{IT WAS ALWAYS YOU} Akaashi x Fem!Reader

𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑆𝑘𝑖𝑝

"Take the experiences with you. Keep close the relationships and friends we have made here at Fukurodani," your class valedictorian reads aloud to your graduating class.

You take the time to look over at Akaashi across the aisle from you who's patiently listening to the speech.

"And do well wherever you go and in whatever you do."

Your eyes then shift to your friend with short brown hair in front of you, slightly squirming in her seat from anticipation with legs swaying underneath.

"We earned this," the valedictorian continues while holding up their diploma, "Use it well and congratulations to each one of my classmates and may you each succeed!"

Following the end of the speech, loud clapping fills the entire room. You can't help but smile when you see your mom in the stands next to Bokuto as well as Akaashi and Maya's parents.

"Woo! Agaasheee!! Y/NNN! Mayaaa!" you hear your loud friend's voice echo throughout the space, even with all of the other noise.

In front of you, Maya waves frantically to Bokuto which makes you laugh to yourself. You look to your side at Akaashi who actually seems to be smiling despite Bokuto's antic.

Once the commotion settles down, you find your way over to Akaashi.

"I'm so proud of you!" he exclaims as he wraps his arms around you.

"I'm proud of you too," you respond as you relax into his embrace, "I couldn't have done this without you."

"Agaasheee!" you hear Bokuto's loud voice yell as he approaches.

"Was he always this loud?" Akaashi whispers to you, still keeping you in his arms.

"There's no way. I could hear him over all the noise when he was screaming before," you add.

"You're still louder."

Before you have a chance to chew your boyfriend out for embarrassing you yet again, Bokuto squeezes both of you into his body.

"I'm so glad you guys graduated!" he exclaims, "Y/N even promised she would go to my games more often now!"

"Bokuto I-" Akaashi tries to interrupt before you cut him off.

"That's right," you hum, "special treatment for your best friends right?"

You give Akaashi a wink to let him in on your plans which he catches onto after thinking about it for a moment.

"Well obviously, I am on a professional team after all," he boasts.

"Yet you still couldn't get with that receptionist even after she hit on you right in front of us," Akaashi teases.

"Can you please stop bringing that up!" Bokuto whines, "It took me two weeks to ask her out and by then she was already dating someone. That's not my fault!"

Just then you hear Maya's voice as she makes her way past the crowd towards the three of you.

"Maya's still single," you laugh.

Bokuto's cheeks dust a light pink at your words, but the conversation gets cut short as Maya jumps onto you, wrapping her arms around your neck.

"We did it, Y/N!" she exclaims as she squeezes you, "Thank you so much for being my friend I literally love you!"

You congratulate Maya as well and let her know that you're glad she's become such a good friend to you as well. While you hug her back, you do so carefully knowing that her scars and bruises still hurt even after almost two years.