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The harsh slam of rain and the occassional boom of thunder is so loud Kageyama can't even hear his own breathing or the thud of the volleyball as he sets it up to catch it again. School was cancelled for the day since the announcement of a sudden thunderstorm in their region.
He hasn't gotten up since he woke up two hours ago. It's currently eleven am and he hasn't eaten a thing since last night. All the lights in his house are closed, not even the lamplight next to his bed is on. His phone lays next to the lamplight on his bedside table, put on silent after he couldn't handle the insistant dinging from countless messages coming from three different group chats. His ears just couldn't handle the high pitched noise today.
Normally, he'd be happy to participate with his friends-- he didn't think he'd ever have any again after middle school but here we are-- with their ridiculous conversations, but not today. Today's one of those days. When the lights are just a little bit too bright. Thoughts just a little bit too loud. House just a little colder than it usually is.
He hasn't felt this way in a while.
He doesn't even know why he feels like this. Everything's been going so well lately. He found a place in Karasuno, a kinship with it's members, and a growing friendship with the other first years and other setters. He and Miwa call or text eachother everyday, so there's nothing wrong there. He hasn't bumped into anyone from middle school. It's not near his grandfather's death anniversary.
So why.
He throws the ball too hard and fails to catch it. It falls to the ground and roles away. He doesn't have the energy to get up and get it, so he just drops his arms and continues to lay there.
He's a liar cause he knows why.
It's cause last night his brain decided it wanted to slap Kageyama with a faceful of insecurities. It decided it wanted to give him a nightmare. One where everything he's managed to build up comes crumbling down. One where his team decides they don't want him. Cuz, y'know, he's tyrannical and socially awkward. A bad tempered, arrogant, cold, distant, sad little shit and his team doesn't want him and Miwa doesn't want him and Hinata doesn't want him and Kindaichi and Kinumi were right--
The loud snap of thunder interrupts his thoughts.
He stares at the ceiling dazedly for a few seconds before snatching his phone from the night stand once he realizes he was spiraling again. It takes a moment to unlock his phone with shaky hands. His eyes are starting to sting as he ignores the other messages and scrolls through his contacts, pressing the familiar 'Big Sis'.
It rings three times, enough for him to think he should end the call 'cause Miwa has her own problems to deal with and he should learn to deal with his own and stop acting like a whining child--
"Hello?"
It's Miwa's curious voice that interupts his thoughts this time and he bites his bottom lip and squeezes his eyes shut as tears finally spill out. He only remembers he needs to answer when Miwa, with a voice gentler than before, beats him to it.
"...Tobi, I'm here for you."
He sobbs.
"Miwa-nii..." His voice is barely over a whispher and he stuttered so much over three syllables but Miwa doesn't judge him.
He's not even suprised she knew what was wrong before he said it. Afterall, it was Miwa who's been there through it all. It was Miwa who held him when he cried to sleep at night after their grandfather died, after he was rejected by his team in middle school. It was Miwa who pat his head after he won a match or ranted about a new book. It was Miwa who he spilled all his deepest, darkest, ugliest insecurities and fears to. She was always and probably always will be the person he turns to when he needs someone, and he knows that goes both ways.
"Oh, Tobi..." She sounds sympathetic but not pitying, 'cause she knows he hates being pitied. Has hated it since the first time he told past friends he doesn't have parents, only a grandpa and a sister who loved him more than the world and really, that's all he ever needed.
They stay on the phone for half an hour with Miwa gently whisphering soft reassurances to him until he calms down. When he finally feels like he can talk without sobbing, Miwa encourages him to eat.
"...Sorry I bothered you." He says hesitantly as he puts a spoonful of cereal in his mouth.
"Tobi, don't do that. If anything I'm glad you called, you know I hate it when you bottle everything up."
Kageyama humms in response.
"Actually I was planning on calling you today anyway . I have some good news."
Kageyama humms in question this time.
"I'm coming home next week!"
That sentence is enough to light up his entire day. There's still, no doubt, a thunderstorm outside, but it feels like the clouds have parted because his sister is coming home.
"Really!?"
Miwa chuckles lightly. "Yeah, do you want me to bring anything home?"
"Suprise me."
"Challenge accepted."
Despite the horrible start of his Wednesday, things are starting to look up.
They stay on the phone for another hour before Miwa says she needs to answer a couple messages from her boss. They say their love you's and goodbyes and end the call.
It's only then that Kageyama realizes that his phone has stopped receiving messages from three different group chats and instead is only receiving a bombardment of messages from only one foreign one.
