grabbing another ball. "Bokuto-san!" He called out, setting the ball high enough for Bokuto to spike.

(M/N) watched with closely-inspecting eyes, licking his lips. He saw Bokuto run one way and immediately ran, his legs carrying him as fast as they could. When he was ready, he waited until Bokuto's hand made the slightest contact with the ball. Once he saw that contact, he jumped, tensing his arms up.

And luckily, for the second year, the ball shot back, landing behind Bokuto.

"WOO!" He cheered, landing and jumping excitedly. "Bokuto-san, your spikes are amazing! I thought my elbows were gonna snap background!" He praised, eyes practically spiking. Then, he turned to Akaashi. "And you, Akaashi-kun! Your setting.. so cool!"

Bokuto's eyes were wide as he watched the happy boy run over to Washio and give him a high-five. He felt his cheeks heating up, then looked over to Akaashi, who was in a similar state. The two shared a look, and that's when they know.

They may have just caught feelings for their new middle blocker.

~~~

Soon, a training camp with Nekoma, Karasuno, and a few other schools came up. As Bokuto and Akaashi sat on the bus together, they watched while (M/N) talked to Komi about a manga he was reading. "Agasheee," Bokuto whispered, annoying Akaashi for the millionth time about the incorrect pronunciation of his name. "We have to keep a close eye on (M/N)-kun during this training camp?"

"Hm? Why do you say that Bokuto-san?" Akaashi raised an eyebrow. "He's not exactly a child. Yes, he's new to the club, but he does have to learn on his own. You're acting like a coddling father."

"B-But Agasheee!" Bokuto whispered, glancing back at their crush. "Think about it! Who will be at this training camp? Think really good?"

"Karasuno, Nekoma, Date Tech, Aoba Johsai-"

"Exactly! Now think about this!" Bokuto pouted. "Doesn't each of those teams have a player that's bound to be interested in our sweet (M/N)?"

Akaashi considered the issue. In fact, his best friend - and practically boyfriend - was correct. "You're right. Karasuno has the two second years, Date Tech's captain is quite flirtatious, and so is Oikawa from Aoba Johsai. Not to mention Pain-In-The-Ass-Kuroo-san," he listed off. Then, he turned his head up to look at the captain. "So what do you suggest?"

"Easy!" Bokuto suddenly perked up. "We just keep (M/N) away from all of them!"

"Easier said than done.."

Oh, Akaashi had no idea how true his words would be.

They arrived at Nekoma High for the training camp, unsurprised to be the last ones there. Because (M/N) had just joined, they wanted to get him used to it as much as possible before heading to the camp. They all got off and dropped their stuff off to where they'd be staying, then headed to the gym.

"BOKUTO-SAAAAAN!"

"Oh my god, would you shut up?"

(M/N) raised a curious eyebrow as a ginger-haired boy ran towards Bokuto, jumping into his arms. The two began to happily babble to each other, while a tall blonde boy with glasses approached Akaashi. "Who's the new guy on your team?" The blondie asked.

"Ah, that's (L/N)," Akaashi answered, giving (M/N) a small smile. The fellow second-year smiled shyly and waved back before he was dragged off by Washio and Onaga. Immediately, Akaashi frowned. 'Right. Remember what Bokuto-san said.'

The camp began for the day, and while (M/N) kept to himself and just studied the movements of his fellow blockers, all sorts of advancements were made.

First, was from the captain of Date Tech, Futakuchi.

"Well hello there," He greeted, a small smirk playing on his lips as he sat next to (M/N) on the bench. "You're the new guy, right? I'm Futakuchi, but you can call me the guy that wants to take you on a date," he winked.

"O-Oh, uh, nice to meet you!" (M/N) blushed, eyes darting elsewhere. "B-But-!"
And suddenly, the Date Tech Captain was grabbed by the collar. From the strong grip (M/N) could see, he had worried it was Bokuto. But when he looked up, he was relieved to see it was simply Aone, another Date Tech player, with Bokuto and Akaashi at his side. "Oh! Uhm, hi!" (M/N) greeted awkwardly.

Aone nodded in reply, then dragged his friend away. Futakuchi cursed out the tall white-haired boy the entire way, but those noises were drowned out by Bokuto's concerned words. "(L/N)-chan, did he hurt you? Harass you?!" He yelped, gripping the second year's shoulders tightly.

"N-No! Not at a-all! Relax B-Bokuto-san!" The (H/C) haired boy tried to relax his captain. Akaashi stood behind the pair, eyes a bit narrowed as he scanned the area. "Is something wrong you guys?"

"N-Not at all!" Bokuto tried to cover it up with a grin. "Now c'mon! Our match with Aoba Johsai is about to start!"

"Ooh, Aoba Johsai?" (M/N) repeated, smiling a bit. "I've seen their matches! This should be fun then!" He exclaimed as he stood up, jogging over to Washio and Onaga to chat. Akaashi and Bokuto looked at each other and chuckled, nodding and jogging over as well.

The match between Aoba Johsai and Fukurodani began, and it was an intense one, to say the least. The ace for Seijoh, Iwaizumi, was strong, but not as strong as Bokuto. And (M/N), Konoha and Komi couldn't help but muse at the fact that even though the captain for Seijoh, Oikawa, and Bokuto were practically the same height, Bokuto had way more muscle. "Damn boy, he thicc!" (M/N) whispered as he eyed the captains.

"Yeah, and the other one's flat as a board," Konoha snickered. The two high-fived each other, just as Akaashi glared at them while setting the ball. "Huh? Akaashi's set was too high!"

Sure enough, Bokuto jumped to hit the spike, hoping to look super cool, but Akaashi's set was way too high for him to hit. The ball flew to the other side of the gym, causing all eyes to land on Akaashi. He flustered and looked down guiltily.

"Don't mind Akaashi, don't mind!"
He looked up with a bit of hope as (M/N) smiled sweetly and waved off the mistake. "We all make mistakes!" He added as he walked over to pick up the volleyball.

Akaashi smiled a little and nodded, while Oikawa watched the Fukurodani middle blocker with a curious grin. The two setters then shared a quick glare before the brunette advanced. "Excuse me!" Oikawa called, walking over casually.

"Shittykawa, get back here!"

"In a second Iwa-chan!" Oikawa talked back, still approaching the middle blocker, who was mid-crouch to pick up the ball. Oikawa looked him up and down, then chuckled. "And what's your name, cutie?"

"C-Cutie?!" (M/N) yelped, his face flushing twenty different shades of pink. He fell down on to his bottom, the ball rolling into his lap. He picked it up and sat there, holding it shyly. "(L/N) (M/N). Y-You're Oikawa, right?"

"Mhm!" Tooru chuckled, giving the boy a hand up. "Say, how about you and me go out some time, hm? I can show you Miyagi; it's a bit more country and town-like then what a Tokyo boy like yourself is used to, but I'm sure you'd love it."

"Oh, well I-!"

Before he could even finish, two volleyballs hit Oikawa on the back of the head. He yelped in pain, and (M/N) worriedly looked behind him. Back at the net, Iwaizumi and Bokuto were smirking at each other and giving fist-bumps. "Mean Iwa-chan! Mean Owl-chan!" Oikawa whined, walking back to his side. "Bye (M/N)-chan~!"

(M/N) awkwardly waved and smiled, returning to his side of the net as well. When he handed the ball back to Bokuto, the ace grinned with closed eyes, blushing a few shades. (M/N) found himself doing the same, softly giggling as he walked away.

"Could you guys not be so gay on the court?" Konoha teased in a whisper, nudging (M/N)'s side.

"Sorry," (M/N) softly apologized, though he was still smiling. He looked between Bokuto and Akaashi, tilting his head a bit. 'What's up with those two?' He thought to himself.

