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Look at my precious boys. I love them each individually so much. Their so adorable I cAnT!!!
@wildernezz i’m going insane
my brain might just be dead but why does volleyball seem so fucking fun and like so cool😭
but then faces like this come out in photos
Kozume Kenma, Nekoma Setter | No. 5 “He stole my heart and he doesn’t even know I exist.”
HFKSJDJSJ so I've been hyperfixating on the idea of new generation volleyballers in Haikyuu so I thought why not make some Haikyuu OCs gjjdjd They exist in the same universe as canon!! But are much younger since most of the canon characters have graduated. Have Mitsui and Koji, better known as Mitsu or Ko tbh. Also, funnily I didn't put them in Seijoh even though Seijoh is my fave team because I kinda don't want to draw Seijoh uniforms all the time haha
So basically!! Mitsu is a volleyball prodigy, he's considered to be one of the best spikers in Japan, but he's fucking dumb lol. Outside of volleyball he almost has no brain cells and barely passed his subjects despite his "smart and composed" appearance. Koji on the other hand despite his rough look is actually a top student academically fjjs, he's extremely smart and diligent and even tutors Mitsu for almost everything and is honestly the only reason Mitsu is still making it through the academic year. He's a really good libero and is well respected by his teammates as a reliable player. They've known each other since middle school and are kinda in a weird pining stage? Mitsu likes Koji but is too dumb to realise Koji likes him back romantically rip. Meanwhile Koji wants to rip his hair out because liking this idiot was tiring but he can't stop lol
TLDR: Mitsui is fucking stupid but is a genius at volleyball and Koji fell for his stupid ass the end goodbye
Ahhhh, I always get so nervous when I post my OCs :(( fjjsjsj but!!! Here are more Haikyuu OCs!! This time my Seijoh babies!! If you missed my previous installment, they exist in the same universe as canon!! But are much younger since most of the canon characters have graduated.
Anything related to them will be tagged at #neutinyasHQOCs !!
So again, just me rambling about them.
The three of them are third years at Svbc, Shin and Hideki are childhood friends while Tetsuya met them in highschool fjjsje.
Tetsuya is like a quarter Italian??? His dad is half italian, half Japanese. He can speak a bit of Italian but he’s kinda bad at it tbh. He’d good at humanities but bad in science and math.
Hideki is an all-rounder and often tutors Tetsu lol, he was really smart but he lacked motivation, he likes cooking lmao and is really good at it. He likes making food for Tetsu when he came over to his place
Shin is similar to an extent but mostly he’s just lazy. He’s the kinda guy who didn’t have to put in effort to make things work and is often too carefree for his own good. He gets into quite a bit of trouble since he doesn’t express much concern over school rules, he often roles up his sleeves or like, makes a mess out of his uniform.
Tetsu and Hideki have been dating since their second year and Shin is the obnoxious third wheel. He loves teasing the two of them to no end because while they were open about their relationship they still got flustered quite easily. Shin is biromantic but he’s asexual despite his very crude mouth lol
Shin has a twin brother in Shiratorizawa, Shun and a younger sister in Karasuno, Shiro!! Hfjsjs yes that’s all I have for now
TLDR: Shin’s two bros are not being very “no homo” so he rubs it in their face
Even more Haikyuu OCs!! Please be kind to my Shiratorizawa sons ;;
Some extra info!!
Shun, the younger twin, is the complete opposite of Shin personality wise, he's very quiet and reserved, being one of the top setters in Japan. He's smart but he has to put in the hard work unlike Shin.
Hobbies aside from volleyball include reading cause he's a nerd. However he's also quite jittery and doesn't do well under pressure sometimes fhjsjd. For example, if he messed up a set, he'd blame himself
It's at times like these where Shun, like the rest of the team, have Sakurai to help them get back up. Honestly I feel like out of my captain OCs, Sakurai is definitely the best captain.
He's an unwavering pillar of support that acts like an older brother figure to the entire team. He gives advice, hugs, a listening ear, food, lectures, everything. But the team has developed such a deep respect and admiration for him that no matter what the lecture, they'd take it.