He opens it of course, because he's finally ready for some entertainment now that he's feeling better.
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wE lOvE BaLLssss😩💅💅💅
12:48 pm
Yams uwu:
THEN HINATA JUST FUCKIN BOLTED
Kageyama:
Oh i think i know this story
Ball of energy:
KAGEYAMA THANK GOD
TELL THEM IT WASNT MY FAULT THAT WE GOT ARRESTED
Kageyama:
It was tho
Ball of energy:
YOU FUCKING TRAITOR
Kageyama:
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH SHIT SUGA SAN GAVE ME YESTERDAY IN THE SETTERS GC CUZ OF YOU???
Ball of energy:
Tbf, you made up the whole backstory
Kageyama:
Would you rather they call our parents????
Ball of energy:
Touche
KuRooster:
First years are fucking wild
Yahaba:
THATS WHAT I SAID
Yams uwu:
SO AFTER THAT
WHEN WE WERE ASKED FOR OUR PARENTS
TSUKKI JUST SAID
KenKitten:
Daisuga
The blond twin:
D A I S U G A
Shira what the bangs:
D a i s u g a
Kawa:
🗣🗣🗣DAIIISSUUUGAAAAA
Daddy Crow:
Well im glad our ship name is catching on
Mommy Crow:
YOURE SUPPOSED TO BE ON MY SIDE
Iwaizumi:
TOORU
STOP FUCKING IGNORING ME
The gray twin:
Oof
Even the first name thing isnt working
Kageyama:
Can i get a clear picture on who exactly is in this gc???
And how it happened???
Mommy Crow:
Im still mad at you so No
Ball of energy:
Basically while u were offline tanaka san and noya san decided to make a gc with everyone from karasuno and every other volleyball player from other teams they had in their contacts
Yams uwu:
So basically everyone from karasuno, everyone from aoba johsai, kenma san kuroo san yaku san and lev san from nekoma, bokuto san and akaashi san from fukuradoni, ushijima san tendou san shirabu san and semi san from shiratorizawa, atsumu san osamu san and suna san from inarizaki
Ball of energy:
Not everyones online tho or went offline earlier, also the nicknames were given earlier during conversation so not everyone has one yet
Nuissance 1:
Awww the first years are bonding
Nuissance 2:
Noyabro theyre so sweet
Nuissance 1:
BRO
Nuissance 2:
BRO
Iwaizumi:
TOORU ISTG
Tsuwukkiii:
Also oikawa san has been ignoring iwaizumi san since monday apparently, do you know anything about that king? Cuz the setters have been kinda suspicious
Kageyama:
Why dear tsuwukki, whyever would you think i have anything to do with that?
Tsuwukkiii:
Cuz when iwaizumi san asked earlier kenma san said you and him were about to win a bet
Kageyama:
Ok you got me
It was totally my fault
Iwaizumi:
KAGEYAMA WHAT DID YOU DO
Mommy Crow:
DONT YOU FUCKIN BLAME MY JUNIOR FOR YOUR INCOMPETENCE
Hanamaki:
Damn
Matsukawa:
Like a mother indeed
Iwaizumi:
WHATD I FUCKIN DO???????
Kawa:
ITS WHAT YOU DIDNT DO YOU ASSHOLE
Iwaizumi:
FINALLY
TOORU JUST TELL ME WHAT I DID WRONG
Kawa:
Akaashi chan, how was your day, i see youre finally online😊😊😊
Iwaizumi:
MOTHERFUCKER
Akaashi:
Hi?
Iwaizumi:
TOORU CAN YOU JUST FUCKING UNBLOCK ME SO WE CAN TALK PROPERLY
Kawa:
Yamaguchi chan maybe you should continue youre story🙂
Yama uwu:
I actually just got chills
Iwaizumi:
CAN YOU STOP BEING DRAMATIC AND JUST TALK TO ME???
The blond twin:
Uh oh
Shira what the bangs:
He didnt
Mommy Crow:
Oh no
Yahaba:
Iwaizumi san...
Akaashi:
Im about to lose my money arent i?
KenKitten:
Its like he doesnt know kawa
Kageyama:
Here we go
KuRooster:
I have never seen the setters so in sync
BokuOwl:
Same bro
KuRooster:
Bro
BokuOwl:
Bro
Iwaizumi:
?????
Kawa:
WELL EXCUSE ME FOR REACTING STRONGLY TO MY DECADE LONG CHILDHOOD FRIEND, WHO I THOUGHT TRUSTED ME, LYING TO MY FUCKING FACE SINCE 3 YEARS AGO
Iwaizumi:
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU EVEN TALKIMG ABOUT???
