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There’s a moment of silence as he stares at the person standing in his living room, wondering if the fumes from the many cleaning supplies he’d used that morning and afternoon could cause hallucinations. After all, that would be the only explanation as to why Iwaizumi Hajime could be standing in his living room on a Sunday afternoon—all 183 centimeters of him.
He must be a mirage, a fata morgana; a figment of Oikawa’s imagination.
But then he smiles, highlighting the dimples in his cheeks, and quietly says ‘hey’.
(or: iwaizumi surprises oikawa with a spontaneous visit.)
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- Part 1 of new beginnings
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17 Mar 2026
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Netflix releases a documentary about Dusk, who were once crowned with the nickname 'The Most Controversial Idol Group of All Time,' where former members Bokuto Koutarou, Hinata Shoyo, Kageyama Tobio, Miya Atsumu, Suna Rintarou, and Sakusa Kiyoomi speak out for the first time ten years after their tragic disbandment.
Everything is not what it seems. It's gayer.
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07 Jan 2026
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“I figured it out about a month before graduation.”
When Oikawa explains this, they are sitting together in a boat in the middle of Lake Pichola, India, hiding at the end of the fourteenth century with no one to bother them. Hajime sifts his hand through the water to cool his face while Oikawa pauses to collect himself, sights fixed on the royal blue of an emerging night sky. He holds two fingers up to the yellowed moon, pinches it into forced perspective, and palms it completely to force the light out of his eye. At the view, he smiles like he’s defeated all the knowing gods, the fates and their fickle futures, and humbles himself from the stratosphere.
“You know the story, Iwa-chan,” Oikawa tells him, back on earth. “Boy jumps to Miyagi in attempt to run away. It is raining, when he meets another, and they are both five years old. Neither of them can decide if he is from years past, or years to come. Hell, he could be a monster, for all they know.”
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- Part 1 of ad astra
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26 Sep 2025
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Location: Tokyo Penthouse, Minato Ward
Salary: ¥650,000/month + room & board in luxury penthouse
Hours: Full-time, flexible schedule including weekends and holidays
Duties: Comprehensive household management, specialized cleaning, meal prep, guest coordination, and personal assistance to employer
Atsumu is twenty-five, broke, chronically five minutes behind, and one existential crisis away from snapping. The last thing he needs is a mysterious job offer, a trench coat-wearing cryptid, or Sakusa Kiyoomi offering him a ride home. But here we are.
A story about burnout, bizarre jobs, and falling in love somewhere between the coffee runs and breakdowns.
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20 Sep 2025
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“That’ll be 11.411 yen,” he says.
Mild shock washes over Oikawa upon hearing the cost of his new plant. “For a small plant?”
The sudden exclamation earns him a flat look from the man, who taps the screen near the register twice. “The vase is included. Card or cash?”
A moment of silence passes between them before Oikawa quietly, lamely, replies with: “Card.”
(or: oikawa can't take care of a plant to save his life and iwaizumi, owner of a flower shop, wonders why this guy keeps coming back).
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23 Jan 2024