Hi!! So You Have Any Fic Recs For Daisuga Or Iwaoi That Might Be A Little Shorter? I Don't Have A Lot

what are some of your favorite iwaoi/matsuhana fics? 💖 - seijou anon

hi there, seijou anon💕!! i’ll put them under the cut for length.

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Thiam Fics

This is just a list of all the Theo Raeken/Liam Dunbar fics I like on AO3, if you have any recs for me feel free to send me some!

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Haikyuu!! Fic Recs #1

Hola! 

I have wanted to make this post for ages (and the reason this blog was created) and am really excited to share some of my favourite Haikyuu fics with everyone!

I will be putting a ‘★’ next to the ones that i highly recommend and love with my heart and soul.

Lets get started!

KageHina

In Transit - by Mysecretfanmoments

Hinata finds that he likes standing close to Kageyama on buses and trains. It doesn’t mean anything–probably. Maybe. 

(complete)

baby, i can give you wings - by Metis_Ink

In which there are superpowers, cats, rainstorms, realizations, split-second jealousy, embarrassing volleyparents, killer whales, electric Kuroos, unstable emotions, bad romance movie mentions, some angst, some fluff, but mostly a lot of awkward high schoolers.

The minute Kageyama walks into the gym and sees Hinata hovering eight feet over the nets he knows he’s screwed.

(complete)

★ fake it, make it - by zadderlee

“Because Kageyama is already dating someone!”

“Really? Who?”

“Me!” Hinata shouts suddenly, grabbing Kageyama’s hand as an afterthought and grinning triumphantly, like he’s somehow missed the implications of what he’s just done. Kageyama is going to kill him.

(ongoing)

Oblivious To Love - by Karumasa

Yellow filled Hinata’s vision. The inside of his bag was stuffed full with bananas.

Hinata was terrified.

(complete)

DaiSuga

★ Fake Wedding March - by tsukkkiii (becauseitisbitter)

Minutes before Daichi is going to introduce his fiance to his parents, he gets dumped via text. So while he sits in front of his parents, trying to figure out what to say, an angel appears next to him.

or: Suga pretends to be Daichi’s fiance to save his ass.

(complete)

forever is a long time but i wouldn’t mind spending it with you - by  Interconnected_3 

“What else?” Daichi blinks. “What else is there? Do you want me to tell you how you like your coffee?” He grins teasingly. “I don’t know, how do I like my coffee? By the way, you’re missing something.” “Cream and two and a half sugars- wait, I’m missing something?” “Yup,” Suga says. “You forgot to mention that we’re dating.” “Well, god, Suga, judging from how we’ve been kissing and holding hands for three years and in this bed for the past nine hours since last night, I couldn’t possibly tell.”

in which daichi finally gets the day off and teaches a romantically-frustrated suga how to be honest with himself. extreme fluff

(complete)

★ Black and Blue - by MTrash (Makaria)

Daichi’s new (temporary) neighbor is not only stunningly beautiful but also funny, friendly, with just a touch of mysterious.

Naturally, Daichi freaks the fuck out.

(AU where everyone lives in the same building and everyone is gay)

(complete)

i do (cherish you) - by gabstar

The first time Daichi suggests it, it’s a joke.

“Sugawara Koushi,” he says solemnly. He’s bent on one knee, the floor is still sticky with sweat post-practice. He offers up the lost ring, found while mopping off gym floors. “Will you marry me?”

((Five times Daichi asks Suga to marry him, plus once where he finally, finally says yes.))

(complete)

TsukkiYama

The Great Yamaguchi-Tsukishima Split (Capitalization Necessary) - by WyYeuw

“But no, the current situation isn’t normal. This situation requires the full attention of the team. No, what’s really concerning this time around, is that Yamaguchi is the one ignoring Tsukishima.” Yamaguchi confesses. Tsukishima fucks up—like, really fucks up. The volleyball club notices and loses a week’s worth of practice.

(complete)

★ Do you see what I see? - by superpapershark   

Three times Tsukishima wonders what colour Yamaguchi’s eyes are, and the one time he finds out.

(complete)

★ Try This On For Size - by CloudMonsta 

A lot changed for Yamaguchi Tadashi over the course of high school. He started trying on dresses, for one.

(complete)

Blood - by darkbluebox 

Words like "Muggle-born” and “Pure-blood” don’t mean a lot when you’re still a child, but everyone has to grow up sooner or later.