~~~

Dinner rolled around for the volleyball teams, who hungrily ran inside to eat.

Well, except for a few players.

(M/N) groaned as he slumped against Akaashi, resting his head in the crook of his friend's neck. "Akaashiiii! I don't wanna practice anymore, I'm hungry!" He whined childishly, pouting.

Akaashi sighed and wrapped his arms around the boy, internally screaming at the contact between the two. "I'm sorry, but you have to practice. Since you're the newest player, we still need you to work hard, harder than the rest."

"No fairrrr!" (M/N) groaned as he pulled away. They both suddenly missed the lack of contact, but neither commented on it. He sighed, rubbing his eyes. "Fine. Let's get this over with then."

He walked away to drink from his water bottle, leaving Bokuto to walk over to Akaashi. "Bokuto-san, we should tell him soon," the setter commented. "I fear that if we wait any longer, we'll lose our chance."

"Right!" Bokuto agreed. "Let's do it now-!"

"Hey, guys. Mind if we practice with you?"

'Crap!' Both Bokuto and Akaashi thought as they turned to the gym doors. Kuroo, Tsukishima, and Hinata stood in the doorway, the Nekoma captain leading.
(M/N) on the other hand, was excited to meet the new people. "Bokuto-san, Akaashi, is it okay?!" He beamed, eyes wide like a curiously excited puppy. "Please?!"

The Fukurodani captains shared a look and sighed, but Bokuto quickly perked up. "Of course! What's up Kubroo?!" He greeted happily, running over to Kuroo. They did their usual handshake, while Hinata and Tsukishima went to greet Akaashi.

"Akaashi, who's the guy over there?!" Hinata asked, pointing to (M/N).

"Don't point, dumbass," Tsukishima reprimanded.

"That's our new middle blocker, (L/N)," Akaashi answered, looking at (M/N). "(M/N), come over here," he said, smiling a bit.

(M/N) walked over, waving shyly. "Hello!" He greeted politely. "You must be Tsukishima and Hinata! Bokuto-san talks about you guys a lot!" He said, rubbing his neck sheepishly. 'Makes me jealous,' He thought.

"Woah! You're so pretty!" Hinata mindlessly praised, causing (M/N) to blush. "Fukurodani has so many pretty and cool-looking people!"

