SWIM LESSONS ⋆ akaashi keiji ✔︎

𝟣𝟣.𝖡𝖴𝖳𝖳𝖤𝖱𝖥𝖫𝖨𝖤𝖲

📍𝗍𝗈𝗄𝗒𝗈 𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗄𝖾𝗍 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖼𝗍
𝗌𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗒, 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋 𝟤𝟦𝗍𝗁, 𝟥:𝟧𝟥𝗉𝗆

y/n stared at akaashi with an
incredulous look. she knew
they were friends, but she didn't
think they were close enough
for her to go to his house. she
felt like she would be disrupting
his family, which reminded her
of a really big detail she hadn't
even noticed until that moment.

"i..."

"wait— where's koji? i just
realized he's not with you
today."

akaashi smiled a little.

akaashi keiji
"he's with bokuto's teammates
atsumu and kiyoomi.

akaashi keiji
"atsumu has been begging and
begging for me to let him
babysit koji for a weekend for
a long time now, and kiyoomi
is just there to keep atsumu in
check."

akaashi keiji
"so, will you? i don't want you
to not have anywhere to go."

y/n blushed a little bit, which
akaashi noticed but didn't
mention. she turned her head
to him and smiled.

"sure."

"thank you, keiji."

akaashi keiji
"always."

akaashi keiji
"so, do you want to get going?"

akaashi keiji
"i have ice cream in my freezer
and, like, all of the video streaming
apps."

y/n's heart pounded and her
stomach fluttered. her smile
wouldn't stop growing due to
the man in front of her, and
that's when she knew it
couldn't just be a simple crush.

she really liked him. a lot.

and this wasn't just going to go
away like she hoped it would.

"sure, let's go."

"thank you, again."

they both stood and pushed
their chairs in.

akaashi keiji
"you know, it's not like i'm
only asking you to come over
because you don't have anywhere
else to go."

akaashi keiji
"i want you to. i like hanging out
with you and to be honest, i'm
glad it worked out this way."

he smiled at her and placed a
gentle hand on her shoulder as
he walked past her, leaving her
absolutely speechless with a
prominent blush decorating her
cheeks.

y/n shook her head a little and
quickly walked after him, trying
but failing to come up with a
flirty remark like the ones they'd
been exchanging all day.

but then she started thinking.

he wouldn't be saying all this
if he wasn't interested, right?

"i hate you."

she spoke through a smile she
was trying so hard to suppress.

akaashi keiji
"huh? what did i do now?"

"i hate you for making my heart
race like that."

she simply stated and looked to
akaashi for his reaction as they
exited the restaurant and started
toward akaashi's car, which they'd
both taken there.

his posture stiffened slightly
and his steps slowed down.
he glanced at y/n who was
already looking at him and
caught her eye.

there was no witty remark
like she'd expected him to
counter with. no, instead,
he looked into her eyes as
if he was trying to read her
like a book he couldn't
quite understand.

"keiji?"

"kei- your car—"

y/n snapped him out of his
daze by grabbing onto his
bicep and pulling him back
a little. he would have walked
right past his car had she not.

akaashi keiji
"oh, shit, sorry."

he quickly dug his hand into
his pocket for his keys. he
unlocked the car and opened
the passenger door for y/n,
allowing her to get in before
closing it behind her and
getting into the driver's seat.

akaashi keiji
"ready?"

no.

"yep!"

published: october 1, 2021

really short filler chapter because we hit 10k!! thank u all so much ily ily