"and then, like, you're supposed to put the cake in the freezer? like who does that?" kuroo threw his hands in the air.

"i mean... i put oil in the freezer once because i wanted it to be colder but.... it froze" nishinoya shrugged while the others just stared at him in awe - damn, what a dumbass.

"so, where are the two other ones? ah..." bokuto sighed, his head dizzy from listening to kuroo's rants about the great british bake off and how he could kick everybody's ass. he ended up calling bokuto and ranted for at least four hours about how his cakes would be better.

he ranted for at least an hour about how they always fail at making caramel decorations and how he could make much better ones in a matter of minutes, then he went on a rant about his hatred for fondant and dry cake bases... it was quite a speech to handle.

just as kuroo was about to say something a sudden weight jumped on his back, almost tackling him to the ground. "you big cat, i am getting revenge!", he yelled. "you left me on read!"

kuroo managed to shake him off. once the other was on the ground, they all admired his beautiful green jacket - it really did fit him. it was part of his personality, just like everything else he owned. green jackets, green pants, green hats, his apartment was green, his phone case was green and even his nails were painted green.

"so, where is he? where is iwaizumi?" hinata wondered as his eyes scanned the area, his hands digging for his phone to spam iwaizumi with messages.

"shoyo... you jump on me again and we will have problems." kuroo said through gritted teeth. "he's not here yet, also why do you know his name? who the fuck snitched?"

"we should call him... and it was me," nishinoya said, his voice quiet, whipping his phone out of his pocket and immediately firing up the app.

"if he bails, i will punch him" hinata looked around. "i've been waiting to meet him and see the most dangerous addiction of all"

"we need to get it out of him one way or another" bokuto sighed. "if he shares, it will be easier to help him. but also, it will help us understand him better" he continued as the others nodded.

sure they were a squad of absolute morons, i mean, massive idiots, like enormous dumbasses who constantly found themselves doing embarrassing stuff - but one thing they had was care and trust for each other.

so with iwaizumi, as part of the group, they felt like they wanted to know him even more. help him overcome. whatever was troubling was taking a toll on him, they could see.

"hey says he's here," nishinoya said as he looked up from his phone. the three others started looking around as well, trying to spot anything that would indicate that the man himself had arrived on the scene.

usually, the four of them would meet up often, so they all had been looking forward to meeting iwaizumi for the first time, the fifth official member of the himbo squad and a man that, from texts, seems like a completely normal person.

"uhm... guys?" they heard a voice coming from behind them. as they turned around they were faced with a man, medium height. shorter than kuroo and bokuto, but taller than nishinoya and hinata.

his face looked like it was sculpted by gods themselves, with well-defined facial features: slanted but sharp eyes, a pointy nose, lips that were not too thin and not too plump. his jawline and cheekbones stood out just enough to make him even more attractive than before. the one thing on his thing that was not in place was a bruise on his cheek.

he was dressed in a simple but nice outfit. overall, the four of them were stricken with his looked and his voice, he had a calming vibe to himself - and... nothing about him screamed "dangerous addiction".

"i-iwaizumi?" kuroo asked and watched as the other nodded. before any of them could react hinata jumped at iwaizumi, latching onto him like some monkey.

"man of the hour! you know me?" hinata looked at him with sparkly eyes as the other tried to catch a grasp of whatever was going on.

hinata felt his strong hand suddenly support part of his weight as iwaizumi pointed at kuroo. "hyena... kuroo, right?", the latter nodded with a smile on his face, happy to be the first one recognized.

"then... thunder, nishinoya?" iwaizumi raised an eyebrow at the shorter boy who gleamed with happiness. "and you're needles, bokuto?"

"that's absolutely right... my god iwaizumi you look amazing" bokuto couldn't hold back. he felt kuroo glare at him just slightly once those words came out of his mouth but the truth cannot be contained.

"thanks" iwaizumi let out a chuckle. "that makes you the elusive green," iwaizumi said as he looked down. hinata suddenly jumped down, fixing his shirt.

"yes, green! name is hinata shoyo! a pleasure to meet you" he smiled widely. hinata held out his hand to iwaizumi and watched slowly as a bandaged hand slowly got closer to his. iwaizumi's handshake was firm, yet somehow still very soft - perhaps iwaizumi was shy meeting all these new people.

"well, uh, i'm iwaizumi. i hope i'm not late?" he asked as he scratched his head, clearly a bit wary of the four guys in front of him. they all shook their heads, still trying to grasp the situation. just who is this man? why does he have such a cool vibe? what the hell is his addiction?

"no, no you're not! we were thinking where to go!" bokuto said to reassure him, glad to see iwaizumi taking one more step towards them.

"there is this korean barbecue place around the corner if you guys wanna have some? they have good beer too" iwaizumi suggested.

"say no more. off we go" nishinoya immediately interjected.

the five of them made small talk while on the to the place. well, iwaizumi made small talk. the others ranted and ranted about god knows what, from cooking shows to car commercials to going fishing but then feeling bad about catching fish - iwaizumi walked and listened, occasionally giving a comment or two.

this could just be written down as being shy around new people but kuroo could sense something else too. iwaizumi was cautious - perhaps it was a sign of betrayal by a friend in the past or betrayal of a lover - all he could do is speculate for now. he felt like a detective trying to piece all the details together.

the lunch was not much different, though they did manage to get some stuff out of iwaizumi. he was not a fan of fatty foods and has plenty of love for cats (kuroo showed him a picture of his cat and iwaizumi melted just slightly). iwaizumi also kept looking around, as if scanning the area for a suspicious person.

"so, iwaizumi, what's up with your addiction?" hinata asked suddenly, catching everyone off guard.

"uh, good question" iwaizumi answered.

"you know what's mine? i don't think you do. i will tell you" hinata spoke with his mouth full, iwaizumi was still sitting there dumbfounded, trying to process the situation.

"stop ruining our korean barbecue experience dumbass" nishinoya spoke as he took another swig of his beer, enjoying the quality.

"shush. so, it's weed." hinata said, making iwaizumi almost choke on his meat wrap.

"excuse me?" he asked.

"weed. man, oh, i can't go without it" hinata turned to iwaizumi. "see, it's not hard to say what your addiction is. we all have opened up to you - you do the same" he added.

"i... don't think it's the time yet" iwaizumi gave them a nervous chuckle.

"... it's been two months, you know?" kuroo spoke up. "not like i agree with hinata's tactic here but we do want to know. we want to help"

"i know you do. i guess it's something i personally need to overcome, get over the fact that people might not judge me. give me some more time" there was something in iwaizumi's voice that made hinata shut up immediately. he was being genuine.

the rest of the time they spent in the korean bbq place was fun enough for everyone, especially when hinata ordered the spiciest dish he could find and almost died trying to get to the water. they all had a good laugh when kuroo realized he had forgotten his wallet after declaring he will pay for the food - iwaizumi ended up paying.

it was a fun day for the himbo squad. though unbeknownst to iwaizumi, the urge to know his addiction grew stronger - a storm was coming.

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sorry, long wait! i am busy with university at the moment but i will try to squeeze in some updates!

-hatari.