"I have to say, the shrimp's right," Kuroo chuckled as he and Bokuto walked over. He took (M/N)'s hand, bowing politely and then kissing the boy's knuckles. "Kuroo Tetsuro. A pleasure to meet you, (L/N)-kun."

"T-The p-pleasure's all mine," (M/N) stuttered out. 'Way too much praise! Why is everyone here like this?!'

"Alright, hands off bro," Bokuto piped up, smirking as he pulled Kuroo back. Kuroo snickered, and Akaashi frowned. "Now, let's play some volleyball!"

The boys split up into teams; Bokuto, Akaashi, and (M/N) versus Kuroo, Tsukishima, and Hinata. They began to play a match of volleyball, but (M/N) knew something was bound to go wrong. Most of the day had, so why wouldn't it here?
As the two groups played, Kuroo would occasionally wink or flirt with (M/N). And every time this happened, Bokuto and Akaashi would get more and more annoyed. Either Akaashi's sets would be off, or Bokuto's spikes would miss. (M/N) was starting to get frustrated, blocking Hinata's spike for the fifth time. Finally, he turned to his teammates. "Are you guys okay? You're acting weird," he bluntly asked, causing Tsukishima to snicker.

"W-We're fine!" Bokuto stammered, embarrassed to have been caught slipping up because of a crush. 'Damnit!'

"Yeah dude, are you sure you're okay?" Kuroo asked with a smirk. Bokuto shot his best friend a dirty look, causing the Nekoma captain to snicker as well. Little did the Fukurodani players know, this was his plan. "Oh well. Let's keep going, right sweet cheeks?"

"S-Sweet c-cheeks?" (M/N) repeated, blushing for the umpteenth time. Bokuto growled, fingers digging into the leather of the volleyball.

They started playing again, and this time, Akaashi's set was perfect as he shot Kuroo a glare. Kuroo smirked, running to block Bokuto's spike. Bokuto jumped high enough to spike the ball, then brought it down with all his muscle.

Right into Kuroo's face.

"Holy crap!" (M/N) and Hinata yelled together, eyes wide. While Hinata and Tsukishima went to check on Kuroo, the Fukurodani middle blocker turned to his teammates. "That's it! Come with me!" He snapped.

'He looks upset,' Akaashi and Bokuto both thought, looking at each other. 'We messed up, didn't we?'

(M/N) led them outside, closing the doors and then turning to them with crossed arms. "Alright, what's going on with you two?!" He asked, brows furrowed. "You've been acting super weird all day! First, it was with the Date Tech and Seijoh captains, but now spiking a ball into Kuroo-san's face?! Really?!" He rambled. "This isn't like you guys! I may be new, but I know enough to know this isn't how you guys act!"

Bokuto and Akaashi looked at each other and sighed. "We're sorry," Akaashi spoke softly. "I don't know what came over us. We agreed to keep you away from anyone trying to flirt with you, but we let our jealousy take over."

"Jealousy?"

"We.." Bokuto stopped himself. He groaned, then hid his face in his hands. "We really like you! Both of us, we really like you (M/N)!"

(M/N) felt his face flush with color as his heart skipped a bit. He looked at Akaashi for confirmation, and the setter just wordlessly nodded. He took a moment to process, then stepped forward. Bokuto and Akaashi both expected a slap, a yell, something.

Instead, they were both pulled into a hug.

"I really like you too, idiots," (M/N) whispered, smiling fondly. "I've liked you since my first week here. You guys could have said something sooner."

"I- wait- really-? What?!" Bokuto couldn't even find words to respond. Akaashi and (M/N) chuckled as they pulled out of the hug. "Wait, really-?!"

"Dear lord Bokuto-san, you're oblivious," (M/N) smiled and rolled his eyes. He grabbed Bokuto's collar, pulling him into a quick kiss. Bokuto squeaked, but quickly reacted, his hands cupping the boy's cheeks. (M/N) pulled back, giggling. Then, he turned to Akaashi, who was awkwardly pulling on his fingers. An adorable habit. "Aw, does 'Kaashi want one?" He teased.

Akaashi, however, wordlessly nodded. His cheeks were dusted a pretty shade of pink, and his eyes were wandering to focus on anything other than his beautiful crush and beautiful captain.

(M/N) stepped away from Bokuto and took Akaashi's hands in his. "Don't be shy 'Kaashi!" He beamed. Akaashi blinked owlishly a few times, then warmly smiled. He gave (M/N)'s hands a squeeze, softly laughing. "Huh-?"

Akaashi swooped in and kissed (M/N) breathlessly, causing Bokuto to grin and cheer. When he pulled back, he took one of the owl-like captain's hands in one and held (M/N)'s in another. "Thank you (M/N). Thank you," Akaashi spoke quietly, squeezing both their hands.

"Aww, Agaasheee! You're so cute!"

"Of course 'Kaashi! It's not a problem - liking you guys is easy!"

"I'm lucky then.."

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DNAKIDJEIANRNDKA I LOVE THEM SO MUCH
THIS PROBABLY SUCKED AND IT'S RLLY LONG BUT I LOVE AKAASHI AND BOKUTO SO MUCH
requested by -t0bi0 ! I hope this was okay 😌👊
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