Until winter ends - BokuAka [haikyuu]

[1] Winter has begun

[Akaashi's point of view]

A thin layer of snow covers the rest of the green that could be seen on the lawn, it is officially winter. It's inevitable not to feel tightness in my chest, it's already December, a few more months and everything will be over.

I'm Akaashi Keiji, I turned 18 this month. I'm a third-year high school student and in a few months I'll probably be just another unemployed person. In fact, I feel that more attention should be paid to the midlife crisis that some people who are far from middle age go through.

"Vienna" by Billy Joel plays in the background as I reflect looking out the window.
A hot sigh escapes my mouth before I am surprised with a slap on the back, who invented this type of greeting?

- Agaashe! - a booming voice ends the silence in my room.

This is Bokuto Koutarou, and I have no idea how to introduce this guy. I don't think it's possible to describe him.

- Bokuto, how do you go out in such cold weather without a coat? By the way, who let you in?

I hadn't realized how much time I wasted thinking about life while watching the snow paint everything white, but the clock was already showing the time I had arrived at school.

- Your mother let me in, you know she loves me. And you haven't responded to my messages since yesterday! Don't you want to be my friend anymore?

The pout he made doesn't suit a grown-up guy at all, but because he's him, okay, I'll make an exception, acceptable.

- I was just too busy... thinking, you know. - I take the first scarf I see and wrap it around his neck, it's a bright red, contrasting with your pale skin - When this cold passes, you'll need to sunbathe.

- It's okay! When this is over I'm going, oh, we're going to the Caribbean! It's going to be sunny every day, let's play beach volleyball! You will go with me, won't you?

I laugh lightly, his positive atmosphere releases a glow that burns in the eyes of my soul, the sun he carries could melt all this snow in an instant, although... I don't want winter to pass, not so quickly .
I think I just described Bokuto.

- Of course I will, but first, we need to go to school, study, graduate and only then make plans. - I gather my things and leave pulling him out.

- Don't be so methodical, Agaashe! I'm going to be a professional player, remember? I'm not worried about college!

- Don't be so irresponsible, you don't know what the future holds, nurturing dreams like that only brings frustration!

Bokuto stops behind me, I look back at him waiting for him to continue but I come across his owl eyes staring into my soul.
Anyone would say he's sad after what I said, but I know him well enough to know he's disappointed.

- Akaashi, what's the problem? - he asks with a serious expression, I feel a hit in my stomach, that's the kind of reaction he doesn't usually have. Seeing that I didn't answer him, he speaks again - Let's get to school a little later.

Bokuto pulls me in the opposite direction of our old destination, the snow isn't deep enough to make walking difficult, but the slippery ground makes me worried about his speed.

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Arriving at the place, I can feel my facial muscles being hypocritical, a slight smile takes shape on my face, as well as on Bokuto's, when he looks at me. He takes me to one of the swings and sits on the one next to it.

We are in the playground where we used to play when we were little.

I can't say exactly when I met this guy, we had been studying together for a few months before we spoke, but it was here that I really met him. I run my fingertip over our initials marked on the balance sheet; once we saw a couple doing this in a tree claiming they would be together forever, Bokuto was worried and convinced me that we needed to do this for our friendship to last forever too.

- Silly boy, you're stealing my paper... - I laugh lightly.

- You always take care of me, let me do something too! - he starts to spin on the swing - What's bothering you? Is it that thing about growing up?

I look at the floor and let out a sigh.

- I think I'm scared.

- To get big?

- The future.

- It's okay, I've got your back!

- What if you're not there?

Bokuto stops for a second, I hope I wasn't cruel with that sentence, I don't want him to think that I don't include him in my future.

- I will be - he smiles simply.

Yes, he has to be.

I take my camera from my backpack and make some adjustments, I start photographing some birds that are nesting, they must be warming up, they seem inseparable.

- You know, Bokuto... We lost the national championship, I'm not going to play volleyball with you anymore. Doesn't it seem a little disheartening? I feel like all that time went to trash and now it seems harder to get into a good college...

- Trash? No I do not think. I will be professional, and you will travel the world with me writing and taking photos, you just need inspiration.

He places his hand on my leg that is shaking, not from the cold, but from the anxiety that has taken over me. However, with him around, things don't seem so complicated. He is a really good friend. He looks me in the eyes and says smiling:

- Akaashi, flowers are not extinct in winter, they return in spring.

And something inside me warmed.

★notes:

hi guys!! here is iah! this is my first fanfic so i really hope you like it :)

i want to apologize because there will probably be some translation errors (i speak Portuguese and i swear i tried my best to make it as close as possible)

i created a playlist on spotify for those who like to listen to music while reading
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