To Sakurai, everyone in the club was his family, he grew up without parents and had to live with his grandmother who was rather sickly. He's also the type who isn't good at expressing emotions or opening up to people. He carries a lot on his shoulders for a 18 year old, and the team knows that.
There were only three times Shun and the team ever saw any visible emotion from the captain. The first when they made it into nationals, the second when everyone got together to hold him a surprise birthday party, and the last when his grandmother passed away and he had still come for training. Each and everyone of them in the team had taken their own time to check on him to make sure he was okay.
By the end of the day he cried, and everyone was there to give him the hugs he had always given them.
TLDR: you can't not love Sakurai, he puts his team before himself and would do anything for them
Honestly I really love this dynamic jfjsjdj, it’s my fave team dynamic so far actually hhhhh
Extra info!!
So!! Meet new gen dateko that has evolved to be more than just and “ironwall” but also a “spear”. Tomura is a very strong spiker, on par with Mitsui actually!! And also!! They are notorious for their very tiny setter and very big libero!! Minori is one of the best setters in the prefecture despite his tiny size, he can also really jump!!
Minori has heterochromia, his right eye is grey and his left is brown. He was bullied a lot for it throughout his childhood. The scar on his right eye was actually from getting shoved around so much he cut it against the sidewalk ;;
People always make fun of his height and Tomura and Sho will not tolerate any of that shit. Minori was the very “oblivious, patient, innocent and kind” kinda person. He forgives people very easily and rarely got mad.
Sho is extremely quiet but he has a terrifying stare fjsjjs, he just doesn’t like talking and is sleeping most of the time. He’s half British!! His mom is British and his dad Japanese!! His English name is Salem
Tomura is like, loud and very headstrong but he was calm around Minori and sho. He likes raisins and will dump a container of it down his mouth like it was nothing
Also, because Minori is very physically affectionate, he always pats the team’s head if they played well etc. Sho and Tomura will bend down and let Minori pat their heads because they really liked it ahhhhh. Sometimes if they win a game, the team would all kinda just, line up, and let Minori pat and ruffle their hair fjskfjjd
Also it’s very common to see either sho or tomura spooning Minori because they did all the time when Minori was down. According to them it made Minori feel safe hdjsj
TLDR: Dateko’s third years are basically the defence squad for their tiny setter and captain
I've mentioned my nekoma boys b4 but never drew them hhh- Here they are!! Meet Shigeo and Kaito!!
More info!
Also I'm a clown and realised you can't really read their heights and weights I'm sorry, also I drew Kaito's jersey wroNg AhhhHhH
Shigeo: 192.2cm & 88.5kg [Setter & Vice-captain]
Kaito: 176.8cm & 69.3kg [Spiker & Captain]
Shigeo is a second year!! He's known Kaito since middle school as Kaito had always been a senior he looked up to in the volleyball team??
Honestly I know they kinda have a similar dynamic to bokuaka but hear me out;; Shigeo is actually very loud!! He gets excited when he does a good set or a good feint!! When he does he always kinda just instinctively waddles over to Kaito to seek validation 😔😔
Kaito acknowledges his hard work by patting him on the head and stuff because he admitted it was kinda cute haha
Kaito doesn't admit it but Shigeo was technically his favourite Kouhai since the younger really admired him for some reason. Shigeo is always kinda following Kaito around like a puppy during a practice and everyone else on the team is just 😑😑
But more on Kaito, he doesn't really know how to verbalise his thoughts well but he's a good captain nonetheless, he gets pretty tilted when he doesn't get his spikes but most of the time he's pretty laid-back despite his somewhat snappy appearance
Shigeo's favourite food is anything with mushrooms and Kaito likes anything spicy. (Shigeo cannot take spicy food at all.)
Shigeo gets jealous a little when Kaito give other people more attention 🤡 but because he's vice-captain he has to act like he isn't although he has a very obvious pout lol
TLDR: Shigeo follows Kaito around like a puppy
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Name: Elijah Joseph García
Nickname(s): Eli
DOB: June 9, 2004
Age: Technically 20, but mainly focused on at 16
Nationality: Mexican-American
Gender: Cisgender Male
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 190lbs
Build: tall, large, athletic
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brunette
Personality Type: ISFJ
Positive Traits: Loyal, Caring, Great Hugs!!!
