IwaOi with a kid

||Chapter 10: Tobio and Shinji||

hi! sorry it's been so long lol i was having a writer's block and school wasn't making it any better.
enjoy! even tho it's kinda short😤 also!! really sorry if i didn't pick you guys' dog names, there were so many and i couldn't choose more than one😭😭

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As promised, iwaizumi got a dog.
they named him Shinji. it meant 'true ruler'
he was a golden retriever (not the one in the photo but similar ig?) a medium-large sized male dog.
The name "retriever" refers to the breed's ability to retrieve shot game undamaged due to their soft mouth.

(A/N: i also named him that bc king - which is tobio's nickname - and true ruler just kinda go together yk? ANYWAYS)

Tobio was...excited? if that was the right word.
He'd spent most of his time with him and even taught him little tricks like shaking his hand.
Oikawa has never seen him that happy. well except when he gets his milk. and Oikawa was really glad he convinced Iwaizumi to get one.

although this time, the dog prefers Iwaizumi more than him. but Tobio was shinji's favorite. and shinji was his too.

but then school happened.
normally, Tobio would be excited for school. he liked his teachers and hinata sometimes made it fun, but the thought of leaving shinji had him in tears.
it's only been two days with the dog and tobio's already gotten really attached.

he wouldn't get in the car, giving off his bratty attitude until oikawa had to coax him inside.

after iwaizumi arrived at tobio's school, tobio was already sobbing in his seat.
iwaizumi was grateful tobio doesn't wail and isn't loud while crying, he sniffles quietly and sometimes his sobs are soft. and he's also easy to convince.

he picked him up, placing him on his lap and cradled his face into his hands. tobio shook his head, trying to push him away but iwaizumi shushed him softly.

"hey, tobio, look at me"

tobio didn't really have the strength to resist, so he looked at the alpha with teary eyes.

"you do realize dogs can take care of themselves, right?"

tobio nods.

"so you don't have to be around him all the time."

"no, i have to! or else he'd get lonely"

iwaizumi would've laughed if the situation wasn't serious, so he just smiled and shook his head, going along with what tobio's saying,

"i'm pretty sure he'll survive you going to school for a few hours"

"no, you don't get it! he'll die because he has nothing to do at home!"

by the tone of tobio's voice, he could tell he didn't actually mean it, he was just being dramatic to prove his point. just like oikawa usually does.

"okay, let's try it out. if you go home and find Shinji 'dead', ill buy you tons of milk cartons. and if he isn't, you'll go to school everyday without trying to make excuses not to go."

tobio looked puzzled, still trying to process what the older is saying,

"whats tons?"

iwaizumi let out a breathy laugh, "a lot. a lot of milk just for you"

tobio's smile grew wider, his tears drying out on his cheeks, "okay!!"

iwaizumi sighed in relief, grabbing baby wipes from his car's glove compartment box, wiping the stray tears on the boys's face before discarding the wet tissue and kissed tobio's forehead.