Bokuto Koutarou Bohooto . 38m
akaashi fell asleep on me! look at him! oh my god hes too cute this in an honor im the luckiest man alive oh my god jsut look at him
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"Kenma, it's time to wake up."
"No?"
"Yes. Wake up."
"...No..."
"If you get up now, I'll buy you a video game today."
Kenma's head immediately pops up from under the colourful duvet, and Kuroo can't help but chuckle. Kenma frowns before burrowing back down to hide from the camera in Kuroo's hand. "Is today the day?" His question is muffled, but can still be made out. Kuroo answers with yes, today is the day, and Kenma groans.
"Up and at 'em, kiddo!" Kuroo says before turning off the camera, and then gradually coaxes Kenma out of the bed with promises of video games and apple pie. Once Kenma is dressed and in his curled position on the couch, Kuroo whips out his camera again. "Well, he's awake, which is a start."
"We're hanging out with Akaashi today, right?" Kenma mumbles from the couch, and Kuroo nods from behind the camera.
"And Bokuto, and Oikawa, and Iwaizumi."
"Yeah." Kenma pauses and glances up from his game.
"Do we have any cereal?" With that, Kuroo stops filming and proceeds to the kitchen with Kenma trailing behind him. The two automatically fall into their breakfast routine: Kuroo pours the sweetest cereal they have into two bowls whilst Kenma fetches the milk and spoons. "So today is the one of your nine lives thing?" Kenma asks as he sits down on the red dining chair at the table, and Kuroo takes the grey one.
"Yep! It's the third one. I've done it every year, remember?" Kenma scrunches his nose slightly at Kuroo's question, to which the messy haired boy frowns and adds, "You're in both of them!"
"Why is it even called the 'My Nine Lives' series anyway? Isn't that a little misleading?" Kenma asks, the memories of the two videos flooding back to him.
"Cats have nine lives! My youtube name is 'Blackcatnya' so it's only natural that I make as many cat references as possible, right?"
"Why don't you just end every video with 'nyah' then?"
There's a brief pause, and before Kuroo can open his mouth to say something, Kenma immediately cuts him off with a blunt, "no."
Kuroo then spends the entirety of the meal trying to convince Kenma to say 'nyah' once more, but this time on camera. Kenma refuses.
Deciding that they couldn't just sit at home and make a video of the two doing absolutely nothing except maybe gaming for the day, Kuroo takes Kenma out shopping in order to have something to film for the video. He tries his best to angle the camera so that it doesn't capture how the two boys are holding hands, because it's not a romantic gesture but instead just an action to prevent Kenma from getting lost.
He also kind of likes the feeling of having Kenma's hand in his. But in a completely platonic way, of course.
Kuroo had arranged to meet up with the other four in a small cafe just outside the main shopping centre, and he films them all upon seeing them. Oikawa is chatting with Akaashi, whilst Bokuto is bothering Iwaizumi into comparing their biceps to see who is more muscular, since Oikawa seems to show Iwaizumi's arms off in every video he makes.
"Say, Bokuto," Oikawa leans against Iwaizumi as he talks, "How did you convince Keiji to let you post photos of him sleeping online? Iwa-chan gets mad at me for taking photos, let alone posting them!"
"Don't you post them anyway, Oikawa?" Akaashi comments, causing an expression of panic to flash across Oikawa's face whilst one of irritation appears on Iwaizumi's.
"You're such a creep, sh-" Hajime hesitates, glancing around the cafe that they're in to check for whether or not cussing is appropriate, and Kuroo immediately jumps in to laugh it off.
"Yeah, Oikawa, you sh-!"
"I'm sorry for being such a sh, Iwa-chan," Oikawa fakes some sobbing and sniffling, which causes Iwaizumi to roll his eyes. This sort of banter carries on for a good ten minutes, whilst Kenma itches to whip out his phone and continue with a game of his. Just as he makes the assumption that they could be here a while and reaches for his phone, the group suddenly decide to rise from the table with the intention of leaving.
The group of six wander throughout the shopping center they entered, with Oikawa leading them towards all of his favourite stores. Akaashi seems to have fallen victim to Oikawa's attention, despite Iwaizumi's orders to "leave the poor guy alone, asskawa" and Bokuto's displeasure of not getting to talk to Akaashi for a while. So, Bokuto hangs back with Kenma and Kuroo, chatting away with the latter mentioned.
"Kuroo!" Bokuto begins, throwing an arm around the man's shoulder as they walk. Kuroo's face drops to a scowl.
"Feh."
"I haven't even said anything!"
"You should continue with that."
"Bro, you are so full of sass today."
The two snicker, and Kuroo quickly joins in with, "You are so full of beans."
Kenma mutters something along the lines of 'oh, god' and considers joining Akaashi, however the thought is immediately dismissed when he catches sight of Oikawa pointing out clothes for Akaashi to "try on, at least!"
Akaashi is too polite to refuse, and Kenma is too smart to try and rescue him.
