The Caged Crow II Haikyuu x Male Oc

Chapter 3: New Discoveries

(TW: Implication of self-harm, as well as the action)

LI WEI STARES PROUDLY AT HIS FURNISHED LIVING ROOM- as it was the last room that needed to be completely furnished. This proud feeling was something Li Wei didn't feel very often, as many of his accomplishments felt very artificial at best. He knew that ice skating was something he was a prodigy in and yet, despite his love for the sport, he no longer finds passion in it.

The last week had been very busy for Li Wei, making it difficult to contact Hinata to do anything other than set up his house. He found himself constantly apologizing to Hinata, as he felt as though he was letting down his only friend. Luckily for him, Hinata could care less and instead offered his help in finishing up his house.

The last week also brought some joyful surprises, such as getting far closer to Hinata than he could ever imagine was possible for someone like him. The two moved away from the 'san' prefix and moved onto 'kun', an improvement in Li Wei's books. He wasn't quite ready for the exchanging of first names. Li Wei also found himself flinching less and less whenever Hinata became more affectionate per say. It took time for Li Wei to understand Hinata's actions as friendly rather than romantic, because if it were romantic, they'd need to have a very intensive conversation.

Li Wei would never abandon Hinata, who is his first real friend, but he could never be that. No, he would rather die than be sent back to that man if his parents ever found out he was switching again. Trapped within his own thoughts and fears, Li Wei didn't notice the loud beeping produced by his cell phone. He was far too deep at the moment, something that usually happened whenever he recalled his horrendous experience at the conversion therapy place he went to. It was one of the few memories that created a deep seeded resentment within Li Wei.

Finally, Li Wei awoke from his thoughts and hastily answered the phone, knowing it could really be only one person. "Hello?" Li Wei asked in a cautious whisper. Though he was sure it was Hinata, he didn't want to take any chances and give away who he was as he had forgotten to check the caller id. Luckily, he was right on the money.

"LI-KUN!! Wanna go practice volleyball?!? You said you'd show me all your WOAH moves and and it hasn't happened yet-." Li Wei could almost see the pout visible on Hinata's face. He had told Hinata he'd practice with him before school started, but had yet to fulfill that as Li Wei had been fairly busy. Chuckling a bit, Li Wei cut off Hinata's continuous rambling. "Alright Hinata-kun, we can practice volleyball together. How about you come over to my place and we can walk to wherever you decide is the best practice area?" He questioned, unsure if Hinata would want to follow his advice. It was a silly thing to doubt, but Li Wei wasn't used to anyone taking his thoughts or ideas into consideration as he had to follow a particular mold.

Hinata almost wanted to groan the unsure tone his friend was giving him. He's not the brightest crayon in the box, but it was fairly easy to notice how out of depth Li Wei was on the topic of what was socially acceptable between friends. At first, Hinata thought he just didn't enjoy being touched or was unsure how to accommodate his more energetic personality, but those thoughts were dashed when Li Wei began to give subtle hints. He would look at Hinata like a lost puppy whenever something so basic about friendship would come up. The most telling sign was when Li Wei asked him, "If you hug a friend, does that mean you like them romantically?". It was eye opening because platonic hugging is so normal between friends and yet, Li Wei had no idea about that. Hinata had one goal when it came to Li Wei and that was to help him become more comfortable with platonic affection, something he assumed Li Wei sorely lacked. Noticing he hadn't spoken in a while, Hinata quickly assured Li Wei. "Yeah! That's fine!! We're gonna have so much fun. I'll show you all my moves and tell you all about my 'Race to Ace' plan!"