Oikawa Tooru is really fucking gay.
He’d known that he’s just “gay” before already, so that’s no earth-shattering surprise. He hadn’t known that there was still some room for more – and that empty space is currently occupied by Hajime and the fresh ink blooming on his naked back.
Tooru sends a prayer to the volleyball god. His teammates admire the black tattoo on Hajime’s back with louds oohs and aahs, while Tooru’s standing there with his shirt in his hands, staring like a lovestruck school girl being confronted with her first crush. When Hajime laughs, the muscles on his strong back shift, coiling underneath the skin, sweat dripping down from the soft, wet hair in his broad neck. Tooru swallows again. It doesn’t help. The tattoo is an ancient tree, beautifully curled branches that stretch over Hajime’s shoulder, the dark trunk nestled against his right side. The roots reach down to the rim of his training shorts, and Tooru’s eyes trace the tree’s silhouette. It’s breathtaking. It fits Hajime.
It’s strong and reliable and invincible, standing with a calm pride that Tooru hasn’t yet managed to find inside his own chest.
After everyone’s already left and Tooru finally slips into his jacket, a warm arm slings over his neck. Soft breath drags over his ear, and Hajime whispers, his grin hot on Tooru’s jolting skin: “Wanna come over to my house and find out where the roots end?”
Tooru is so unbelievably, helplessly gay, and he loves it.




























