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My Konoha Akinori Headcanons :)

I think Akinori would be easy to get along with, so he'd likely be chilling w a few of the players on other teams sometimes

In a GC w some of the players from Seijoh, Nekoma, and (surprisingly) Nohebi [More specifically the other people are: Makki, Mattsun, Daishou, Hiroo, Kenma, Inuoka, Sarukui, and Komi]

There's a large age gap between Akinori and his older brother, leading to them not being very close. On the other hand, his sister is only a year younger than Akinori so he has a much better relationship with her

Mildly allergic to dogs, which is sad bc Akinori likes dogs :( but he isn't allergic to cats so it isn't all bad

Doesn't particularly like the "Master of None" part of his title; it makes him insecure about his abilities as a player and kind of follows him outside of volleyball too

Opinions/Relationships (only for some people)

Bokuto

Their relationship started off pretty rocky because Akinori could not even fathom that this overly emotional, kind of unaware of anything outside of volleyball guy could be a reliable ace. It was to a point where Akinori was pretty hostile toward him during their first year, but things got better during their second year when Akaashi joined the team. It was during their second year that Akinori started to respect Bokuto more and view him as a more dependable ace, leading up to the well-oiled machine that Fukurodani is during their third year.

Sarukui

They went to the same middle school alongside Komi. Akinori only really became friends with him at first because their younger sisters were friends. Sarukui accompanied Akinori for a lot of the practice that would build up the skills he would become known for at Fukurodani, which also contributes to Sarukui's own prowess because of the role he played in Akinori's practice.

Washio

Washio's intimidating stature was quite effective on Akinori at first, so being around him made Akinori nervous. The fear was quickly gotten over once Akinori got a glimpse inside of Washio's locker and saw a bunch of Sailer Moon memorabilia. Getting past the gruff exterior, they became fast friends. Akinori would easily consider Washio to be one of the most dependable friends he has, in spite of Washio's quiet nature. Akinori keeps a tally of children that don't end up crying upon seeing Washio

Komi

Komi and Akinori were practically raised together because their mothers are best friends. They've been inseparable, and Sarukui was quickly roped into their little group when they got into middle school. Akinori used to have a crush on Komi's older sister, but never pursued it because A) he was 11 and she was 19, B) she's a lesbian, and C) it just seemed a little weird because he's such close friends with Komi

Akaashi

Akinori felt bad that he and all the other third years were going to be leaving Akaashi basically alone with the responsibilities of captainship. He does also feel grateful to Akaashi, attributing the fact that he no longer disliked Bokuto to Akaashi's methods for handling Bokuto's mood swings. Akinori does think that Akaashi's weirdness matches Bokuto's quite well.