Haikyuu!! x Reader AUs

Dreamy {Nishinoya Yuu} (Request)

Soulmate AU in which you can meet your soulmate in your dreams, but you can't tell each other anything about yourselves until you meet in real life.
Character requested by @anfb221
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You smiled brightly as you squeezed the hand of the person beside you before leaning against their shoulder. The young man sitting on the grass next to you wrapped his arm around you, making you feel warm and secure.

All around you, beautiful flowers were blooming and luscious plant life was springing up from beneath the grass. The sky was bright blue and cloudless, and you loved the serenity that the chirping birds and gentle breeze brought.

"I want to meet you," the young man said hopefully.

You felt his gaze on you so you lifted your head up off his shoulder and looked into his wide, brown eyes, earning a smile from him. "I want to meet you too..." You placed your hand on his cheek, blushing slightly when he pressed his lips against your forehead.

"Then let's meet up tomorrow! Where are you going to be?!" he asked with excitement.

"I—"

You were about to answer him, but your alarm blared loudly, nearly sending you falling out of your bed with shock. Once you'd come to your senses, you shut off your alarm and groaned loudly.

By this point, you should've been used to having those dreams and being rudely awakened by reality, but you weren't. The image of that guy had been burned into your mind, and each day, you felt more and more disappointed when you never saw him anywhere. He could be all the way across the globe for all you knew.

You could still feel his warmth around you, and it made you feel even more alone. Craving some sort of warmth and comfort to make up for the lack of his presence, you crept out of your dorm room to take a hot shower.

After your shower, you got dressed and grabbed your bag before heading off to class. These dreams about your soulmate were so vivid that they distracted you during class when you zoned out your professor to analyze the features of your soulmate's face in your mind. His wife and hopeful eyes, his handsome face, his spiky black hair with that streak of blonde...

"Hey...!" you heard someone hiss at you as they nudged you, bringing you out of your daydreams. You turned and narrowed your eyes at your friend before pushing your (h/l) (h/c) hair away from your face.

"I'm spacing again, aren't I?" you murmured. It was so hard not to. Your soulmate was really hot.

Your friend nodded with a somewhat sad look in her eyes. "Hey, you've been acting really down in the dumps lately, so I've got something that'll cheer you up." You watched her expectantly, and she continued, "There's a volleyball game tonight in the gym, so let's go together!"

You considered her offer for a few moments while pretending to pay attention to your professor. When you'd made your mind up, you nodded, making her smile brightly.

"Awesome! It's going to be so much fun."

"Shut up before he kicks us out," you told her upon seeing the slightly irritated look the professor was shooting your way.

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Later that day, you grudgingly left your dorm room to meet your friend outside the gym on your college campus. When she saw you, she waved happily and chattered excitedly about how cute the guys were as the two of you stood in line together.

Once you were inside, and you'd found a seat in an optimal place, you watched the boys from your school warm up. You turned your attention to the other side of the gym, however, as the guys from the visiting team emerged from the locker room on that side.

Each one of them was so tall. In fact, they were so tall that you barely noticed their smaller libero walking in amongst the team of giants. His differently colored jersey immediately drew your attention to him, as well as his black and spiky hair.

Why did everything about him seem so familiar? No, he couldn't be... No, that would be absurd.

Feeling conflicted as to what to do, you simply leaned back against your seat and chose to do nothing for the time being. Instead, you watched him closely and examined him while your friend talked your ear off.

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After the game, when the teams met in the center of the court to shake hands, you looked closely at the libero's face as he examined the audience as if looking for familiar faces. Your heart thudded in your chest suddenly when his eyes met yours, and everything else around you seemed to be irrelevant and meaningless.

Your legs seemed to move all by themselves as you stood up and walked down the stairs and over towards the court. He opened his arms wide, and you rushed over to him before giving him a hug. He picked you up off the ground and spun you around before setting you back down. Sure, he was hot and sweaty, but you didn't care since you'd wanted nothing but to be with him.

"You're my soulmate! You're the one I keep seeing in my dreams!" he exclaimed loudly, making you flinch slightly. His loud voice was going to take a bit of getting used to, but you didn't mind. He was adorable.

"I'm (f/n)," you told him when the two of you pulled away. It felt so good to see those bright eyes of his in person.

"What a beautiful name! I love it! I'm Yuu!" he responded with excitement. There was a short silence as the two of you gazed into each other's eyes.

"Nishinoya! We're meeting in the locker room!" his captain called, interrupting your moment.

He nodded to his captain over his shoulder before turning back to you and taking your hands in his. "Meet me in the foyer afterwards! I want to talk to you before I get back on my team bus!" You nodded happily, and he smiled brightly before letting go of you and starting to walk away.

Just when you thought he was gone, he came rushing back around the corner and planted a kiss on your cheek. "You were beautiful in my dreams, but you're stunning in real life, (f/n)."

And he left you standing there with heated cheeks as you blushed furiously. He was so dreamy.