[He tried, he honestly tried to be the bigger person here and get his feelings across properly. He felt like he owed as much after the trainwreck from the previous night. But Iwaizumi is being really stupid right now so maybe yelling at him will work better. Great plan Kageyama.]
[It's morning and he doesn't seem to still be drugged up to his eyeballs so that means this is real and his tiny kouhai with the big eyes and stupid smile when he looks at a volleyball.]
[Well, that's a lie. Part of him will always care about what Oikawa thinks, partly because he still admires him, partly because Oikawa kind of scares him.
But Oikawa's opinion is not the most important to him in this situation.]
so youre okay with... that?
[He means the whole conversation they just had but why be precise when you can be vague?]
[Since apparently he's not allowed to come pick up Iwaizumi and that way he has time to go home and change after practice. He's not really too clear on the whole thing but showing up in a sweaty uniform is probably bad date etiquette.]
[Iwaizumi briefly wonders how he ended up offering to go out to dinner with Kageyama, but mostly he's able to put it out of his mind until after practice on Saturday
When he realises that he still doesn't have anything to wear.
After looking through his meagre collection of clothes, he eventually cobbles together an outfit that isn't entirely scruffy and makes his way to the address he gave Kageyama, awkwardly flipping open his phone to check the time and hoping he doesn't look too out of place as he waits.]
Practice went so well that he lingered for longer than he should have, nearly giving himself a heart attack when he finally looked at the clock and realized he had less than half an hour before he was supposed to meet with Iwaizumi.
He doesn't have time to worry about what to wear, he showers in record time and barely manages to pull a shirt over his head before he's running out the door.
He stops running a block away from where they are to meet up, slowing down to what he hopes is a casual walking pace and trying to get his heart beat back to normal. It doesn't help when he sees Iwaizumi standing there and his heart rate is back up again. At least he thinks he can blame the redness of his face on running all the way here.]
Hey...
[It was a lot easier to talk over text, not having to actually face what he now realizes is a huge crush head on. His palms are sweaty, his stomach is doing sommersaults and his throat feels scratchy.
Although that last one might just be because he put his shirt on the wrong way around and the tag is tickling him.]
[Kageyama is exactly late enough to make Iwaizumi wonder whether he's been stood up - which happens to be twelve minutes and thirty one seconds if anyone is counting. Which they are because Iwaizumi feels very awkward standing waiting and keeps flipping his phone open while concentrating on keeping his ears their usual colour.
He's still not entirely sure what to expect here. He invited Kageyama out to dinner, and the kid said he liked him but... he might be being rude but this is Kageyama. He'd probably say "I like you" to someone who passed him a water bottle when he was thirsty so he could play volleyball for three more seconds. And Iwaizumi has never even considered Kageyama as a romantic interest, much less-
Kageyama arrives, thankfully interrupting that thought.]
Hey, you ready to go up?
[The restaurant is up a set of slightly rickety stairs and has a wide open view of three convenience stores, a ratty park, a handful of apartments and a supermarket. But the food is good and it's not far from the station which is what matters.
Kageyama looks like he's either embarrassed to be here with Iwaizumi or ran at least part of the way, given the time Iwaizumi hopes it's the latter but he's not going to comment on it. That's not what you do on dates, right?]
[He doesn't pick up on and of Iwaizumi's nervousness, instead fully focussed on his own.
He actually did it, he managed to tell Iwaizumi he liked him (sort of) and now he's on a date with the guy he's had a crush on for longer than he cares to admit.
It suddenly hits him that this is his very first date. It had kind of been pushed to the back of his mind during his frantic run to get here but now he realizes he has no idea what to do.
Iwaizumi is the one who suggested dinner and thus Tobio assumes he at least knows what he's doing. It's easy to fall back into the habit of following Iwaizumi's lead. Seems like there are more things to teach him even now that they're off the court, senpai.]
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[He tried, he honestly tried to be the bigger person here and get his feelings across properly. He felt like he owed as much after the trainwreck from the previous night. But Iwaizumi is being really stupid right now so maybe yelling at him will work better. Great plan Kageyama.]
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[It's morning and he doesn't seem to still be drugged up to his eyeballs so that means this is real and his tiny kouhai with the big eyes and stupid smile when he looks at a volleyball.]
oikawa's going to be pissed.
[Like either of them will really care.]
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[Well, that's a lie. Part of him will always care about what Oikawa thinks, partly because he still admires him, partly because Oikawa kind of scares him.