(complete)

AsaNoya

Setting Aside Your Pride and Your Prejudice - by sugamama_crowshi

“Oh, Pride and Prejudice?” an unfamiliar voice asked. Noya was pulled from his search as the man before him spoke. He blinked up at him a few times. Then he stared. Nishinoya’s mouth was probably hanging open slightly. He couldn’t help it. Before him stood the single most gorgeous man Nishinoya Yuu had every laid eyes on.

Nishinoya Yuu experiences love at first sight at the library. Azumane Asahi is excited to think that another Japanese person has heard of Jane Austen. Through a series of lies and café meetups the two begin to learn more about each other. And fall for each other too.

(complete)

★ I’d Like You Anyway - by KuriKuri 

Yū believes in soulmates, but that doesn’t mean he believes in them.

(Or: An AU in which any permanent marking you get on your body - like a tattoo - also appears on your soulmate. And Yū gets a lot of tattoos.)

(complete)

★ come and take a walk on the wild side - by Authoress 

There’s a bloodcurdling scream of terror, and then Noya remembers that, right, there’s a new person moving into the apartment next to him. Oops.

(in which Noya is accidentally the Worst Neighbor Ever, Asahi loses twenty years of his life to stress, and Rolling Thunder is the star of the show.)

(complete)

Under the Radar - by lilien passe (lilienpasse)  

Two weeks after Asahi rejoins the team, Noya finds himself starting to slip during practice. Missed receives, floor burns, the whole nine yards. But when Tanaka points out the possible cause, Noya’s hard-pressed to believe him. There’s no way someone as dopey yet implausibly-competent as Asahi could be the cause of all his distress. After all, Noya doesn’t worry about much beyond the court, and he certainly doesn’t hold grudges. Right? (Semi-AU)

(complete)

KuroKen

★ Saltwater Room - by hipster-yams (madamedicelia)

Kenma had been perfectly happy just attending class half-asleep, secretly practicing cello, and occasionally getting his hand stuck in the vending machine but certain people refuse to let his quiet bliss go on and force him to think about everything he’s been trying to hide away in the depths of his mind for years.

(complete)

★ Water and Brimstone - by  aetherdrive 

Kuroo and Kenma are assigned to go undercover as a result of Bokuto’s awkward attempt at playing matchmaker… but their simple case turns out to be a lot more dangerous than they expected.

(complete)

[A/N: this one is a sequel to another fic Crisis Converted (which is also amazing), i will also link the whole series which features BokuAka, KuroKen and IwaOi here]

Show A Little Faith - by minijhi

“Why are you sending me a singing Valentine telegram?“ Kenma asks, mouth flattened. "It’s six months until Valentine’s Day.”

“I bought a dwarf over the summer to use as cupid.” Kuroo says. “I figured he could use some practice.”

-

Presenting Kenma as the Boy-Who-Lived, whose living becomes a lot more interesting when Ravenclaw Prince Kuroo Tetsurou starts sending him singing telegrams about defeating the Dark Lord.

(complete)

In The Dark Of The Night - by dgalerab  

The Tokyo training camp has to use an older sports center while their usual one is renovated. Kenma is used to paying attention to the minor details, and the minor details in this place don’t seem very friendly.

(Or: Kenma notices an angry ghost before anyone else does, and it’s not a very good thing for Kenma.)

(complete)

IwaOi

the truth is out there - by shizuoh  

"I work at NASA,” Hajime said, setting down his coffee.

Oikawa immediately jumped up and slammed his palms against the table. “I’ll suck your dick if you tell me about the aliens.”

(complete)

★ love me like you do - by crossbelladonna  

Iwaizumi’s family line is cursed to die a year after they fall in love. Admittedly, he knows falling for his childhood friend may be a mistake. But he did and he passed and Death got what he wants that is until Oikawa makes a trade—his memories for Iwaizumi’s life.

(complete)

The PDA jar - by Poteto

“What is that thing for?”

“I’m glad you asked, captain. This… is the Public Display of Affection jar. Or PDA jar for short.”

“Now whenever you do something that may hurt our children’s innocence, you’ll have to put money in the jar as a punishment.“

(complete)

★ equilibrium - by laconicGhost \

Hajime sighs, leaning against the stove as he turns to face Tooru, who’s still peeking up at him from under his arm. He purses his lips and ignores the heat in his cheeks as he rolls a stiff shoulder.

“What?”

Tooru hides his face when he realizes he’s been caught, laughing a little bit to cover up his embarrassment. “I’m happy, Iwa-chan,” he says cheerfully.

(complete)

Multi/Misc.

