“Honey, I’m Home~” Yamaguchi quipped as he walked into the apartment.
“You are aware that you don’t actually live here, right?” was the response he was met with from the kitchen.
He was, in fact, aware that this wasn’t his apartment. But he didn’t have a roommate, and bothering Kageyama while waiting for Tsukishima to get home was one of his favorite pastimes.
He walked into the room and sat at the counter watching Kageyama cook from behind. “You’re just mad because Tsukki gives me more attention.”
“He’s my boyfriend,” Kageyama growled, turning around to look at the green haired boy in his home. “I should get all of the attention.”
Yamaguchi laughed, “The fact that you admitted that you’re jealous is comedic gold my man.”
They had all become a lot closer after their time on the volleyball team. Kageyama learned to play well with others, and Tsukishima learned to express himself through something other than insults. Yamaguchi gained confidence being their captain, and they all stayed friends throughout their college years. They had changed, but it was for the better.
Tsukishima and Kageyama still played volleyball with the college team, but Yamaguchi decided to focus on academics. He did still see everyone, and sometimes the college team would let him join in on practices since he’s oh so close with Tsukishima and Kageyama.
“Kei’s got a class right now, so you’re stuck with me.” Kageyama grumped, “Or, even better you could leave and let me eat in peace.”
Yamaguchi chose to ignore this, instead focusing on peering around Kageyama to see what’s in the pan he was hunched over. “What are you making?”
“You can’t have any.” Kageyama didn't look away from his task.
Yamaguchi did end up getting a portion of the food. Funny how Kageyama just happened to cook for three. . He continued to banter with Kageyama until Kei got home, as per their usual routine. They had some classes together, even though Kageyama wasn’t as academically inclined as Yamaguchi.
Kageyama took care of him, feeding him and allowing him to stay in the apartment. And Yamaguchi did his part too. He always made sure to do the dishes after Kageyama cooked, and helped him with classwork. And though he showed up quite a lot, he always made sure the couple had their apartment to themselves. He may be annoying, something he has accepted, but he wasn’t an asshole. .
Yamaguchi made gagging noises when Tsukishima kissed him hello, after setting his keys down by the door and walking directly to the kitchen, knowing that’s where his boyfriend would be. He smiled at Yamaguchi, saying his hello’s and asking how close they came to killing each other before going to change.
They hung out for a good while. Watching movies or listening to music in the background while they played video games. Sometimes they would all just study together in silence. Sometimes they would break open a couple beers and just talk.
They’d grown together, creating this almost domestic routine that they followed to the tee almost every day.
That is until their little bubble bursts.
They loved their friends from high school, and they always would. But some of them tended to be a lot to handle all of the time.
So they were stoked when they heard that Hinata was going to the same college as them once his gap year was over. Yamaguchi even offered to let him stay at his apartment for a while until he could get settled on his own.
But it did interrupt their little routine. When Yamaguchi usually would go to Tsukishima and Kageyama’s for dinner, he found himself in the grocery store trying to keep up with Hinata’s ridiculous appetite. Hinata did pitch in, but he didn’t seem to register that most people didn’t eat 6 full meals a day.
And when he did go to Tsukishima and Kageyama’s to wind down, he would find hinata there as well. He was Kageyama’s best friend after all, even if they spent that year apart. Yamaguchi wasn’t one to try and break up a relationship like that just because he wanted a little bit of attention.
So he just let it be. He let the routine change. He was home for dinner more often, and his dinners with tsukishima and kageyama were a lot more high energy. More playful, energetic arguing than the calm banter he was used to.
He and Kageyama ended up going to the Library to study more often in order to escape the noise that came with hinata.
Then there were the times when Yamaguchi would go to walk into Kageyama and Tsukishima’s apartment to find it empty. They’d given him a key for that reason, but he couldn’t help but feel the pang of jealousy that came from knowing that his apartment was also empty. That came from knowing that Kageyama and Hinata were probably out playing volleyball somewhere while Tsukishima was in class.
So he did what he thought was best. He ignored the emotion and started towards the kitchen. He knew that when Kageyama comes home to an empty apartment, he cooks knowing well that someone would be home soon and he could give them food when they got there.
He pulled out Kageyama’s favorite pan, and a rubber spatula. He searched for the Chef’s knife and cutting board and started on prep. By the time he heard the door open everything was in the pan and nearly done.
He had been expecting Kageyama to walk into the kitchen since he was usually home long before Tsukishima’s class was finished, but what he saw when he turned was Tsukishima standing behind him, seemingly just as surprised as he was.
“Where’s Tobio?” Tsukishima asked, and Yamaguchi’s heart broke, and all of the feelings he’d been avoiding came to the forefront of his mind.
Author's Note:
This was originally the worst drabble i'd ever written, then it became this. If you guys want a part two, let me know.
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