Kawa:
IM TALKING ABOUT THE BITCH WHO STOLE YOUR HEART YOU IDIOT
Iwaizumi:
THE FUCK?????
Kawa:
NOW UR ACTING DUMB??????????
Iwaizumi:
THERE IS NO BITCH WHO STOLE ANYTHING??????
Kawa:
UR DEFENDING HER??
UR DOWN THAT BAD AND U NEVER DECIDED TO TELL ME????
Iwaizumi:
Im coming to your house and if you dont answer the door im breaking it down
Tell ur mom sorry in advance
Kawa:
I'll just run the fuck away before you get here
Iwaizumi:
Then ill run after you
Kawa:
We both know ive always been faster than you
Iwaizumi:
And we both know i know where youll go before you do
I'll catch up before you know it
Kawa:
You can fucking try
Iwaizumi:
I fucking will
Kawa:
WHY WONT U JUST GO TO UR FUCKIN GIRLFRIEND
Iwaizumi:
I HAVE NO GIRLFRIEND
Kawa:
CRUSH THEN WHATEVER
Iwaizumi:
TOORU YOU DONT EVEN KNOW WHO HE IS
Kawa:
ITS A GUY?????
YOU DIDNT EVEN BOTHER TO TELL ME YOUR SEXUALITY?????
Iwaizumi:
YOU NEVER ASKED
Kawa:
EXCUSES
Iwaizumi:
WHY IS THIS EVEN SUCH A BIG FUCKING DEAL TO YOU????
Kawa:
CUZ I TRUST YOU WITH EVERYTHING
AND APPARENTLY YOU CANT EVEN TRUST ME WITH A CRUSH
Iwaizumi:
ITS
I MEAN
SHIT ITS NOT JUST A FUCKING CRUSH
Kawa:
So youre fucking in love and you never thought to tell me
Iwaizumi:
CUZ I DIDNT WANT IT TO COME BETWEEN US
TOORU LISTEN
Kawa:
WHY THE FUCK WOULD THE PERSON YOU LIKE COME BETWEEN US
...
HOLY SHIT ISTG HAJIME IF ITS USHIJIMA ILL FUCKING KILL YOU
Iwaizumi:
NO
OH MY GOD TOORU
Kawa:
GOOD
FUCK I LOSE EVERYTHING TO USHIJIMA I CANT LOSE YOU TOO
Iwaizumi:
Kawa...
Youll never fucking lose me
If anything i might lose you
Kawa:
You still havent said how???
Iwaizumi:
Cuz i cant lose you
Kawa:
JUST FUCKING TELL ME IM NOT GLASS HAJIME
Iwaizumi:
I KNOW BUT I CANT
Kawa:
Fuck you
Iwaizumi:
DAMNIT OIKAWA ITS YOU
I FUCKING LOVE YOU
I HAVE SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
AND I KNOW YOU DONT FEEL THE SAME CUZ YOUVE BEEN GOING AROUND FLIRTING WITH ANY GIRL THAT FUCKING BREATHS AND THE OCCASIONAL GUY WITH BICEPS
I DIDNT WANT TO MAKE ANYTHING WEIRD BUT SINCE YOURE SO INSISTENT THERE YOU GO
IM IN LOVE WITH YOU ASSHOLE
DAMNIT SAY SOMETHING TOORU OR I SWEAR IM GONNA JUMP OFF A FUCKING BRIDGE
Kawa:
Where tf are you
Iwaizumi:
WHERE
WHERE THE FUCK AM I??????
FUCK IM LIKE 2 MINUTES FROM YOUR HOUSE RIGHT NOW
ARE YOU SERIOSLY NOT GONNAH5DSSQka
Shira what the bangs:
Wow
Akaashi:
Siiiggghhh
BokuOwl:
AGGGASHI DONT BE SAD
WHY ARE YOU SAD
Akaashi:
Dont worry Bokuto san im not sad
Just dissapointed
Kageyama:
I accept payment through gcash and paypay
gcash.pay-me.KTobio
Kageyama.Paypay.link
KenKitten:
Pls pay me through Gcash
gcash.pay-me.KKenma
Ofcourse split the money evenly first
I dont wanna owe anyone anything
Thanks Kags🤜
Kageyama:
🤛My pleasure Kenma san
Ball of energy:
Since when were you two close????
