the idiot duo deserves that name [tsukkiyama]

the idiot duo finally learns

"and that's how it actually happened," tadashi finished. "for real and honest and truly."

"i guess... that makes sense," kageyama begrudgingly admitted.

"yep! tsukki's secretly soft, but only around me!"

"aww, tsukki!" hinata teased, singsonging the last i.

"can i just die now?" kei asked, although it was slightly muffled due to the fact that his face was still buried in his arms.

"no! no death allowed! besides, it's not the end of the world to be soft sometimes."

"hey, boke, i have a question," kageyama said.

"hm? what is it?" hinata replied.

"while you were telling your part of the story the first time, why did you say we were dating when we're not?"

"i just thought i'd ✨ spice it up a bit. ✨"

"how did you say that out loud?"

"say what?"

"the sparkles."

"what sparkles?"

"never mind."

hinata shook his head and turned back to tadashi.

"well, yeah, i guess your version of the story does make more sense than our version. you guys have been together for a while and i don't think yamaguchi would've tolerated it if tsukishima treated him like trash all the time."

"amen to that," kageyama added. "toxic friends aren't friends, and no one needs them in their life."

"period," yachi seconded, sitting down with a coke bottle in hand. "sorry i took so long at the vending machine, what did i miss?"

the others all exchanged a Look.

"oh, nothing important," tadashi finally said. "just random stuff, you know?"

"alright. so i have a funny story that i just remembered from april fool's day."

the others all had the same thought.

'oh boy, here we go again.'