Male Character x Male Reader One-Shots

Sugawara Koushi (Haikyuu)

They said that, when it comes to romance, the childhood friend is always bound to lose.

Maybe that was true. Based on some shows you've watched, the childhood friend, or best friend, or whatever, who had fallen in love with the main character, loses the fight. The main character always ended up with another person, the one he/she had fallen head over heels for.

Maybe that was true. You've heard stories from acquaintances, from people, about falling in love with their best friend. You've heard of how it hurts to pretend to support them in their love life, of how it hurts to be rejected. Being 'just friends' with the person you love really does bring them to a dead end, they said.

Maybe that was true.

But you didn't want to believe it.

.

"[m/n]!" you heard your name being called. You turned to see your friend of a lifetime, Sugawara Koushi. He was, still is, your friend ever since you could remember. You spent most of your time with him in your early younger years, playing games, eating together, watching shows.

You waved at him. "Koushi! What's up?" you asked. Though you knew how lame that sounded.

"Are you free this weekend?" he said as he approached you. It still annoyed the hell out of you that he was a bit more muscled than you. I mean, you thought, we ate and did almost all of the same stuff. "Let's go somewhere."

Except sports, probably. You're in the swim club while he's in the volleyball club.

But, "Don't you have practice this weekend?" you said. "You and your team are aiming for Nationals, right? You should practice."

You would have loved to spend some time with him. He had become too occupied with volleyball, and you with swimming. Both of you were too busy to spend time with each other like you used to. Though you honestly didn't mind because Koushi seemed to be happy with his team.

But it hurts.

Because guess what? You had fallen in love with your best friend.

And you felt like a failure for doing so.

Because the best friend always loses.

Your gray-haired friend only laughs guiltily. "I know," he said. "But maybe after practice? It's just that it's been a long time we've actually spent time together."

You stopped walking suddenly as you thought of something. "Koushi? Wouldn't that only distract you during practice? Sawamura-san and Azumane-san are going to kill me if that happens," you said.

You both went to Karasuno High, your reasons only slightly different from Koushi's. Then he joined a club and became friends with Sawamura Daichi, and another student Azumane Asahi, and then you were suddenly thrown out of the loop. The three of them played volleyball, and formed themselves a set.

Though you admitted to yourself that these two guys are actually nice people, you just didn't appreciate how they were making you and Koushi distant from each other.

"You mean Daichi and Asahi?" he laughed. "Nah, they wouldn't. Daichi is a softy, and Asahi couldn't hurt a fly."

You felt relieved, and continued walking. You just then realized that the both of you were heading to the club room.

"I'll have to pass, though."

"Eh? But why?"

You scrambled your head for the reason. "We- I mean the team and I- are going to do joint practices starting this weekend. Apparently, since Karasuno doesn't have the proper facilities, we have to go to the other schools. It's also preparation for training camp that's scheduled next month at Tokyo."