Mommy Crow:
Since they decided to join forces and put a hole through our wallets
Yahaba:
Couldnt they have done this a month before graduation
The blond twin:
Remind me to never bet against kageyama again
The gray twin:
Moms gonna fuckin kill you
The blond twin:
She wont if you dont tattle
The gray twin:
Then give me my fuckin jacket back
The blond twin:
Damnit fine
Nuissance 1:
Tanakabro both Sugasan and Kageyama are gamblers
Wtf is this
Nuissance 2:
An alternate universe me thinks
Nuissance 1:
Bro
Nuissance 2:
Bro
Ennoshita:
Can you two fucking stop that
Nuissance 2:
ENNO HII
Ennoshita:
Hi Tanaka
Nuissance 2:
HOW LONG WERE U ONLINE
DID U SEE THE DRAMA
Ennoshita:
Yes i did actually im with kinnoshita and narita we were sharing popcorn while reading together
Narita:
The updates are taking too long
Kinnoshita:
You cant just expect them to resolve a decades worth of pent up emotions in 10 fuckin minutes
Narita:
Not really decades long, its not like they fell in love when they were children
Kinnoshita:
They couldve
Yahaba:
I honestly think they did
KuRooster:
Kenmaaaa how much did u earn
KenKitten:
Not everyones paid yet but currently 100 yen
We shouldve raised the stakes more but atleast its double what i bet
KuRooster:
Not much then
Still, wanna eat out today? My parents arent home and im bored
KenKitten:
Sure
U pay
KuRooster:
Of course
Ball of energy:
😏
KenKitten:
Shut up Shoyou
KuRooster:
??
KenKitten:
Its nothing
Im outside
KuRooster:
That was fast
Be right there
Mommy Crow:
OMYGAWD GUYS WE GOT AN UPDATE IN THE SETTERS GC
Shira what the bangs:
Suddenly i am speed
The blond twin:
Ciao motherfuckers
Narita:
THATS NOT FUCKING FAIR
Yams uwu:
Hold the fucking phone
What about us???
Tsuwukkiii:
Kageyama will probably update us later anyway
Ball of energy:
KAGSSSSS
LATERRR
Kageyama:
Yeah yeah
Narita:
So were the only ones out of the loop????
I shouldve applied for setter.
_____
✨Pretty Setters✨
2:00 pm
Oinkawa:
IM GETTING MARRIED
SUGAr baby:
WAY TOO SOON
Oinkawa:
WELL I DONT SEE WHERE ELSE THIS RELATIONSHIP IS GOING OTHER THAN TO THE ALTAR
BECAUSE IF WE BREAK UP I WILL PROBABLY NEVER LEAVE MY HOUSE AGAIN
BuzzBuzzBitch:
CONGRATULATIONS YOU OBLIVIOUS MF
Oinkawa:
THANK U TSUMU
Dog Trainer:
Congratulations Oikawa san
Shirabish:
Yeah yeah everyone says congratulations
MF U OWE EVERYONE 50 YEN
Oinkawa:
WHAT WHY???
OH
OH I FINALLY GET THE BET THING
OH SHIT
Yknow what
Yeah ill pay 50 yen
Shirabish:
Thank god
Oinkawa:
To whoever won☺
Shirabish:
U LITTLE SHIT
SUGAr baby:
Kegeyama and Kenma won
They sent the link for online payment to the main vb gc just backread
Oinkawa:
TOBIO CHAN YOU WONDERFUL LITTLE SHIT
I STILL HATE YOU BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING THE REASON I HAVE A THRIVING RELATIONSHIP
Blue bitch:
Your welcome?
SUGAr baby:
Thats so backhanded cant u just be grateful🙄
Oinkawa:
NUH UH IT GOES AGAINST RELATIONSHIPS REPUTATION
BuzzBuzzBitch:
Ur so fuckin dramatic
Oinkawa:
So ive been told
Kageyama:
Well im gald you finally figured it all out oikawa san
Oinkawa:
Mhm dont do that it makes it hard to hate you
ANYWAY
WHO WANTS A FUCKIN RECAP
SUGAr baby:
IT SHOULDVE BEEN A GIVEN WE GET A RECAP
Owl whispherer:
Oikawa san pls dont tell us we waited for nothing
Oinkawa:
SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS
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After reading about how Oikawa-san ran to Iwaizumi-san to kiss him, promptly confess their love to eachother and finally enter an official relationship, Kageyama realizes the storm has calmed down considerably to a light pitter patter on his living room window. He then realizes he's been smiling, mood lifted way more than the rain outside. He never realized how good it felt to have people to cheer you up when you're down, even if they dont realize they cheered you up to begin with.