meet me in amsterdam - a collection

el muchacho de los ojos tristes

c a n o n - s t o r y 

      flashback to (junior high) third year m/n and first year oikawa and iwaizumi 

pairing/charas involved: iwaoi x mc 

warning: depressing undertones

there's not even a simple smile or a bit of light in his deep eyes

not even the reflection of some thought to make his world happier.

m/n kicked his feet back and forth as he sat on top of the school rooftop. it was already late at night and it was definitely illegal to be up here at such a time. the school was closed already and the moon was shining high above his head. he heard that the janitor has a terrible habit of keeping the rooftop door unlocked, 

there was no expression on m/n's face as he stared up at the single light that was shining down on him. it was almost bright enough to make him smile. but he had no energy or need to, leaving his lips strained in a straight line. 

the young man of the sad eyes lives alone and needs love

like the air, he needs to see me

like the sun, I need him

unknown to the dutch boy, there was a duo that was climbing the stairs of the empty school, bickering back and forth with each other in hushed voices. oikawa, who had been walking ahead, was whisper-yelling for iwaizumi to hurry up. meanwhile, the latter was complaining that it was too late to be doing any physical activities. 

oikawa had gotten a notification from his phone that showed m/n's location. it wasn't anything privacy breaching, it was something the entire friend group had just in case the other was in danger. so when he saw that m/n was on the rooftop of his school building, he had hurried over with iwaizumi in tow. 

softly, he opened the metal door and sighed in relief to see that m/n was still there. 

"hey," he spoke up, startling the boy, "m/n-chan, you didn't invite us to your stargazing! how rude," 

m/n looked behind him and shifted his body so that he was now standing on the rooftop, rather than sitting near the ledge. he walked forward and oikawa and iwaizumi watched him carefully.

they distinguished the look in his eyes immediately, walking forward to meet him in a hug. his eyes were empty and barely had any show of emotion, almost as if he was lifeless. oikawa was the first to hug him, tight and close. burying his face in his chest, he bit back tears as he reminded himself that m/n was still there and that he was at least okay. 

"why didn't you invite us? you know we would've loved to sit here with you," iwaizumi's gruff voice made the two break the hug and he slowly brought m/n into his own arms. it was even tighter than oikawa's hug, but that was just thanks to the extra muscle he had in comparison to oikawa. 

the young man of the sad eyes has finally found a reason

to make his eyes smile with my kisses and my great love

slowly, m/n's lips turned into a smile. albeit it being a weak one, it was a genuine smile to show his current happiness. 

oikawa softened at the sight, wrapping his arms around m/n's neck. they stared deep into each other's eyes before a smile broke out on the older one's lips as well. 

"c'mere," he whispered, tugging m/n's body down with his whole weight, making the duo fall onto the rooftop floor. iwaizumi sighed at their antics, but joined them. as he sat up with his hands holding him from behind, oikawa and m/n were already tangled in each other's limbs. 

m/n relished in the affection. after being so starved and hungry from attention, he was thankful to the duo that was with him right now. he backed up a bit so that his head was no resting in iwaizumi's lap, rather the cold concrete flooring. he looked up at iwaizumi, smiling when he saw the boy's face. 

merely seeing their faces was enough for him to have a burst of happiness go through him. he drifted his eyes downward, smile only becoming wider when he saw the top of oikawa's head resting on his chest. his arms and legs engulfed m/n, bringing him closer as he watched the stars above them. 

iwaizumi watched m/n's face become brighter and filled with more joy, chuckling softly. he began to run his fingers through his soft h/c tresses, even lightly massaging his scalp a bit. this only made m/n happier. 

i seek to succeed, with tenderness and love, in seeing his eyes happy

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hey made m/n happy. even if it were temporary, they were going to consider it a success. 

the way m/n cuddled closer to his safe havens, the wider his smile got. he cherished everything they did for him. and he felt bad that he had to burden them with his own problems, but he figured that they deserved the right to at least know why he was like this. stemming from his family, to a drastic move, to the constant bullies, they had the right to know the reason if he were to disappear one day. 

but, for now, on top of the school's rooftop with only their warmth to each other being the only source of heat, he would forget his worries. he loves these moments and he loved them. they made him happy, even if temporary, and they made him forget, even if temporary. and they loved these moments as well, loving m/n even more. 

because even if they were laying underneath the bright moon and shining stars, or the blazing sun in the day, there was nothing brighter and stunning that seeing m/n smile. 

they strived to hopefully make his smile last longer each day.