Futakuchi:

Mai: Aren’t you gonna wish me “bless you”?

Futakuchi: Why? I’m here. You’re already blessed.

Futakuchi and Nametsu decided to have a date at the Aoba Festival, an event that takes place every year in mid-May, only in Sendai.

Nametsu: Kenji, look at the sparrow dancers! They are so elegant and yet so powerful while dancing with their fans! Oh, and the little school children over there! Kind of cute how some of them are so nervous while performing their little show…

Futakuchi: Takes one to know one. Aren’t you too old to act all psyched up for a simple festival?

✧･ﾟ: *

Nametsu: You’re never too old to enjoy the Aoba Festival! It always reminds me of me and my family going out when I was younger. Everything is still the same, even the locations of the food stalls! And now I can make new memories with you here ❤︎

Futakuchi: Did she just…? Ever since we got together, she occasionally has these moments where she’s not shy from expressing her feelings…

✧･ﾟ: *

Futakuchi: You’re really cute when you’re like that, Mai…

✧･ﾟ: *

Nametsu: Wha– What did you just say?!

Futakuchi: Still not good at taking compliments though, haha

Futakuchi: *bleh*

I made this with the picrew by chisatomine and omg, I had so much fun with it!

Title: We just got the start wrong

Type of work: Long fanfiction with multi-chapters

Fandom: Haikyuu!!

Fan writer: hikaru90

Ship: Futamai (Futakuchi Kenji/Nametsu Mai)

Characters: Futakuchi Kenji, Nametsu Mai, Aone Takanobu, Obara Yutaka, and all Dateko players.

From the first chapter:

"I’ve only been captain for three days, Nametsu. Let me breathe."

"There’s no time for breathing. The qualifications for the spring tournament are right around the corner!”

Futakuchi just shrugged. "I know."

Check them out on Poipiku for steamy stuff too.

It did show up! (Although Tumblr didn't email me.) I looked through their Twitter this morning and I was going to reply you, but I ended up looking for Futakuchi x Nametsu fanfics on AO3. lolll. Why are they a rare pair? 😭 That haikyuu-buu chapter with those two got me shipping them even more.

The steamy stuff isn't for me but thank you so much for sharing this artist's work!!!! I'd totally write for them (because there's barely anything for them) but I can't think of anything. They're totally the enemies-to-lovers trope.

Idek why I chose that title but I’ve been having a lot of feels about these two lately (thanks to @starlity‘s artwork) and I need to write something so I guess it seemed to work. I promised @kairoskenji that I would write something and I swear I’m gonna get this ship out of the dock

Also tagging @hq-rare-pairs because this pair deserves more love

“I’m so proud of you!” Dateko’s adorable manager squeaked, running out to her team after another big win at the Interhigh tournament. She did her usual routine, high-fiving Koganegawa, Aone, Jingo, Onagawa, Obara, and Sakunami, in that order, before springing onto her boyfriend Futakuchi’s shoulders. The captain caught himself from falling over, even though his small girlfriend is a feather compared to him. It was a tough match and although he needed to get his energy before the next match, he appreciated the display of affection.

Futakuchi put her back on the floor and planted a kiss on her forehead, lovingly cupping her cheeks. “Thanks, babe. We couldn’t have done it without you, you know.” 

The team followed the couple out of the gym on the way to the lobby to get some lunch. They had two and a half hours before their next match and had plenty of time to eat. The rest of the guys broke off one way and left Futakuchi and Nametsu to have their mini-date.

Walking down the hallway, his arm wrapped protectively around his small girlfriend, Futakuchi couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride. His team was on a winning streak, with him leading them to every victory, and he had the cutest manager-girlfriend supporting him. But, he also couldn’t help but notice the looks that Nametsu was earning from guys from the other team. He was seen as a rival, and he was okay with that, but he knew for sure that someone would try to bother her and he wasn’t cool with that. But for now, all he wanted to focus on was her and winning their next match.

“Kenji, can we swing by the restroom?” she asked before they walked down the road for lunch. Giving a nod and a light pat on the back, Futakuchi steered them into the direction of the restrooms. The two were separated for barely a couple minutes before Futakuchi came out and saw two boys wearing burgundy and white surrounding a petite girl in a familiar green jacket.

Nametsu.

“You’re such a tease, you know that?” As Futakuchi got closer, he recognized the name on the back of the jackets: Shirato High School. “C’mon, sweetheart, say something. I bet you have a cute voice too.”

Nametsu looked up with a terrified look on her face that turned into relief when she saw her boyfriend coming towards them.

“Do we have a problem here?” he growled, catching the two boys’ attention. Under their jackets, they were in their uniforms and one of them wore a captains jersey.

The captain scoffed. “Well, well, well. Sending your captain to come fight your battle for you. Sorry bud, but we were here first. Wait your turn.”

That was the last straw for Futakuchi. He put a hand on the captain’s shoulder and pulled him away from Nametsu. “Actually, she’s my girlfriend so I don’t have to wait for anything. Now, you’re bothering her and you two need to get lost.”

The other boy, probably the vice-captain, laughed at him. Futakuchi wrapped his arms around Nametsu’s shoulders protectively, ready to fight at any moment. “Or what, pretty boy?”

Futakuchi popped his knuckles and grabbed the vice-captain’s shirt. “You’re looking at my girlfriend like she’s a piece of meat and I’m not cool with that. Get lost, or I’ll beat your ass myself.”

The two boys stared each other down until an officiant came and broke them up before they could fight. They all received warnings and a threat that they would be thrown out for fighting, and none of the third-years wanted to risk that. The two boys walked away and stared at the couple while they walked away.

“Isn’t that the team we’re playing next?” Nametsu asked.

Futakuchi nodded. “Yeah. And we’re gonna beat them down baby, don’t you worry about that.”

~~~

It seemed like no time had passed before Futakuchi and the playboy captain were shaking hands before their match. He still remembered their meeting from earlier, how he and his vice-captain had the nerve to go after his girlfriend and challenge him to a fight. He made a promise, the only fighting he would do would be on the court, and he would be sure to win. For his school, and for his girl.

“Ha, if it isn’t Mr. Iron Wall himself,” the rival egged on. “We’ll see who your girl goes home with after this game.”

“Don’t hold your breath, pal. She came here with Dateko, and she’s leaving with us too. Besides, I don’t think she’d be too happy with a boyfriend that smells like cheese.”

The captains walked back to their respective line-ups and Futakuchi got a chuckle out of the other captain sniffing his jersey. During the entire match, he zeroed in on his new rival, showing him that he messed with the wrong manager. Every one of his spikes were shut down, with help from Aone and Koganegawa, and after each one he could see the dejected look growing on his face. It reminded him of the ace from Karasuno, only this time he had a purpose.

It only took two sets for Dateko to defeat Shirato and kick them out of the Interhighs. Shaking hands with the other team through the net, Futakuchi asked, “Guess my girl has a thing for winners, huh?” He didn’t even have anything to say, only a dejected look and a dangerous side-eye.