So, they spend a long while like that. Iwaizumi, Oikawa, and Akaashi lead the way with Oikawa picking up things for Akaashi to wear and Iwaizumi saving Akaashi from having to wear anything too ridiculous, despite Oikawa insisting that Akaashi could make anything look good, no matter how awful it may appear to be on it's hanger. The final word rolls off his tongue without much thought, but it reminds Iwaizumi of something.
Apparently it reminds Kuroo and Bokuto of something, too, as they immediately holler, "Hanger Tooru!" and burst out laughing.
"That was last year!" Oikawa retorts, blushing violently with embarrassment, "Shut up about it already!" Iwaizumi joins in with the laughter, repeating the name quietly.
"I still can't believe you actually went outside like that..." Kuroo manages to say between his cackles, "And Hanamaki actually filmed it... Bless..."
"Stop it already! Everybody makes mistakes, okay?" Oikawa attempts to defend himself, but to no avail.
"Oh, totally, bro. I mean, everybody has those days." Bokuto nods and Kuroo grins.
"Don't." Akaashi whispers. But it is too late.
"Everybody knows what-" Bokuto begins, and Kuroo is the one to finish the sentence with,
"-what I'm talking about," and the two join together with, "everybody gets that way."
The two do a weird dance as they recite the lyrics to Hannah Montana's 'Nobody's Perfect' whilst Oikawa regrets his choice of words. Naturally, Kenma films it all, with every intention of sending the film to Kuroo and insisting he include it in his video. Oikawa even joins in singing the chorus, until Iwaizumi reminds him that if they keep this up then they'll all get kicked out. The song is cut short, and the group continues on. Bokuto leads them all to the first Boots he sees in order to retrieve some hair gel, though Akaashi does whisper to Kenma about how Bokuto should let his hair down more often because he looks great.
Oikawa asks if Akaashi has told Bokuto this yet, and Akaashi shakes his head with the reason that Bokuto would get embarrassed and never let his hair down again.
As Bokuto peruses the aisles of the store in search of his hair product, the entire group turn their head when someone calls out Kuroo's name. Sugawara waves, with his own group consisting of Daichi, Hinata, and his younger brother, Tobio, who seems to be arguing with Hinata. The argument immediately dissolves as the two get distracted by who is in the room, and they shout separate names in unison:
"Kenma!"
"Oikawa!"
Of course, they both receive two very different reactions. Kenma accepts Shouyou's hug with a certain softness that Kuroo has only seen when sick or horribly upset, whereas Oikawa sighs and greets Tobio with a bored voice, much to Iwaizumi's annoyance. Tobio doesn't seem to notice, or if he does then he ignores it, and continues talking to Oikawa. Akaashi uses this as an opportunity to slip away and join Bokuto and Kuroo, who have been joined by Sugawara and Daichi.
"So, you must be 'Hulk Daddy', right?" Bokuto says with a grin whilst Suga snorts and Daichi groans, glaring at Kuroo. Akaashi begins to wonder if it would have been better to stay with Oikawa.
"Honestly, I wouldn't have minded so much if it was Hulk Dad, but Hulk Daddy..." Daichi mutters as he rubs at his temples.
"Bet he wouldn't mind if it was Koushi calling him Daddy, though..." Kuroo mumbles to Bokuto, however he fails to do so quietly and falls victim to Daichi's fists. Akaashi is quick to mention how Kuroo has stated before that Daichi is a scary man when he's mad, and that Kuroo should probably stop trying to wind him up.
"But, Akaashi, don't you think Suga's presence keeps him calm? Or calmer, at least." Bokuto suggests, "So, Daichi won't get that mad, because Suga's here. Kind of like how you stop me from doing anything stupid, y'know?"
"Excellent counter, bro." Kuroo nods thoughtfully. Bokuto thanks him with a high five, and Akaashi rolls his eyes. Now facing away from Bokuto, Akaashi catches a glimpse of Kenma and Hinata whispering to one another in a very secretive manner. The tips of Kenma's ears are pink.
"Hey!" Bokuto suddenly exclaims, dragging Akaashi's eyes back to him, "Since we're all together, why don't we go to one of our places and play a game? I really want to play Slash! It sounds fun. Or that one game! Kuroo, what's that one game called?" A look of confusion washes over Kuroo's face as he shrugs - does Bokuto seriously expect him to know? - and Akaashi suggests:
"The Game of Things?"
"That's the one!"
After a very short discussion, the group agree that Oikawa's house would be the best place to play card games. With that decided, Bokuto sets out to actually buy the game. It's not particularly difficult to find, thankfully, but he does have to borrow some money from Kuroo to actually buy it. Something he may regret later on, as Kuroo had filmed the deal under the insistence, 'I'm filming a day in the life video, bro. Gotta include everything.'