Negative Traits: Quick to Anger, Shy
Hobbies: Volleyball, Gaming, Painting, Listening to Music
Interests: Volleyball, Cooking, Music, Art
Religion: Catholic
The feels.
tfw u realize when tendou said
he aint talkin bout the nationals
but volleyball itself
“What’s so weird about me being nice and helping my volleyball brethren.”
-Kuroo Testurou 💕💕
I just wanted to post this because this quote is truly inspiring and has helped me through the highs and lows of High school volleyball (football).....
I’m sorry about how sarcastic that truly was😀💕
I finally decided to contribute to the spinearl tag after months of staring at it. <3
P.I.T.A.
Oikawa Tooru x Reader
One-Shot, 2.5k words, also posted on AO3 under: withering_rose
Under the cut: fluff, friends to lovers, palm kisses, and ‘I love you’s <3
‘Sickening’
That was the only word that came to my mind when seeing Oikawa Tooru’s fake smile. It charmed every girl he flashed it to, but seeing it from afar, it was sickly.
Of course, only I and a select few others can recognize it. One of the perks of being quote-on-quote, “charming.”
He’s good at it, I’ll give him that. I was fooled when I first talked to him as well. But you notice these things when you can do them yourself. I’m not saying that I would use my own charm in an evil way, but when push comes to shove, you need to fake it till you make it. It comes in handy when you’re forced to chat with people you don’t want to, or when you need to call in a favor. It is also really easy to make friends and allies.
The only downfall is that the charm doesn’t work on those who realize you have it. Namely, those who also have that kind of charm. Most of the time.
Apparently not this time.
I’m a transfer student from the U.S.A., the greatest place on earth. So, being the new kid paired with my natural charm, I also am the talk of the school. I have been for the past few weeks since I moved here.
Aoba Johsai is one of the best schools in the precinct. Although I’d much rather be back home in The States and be homeschooled. Anyways, back to what I was saying before: charm is usually seen through by those who possess it. But not this time.
Oikawa Tooru is my very own PITA, as my dad says. Pain. In. The. Ass.
“Yoo-hoo!” The tall brunette waves from across the hall.
I shutter before trying to pretend I neither saw nor heard him.
Other girls swoon over the boy, and, to be fair, I might have swooned once or twice. Otherwise, he is insanely obnoxious and childish.
For context, let’s start from the beginning:
It was the Friday of my first week at school in Japan. I hardly knew any Japanese and I was still trying to get used to everyone flocking me 24/7.
I was in Oikawa’s homeroom. Like him, I was smart, but I didn’t know Japanese that well. How did I know him? I keep up with volleyball, especially for the school I was planning to transfer to. ‘The Great King’ is what they called him.
I was walking home, which was a good way away, but there was also a convenience store on the way there. How convenient.
I stopped there for a drink most of the time, to and from school.
And just like every day before, I stopped to get a drink.
As I was walking out of the shop, I heard the familiar airy voice of Oikawa Tooru. He was walking into the store with some of his fangirls.
I slipped past the small group and made my way back to my house.
As I walked, I messaged back some friends in the States. When I turned the corner, I saw a young boy, no more than 10 years old, standing on the sidewalk, hands fisted in his shorts’ pockets, kicking loose rocks into the street, muttering.
After a week of walking back and forth between my house and school, I’d never seen this kid before. Or, any kid, really.
In the best Japanese I could muster, I asked the boy if he was lost.
He then proceeded to explain to me in a deadpan voice that his uncle had forgotten to pick him up at the train station today, and so he got bored and wandered off.
He then continued on to say that my uniform looked familiar. To which I explained that I attended Aoba Johsai. His eyes lit up as he told me that is where his uncle goes to school as well.
This piqued my interest and I asked him who his uncle was.
“Oikawa Tooru.”
Ugh.
I went on to tell him that I had just seen his uncle at a convenience store a few blocks from where we were standing, but he was probably long gone by now.
The boy sighed and asked me if I could help him find his grandmother’s house. To which I agreed and quickly messaged my parents, telling them I would be home later than expected.
