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“Oikawa’s always been like this. He hasn’t changed in that aspect.” Iwaizumi shook his head fondly. “He’s always been a competitive guy and he’s a sore loser to boot.”

“Don’t expose me, Iwa-chan!” Oikawa’s jaw dropped. “Iwa-chan used to collect insects in little jars until one day some of them escaped and scared his mother and he was forced to set them all free. He cried all day and I watched Godzilla with him until he calmed down.”

“What is your problem?”

“If you’re going to start saying embarrassing stories about me, I’m gonna do the same for you. We’ll be here all day.”

IN WHICH they deal with the aftermath of The Interview

OR WHERE iwaizumi regrets ever taking that bet

| title from "cold" by dean lewis

edited 20/Jun/2026

Notes:

saw iwaizumi say him and oikawa didn't talk much anymore outside the seijoh gc and i said nu uh not on my fucking watch! in all seriousness tho, i do think that just bc they dont talk as much anymore, doesnt make them any less close. im sure both of them are very busy with their own teams and with best friends (speaking from experience) u dont have to talk to them every single day and u still feel as close as ever even after a while of not speaking or seeing each other in person :) anyways live laugh iwaoi

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seijoh

 

makki

[insert link]

lolllllllll

 

mattsun

iwaizumi 💀

 

yahaba

wait till oikawa-senpai sees this

 

makki

iwaizumi: yeah oikawa and i don’t talk

also iwaizumi: i call his mother kaa-chan

 

mattsun

subtle, iwaizumi, reallll subtle

 

kindaichi

he’s not even online

 

kunimi

people on twitter are convinced he’s media trained to not say anything

that it’s all pr

 

watari

little do they know

 

???????

 

kindaichi

senpai!

 

makki

oh hey

u seen the interview

 

who let iwa-chan do this interview

who signed off on this

why did they think it was a good idea

 

mattsun

lmfaoooooo

 

yahaba

it’s funny how they asked him about u but not the other way around

 

hajime

Fucks sake

 

mattsun

the man of the hour!

 

kindaichi

iwaizumi-senpai…

 

oh hey iwa-chan

 

hajime

This is all your fault, Makki, Mattsun

 

makki

???????????????????

 

mattsun

not cool bro

 

hajime

If you didn’t start that damn bet

I wouldn’t have had to make excuses

 

of all the things u could have said

u said we didn’t talk anymore

what the fuck?????

 

hajime

I panicked

 

kunimi

senpai, the question after that you called oikawa-senpai’s mother, kaa-chan…

if you’re gonna lie, commit to it at least

 

makki

rip bozo

why’d you take the bet

 

hajime

I hate you

 

i can’t believe my own fiancé doesn’t talk to me

what a travesty

heartbroken before we even tie the knot??????

 

hajime

Tooru…

 

mattsun

oh shit he pulled out the first name

 

no it’s too late

i’m devastated

heartbroken beyond repair

 


 

“You’re unbelievably dramatic.” Iwaizumi’s deadpan voice said through Oikawa’s phone speaker.

 

“Can you blame me? The love of my life said to the media that we don’t talk much,” Oikawa sniffled dramatically. “How am I supposed to feel?”

 

“Tooru…”

 

“I spend my days and nights dreaming and yearning for you, missing your touch, missing you and you reward me with this?” Oikawa sighed deeply. “I should have known it was too good to be true.”

 

“Don’t joke about that,” Iwaizumi’s voice turned serious suddenly before he also sighed. “I’m… sorry. I really did panic when they asked. Aside from that stupid bet, I didn’t know if you talked things out with your team and with your PR person too… I don’t know what’s okay to say.”

 

“Hajime, I wasn’t serious,” Oikawa’s tone softened. “I don’t actually care.”

 

“I know but… I want people to know. I – I’m proud to be your partner in life, Tooru. I don’t care about that fucking bet anymore.”

 

“I never minded whether or not people knew. The most important people in my life know and that was all that mattered,” Oikawa shrugged on his end. “I won’t deny, it would be nice to publicly talk about how much I love you. And your body.”

 

“Yeah?” He could hear the smile in Iwaizumi’s voice. “I don’t think I can wait until we get married though.”

 

“Don’t then,” Oikawa said, simple as that. “We’ll both be in Japan soon, won’t we? We’ll just take a picture and post it. No explanation needed.”

 

“Do you need someone to sign off on that?”

 

“Nope!” Oikawa said cheerfully.

 

And thus, it was decided.

 


 

THE GREAT KING™️ 🛸 @OikawaT

😗✌️

[image: selfie of Iwaizumi and Oikawa with their cheeks pressed together. Oikawa is beaming and Iwaizumi has a mock scowl on his face but his eyes are soft]

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makki is NOT unemployed @hiromakki

Replying to @OikawaT

brother

 

looking for business @mattsunnn

Replying to @OikawaT

LMFAOOOOOO

 

akira @kunimi._.

