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oikawa starts jogging as well, lagging slightly behind iwaizumi to watch where he's going.

(and also to watch how good he looks while he's jogging (and also because his body won't allow him a small burst to catch up with iwaizumi)).

Only when iwaizumi slows down a step are they jogging side by side down the street.

Even having lived there for most of his life, oikawa had never really seen or appreciated how beautiful and quiet his neighborhood was on a Sunday morning. He just assumed it would be like any other morning, but no one had anywhere to be.

Most people were doing what oikawa did every Sunday, sleeping in to their heart's content and then some. It's weird, though, because he doesn't feel envious when he thinks about all of his neighbors and townspeople sleeping soundly in their beds while oikawa and iwaizumi are mw
awake and exercising.

The air feels cooler than it is during the day, but fresher somehow. The streets are quiet, not just of people, but of cars and buildings. He's only 15 minutes into their jog and he's already so happy that he came, even without iwaizumi being a factor.

iwaizumi who is jogging along with ease, or, rather, it looks like he's hurriedly walking with ease. oikawa is in a complete jog and iwaizumi looks like he's leisurely walking to a cafe for morning tea.

oikawa's been sneaking glances and peeks at iwazumi every 30 seconds, just because he looks so good. He always looks good, but there's something about the morning sunlight hitting him at this angle and the way that he knows that iwaizumi likes him back, that really hit the spot.

he feels guilty that iwaizumi won't get his Sunday morning exercise in. He isn't even jogging . oh, the things you do for love. oikawa picks up the pace and iwaizumi matches it instantly.

even still, he's not breaking a sweat. He still has a smile on his face. the smile might have even grown. how does this man get so happy about working out harder? 

oikawa rolls his eyes at his own thought when he's sure iwaizumi isn't looking. he starts moving even faster. his heart rate is picking up and his breathing is quickening.

It's not a leisurely jog anymore, he's moving toward a run. iwaizumi picks up the pace too, running right beside oikawa. he's in a brisk jog now. his arms are swaying forward and backward to keep his momentum moving efficiently. why is he so good at everything he does? 

They've only exchanged a few words the entire time they've been on the jog together and it looks like that's all they're going to say considering oikawa's speeding up again. He's losing the ability to talk casually while he runs, instead having to focus on regulating his breathing.

oikawa jots it down in his head that running is a horrible first date.

When he's happy with the pace that he's set, oikawa keeps constant. He can feel sweat starting to form under his bangs, his breath is quick but controlled, and his entire body is starting to feel very warm.

It's work, but he feels good. He feels good until he can see iwaizumi moving in front of him. He gets far enough in front of him that iwaizumi has to turn his head back to talk to oikawa.

He smiles at him and nods to the side, cutting down a side street that turns into dirt.

The distance between the two of them is constant now. iwaizumi isn't pushing him to move faster or leaving him in the dust, but there's just something about iwaizumi's charisma and smile that made oikawa want to keep up.

He presses forward, matching iwaizumi's pace. In return, iwaizumi gives a look of shock and respect. It makes his heart flutter.

When the pace loses some of the uncomfortability that came with the increase in speed, iwaizumi starts moving even faster.

It works the same way; iwaizumi pulls forward and stays consistent until oikawa catches up to him. oikawa can feel himself starting to get really into it.

They keep picking up the pace, only slowing down in short moments of jogging before returning back to a run. Looking around, oikawa notices that he's never really seen this side of town.

It doesn't look like it's been altered by humans. He tries to appreciate it as best he can with the speed he's trying to uphold.

he smiled to himself, looking at the horizon.

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