But Oikawa's opinion is not the most important to him in this situation.]
so youre okay with... that?
[He means the whole conversation they just had but why be precise when you can be vague?]
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[Please don't make him talk about fucking his kouhai again.]
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so...
yes?
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dinner first. then if you still want to.
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when?
[Not like he would let Iwaizumi know that of course, but maybe he'll get to see it anway soon because this kid is impatient]
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[Romance!]
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[Romance indeed.]
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[Because really. That can't be healthy.]
idk, saturday night? [He'd say Friday but that's when Oikawa inflicts alien movies on him and there's nothing that could get him out of that.]
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[Sometimes Hinata follows him home and refuses to leave. That counts as friendship.]
okay
should i come pick you up?
[He thinks you're supposed to do that with dates.]
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on what? a bike? i'll meet you wherever, haha. [Sorry, Kageyama but he thinks that idea is both cute and stupid.]
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[Nailed it.]
i dont know where a good place would be
[Read: I've never been on a date before.]
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what kind of food do you like? [He'd ask if he wanted somewhere fancy or casual but... he's going on this date too so that answers that question.]
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[His favorite food is pork curry, what did you expect? Also he needs it after Saturday afternoon practice.]
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you like seafood? [Probably, else he'd have been ejected from Japan a while back.]
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[You can't see him, but he's very giddy about this whole development. Clearly he should have had his teeth pulled out earlier.]
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He finds the website and sends Kageyama the address. He can't believe he's going on a date with Kageyama.]
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meet you there at 6?
[Since apparently he's not allowed to come pick up Iwaizumi and that way he has time to go home and change after practice. He's not really too clear on the whole thing but showing up in a sweaty uniform is probably bad date etiquette.]
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[And that works out with sorting himself out after his own practice... What the hell do you wear on a date with Kageyama.]
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[Kageyama would be fine with a sweaty uniform, he'll be happy with anything as long as Iwaizumi actually shows up.]
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When he realises that he still doesn't have anything to wear.
After looking through his meagre collection of clothes, he eventually cobbles together an outfit that isn't entirely scruffy and makes his way to the address he gave Kageyama, awkwardly flipping open his phone to check the time and hoping he doesn't look too out of place as he waits.]
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Practice went so well that he lingered for longer than he should have, nearly giving himself a heart attack when he finally looked at the clock and realized he had less than half an hour before he was supposed to meet with Iwaizumi.
He doesn't have time to worry about what to wear, he showers in record time and barely manages to pull a shirt over his head before he's running out the door.
He stops running a block away from where they are to meet up, slowing down to what he hopes is a casual walking pace and trying to get his heart beat back to normal. It doesn't help when he sees Iwaizumi standing there and his heart rate is back up again. At least he thinks he can blame the redness of his face on running all the way here.]
Hey...
[It was a lot easier to talk over text, not having to actually face what he now realizes is a huge crush head on. His palms are sweaty, his stomach is doing sommersaults and his throat feels scratchy.
Although that last one might just be because he put his shirt on the wrong way around and the tag is tickling him.]
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He's still not entirely sure what to expect here. He invited Kageyama out to dinner, and the kid said he liked him but... he might be being rude but this is Kageyama. He'd probably say "I like you" to someone who passed him a water bottle when he was thirsty so he could play volleyball for three more seconds. And Iwaizumi has never even considered Kageyama as a romantic interest, much less-
Kageyama arrives, thankfully interrupting that thought.]
Hey, you ready to go up?
[The restaurant is up a set of slightly rickety stairs and has a wide open view of three convenience stores, a ratty park, a handful of apartments and a supermarket. But the food is good and it's not far from the station which is what matters.
Kageyama looks like he's either embarrassed to be here with Iwaizumi or ran at least part of the way, given the time Iwaizumi hopes it's the latter but he's not going to comment on it. That's not what you do on dates, right?]
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[He doesn't pick up on and of Iwaizumi's nervousness, instead fully focussed on his own.
He actually did it, he managed to tell Iwaizumi he liked him (sort of) and now he's on a date with the guy he's had a crush on for longer than he cares to admit.
It suddenly hits him that this is his very first date. It had kind of been pushed to the back of his mind during his frantic run to get here but now he realizes he has no idea what to do.
Iwaizumi is the one who suggested dinner and thus Tobio assumes he at least knows what he's doing. It's easy to fall back into the habit of following Iwaizumi's lead. Seems like there are more things to teach him even now that they're off the court, senpai.]
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