★ Sincerely Yours - by quinnlocke [Multi.]

Saturday detention isn’t normally a place you go in order to find the answers to your problems

It’s where you go when you’ve fucked up bad enough you have to lose an entire Saturday to make up for what you’ve done.

The Prince and The Criminal were caught cutting class. The Outsider cursed out his Shakespeare professor. The Jock and The Brain got into a fist fight.

And the Birthday Boy, he’s not even supposed to be here…

(complete)

★ call me maybe - by totooru [MatsuMaki]

Hanamaki texts the wrong number when trying to extort tips out of Oikawa in order to defeat Iwaizumi in arm wrestling, and then continues to text the witty stranger who had answered.

(complete)

[A/N: this fic is freakin’ hilarious] 

Love It If We Made It - by mangetsu_san [KyouHaba]

Yahaba locks himself up in his room after their loss to Karasuno, so Kyoutani decides to take him on a little adventure.

(complete)

Mixed Signals - by snoqualmie [KyouHaba]

Feelings are definitely a thing he’s having. Kyoutani is really sweet. He’s family oriented and he prefers novels with female leads and he’s in all honors classes. He kind of has a big head, totally has a big smile, definitely has a big heart. His eyes are nice, he’s got that dimple. Yahaba groans and rubs his fists into his eyes.

(complete)

The Lost & the Found - by AJ (anna_panda) [Multi]

"Being lost is worth the being found.”

Hinata thinks he finally knows his way around the castle, Kenma knows he definitely doesn’t and it’s a miracle Iwaizumi hasn’t thrown Oikawa off the Astronomy Tower yet. Just another year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry.

(ongoing)

it’s easier for you to let me go - by burritosong [YakuLev]

the one with the proposal

(complete)

1800-GET-REKT - by doggoneit [KuroTsukki]

“I see you like it Between the Sheets.”

“I beg your pardon?”

“Your drink. It’s good stuff but I’m more of a Blowjob kinda guy.”

(complete)

★ Crumbling Foundations - by Captain_Hughes_ZU, ToshiChan [Gen]

Things like this didn’t happen in Karasuno. It was just a school. Learning, making friends, taking exams and playing volleyball. Lots of volleyball. So it was really nothing out of the ordinary for the team to be in the gym on a simple Monday morning, training away. But two men walking into the gym with guns, one demanding to take his son? That wasn’t ordinary, not at all…

(complete)

And that’s a wrap, i really enjoyed putting this together! Got a bit of nostalgia from when i first started getting into Haikyuu.

I hope you enjoy reading the fics i recommended, i still have heaps more so look out for a second part!

Anyways,

Au revoir!

Any UshiTen and SakuAtsu fic recs that you really enjoyed I need something

you can find more (and in more detail) in my fic recs tag, but here are some highlights:

SAKUATSU

D.T.R. (Define the Relationship) by meeksoo | E | 4.2K

more cock, fewer roaches. please. by Gray_Herring | M | 30.9K

Again, until it’s perfect by fairycake | T | 18.3K

afflictions for below-average asian-americans by nanjing | T | 7.6K

behavioural response of the msby black jackal to newfound independence: a study by miya osamu by spacedhowell | T | 11.4K

Watermelon Sugar by Hihoneyimdead | T | 4.3K

In the Closet (and not in that way) by Hihoneyimdead | G | 4.4K

know you better by theglitterati | M | 14.4K

shinsaibashi, 1:47 am by yamabato | T | 2K

san'yō expressway, 6:17 pm by yamabato | T | 8.2K

you have tamed me by astroeulogy | T | 5.8K

USHITEN

better days to find by addandsubtract | T | 6.6K

by jove (we are going to own this thing for sure) by owlinaminor | T | 1.5K

don’t bother checking my work (i’ve never cared for math anyway) by pseudoanalytics | T | 15.7K

you’re really pushing it (but you’re going much too slowly) by pseudoanalytics | T | 3.3K

while i nodded, nearly napping (suddenly there came a tapping) by pseudoanalytics | T | 10.7K

The Unknown Is Scary, Isn’t It? by PiningTsukkiEnthusiast | G | 3.8K

like a book elegantly bound by owlinaminor | G | 2.9K

Fic Rec Time!!! Pt. 3!

I’m bringing you really wonderful and epic series to read!!

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 4

Haikyuu!!

Every Tomorrows by MissKiraBlue

Time Loop au

1. Don’t Make Me Walk When I Want To Fly

“I don’t want to leave without an apology”

After Hinata rushed from their fight he ended up in a car accident.

