The Caged Crow II Haikyuu x Male Oc

Chapter 1: The Facade

(TW: Mentions of abuse and homophobia)

LI WEI IS EVERYTHING SOMEONE WANTS TO BE WITHIN THEIR LIFE-beautiful, driven, and academically advanced compared to his peers. He has not just wealth, but status within his homeland China. Someone as perfect as he is, with long flowing hair as dark as the night sky and beautiful emerald green eyes that shimmer in the moonlight, should have absolutely no issues. No, of course not, those with everything must be happy.

On top of all of that, Li Wei is also an accomplished figure skater, having competed all over the world and winning medals upon medals. His status is that of a celebrity and he is constantly surrounded by the higher echelons of society.

His family is perfect to the outside world. Li Na, his mother, is one of the top actresses in China, stunning the masses with her powerful acting that has even the most powerful of men shaking in fear and awe. Li Jie, his father, is a politician whose popularity amongst the people is so elevated that he could simply do no wrong. In a family such as this, there is no room for mistakes.

Behind closed doors, his mother and father go from loving people to demons who salivate at his pain. Mistakes were considered sins within the Li household and if Wei were to ever make a mistake, he would be due for a whipping.

The first mistake Li Wei ever made was at 5 years old, when he told his mother that he found a boy from class pretty. It was the first time he'd ever been hit and he would never forget it. His parents had thrown him into conversion therapy and by the age of 6, the mere thought of looking at a boy in any light other than platonic was no longer heard.

The second mistake Li Wei had ever made was when he told his parents he no longer wanted to learn to figure skate at the age of 8. He instead wanted to learn volleyball, after having watched the national team of China win at an international level. The fast paced movements and utter teamwork shown within that final match awed Li Wei. However, his parents yelled at him for such a notion. It was also the first time he was truly beat. From then on, Li Wei pretended that figure skating was the only sport he would ever turn to within his lifetime.

From then on, the mistakes grew worse and worse, as well as the punishments. It wasn't until Li Wei fought back for the first time, at the age of 12, that he was introduced to the basement. It was the one location of his large household that was rarely used and unfinished, something he had not understood until he was harshly thrown down the stairs.

It was the only area within their mansion that had yet to be completed and was never shown to guests. The entire room was draped in darkness, with a cold air harshly breezing throughout the area, which only added to the eeriness of the place. He never wanted to go down there.

His father beat him up for good measure, before locking him into a closet. For days on end, Li Wei would continually scratch at the closet door, hoping his father would finally let him out. It was disgusting in the closet by the third day as he had no bathroom, no food, nor no water. For the first time in a long time, Li Wei had become even more frightened of what his parents were capable of.

That was not the only time that he was put into the basement, but Li Wei had gotten better at playing the game. He would go to his prestigious middle school, surpass his peers in all aspects, and be far more gentlemanly than necessary towards the female population. Li Wei hated it, but he had no choice as he later found out his every action was being reported to his father. He felt absolutely caged.

The only times Li Wei felt the taste of freedom was whenever he travelled for competitions. Every country was different and he found himself time and time again falling in love with the many different cultures he'd come across. The last beautiful country he visited was Japan, where he utterly obliterated the competition. Truly, he wanted to go back and explore the country, but such a suggestion would surely get him locked in the basement...unless he made a foolproof plan.