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#sakuatsu am i the asshole? | where, after a fight with atsumu, kiyoomi tried asking the internet if he was rude. (except that the people that found him are people that knew too much)

r/AmITheAsshole
Posted by u/k_sks03

AITA for telling my teammate his face is annoying?

I (23M) play volleyball professionally. I'm not very sociable, just when the situation calls for it and I don't talk that much with my teammates. I don't hate them or anything, I just prefer to be left alone.

They also keep putting arms all over each other after practice when they're all sweaty and it disgusts me. They're still nice people in general, I guess. And we have good team dynamics.

Anyway, I digress.

Most of my teammates I can tolerate provided they are a couple feet away from me but this one particular person (24M) keeps shoving his face in my personal bubble all the time and it's pissing me off.

He always has something to say in every conversation happening around the locker room and he keeps smirking toward my direction even when I don't say anything.

It's really bothering me. He keeps greeting me 'good morning' everyday, winks at me, and he keeps smiling at me like there's no tomorrow. Does his face muscles not get tired? He also shortened my name into some ridiculous kindergarten nickname.

I don't see the need for a nickname. We are adults. And now every time I hear that name I automatically think of him and expect him to appear beside me in a jiffy.

We had an argument yesterday. It wasn't even a serious one. He asked me who would be a better libero if we rotate our positions (I'm a spiker and he's a setter). Naturally, I said I will be the better one since I already have great digging and receiving skills whereas

he had little to no experience in receiving since as a setter he's not supposed to receive first balls save for emergencies.

Next thing I know, our faces were in front of each other and I can clearly see his veins popping out, his forehead red, and apparently he has freckles.

Then he kept raising his voice saying that he will be better than me because he knows exactly what kind of receives a setter needs so he can do it easily.

It was so stupid. He kept repeating the stupid nickname he had of me in every sentence and everybody else was listening in

and the argument went from volleyball to childish insults.

That's when I said he was dumb and his hair and mouth and nose and his face were all annoying me and was getting too much in my face and left.

AITA? I mean we could've just had a proper conversation about it. He was the first one to scream and he's the one always up in my business, smiling at me and stuff.

top comments:

capitainshū
Sounds to me like he's just being a nice friend? I bet he just wants to have good rapport with you and bickering is natural. You didn't have to say to his face that he's annoying.

zuna_tsks
I have a feeling you secretly like the nickname and your teammate in general. Does he make you feel alive when you fight? I bet you really like it when he's giving you attention.

k_sks03
Huh? Well.. If I'm being honest, it is fun sometimes watching him squirm and try to come up with an argument. But still, I'd prefer silence. Don't assume things.

heyheyhey12
YOU SHOULD APOLOGIZE IT'S STILL RUDE TO SAY SOMEONE IS ANNOYING TO THEIR FACE AND YOU GUYS ARE TEAMMATES YOU HAVE TO GET ALONG

argentinian_babygirl
OP sounds like he has feelings he refuses to acknowledge lol if he annoys you that much, then ignore??

orangina_theorangesoda
THIS IS SO FAMILIAR oh we have the same situation but not about me. My teammates are like this too!! But I think I caught them both blushing a few times when they argue… so that's the difference I guess… you should apologize!

onigiriman
They want your attention, pft. Does he really bother you so much? If they stop doing everything you said they did, will you be okay? Think about it.

shishishinaki
i sense sexual tension maybe you just need to kiss.

tarotea
Why do I feel like I know you? Like, I've heard the other side of this story? But I agree with shishishinaki. I think you guys should kiss.

eyebrow_dude
lmao dude you're that hung up over it? you text me AND post here? Maybe I do agree with the other commenters. KISS HIM

EDIT: why do you all keep telling me to kiss him? Or that I secretly have feelings for that annoying guy? You are all no help to me. This is useless.

capitainshū
Have you guys reconciled at least?

shishishinaki
I stand by my comment OP. Maybe a kiss or a peck on the cheek would resolve all this tension. It's literally traversing through my screen.

UPDATE: we fought..again. He's ignoring me. It's been a whole day. I did apologize although maybe I could have said it louder but he refuses to even look at me. What should I do?

argentinian_babygirl
OP LMAO I can feel the sadness all the way here and I'm in Europe!

zuna_tsks
I thought you preferred silence? Not so funny now, is it?

shishishinaki
pft, kiss and it's over.

k_sks03
Can you stop telling me to kiss him? What the hell does that solve?

tarotea
kiss him and find out.

UPDATE: Hey guys, it's been a while but we're okay now. Turns out I do like him. Bye.

shishishinaki
THEY KISSED

tarotea
THEY KISSED

eyebrow_dude
OP you're not the asshole you just didn't know you're an idiot in love.

bestsetter_
SO THIS IS THE POST EVERYBODY HAS BEEN TELLING ME ABOUT!! OP you are so cute I can't believe you had to post here just to figure out you like me too, you could've just kissed me earlier.

UPDATE: since he found this post, I'm deleting it along with my dignity.

Oh and if you're still here, put your phone down and come over here.

//i feel a little silly now that i read this again sjfkdk ok i go now, live laugh love - alex !