But when he wakes up he’s not dead and he’s not in a hospital either.

Hinata has to live the same day – the day when he and Kageyama fought – over and over again until he finds a solution where he could get out of the time loop.

But when the time comes, will Hinata have enough strength and bravery to do what has to be done?

An AU of what could have happened after the fight in Season 2 Episode 5.

2. Worthless Pride

3. Midnight Belonged To Miracles

4. This Version of Me

5. Crowd Full Of Strangers

Personal Notes: Warning guys, if you read this series go through the tags. Seriously, GO THROUGH THE TAGS. Some of the stuff may be triggering.

The series has 5 works, out of which 4 are completed. I’ve put the description for the first work. It’s also the starting point. If you read it out of order you’ll not understand anything.

Seriousness aside, this series is one of the best I’ve ever read. Give it a try!

Haikyuu at Hogwarts by Killthespare

Pretty much as the title suggests: a Hogwarts!AU with Haikyuu. It’s planned as a seven book series so definitely a longer series. This first few can be read out of order with only minor confusion (about as easily as the first few Harry Potter books can) but there is an overall series plot in addition to the individual plots of each story. As of the fourth book, the previous third story should really be read before the fourth or later books.

So far, the stories in order:

1.) Shouyou Hinata and the Mirror of Erised (complete)

2.) Koushi Sugawara and the Heir of Slytherin (complete)

3.) Yu Nishinoya and the Shrieking Shack (complete)

4.) Tooru Oikawa and the Triwizard Tournament (in progress)

Personal Notes: It’s great!

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BokuAka fic recs

@lnsouke asked for some BokuAka recs, so here’s a list of some of my favorite BokuAka fics!

♥ = personal favorite

First of all, literally anything by norio, who’s like THE BokuAka author, but my favorites so far are:

if kisses were fishes, then i’d be an ocean (G | 4.600)

notice me kouhai (G | 4.400)

nine hundred lies (G | 8.400)

the volleyball is beautiful tonight (G | 2.400)

one in a hundred (G | 4.000)

apowlogize (G | 2.300)

Fight! The Exciting Adventures of a High School Girl! The Fire Will Never Die! (G | 1.900 | Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun AU)

i put my hand out, unfolded, into the sunlight by carafin G | 3.700

In which Bokuto Kotarou is woefully inept at conveying his feelings, and Akaashi Keiji has a sort-of superpower. Sort of. Next to him, Komi is chewing his cupcake dutifully, albeit with obvious effort. Washio has assumed a completely neutral expression on his face, although Akaashi thinks that his eyes might be watering. Sarukui, having seemingly demolished the entire thing out of sheer willpower alone, looks like he deeply regrets every single choice that has led to this precise moment in his life. ‘It isn’t too bad, huh?’ Bokuto says, grinning. ‘I made them in our school colours, so they’re like, marbled black and white chocolate swirls! Do you guys want more?’ Sarukui looks like he might pass out at the thought alone. Komi pauses mid-chew to shake his head weakly. ‘I’ll have more,’ Akaashi says, to the general astonishment of everyone.

From the text logs of Bokuto Koutarou by koikawa T | 2.800

(To: Keiji) akaashi!!!!! I got a new phone!!! (From: Keiji) Who is this (To: Keiji) it’s your best friend in the whole world!!!! (From: Keiji) Konoha-san?

legs killed the owl by dalyeau T | 1.900

He’s not smiling anymore an hour later, after he’s fucked up four perfect spikes that Akaashi tossed carefully for him because he’s too distracted by the lean, elegant line of Akaashi’s legs, kneepads dark against the white of Fukurodani’s gym.

third wheel by arsenicjay T | 4.500

“So you and Bokuto, huh?” Akaashi’s attention snaps back to Kuroo and he gives the other boy a blank stare. “What about us?” Or, Kuroo figures out that Bokuto is interested in Akaashi long before Bokuto does himself and being the kind friend that he is, tries to help them along.

pink roses for the couple at the back by orphan_account T | 4.800

The first-year, who Kuroo assumed to be Akaashi, seemed to grow more dead inside as the two approached them, and Kuroo couldn’t help the smirk on his face as Fukurodani’s setter patted Akaashi’s shoulder and departed with a pitying, “Good luck, Akaashi-kun.” Akaashi barely looked at him as he dryly said, “Thank you, Uchido-san.” “AGHASHEE!” Kuroo briefly wondered if that was how Bokuto always pronounced his name, then snorted when he saw the first-year close his eyes and mutter a bitter, “Fuck you, Uchido-san.” alternatively: bokuaka is in love but in kuroo’s point of view.

our destiny, in ourselves by drifloon G | 6.600

Akaashi was probably thinking about how stupid he was for having said yes to this, a day at the zoo when it wasn’t even that warm yet, March air keeping everyone on their toes. But the sun was out and shining, and for a first date, the weather was good. Not that this was a date, Koutarou quickly corrected himself. Just a last hurrah while they were still teammates. A last chance to see each other before it was all over.

