i will notice you

OKAY so obviously this vastly depends on the situation, as well as which interpretation of both characters you wanna go with. Honestly, I personally can interpret Oikawa like, four different ways, and Akaashi is, let’s be real, not nearly as thoroughly developed as Oikawa is, so he’s even more open in a sense. 

But this is the way I LIKE to imagine it… 

First off, Oikawa puts a lot of effort into his appearance. Not into self-care, mind you, he probably needs like thirty seven massages, and I’m sure he doesn’t eat enough when Iwaizumi’s not shoving food in his face. But he knows attractiveness is a powerful tool, and so he’s weaponized his face. Akaashi on the other hand, is one of those people who is just naturally stunning. He doesn’t do anything with his hair. In fact, because it’s loosely curly, the less he washes it the better. His skin is just clear, his eyelashes are illegally lush. He dresses well, but only because he was taught to always look presentable.

So Oikawa at some kind of volleyball situation, sees this guy, who is also a setter, a setter for a nationally ranked spiker, and a powerhouse team that he took to Nationals when he was a FIRST YEAR, and he’s BEAUTIFUL and so of course Oikawa fucking hates him. And Iwaizumi’s like, why? This is a normal fucking person FOR ONCE!!! Because of course Iwaizumi and Akaashi have bone-deep weariness with bullshit in common and they get on like a house on fire.

Oikawa’s muttering to himself, just hitting terrifying serve after terrifying serve. Then we add Bokuto to the mix, who is like OH MAN NICE SERVES! CHECK THIS OUT!!! and he serves too, and if the manga is any indication, Bokuto is a terrifying server if, like in everything else, he can pull himself together. But of course, he’s too keyed up and the first one is out, and then he gets really sad. And Akaashi comes over and with a subtle nod to his team, gets him calmed down and playing again in no time with like five monotone words. 

And Oikawa just drops the ball in shock, because this pretty asshole just soothed this wild beast with no charm in the slightest, and can that guy out-manipulate him??? And Iwaizumi’s just like my god please stop you asshole and Matsukawa and Hanamaki just keep talking about how hot Akaashi is because this is the funniest thing that has happened in months. 

Finally, Akaashi, who honestly has no clue this is going on because caring for Bokuto is a Full Time Job, notices how powerful Oikawa’s serves are. He comes over and politely asks if Oikawa-san has any training recommendations, because, as a setter, he’s found it difficult to increase his own power levels, and Oikawa is impressively powerful.

Oikawa just sneers at him, and is like, “I WAS BORN LIKE THIS!” and tosses his hair, and haughtily walks right into a post. Hanamaki and Matsukawa raise their fists to the sky. This is the best day of their lives. 

Iwaizumi takes Akaashi aside and explains Oikawa’s entire training routine in extreme detail. Bokuto sits down next to Oikawa with his bloody nose and begins to describe an injury he got one time in excruciating detail.