Thread by @IDtsuKei

I’m thinking (shockingly) #levtsukki thoughts this morning. I know a lot of us like to say tsukki’s half French because of the hair color but what iffff he was half Russian but no one knew besides yama because he didn’t talk about it much. So picture this: it’s kenma and Hinata’s

Engagement party and everyone’s in Tokyo celebrating with them, the entirety of Nekoma and karasuno and everyone else who hinata ensnared into being his friend. Tsukki spends his time split between his karasuno people, the blonde frogs, and third gym. He doesn’t interact with

Lev much because he never has, but in the course of conversation with the third gym crew they realize Lev and tsukki are staying at the same hotel, and that Lev has forgotten how to get back there. He says it’s fine that he can use his phone to google directions but when he

Pulls it out to look at it, it’s dead. He’s panicking and kuroo is like calm down I’m sure tsukki will walk you back and grins his sleazy grin and tsukki is like *clicks tongue* fine but if you get separated from me on the way back I’m not looking for you so pay attention. And

So they gather their coats and say their goodbyes and leave. Neither one is drunk, tsukki cause he has an early train to catch back home for a frogs match the following evening, Lev cause his publicist would kill him if he was a drunk mess in public, but they’re both pleasantly

Tipsy, cheeks rosy from the cold, and despite levs over the top story he’s telling tsukki, they’re both having a good time on the walk back. Until! Some paparazzi notice that is Lev world famous model and who is this blonde beauty he’s with? He’s dressed super well he must be a

Model too, and they’re following them snapping pics and yelling out hey what’s blondies name Lev hey who are you walking with is he your boyfriend etc etc and Lev is like I’m so sorry please ignore them. And tsukki’s like 🙄 whatever it’s fine. But them not replying starts to

Piss off one of the dudes who followed Lev from Russia and he starts yelling things in Russian. Lev despite being half Russian and living in the country for most of the year still is very rusty on his Russian, he only knows basic phrases and he has no clue what this man is

Yelling, just that it sounds nasty so his stomach is sinking, hands are shaking because he finally gets one on one time with tsukki and now he’s being harassed and of course he’d fuck this up and tsukki was never going to talk to him again when the man yells something else in

Russian and Tsukishima snaps, he whips around and starts cussing the man out, in Russian. Lev can tell from looking at him that Tsukishima is livid, but he can’t react because holy shit tsukki is yelling in Russian and it’s the hottest thing he’s ever seen?? The man looks

Terrified, he can’t even pick up the camera to snap a picture of tsukki berating him. (The other paparazzi are also scared but they don’t know what he’s saying so they snap pictures because damn whoever this is is hot?) and then tsukki finishes his Russian tirade, spins around

And grabs lev’s arm and drags him off. Lev is still just mouth dropped open, in shock as tsukki pulls them into the hotel. One look from tsukki to the clerk and the hotel staff stops the paparazzi from following them inside. Once they’re out of the lobby and into the hallway

Tsukki stops, dropping levs arm and smoothing down his sleeves where they had ruffled from tsukki’s grip.

‘Sorry. I know you said ignore them but I don’t know how you let that man talk to you like that.’

‘I uh. I don’t know what he was saying.’ Lev shrugs, as tsukki’s eyes bug

Out of his head.

‘Lev. You’ve been living in Russia for years, what do you mean you didn’t know what he said.’ He pinches the bridge of his nose.

‘Ive been trying to learn the language but i don’t have a lot of time! My sister just translates for me most of the time.’

‘Aren’t you half Russian?’

‘Yeah but my parents don’t speak it at home so I never learned! How do you know Russian!’

‘My grandparents refused to learn Japanese so when they come to visit we were only allowed to speak Russian,’ tsukki shrugs. ‘You should really make time for

Lessons.’ He frowns slightly, almost pouting and levs heart thumps in his chest.

‘Your grandparents are Russian?’

‘Yeah, my mom is Russian, dads Japanese.’

‘Woah me too! Tsukki how did I not know this! What did that man say? What were you saying?’

‘Learn Russian and

Find out.’ Tsukki smirks as they reach his room and he swipes his keycard. ‘I’m assuming you don’t need an escort to your door?’

Lev shakes his head, tells tsukki to have sweet dreams, heart thudding again as tsukki blushes.

The next morning he’s woken up from calls from his

Publicist and texts from half of his contact lists.

TW: the next section mentions homophobia, very generically but just a heads up!!

one of the paparazzi men from last night released a video. Apparently the man who was yelling at him in Russian was calling him slurs, insulting his sexuality, and bringing tsukki into it.

The translation of the man’s comments along with the translation of tsukki’s scathing

Remarks back to him are circulating online. Good news, his publicist says, is that the majority of the opinion online is in their favor. He’s already had multiple people reach out to try and schedule a shoot with Lev and his secret friend, now revealed to be semi pro volleyball

Player Tsukishima Kei from the frogs. His publicist said he’s reaching out to the frogs publicist to try and get something scheduled.

Lev hangs up, torn between googling the translations and trying to go find tsukki’s room to apologize for the fiasco. He scrolls through his

Messages anxiously, most of them well wishes and congratulating him on his relationship(he did not have the time to correct everyone oh god he was gunna have to release a statement) when his former captains name caught his eye.

Kuroo- please tell me you at least got tsukki’s

Phone number lmao

He jolts - oh no he didn’t even ask. He checks the time on his phone, hoping it’s not too late to catch tsukki before he checks out and jumps out of bed to go to the door, hair a ruffled mess, still in pjs, trying to remember what the door number tsukki went

Into last night. He opens his door to a shocked tsukki who was standing there hand raised, seconds from knocking.

‘Tsukki! I was just coming to find you! I’m so sorry!’ Lev bows and tsukki’s face flushes.

‘Get up, you have nothing to be sorry for!’

‘But tsukki,’ Lev starts

Before he’s cut off.

‘No. I know, My phones been blowing up all morning. I don’t care, please stop. I came here to give you my number. If you can’t find time to learn Russian but want to live in that country, I’ll find time for you.’

‘You’d teach me?’ Lev can’t stop staring

At the blush spreading across tsukki’s face.

‘If i can teach hinata and kageyama throughout high school, surely I can teach you a bit of Russian.’

Levs speechless, just staring at tsukki until he shifts awkwardly.

‘Unless, unless of course you don’t want my number?’

‘No! No i do. Here!’ Lev thrusts his phone into tsukki’s hands, smiling as he types in his number.

They part, promising to talk soon. Lev goes back to his bed, laying down in bed, squeezing his phone to his chest.

That’s all I’ve got fleshed out in my brain but like tsukki

Texts him and they do have mini lessons but Lev starts going on his own to impress tsukki. They have a photo shoot together but they squash rumors of them dating, even tho that vert night tsukki spends the night in levs apartment wink wink