5 tips to get your guy by Mizaaistom G | 5.900 | ♥

Second-year Bokuto gets fantastic dating advice from his sister’s magazines.

Something good can work by choir T | 3.700

“Do you want to date, Akaashi?” The serve that Keiji is about to hit curves and hits Konoha in the back of the head.

idyll by mutterandmumble T | 6.600

In which a risk is taken, a list is made, there’s a piano, and somehow Akaashi gets a boyfriend out of all of it.

Victory Will Be Mine by spadebrigade T | 4.000

“Bokuto-san,” Akaashi found himself saying, sweat dripping down his forehead. “If we win this match, I’ll give you a kiss.”

Sphoeroides maculatus by himbokuto (hibouu) G | 1.100

Akaashi’s plan to boost Bokuto’s confidence has unexpected results, but he’s not complaining.

desire as your holy fire by blushytobio (blanketkicks) G | 4.900

The five times Bokuto calls Akaashi by his first name. (alternate description: Akaashi’s weaknesses are Bokuto, Bokuto, and Bokuto.)

Red Reed by yuuki T | 5.200

It’s Aka-ashi, Keiji wants to say every time Bokuto says his name wrong, not Ah-kashi. He never corrects him. It’s easier to study if you don’t talk and actually study, Keiji wants to tell Bokuto every time he fails a test. He never tells him. Everything Bokuto does makes Keiji fall in love with him, and there’s a lot that Keiji doesn’t tell him.

Something to Look Forward To by mousapelli T | 500

Bokuto’s a bit clingy, which makes Akaashi curious what he did the whole of his first year.

Right Outside Your Window by hokshi G | 2.100

Akaashi has a frequent visitor in his classroom.

Principles by timkons G | 2.800

Akaashi has a list of Bokuto’s weaknesses. Bokuto has a list of Akaashi’s principles.

Observing You Observing Me by undercovermartian G | 2.700

Bokuto realizes that he doesn’t know Akaashi as much as Akaashi knows him. Bokuto comes to the conclusion that this will not do so he vows to learn everything about Akaashi that he can, using his powers of observation alone. Akaashi is a weirdo and a worrywart.

soft blue by groaninlynch G | 6.000

Koutarou finds a sketchbook that he’s never seen before.

Owl Notes by orphan_account T | 8.800 | Bullying and implied self-harm

Bokuto has brought an owl plushie with him to school every day since junior high. One day, while running down the hall, he crashes into someone, and loses it. It makes its way back with a note under its wing, and prompts him to search for the owl’s rescuer.

Flaws Upon Your Sleeve by downtownfishies G | 9.400

First Akaashi fell hard for volleyball, which was fine. Then he made the questionable decision of falling for his team’s ace.

Lumos of my Life by DeathBelle T | 6.700 | Hogwarts AU

Bokuto knows who Akaashi Keiji is. Everyone knows who Akaashi Keiji is. Bokuto has never spoken to him, but that’s by personal choice. He doesn’t fancy making a fool of himself. When he and Kuroo get caught sneaking out past curfew by Akaashi himself, who is a fifth-year prefect, Bokuto has no choice but to speak to him. As expected, he kind of makes a fool of himself.

Thermodynamic by Telenovela G | 5.000 | ♥

Heat can be transferred from place to place in three ways: conduction, convection and radiation.

Noctua by Telenovela G | 2.200

Every night before official matches, Bokuto and Akaashi lie side by side on the roof of Akaashi’s apartment building and watch the stars together.