Replying to @OikawaT

iwaizumi-senpai caved huh

 

user @username1

Replying to @OikawaT

SO U MEAN IWAIZUMI LIED

user @username2

Replying to @OikawaT @username1

OF COURSE HE FUCKING LIED

DID U REALLY BELIEVE HIM???

user @username1

Replying to @OikawaT

YEAH?????????

user @username2

Replying to @OikawaT @username1

smh my head

never believe these fuckers

 

user @username

Replying to @OikawaT

so why /did/ iwaizumi say that

 


 

🔁 THE GREAT KING™️ 🛸 retweeted

Hajime @H_Iwaizumi

There was no media training involved in that interview nor interference from Tooru’s PR people. I said what I said because of a stupid bet I made with Makki and Mattsun about how long it would take before one of us revealed our relationship.

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Hajime @H_Iwaizumi

Replying to @H_Iwaizumi

We’re engaged. That is the relationship.

 


 

VOGUE JAPAN uploaded: The Iwaoi Interview (feat. Oikawa Tooru and Iwaizumi Hajime) | VOGUE JAPAN

 

“Hi, I’m Oikawa Tooru,” Oikawa flashed a bright smile at the camera, throwing up a peace sign with one hand and tugging Iwaizumi closer to him with the other. “And this is…”

 

“Iwaizumi.”

 

“You could show a little more enthusiasm, you know?” Oikawa frowned, turning to face a deadpan Iwaizumi.

 

“You forget I’m an athletic trainer. You’re the star athlete here, I don’t do interviews except for that one time.”

 

“You did for the Olympics.”

 

“That’s the Olympics. It doesn’t count.” Iwaizumi waved him off.

 

“Anyways!” Oikawa raised his voice and Iwaizumi rolled his eyes fondly. “We’re doing an interview because Vogue Japan reached out after our announcement posts and asked if we wanted to do another interview, together this time. And we’re both in Japan visiting family for the New Year so…”

 

“I got roped into this by Tooru.” Iwaizumi sighed.

 

“Don’t lie, Iwa-chan. You felt guilty,” Oikawa gasped. “He felt guilty about the interview even though I wasn’t really upset. Our friends made it a bigger deal than it really was.”

 

“It’s all because of them anyways,” Iwaizumi huffed. “Stupid bets.”

 

“We didn’t have to take the bet.”

 

“Yeah, we fucking did.”

 

“Okay, maybe we did,” Oikawa admitted before addressing the camera. “We’re very competitive.”

 

“Oikawa’s always been like this. He hasn’t changed in that aspect,” Iwaizumi shook his head fondly. “He’s always been a competitive guy and he’s a sore loser to boot.”

 

“Don’t expose me, Iwa-chan!” Oikawa’s jaw dropped. “Iwa-chan used to collect insects in little jars until one day some of them escaped and scared his mother and he was forced to set them all free. He cried all day and I watched Godzilla with him until he calmed down.”

 

“What is your problem?”

 

“If you’re going to start saying embarrassing stories about me, I’m gonna do the same for you. We’ll be here all day.”

 


 

user @username1

oh my god the vogue japan iwaoi interview???????

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user @username2

iwaoi in 2025 IS REAL BABY i can’t believe we live in such a wonderful world wow

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user @username3

q: [to oikawa] would you ever consider coming back to play for japan?

#oikawa: on the same team as ushiwaka? no thanks!

#iwaizumi: he’s actually a nice guy you know?

#oikawa: i don’t even know who you are anymore

 

WHAT IS HIS ISSUEEEWAIDNI

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user @username1

q: [to iwaizumi] would you consider transferring to argentina? considering you’re already working abroad in california atm

#iwaizumi: maybe

#oikawa: we’d never lose a match if iwa-chan was our athletic trainer. he’d keep me motivated

#iwaizumi: *raises eyebrows*

 

OH THEY MAKE ME SICK

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user @username1

q: who would you like to play a game with?

#iwaizumi: kageyama maybe. he’s grown so much and i’ve never had him set for me before

#oikawa: *pulls a face* shoyo. i had a lot of fun during the all-stars match and when we played in brazil

 

BRAZIL????

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“Does it really not bother you? The distance? The lack of communication sometimes? We both have busy schedules, I just… I don’t know.” Iwaizumi sighed, resting his chin on top of Oikawa’s head, pillowed atop Iwaizumi’s chest as they laid in bed.

 

“Iwa-chan… Hajime. We’ve known each other our whole lives, not talking to each other every single day isn’t the end of the world. It’s not that it doesn’t bother me, because sometimes it does and I miss you all the time but… we’re both doing what we’ve always wanted to, right? We’re living our dreams and we’re together, even if it isn’t physical.”

 

“I’m really happy for you, you know? So proud of what you’ve done with your life. I think you’ve come so far and –”

 

“Gonna need you to stop talking right now or I will start crying,” Oikawa sounded suspiciously choked up and Iwaizumi huffed out a laugh, closing his eyes and pressing a kiss to the top of Oikawa’s head. “You’re a sap.”

 

“As if you’re not.”

 

“I’m not the one who pretends to be all macho to everyone.” Oikawa teased, pinching Iwaizumi’s side.

 

“Shut up.”

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