Of course, Kuroo doesn't film the journey to Oikawa's house. Instead, he trails behind the group with Bokuto; everyone seems to have split up into two's and threes in order to make walking down the path easier. Leading everyone is Oikawa, Iwaizumi, and Tobio, who is making polite conversation with Iwaizumi whilst Oikawa pouts. Suga and Daichi follow close behind and seem to be talking about something science related - and once Oikawa hears Daichi mention planets, he immediately joins in on the conversation, leaving Iwaizumi and Tobio to talk about their families. Akaashi, Kenma and Shouyou walk with a bit more distance behind Suga and Daichi, and their conversation is surprisingly quiet. Akaashi doesn't seem to be speaking much at all, whilst Shouyou is whispering to Kenma with an anxious look on his face. Kenma seems to be reassuring, though his face tends to flush when Hinata responds.
Bokuto is also taking a great effort in talking quietly. In fact, he might be trying too hard, as Kuroo is struggling to hear the man's hushed whispers, which seem to be getting softer and softer. Kuroo can only just make out words like "Akaashi" and "perfect" and then a soft sentence of "I really don't know what to do." Kuroo's a pretty smart guy, and it's not particularly hard to guess what Bokuto is trying to tell him.
"I think you should talk to him about it," Kuroo says in a gentle voice, "I mean, you two live together, so it's probably for the best. I can't really imagine Akaashi responding in a negative way at all."
"But I can!" Bokuto sniffs, "What if he's disgusted? Oh, my god, what if he moves out? What if he just gets so grossed out by me that he just packs his bags and leaves and so I just wake up the next morning with nothing but a note on the bar table calling me a gross human being and-"
The two of them have stopped walking by now, and Kuroo places a hand on Bokuto's shoulder. He instructs his friend to take some breaths and the two resume walking. "Do you want me to talk to him?" Kuroo offers. Bokuto shakes his head.
"He'll think I'm a coward," he mumbles, "I guess I am being one, though, aren't I?" With a weak laugh, Bokuto sighs. Suddenly, he then bounces back into his energetic self as he chirps, "I guess I'll just leave next week's problems to next week's me! C'mon, let's catch up to Shou, because heappreciates my owl stories."
"Shouyou appreciates everything, dude."
"I know, he is a blessing."
Kuroo was very thankful that he had chosen to make a day in the life video on such a perfect day. Whilst playing The Game of Things, he had managed to record a beautiful moment of Kenma, completely expressionless, turning to Iwaizumi, who was also wearing a blank expression, and asking, "Iwaizumi, are you 'poop'?"
Only for Iwaizumi to respond with a curt nod followed with, "I am."
Kuroo, Bokuto, and Oikawa erupted with laughter, drowning out Hinata and Suga's giggles. After that, there was a variation the word "poo" in every round, much to everyone's amusement. There had also been a round which had asked for "What Not To Say When Applying For A Job" in which there were four variations of: "I'm Oikawa Tooru." As the wording was different for each of them, it was hard to work out that Iwaizumi, Suga, Kuroo, and Bokuto were those rude, rude people.
Now, Kuroo is on his way back home. Suga, Daichi, Tobio, and Hinata were staying at Oikawa's place, and Kuroo figured it'd be too much for him to intrude whilst they were eating. He didn't want to hassle Iwaizumi into making more food.
So, Kuroo and Kenma brought Bokuto and Akaashi home with them, insisting that the two stay for dinner. Bokuto films as Kenma helps Kuroo out in the kitchen, describing the scene as if he was in a nature documentary. Meanwhile, Akaashi is setting up the table, insisting that he'd feel rude if he wasn't helping in some way.
Just as Bokuto finishes his final bite, Akaashi asks, "Bokuto, do you have the keys?"
Bokuto blinks thrice. "I thought you got them?" Akaashi shakes his head slowly, and the two continue to stare at each other, as if having a wordless conversation. That silent discussion ends with the two turning to face Kenma and Kuroo.
"Okay, fine, you two can take my bed," Kuroo sighs, and interrupts them both before they can even begin to argue with him, "I'm not letting you sleep on the couch. So, take my bed for tonight, and just remember that you owe me one. Alright?" The two nod. "Good. Anyway, you can both grab some clothes from the bottom drawer of my dresser. There all Bokuto's clothes anyway, since he just fucking leaves them when he stays over."
"Thank you, Kuroo." Akaashi says before going into Kuroo's room. Before Bokuto can give Kuroo his thanks, Kuroo winks at him. It's almost as if Kuroo can see Bokuto's thinking process, as it takes a while for the realization, as well as the blush, to spread across his face.
Proud of himself, Kuroo makes a start to grab a blanket to put on the couch, only to be stopped by a gentle tug on his sleeve.
"Why don't you just sleep with me?" Kenma says, as if it's the most obvious thing to do in this situation, "My bed is a lot comfier than the couch."
Suddenly, Kuroo's face feels very, very warm.
Kuroo blackcatnya . 14m
bohooto sorry bro, but i think i'm the luckiest guy alive atm
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A/N: ok so ! basically i wrote this on ao3 bcos i could add proper notes but anyway: the game of things scene is very much based from game grumps playing it (/watch?v=UoLzwSqfZSg) and i just thought it was really funny to imagine iwa being stone faced when answering "yes... i am poop.." idk maybe im just immature. i hope thats cleared up any confusion! (theres actually quite a few game grumps references. sorry!)