Maybe We’re Airborne, Baby by fathomfive T | 3.100

Realizing he’s got it bad for his setter is the easy part. Getting his feelings across might be the hardest thing Bokuto’s ever done, not counting his literature final or putting out the flames on that birthday cake he tried to bake for Akaashi last year, or—or a lot of things, actually. But the point still stands. Reaching out to Akaashi is a leap in the dark, and he wants it more than he’s ever wanted anything. He’s an expert at seizing his perfect moment, at bringing victory home against the odds. So he’s got this, right? It’s gonna go great, right? Right? (After all, it’s what you attempt with your own two hands that matters.)

wonders that remain by shizuoh T | 2.900

The door swings right open, like Akaashi had been standing there, waiting for him. He hasn’t even knocked yet. Oh, jeez. He’s going to die. (or: bokuto goes on his first date with the one and only akaashi keiji.)

bitter by silvercistern G | 14.000 | ♥

He accepted his classmate’s chocolates gracefully, then declared his lack of interest with as much dignity as he could muster. She deserved the courtesy. At least she’d acknowledged that Valentine’s Day was all about her, and not about him in the slightest. Because if any of these girls had taken the time to actually get to know him, they’d quickly realize something even more important than his lack of interest in girls. And that was that Akaashi hated sweets.

Kissing Ace by Karasuno Volleygays (ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor) G | 2.400

It happens right after training camp. Akaashi Keiji has a secret he has guarded since he was a child. He won’t go so far as to call it a fear, but more of an aspect of himself of which he is horribly mortified. No one on the team knows about it, and Akaashi does his best to keep it that way. But years of dodging hugs and casual contact come to naught in the blink of an eye and the swipe of a hand.

A Lesson In Anatomy by Zillyhoo T | 830

Bokuto gets his hands on a label maker, and after filling the dorm with them, he decides to get a little creative with where he starts to place them.

Notes: Bokuto Koutarou by dgalerab T | 8.700 | ♥

Bokuto knows he’s a hassle, but he likes to think that Akaashi likes him. Sometimes, he even shows it. Or: 5 times Akaashi showed that he thought highly of Bokuto and 1 time that Bokuto proved he thought just as highly of Akaashi.

Karma by dgalerab T | 9.000

Akaashi pulls a muscle and Bokuto offers to help him with yoga. Akaashi knows a bad idea when he sees it, and he really only agrees because he’s suddenly acquired a deeply rooted desire to see Bokuto do yoga. For multiple reasons.

Words are such a beautiful thing. You take these lines and shapes and form them together, and they create music, stories, people, entire worlds, and universes!

They could mean everything and nothing at all. Every quote I see, I want inked on my body forever. Almost like forcing them to become apart of me indefinitely will allow me to feel the meaning behind the words for the rest of my life. To carry that meaning at all times.

To know the words are there and that they mean something, and by proxy, I must have meaning too. To have something so big and endless fit into something so small- all it takes are the shapes and the imagination of a single person to create the impossible.

How insane is that?

Fire on the Waves

       The open ocean was the best place for Katsuki to be. He needed plenty of space, plenty of room to swing his wide black tail and flare his orange fins without hitting some undeserving dignitary in the face. The sea didn’t pen him, or judge him, or nag him constantly. The sea was open. Freeing.

       "KAAACHAAAN!“

       Until that happens.

       Katsuki spun, his tail fanning out around him. If fire could be underwater, it would look like Katsuki’s tail, a blend of deep oranges and shimmering yellows set against simmering black coals. Not that Katsuki had ever seen fire–a fact he despised. "What, Deku?”

       The tiny mottled green dwarf mer struggled to catch up, a constant whine emitting from his tiny mouth. “Iida’s looking for you. He says it’s important–a-and I’m not a Deku.”

       “Don’t care,”  the blonde mer barked back as he turned, continuing on his way. He wasn’t looking for anything in particular, but he loved exploring, and he often found seashells and pearls to make his own jewelry from. “If I hear anymore ‘Katsuki, you need to start acting more princely,’ 'Katsuki, your mother is furious,’ 'Katsuki, you need to find a princess to marry,’ I’m gonna lose it.”

       The little mer huffed, putting on a burst of speed and catching up to smack his tail across Katsuki’s nose. “Kacchan, you can’t make me go back all by myself! Iida will make me face Queen Mitsuki all by myself again! I can’t do that!”

       Katsuki leered, his eyebrow twitching. “Do I need to say it again?”

       "Yeah, yeah, you don’t care,“ Izuku sighed. "What are you doing so far out here, anyway? There’s nothing around for leagues.”

       "That’s the point.“

       Katsuki dove into an alcove, welcoming the darkness of the depths. The quiet was nice. Until Izuku followed him. "You know, you’d have more friends if you weren’t so mean all the time.”

       "Oh, screw you!“ The blonde snapped, baring teeth at the little guppy. "I have friends!”

       "No, you don’t!“ Izuku grumbled back at him. "You have me, because I’m the only one who will put up with your lousy attitude. Me and those two dumb surface gulls. What is it with you and those surface creatures anyway?”

