It's no secret that Sakusa and Atsumu are pining for each other, but MSBY decide to take matters into their own hands when their longing stares and lingering touches become so embarrassingly cringe that it distracts players during practice.
With Operation Matchmaking finally a go, they start off small.
"Does anyone want a coupon to that new sport store?" Hinata asks casually, like he hadn't spent two weeks carefully placing ads for the store in both Atsumu and Sakusa’s mailboxes just to trigger their curiosity.
"Yes, I saw they're having a sale on a show brand I wanted to buy," Sakusa says, toeing his own shoes.
"And I need new kneepads! I can't find mine anywhere."
Hinata makes a sympathetic sound, stuffing Atsumu’s kneepads deeper in his bag.
Aran is abruptly woken by his phone ringing. He answers, still half-asleep.
"Hello?"
"Aran-kun," Atsumu's panicked voice says. "When I'm with Omi-kun my hands get sweaty and my chest feels tight. I think I like him. What do I do?"
Aran checks the time on his phone.
3:09am
Aran tugs the blanket over his head, groaning, and represses the urge to throw himself off the bed.
"This might blow your mind, but I'm not your therapist. I wasn't even your captain." Aran rubs his eyes. "Can't you go bother Osamu?"
"No, I can't! 'Samu will laugh at me."
"Suna?"
"He'll tell 'Samu. And I can't ask Kita for advice--telling your old crush about your new crush is just weird. And I don't trust any of my teammates with a secret this big! Some of them are very dumb!"
Aran knew a thing or two about dumb teammates himself.
mind reader sakuatsu au except it's already established relationship
atsumu's telepathy leads him to discover that his stoic, hardly ever shows affection, apathetic boyfriend is actually thinking lovey dovey thoughts about him 24/7
oh, atsumu thinks, smirking. how INTERESTING.
atsumu will just be taking a breather during practice, quietly sitting next to sakusa, when he's hit with an endless stream of how much sakusa wants to kiss him, how breathtaking atsumu has looked all day and how sakusa can barely hit a toss when he can only look at atsumu
atsumu turns to sakusa expecting to see a little hint of what he's thinking in his face, but his scowl and slightly disdainful expression is the same as always.
atsumu continues to sit silently, holding back a smile because honestly? the whole thing makes him downright giddy.
if atsumu had a fanclub in high school, i can imagine it probably grew even bigger when he signed with msby straight out of his 3rd year. and it would be SO FUNNY if there was an atsumu fanclub at kiyoomi’s university since his school must have been big on volleyball
like imagine kiyoomi’s just trying to walk to class but blocking his way is a huge crowd of people salivating over his boyfriend’s new selfie on instagram
kiyoomi text atsumu "even when ur not here u still manage to annoy me" and atsumu thinks "aww he must miss me so much :)"
kiyoomi's classmates ask him what atsumu is like after they find out their high school teams played each other and kiyoomi just grits his teeth and hisses “annoying” (he and atsumu are deeply in love)
The MSBY Black Jakals hold an annual fundraiser to build connections with fans. In the past, they'd done events like a dance performance, cook-off, and even a fashion show. But this year, with so many new faces, they had to go big.
It was Hinata’s idea to do a host club.
As the event began rolling, it was obvious that each player was popular for different reasons. Bokuto's fun, bubbly energy attracted many kids and younger adults. Hinata’s fans were interested in his global travels and sunny magnetism. Meian's fans just seemed horny, honestly.
Atsumu's popularity was to be expected because of his good looks, but everyone on the team was left with wide eyes as the largest crowd of fans gathered at Sakusa’s table.
And from the way Atsumu wouldn't stop glaring Sakusa’s way, he didn't like sharing the spotlight.