Haikyuu! Oneshots

Iwaizumi x GN!Reader, Comfort

1455 words!

Comfort oneshot with Iwaizumi and GN!Reader.

It's not specified wether they're in a platonic or romantic relationship, I wrote it so that it could be interpreted both ways.
Enjoy!

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It had started as one of their usual study "dates"; since Y/n has been really caught up in their work lately, their extremely worried friend Iwaizumi offered himself to keep an eye on them, so that they would take a break every now and then.

As a few hours passed by the small childish whines coming from Y/n about how much more they had to write, and the weight this assignment had on their academic profile had become more frequent.

When being overly dramatic they were usually answered with Iwaizumi lightly bonking their head to keep them in place, most importantly to keep them calm and relaxed. But now? After Y/n started fully breaking down because of how little time they had left to hand in the assignment, the room assumed a different atmoshpere, full of frustration and tension between the two.

"Calm down Y/n, you got this aight? You're being unreasonable right now, just try to breath... uuh, or something"

Iwaizumi said, his tone softer than usual. The way his voice sounded was a bit shaky, as if he's unsure of what to do, almost unaware, trying his best not to get them more annoyed and stressed out than they already were.

He's never been good at reassuring and communicating, Y/n'd know that since they've been friends for god knows how long. However, right now, he wished he had those basic skills to help his anxious best friend. At most, he could try to throw in some words of affirmation; still, that would save him not more than a few minutes before Y/n starts on fully breaking down and hit a point of no return.

He placed his hand on y/n's back, rubbing small circles on it as an attempt to calm them down. He sighed, feeling concerned for their behaviour as they havent been themselves lately, too deep into their assignments to notice how little they were taking care of themselves.

The lack of selfcare had brought Y/n to exhaustion, leading them to become overly picky over what to and what not to write on their paper, resulting in an expected burnout.

Y/n sighed aswell, holding their head in their hands and taking deep breaths in and out

"It's just -they finally spoke up- this assignment has a big role in deciding my final grade. I need to get full marks to pass the entrance exame of our local Uni, its an important subject and ive been working on it for so long... I-I cant stop now, I cant fail this, I really cant It's so draining I just- UGH"

Y/n let out a frustrated grunt, leaning their head further in their hands and digging their nails in the forehead, resulting on some superficial red marks being left on top of it.

Iwaizumi seemed even more concerned, trying to figure out what to do. He gently made Y/n's hands break contact with their forehead, leaving it to breath and get rid of the red marks they had just inflicted to themselves.

He grabbed their wrists with one hand and looked them in the eye, thinking of how to figure out and get rid of their troubled state of mind .

After a few seconds, Y/n finally breaks the uncomfortable silence that had lingered its way into their conversation

"Have you ever had the opportunity to become someone else, someone important for once, and then blow it just because of one stupidly ridiculous high school grade? "