       "Hey! I’m the only one that gets to call those two dumb!“ Katsuki flicked his tail across the sandy floor, scattering the sediment and picking a shiny loose shell out of the sand. He pocketed it in a gathering sash around his hips. "Humans are stupidly smart, Deku. When we manage to make something that lets us swim across the land the way their big–what'cha call 'em? Shits? Once we swim on land the way their shits do the water, I’ll stop being amazed.”

       Izuku sighed. “It’s 'ships,’ Kacchan.”

       He shrugged. “Eh. Shits sounds better.”

       "Of course, it does.“ Izuku wormed his way into a rocky crag and came back out with an oyster. "Find any nice shells at least?”

       "Yeah, and a shiny circle with a red pointy thing.“ He retrieved it from his pouch and showed it to the little green mer, trading it for the oyster. It had no pearl, but the meat was tasty.

       Izuku tapped on the glass, watching the needle jolt. "Cool.”

       The water darkened suddenly, and they both looked up at the opening to the alcove. Katsuki growled instinctively. “Is it supposed to storm?”

       Izuku shook his head. “Not until later. What do you think’s up there? Maybe a–Kacchan, wait!”

       Katsuki had already pulled himself out of the alcove with two strokes of his powerful tail, racing towards the surface. He’d seen that shadow before, but never so big. Over the years he’d learned that important people or bigger crews got bigger boats, so there was either a lot of humans or a really shiny one.

       “Kacchan!”

       Beaming fiercely, the blonde skirt around the side of the wooden vessel to one of the supportive outer beams. He’d become somewhat of an expert at climbing the sides to spy on the humans, and he did it now with practiced ease, hauling himself into the surface with another strong smack of his tail. Surface air was cold and brisk, but he could breathe it for some time before it caused him any issue. He poked his head around the column to a small balcony outcropping where he could hook his arms to watch.

       There was a party going on, a large festivity of dancing and drinking, humans with glasses and their arms hooked together as they tried to jump out of their shoes. Men and women with red faces and bright smiles talking and laughing together.

       And in the center of it all was one man, dressed as a simple sailor in an open white shirt and tall boots pulled up over his trousers, a sash the same color as his bright red hair tied around his waist. He had thick, beefy forearms and a smile so forceful that it crinkled his eyes, brighter than any other. There was a woman in a tailored sea-dress next to him, and he laughed at something she said.

       Katsuki watched, eyes wide. “Pretty human…”

       The man was beautiful. Warm and bright like the sun. The sea salt stuck up his hair and the sunset fell across tan, freckled, sun-kissed skin and broad shoulders. He was just so pretty. Mer didn’t get so tan–though they did tend to get pretty big. Even Katsuki knew that this one was big for a human.

       A frantic whisper broke him from his reverie. “Kacchan!”

       He glared down, raising an eyebrow at Izuku as the little mer jumped through the waves to keep up. “What?”

       "What are you doing up there?“

       "Watching, now shut up.”

       "Hey, help me up!“

       Growling, Katsuki lowered one of his fins into the waves, letting him latch onto it and climb up his tail to the deck.

       "Oo,” Izuku muttered. “Pretty human.”

       Katsuki instantly seized him around the middle. “My pretty human,” He growled.

       "Okay!“ He squeaked. "Okay, your human, please don’t throw me!”

       "Someone there?“

       Katsuki and Izuku froze and the blonde shrank back into the darkness next to the column as a shadow cut through the light. The tall red-haired human appeared over the banister, a look of concern across his face. He looked out across the sea, searching, until the woman called him back.

       "Come on, Eijiro, that’s silly. Who would be out there?”

       Katsuki released a tense breath, daring to peek back. Eijiro.

       His human was standing beside the woman again, the party seeming to be at a lull for the time being. There was a very large fabric stretched over a shape on the deck, a source of excitement. There voices were drowned out in the chattering, until a hush fell over the gathering. Katsuki found himself excited too.

       The fabric was pulled back to reveal a fearsome stone carving in the likeage of his human, armored and standing atop the head of a scaly beast. Katsuki recoiled–and so did Eijiro.

       "Well, that’s in bad taste,“ Izuku commented quietly.

       The woman next to Eijiro grinned, leaning against the balcony where Katsuki and Izuku were hiding. "Horrid, isn’t it?”

       He grimaced at her. “Mina, please tell me you didn’t actually buy this.”

       "I did!“ She punched him lightly on the shoulder. "It’s a punishment!”

