Oikawa Tooru x gender neutral!reader
Newfound love at the Olympics…
{fluff}
wc : 1349
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2016. Rio’s Summer Olympics. The Oikawa’s volleyball team just qualified for the quarter final. The whole Japanese team was vibrating with energy. Oikawa had scored most of the points, as usual, and was already starting to be seen as one of the best volleyball players of all time, and he was only 22 years old.
The next day was free for them, before the next match. Surely they had to train again, and again, and again. And Oikawa wasn’t going to rest until he won an olympic gold medal. But much to his despair, his teammates forced him to see at least one other sporting event to change his mind. Even his coach pushed him out of the training room.
With a groan, Oikawa reluctantly entered the Carioca Arena 3, where the fencing events took place. The metallic sound of the foils meeting was already getting to his head, he could feel the headache growing. He followed his teammates through the stands, going to the VIP section. He sat down, crossing his arms and frowning.
“And we’re supposed to understand what’s going on? We can’t see anything.” He grumbled.
His friend raised an eyebrow, glancing at him. “You’re sulking. It’s not that bad.” He shrugged. “You’re here anyway, so at least try to make it enjoyable for yourself.”
Oikawa sighed heavily, shifting in his seat. He tried to focus on what was happening. He really was. But it was insanely hard. The movements were too fast, it seemed utterly incomprehensible…
He was in a bad mood and he wasn’t even trying to hide it. He only smiled when the camera panned to him and waved to the audience, with his signature smirk. However, as soon as he wasn’t on the big screen again, he looked all grumpy.
Yet, something caught his attention when two fencers walked in the piste in front of their stands. He straightened slightly, trying to catch a glimpse of the athlete wearing […] country flag. He frowned slightly as he watched you talking to your coach. He felt something warm settle in his stomach.
“Who’s that?” He asked his teammate, pointing to your form.
His teammate glanced towards you, taking some time to study you. “That’s [name], I think. If I’m not mistaken they’re one of the favourites for the gold medal.”
Oikawa nodded, his eyes not leaving you for one second, even as you put on your fencing mask. He was hypnotised by your movements and your charisma.
The world faded, it was only him and you. He snapped out of his trance when one of his teammates waved a hand in front of his face.
“You’re staring, Tooru.”
“What? No I’m not.” He replied immediately, leaning back in his seat. He forced himself to tear his gaze away.
“The fencing prodigy caught your attention?” His teammate chuckled. “You should ask them out.”
“Tsk.” Oikawa rolled his eyes. “Shut up.”
“We’re going to win a gold medal, they’re going to win a gold medal, I’d call that a golden date. You have nothing to fear, you’re Oikawa freaking Tooru. Girls are falling at your feet.”
And he was not wrong technically. But the prospect of having to ask you out made him nervous. And the fact that he was getting nervous over someone was scaring him. He never had trouble to have a date and to get into a relationship. So why were you making him feel this way? And he was going to be honest : he disliked this funny feeling settling in his stomach.
Later on, he saw you walking in the Olympic village. Obviously, you had won your match, qualifying for the demi-finals. He considered turning around and walking away to avoid an interaction with you. Though, his teammates were around and he knew they would tease him to no end if they learned he had been afraid to talk to someone.
So he took a deep breath and finally accosted you when you walked by him. “Heyyy, you’re [name], right?” He asked, an awkward smirk on his face, trying to appear confident. Smooth, real smooth Oikawa Tooru.
You stopped, glancing at him. “Yeah, what’s up?”
Oikawa’s brain completely shut down. For a couple of seconds he just stared at you in silence. His mind had not coped with the fact you were standing just two meters away from him, giving him your attention.
For his coach’s sake, he was usually the one people froze when talking to. He was the one being intimidating, all smirking and charismatic, signing autographs to fans. And right now he was reduced to a random guy trying to hit on you. His brain was completely off and racing at the same time.
You raised an eyebrow when you saw he wasn’t talking. “You’re Oikawa Tooru, right? The volleyball player?”
He snapped back to reality at that. “Uh yeah totally, that’s me.” He giggled. He GIGGLED. Like a teenage boy talking to his crush. He scratched the back of his head, blush creeping on his cheeks.
“You wanted something?” You asked, quite amused at the sight of this grown man, often pictured as a womanizer, losing his composure in front of you. You’d be lying if you said you didn’t enjoy it at least a little.
“Uhm.. No? Yes? We have a match tomorrow. If you have nothing to do… That’s stupid you probably have training, I shouldn’t propose that. Forget everything I just said.” He rambled.
You chuckled, entertained by his struggle. It was a bit cruel, sure, to like seeing someone struggling to keep his composure in front of you. But it made you giddy. “I’ll see what I can do. I don’t have any fencing match tomorrow.” You stated, smiling faintly. “I have a meeting with my coach right now so I can’t stay–”
“YEAH no I- I don’t want to keep you from your duty.” He exclaimed.
“Then maybe I’ll have the chance to see you play tomorrow.” He greeted, nodding politely as a goodbye and left the corridor without looking back. A strange heat settled in your stomach, as if butterflies’ cocoons were settling into it.
“Yeah see you soon.” He stuttered quickly. Oikawa kept his gaze on you until you were out of his sight. He groaned and slapped himself mentally. “Great job Oikawa…” He mumbled to himself. “They probably think you’re a weirdo and won’t ever speak to you again.” He sighed, walking towards his hotel room.
The next day, he was even more nervous than usual before the match. Sure he was stressed because it was the Olympics and he had to win. But, he was nervous to know if you were in the stands watching him. He didn’t know what was worse: to know you were here watching him, or you just ignored his invitation and were somewhere else. Or, maybe, you were in the stands and you were just not here for him. His mind was working overdrive.
Nevertheless it wasn’t the time to think about it anymore. He walked into the volleyball court, the adrenaline filling all of his senses. He tried to focus on his warm-up and the upcoming match, reviewing strategies and everything that could be useful. He completely ignored the public, not minding the cameras and the fans screaming his name.
When he stepped in position, his curiosity got the best of him and he glanced towards the VIP stands. When he saw you, it made him feel better and worse at the same time. A wave of warmth passed through his chest, however now he wanted to impress you, which gave him more adrenaline.
He smiled to himself as he focused back on his opponents. He knew he was about to have the best competition of his life, knowing you were watching him and he was going to make sure you notice how good he is at volleyball.
And he couldn’t dream for it to happen at a better moment : he was already certain he would win the gold medal. But now it was as if he already had it between his hands.
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-> This is not proofread! And english is not my first language so pleaseeeee be kind <3
-> please do not copy, feed to AI and do not put on applications such as character.ai.
-> this is the only account I have. I have not put these on AO3 yet (I don’t know if I will, I’m scared)