I have always had a soft spot for little kids. Most people my age don’t with the whole “yeet the child” “kick the baby” and so on. So I couldn’t help but walk the kid to the address written on a piece of paper.
It was about 30 minutes after I had seen Oikawa walk into the store with the girls surrounding him. But when he opened the front door to his nephew, his smug look dropped into one of utter horror as he realized he had forgotten about him.
He sputtered and stuttered out nonsense as the boy rolled his eyes and walked inside. Before the boy’s uncle could shut the door, he poked his head out and thanked me, before finally asking my name.
I politely answered and asked him the same question back.
“Takeru.”
“Well,” I smiled, “It was a pleasure working with ya.”
He smiled back and nodded, thanking me once more.
Just as the boy was trying to close the door around his teen uncle, the tall brunette finally snapped back into reality.
“Ah- thank you so much!” He was cut off by his nephew slamming the door.
The rest was history. He has thanked me profusely for the next weeks and is continuing to do so. Every day, he has asked me to watch his practice, walk with him before and after school, or join him for lunch.
I was polite and tried to be nice and attend one or two practices, or joined for lunch a few times. But after that, it became overbearing. It may be because I was one of the very few people that could see through his facade. That’s what Iwaizumi said, anyway. He claims that we are the same in that way.
On paper, this whole situation looks like Oikawa is the helplessly in love romantic, while I am the love interest.
But, to me, he’s just a pain in my ass.
…
I had gotten away from the tall setter and his raving fans by sneaking into my homeroom and eating my lunch there. I pulled out some of my homework, and decided to look over it and what I could finish the fastest. After careful consideration, I settled on an English writing assignment.
I pulled out some sheets of lined paper, pens, and my AirPods. I put on some random playlist and was jamming out to that while I had a working lunch.
So in tune with what I was doing, I didn’t notice the door to the classroom open and shut, or even the person walk over to me and pull up a chair until they plopped down in front of me. I jumped slightly, looking up at the person who startled me.
The same brunette boy that has followed me around like a lost puppy for the past weeks.
‘Can I ever catch a break from this guy?’
The short answer is no.
“Do you need something?” I question plainly.
“Come to my practice game after school.” He answers in the same manner, mocking me.
I sigh before speaking again, “I’ll see if I can.”
He stares down at my paper, his finger tracing over the English lettering.
“I want you to be there.” He comments, not looking up.
I smile while breathing out a soft laugh, “Why are you so adamant about me going to your practices?”
Finally looking up from my paper, he answers, “I’m not sure,” He shrugs, “You’re like Iwa.”
“Oh?” I take a bite of my lunch before grabbing my pen and picking up where I left off on my assignment.
“Yeah,” He takes out his lunch as he talks, “He is the only person who takes me seriously, whether I am faking it or not.”
“Yep,” I smile while dotting the period on the page, “I’m not like other girls.” I joke.
He lets out a laugh, much different from the ones he uses around his teammates and fangirls.
After our laughter dies out, we sit in silence for a while. Comfortable silence.
We spent the rest of our lunch break together chatting and joking. It was like a breath of fresh air.
Once the break came to an end, our classmates spilled into the room and he went back to his assigned desk.
After school, I went to his practice game. It was against some school called Karasuno.
When they arrived I was chatting with Iwaizumi, both of us waiting for Oikawa to arrive. The team entered the gym and their coach, manager, and captain walked up to Iwa and me. They greeted us and their manager, Kiyoko was her name I think, was so intrigued that Aoba Johsai had a female manager too.
I quickly explained that I wasn’t a manager, but instead a friend of some of the players. She only nodded and excused herself from the conversation.
‘Rude…’
As the match started, I took a seat in the bleachers, close to the front so that I could see the game better. I wasn’t a pro volleyball player, but I was pretty decent when playing with my friends back in the States. So I know my way around a match.
It was already toward the end of the second set and Oikawa still wasn’t there. I looked over at Iwaizumi who was standing on the side of the court and shot him a questioning look. He shrugged and went back to staring down at the other team. As the conspiring of the other team proceeding got more obvious, a dramatic entrance by the one and only Oikawa Tooru was made.