       "Is this because I didn’t marry that princess you set me up with?“

       "Absolutely! Do you know how much hard work you wasted?”

       Eijiro sighed, resting against the wall next to this Mina character. “Look, she just wsan’t right. None of them are right.” He was quiet for a long while, glaring at the statue. “Maybe all the girls aren’t right. Maybe I don’t want a girl.”

      “Eijiro, you have to get married–”

      “Who said anything about not getting married?”

       Mina was quiet. Katsuki tilted his head.

       "Well, that would mean that you would want to marry a man,“ she said slowly, and Katsuki heard Eijiro bate his breath. "And if you wanted to marry a man, that would mean I have been wasting so much time setting you up with the the wrong nobles! How dare you not tell me!”

       Eijiro relaxed. “I’m sorry! Look, when I find the right person, I’ll know.”

       Katsuki very briefly fantasized about stealing this human before forcefully reminding himself that humans did not breath very well in the water. Still, the idea brought color to his cheeks. It was the sappiest shit, of course, but Katsuki supposed it could be romantic.

       A large, bumbling hairy animal suddenly charged across the deck and plowed into Eijiro, nearly knocking him to the ground, and began making loud noises. Apparently, this was not as alarming to Eijiro, who merely beamed at it. “Hey, Denks! Party’s getting dull, huh?”

       The creature made another loud noise in response, mouth open and a long pink tongue lolling out to lick across the human’s face. Eijiro pushed it away and it sat on the deck, its tail end twitching as it pawed at him. He obliged by letting one hand down to pet across the top of its head.

       "Kacchan, we should go,“ Izuku insisted suddenly.

       Katsuki snapped his head to him, growling lowly. "Why?”

       Izuku pointed down at the waves, which had become choppy and harsh. The wind had changed too, fresher, but sour. It was a subtle change, but a bad one.

       A storm.

       The boat suddenly lurched to the side, and Katsuki lost his grip on the rails. He and Izuku fell into the water and dove to avoid a large crate that tumbled over the side. The ship rocked and the water churned dangerously into tall waves with strong currents, and it was all the pair could do to keep from the the debris.

       "Kacchan, we have to leave!“ Izuku shouted.

       "Go, I’m right behind you!” The blonde shouted back, trying to make his way around more fallen ship pieces. And he was going, he was–

       Until a woman hit the surf in front of him. It was Mina, Eijiro’s friend.

       Katsuki didn’t think before he grabbed her by her human legs and hauled her back to the surface in time for a hand to reach into the waves and pull her safely into a boat. A current caught him not a second later, pulling him down and away until he could escape its grip. It was dangerous to be so close to the surface during a storm, when the waters became unpredictable. One moment he was being dragged into the depths, and the next he was being tossed back out of the waves. He hoped Izuku had made it to safety–the little mer wasn’t strong enough to fight these currents.

       His head broke the water again to see the ship alight with the fire that burned in human torches. An animal’s distressed bark broke through the noise of burning, snapping wood, and in a flash of red, Eijiro had dived back into the waves.

       The dog, Denks. It was stuck on the ship. Katsuki could only watch as the redhead hauled himself back onto the doomed craft in search of his pet, and a few moments later the hairy creature hit the water and swam for the small boat.

       And then the ship exploded in a ball of fire, and Katsuki screeched. He made his way as fast as he could back through the minefield of debris, the water stained the most awful shade of firelit brown as he searched for his human. The light caught on a bright color sinking through the darkness and Katsuki dove, his arms closing around a rather large unconscious human. Eijiro.

       Humans couldn’t survive under the waves, Katsuki knew that, but the surface world wasn’t much batter at the moment. He pulled the man back to the air and began fighting his way to land. The swim was long and difficult with the state of the ocean, but land itself was not far away.

       He hauled the man out of the waves in the protection of a rocky alcove. The tide still lapped angrily at them, but the rocks broke up the current and dull the waves. Exhausted, Katsuki collapsed onto him. Distantly, through the thickness of his chest, he heard a heartbeat that wasn’t his own.

       He stayed. All night, watching over the human. At dawn, a search party scoured the beach and forced Katsuki back into the waves before he was seen, but they seemed overjoyed to have found Eijiro. Denks bounded up to him and woke him with rough licks to the face, and Mina helped him to his feet. His human was going to be fine.

       Fine wasn’t enough for Katsuki anymore, not as he watched the man walk up the beach towards a large castle. He wanted that human.

       And he’d do anything to make that happen.

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