𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 || 𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐨𝐢 ✾

epilouge

oikawa's funeral was very quiet. he had stated in his will to only allow his close friends and family to attend. iwaizumi of course, being one of them, was invited.

to be entirely honest, iwaizumi thought mattsun was kidding when he received a call from him saying oikawa had passed away. how would his best friend since young, the man who had just told him a few days back that he had found a lover suddenly die?

but mattsun's serious tone made iwaizumi afraid. it wasn't even until the last moment, when he saw oikawa's picture in black and white, all framed up did he slowly started taking in the fact that oikawa tooru, his childhood friend, had left the world.

he was now in a room with only mattsun and makki. the two men were giving each other knowing glances before looking back at iwaizumi.

"you must be curious why we asked for you only."

"yes, so can you tell me what's going on? why did tooru suddenly die? what happened?"

"we'll tell you everything one by one hajime. but first, please be kind enough to tell your wife and children to go home.
oikawa doesn't want to see them, most probably."

iwaizumi frowned but still followed whatever orders makki had given him.

"they've taken a taxi back home. now can you tell me?"

"tooru died by suicide."

"what?"

"you heard me hajime. tooru killed himself."

"b-but why? he only told me about a week back that he had found this new lover or something. unless...his new lover betrayed him and caused tooru to be depressed? i don't understand why-"

"YOU DONT UNDERSTAND? YOU? HOW DARE YOU?"

makki raised his voice at iwaizumi, even wanting to throw a punch at iwaizumi's face but mattsun held him back.

"let's not be so rash makki. hajime doesn't know."

"doesn't know? and that's an excuse? TOORU FUCKING DIED BECAUSE OF HIM AND HIS EXCUSE IS BECAUSE HE DONT KNOW? BULLSHIT!"

"what the actual fuck is going on? tell me! what do i not know?"

"tooru loves you. or rather, loved you, considering he's dead now."

"sorry what?"

"he fucking said oikawa tooru loved you. when he was alive, tooru loved you so fucking much."

"no. no, no, no. it can't be. no, tooru is just my good friend-"

"ALRIGHT I'M DONE! DON'T HOLD ME BACK MATTSUM. I KNOW YOU WANT TO PUNCH HIM TOO."

"i never said i was going to hold you back. please, do the favors."

"good. now fucking listen to me iwaizumi hajime. oikawa tooru loved you since who knows when. but from the moment we four became friends, mattsun and i immediately can tell that he had a thing for you. literally almost everyone in the volleyball team knew except for you. how fucking oblivious can you get? tooru loved to flirt yes, but haven't you ever realized he would only blush around you? or how he always talks about his future with you? really? nothing?"

makki grabbed iwaizumi by his collar and forced iwaizumi to remember those scenes back then. realization hit him eventually after he having makki's reminder. iwaizumi actually suspected this for a while back then when they were in high school but pushed the theory away when he met asumi. it looks like his speculation might have been correct after all...

"oh? looks like someone do remember."

"shut up makki. but still, his love for me doesn't explain why he would just killed himself."