He greeted his coach and his team while they seethed at him through their teeth for being late. He went off to warm up and analyzed the opposing team. When he joined in the third set, it was a close call between the teams, but Karasuno took the win in the end.
I took to the court and interrogated Oikawa as to why he invited me to a practice game he was not even playing for the most part. He laughed and shrugged off the questions, leaving me alone on the court while he went to change quickly.
About 15 minutes later, he came back in normal clothing and asked me to join him for a bite to eat. I hesitantly agreed and followed him to the familiar convenience store.
We both grab some snacks and he leads me to a nearby park. He explained why he wasn’t there, then the main reason I was invited was to be sure that I would be around to go out with him after the match. To which I argued was a ‘stupid idea.’
We chatted for a while longer before he asked about us hanging out after school on specific days, whether it be to just hang out or to study together. I reluctantly agreed and it was settled.
For the next month, we met every Wednesday and Saturday to hang out and study. Somedays Iwaizumi would join us, sometimes he wouldn’t. The two of us become closer with every passing day, to the point where my parents would ask if we were dating yet.
It came increasingly close to summer break in Japan, which was strange for me since I was so used to the American school system. As the end of July neared, there were a few projects that were due after the six weeks when we were on break.
I was sitting outside with some of my friends that I had made throughout the few months I was in school. We were making plans for hanging out while we were on break, but it was rudely interrupted by the ‘Great King.’
“What’s up?” I asked while swinging my head back to face him.
“We need to hang out soon.” He deadpanned. Which was odd considering he didn’t normally do that when he was around other people.
“Okay…?” I answered, unsure of his somewhat serious tone, “When?”
“Next week? Saturday?” He was very curt and stiff in his replies.
“Umm,” I hummed, checking the calendar on my phone, “Yeah, sure.”
He let out a breath he had been holding and smiled at me before throwing up a peace sign as he left, his usual mannerisms returning.
As quickly as the interaction started, it was over. The week had zoomed past. We had settled on Saturday at noon, he would pick me up and he had some ‘surprise plan’ that he refused to tell me about.
If you hadn’t guessed it before, he planned out a whole date to confess to me. We went to an arcade and he won me my favorite stuffed animal. He had also bought me my favorite drink and treated me to the whole day.
At the very end, he had dragged me to a particular bench that was very important to the history of our friendship. It was where we first officially met and he thanked me for helping Takeru. It was where he brought me after the practice match, it was also where we would sit when we would hang out.
He excitedly sat me down on the bench and turned to me, hands folded in his lap, antsy energy radiating off of him. He stared at me for a few minutes before I finally asked him what he was doing.
“I love you.” He blurted out.
My face flushed red as well as his. We both had a shocked expression on our faces before he regained his composure and continued.
“I want you to be my girlfriend.”
I sat across from him, sputtering before I could get any words out.
“I- uh…” I took a deep breath and finally spit out the words that I had been dreaming to say for weeks, “I love you, Tooru!”
It was a little bit louder than I had expected, but he cupped my face with his hands and let out an airy laugh.
“I’m so happy!” He smiled, “Now I get to show you off to everyone I see!”
I giggled at his words, not taking him completely seriously until a stranger walked by and he turned to the unsuspecting man and said, “This is my girlfriend.”
The man was confused and stunned for a second before finally replying, “Congratulations.”
Tooru smiled and looked back at my embarrassed face.
“You’re a pain in the ass,” I muttered under my breath, looking down.
He pouted before I looked back at him, “But now you’re my pain in the ass.”
I kissed the inside of his palm. Now it was his turn to turn red in embarrassment. I chuckled at his reaction and hugged him.
“I really do love you, Tooru.”
He hugged back tighter.
“I love you more!”
mother-of-pearl 🐚
Hi everybody!
Tomorrow I will start ''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''. I wanted to start it earlier, but I had to finish a history book first. Also, I should read ''Hamlet'' by Shakespeare for school, but it seems so boring!
I have a question for you: what is your favorite book series? To me, that's "Harry Potter", "Percy Jackson" (the new novel will be realized soon, YAY), and "Six of Crows". I can't decide which is the best.
PS: My national volleyball team won European Volleyball Championship! I'm so proud of them!
See you next Wednesday!