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He was mad bc nekokun made him look dumb when u practiced together

Til nekokun asked y he cared so much bc ig hes really cocky? So it was weird idk

[Long pause while Kuroo and Nagisa keep talking.]

WAIT

Owlkun was the 1

Helping u was his idea

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[What.

Wait.]

What are you talking about???

[It was Kuroo who'd instigated. Kept inviting him to the extra practice. Bokuto was just blustering around. Like usual.

Tsukki's clutching the phone so hard his hands are aching. No way. No way was it that far back...]

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Nekokun said

[Another screencap (that I can't make bc I'm on mobile) wherein Kuroo says:

Dragging the cranky megane to our practices was supposed to shut the dumb owl up but he just got louder]

Sounds like owlkun needed a wingman 😏😉

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[It really speaks to Tsukki's state of mind that he lets the 'wingman' crack pass. And 'cranky.' Just a few screecaps have turned the world upside down.]

He didn't even know me.

We hadn't even TALKED before that week.

[Then as if this weren't complicated enough - ]

Damn it

Kuroo's texting me now

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[WHOOPS. Not as planned, and the fact that Nagisa didn't even consider the possibility of Kuroo cross-referencing the situation this way shows how unprepared he really is for another schemer.]

WHAT

Share share share whats he saying

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[Tsukki had half expected this, at least. He didn't give those warnings lightly. At least with texting there's a shield.]

Just asking if I know you

[Going to leave out the part where Kuroo called Nagisa a 'cute chatterbox.' There's only so much he's willing to entertain right now.]

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[Why you gotta cockblock like that]

Omg checking up on me 😤
Jerk

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[Hey blocking is what he does.]

It's what I would do.

I said Yes and Why

Now he's gone quiet - Is he talking to you again?

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Ya just

OMGGGG HE JUST SAYS HES GONNA FIGURE OUT WHAT WERE UP TO

U WERE SO RIGHT ABT HIM

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Damn it

I told you not to try and trick him

[He was hoping Nagisa would last longer against Kuroo then ten minutes. Of course there's not much help coming from this end. Anything else Tsukki sends will only confirm suspicions.

He's going to just keep up his defense of Plausible Deniability. Why should he follow up on such a bizarre text out of nowhere? Better to keep quiet.

And try to grapple with the implications of Bokuto liking him first.]

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I BARELY GOT TO DO ANYTHING

😖 I'm sorry Keichan should I just not do anything else
I don't wanna ruin it all that's the opposite of what I wanna do

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If you stop talking now

That will DEFINITELY confirm you're up to something.

You know what just send him that last sentence. It might be enough honesty to get him to back down.

[While still MAYBE leaving Tsukki out of it. It's the best he can think of. Kuroo has a heart. Somewhere. Probably.]

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Uh
I think he just followed me on Insta??

[At which point Tsukishima gets another text from Kuroo with an image file attached: this one, which Rin captured mid-selfie because Rei's face was too hilarious for him to resist. The text reads:

The blond or the other megane?]

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[Blond

Why are you bothering me about Nagisa???]

And now he knows what you look like

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THIS IS GETTING WEIRD TBH

[What does Kuroo say to Nagisa next? Nagisa doesn't report back this time, just says:]

Ok no we're ok it's all ok

[Kuroo answers that Iwatobi High will be at Nekoma for a meet soon... which is both true and not a clarification of any kind.]

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[It clarifies that Kuroo is not going to reveal his cards, anyway. He just sends weird smiling cat emoticons after that.]

That sounds suspiciously like 'Not Okay'

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No it's good Kei-chan, promise
Kuroo-kun won't say anything to Owl-kun

If he keeps his word anyway, idk, is he at least an honest sneak??

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Yes

Though

That's not exactly solid.

[Tsukki can already see a few ways around that promise. His head hurts. He seriously considers just eating the last eclair now. ]

And now you've experienced Kuroo

The second-most aggravating person on Earth

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[Truth is, Nagisa's still talking with Kuroo on his end because Kuroo's already done a bit of prying via Nagisa's Instagram. It's not exactly high-level interrogation, and there's no sign he means any harm, but he's already figured out enough from a few pictures that Nagisa doesn't dare cut off communication now.]

Who's worse??

[Before Tsukki can send a reply:]

Wait does Kuroo-kun go to Nekoma

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Tendo Satori from Shiratorizawa

[No, Tsukki is never going to forgive that 'Normal Guy' crack. And guessing for a block is against everything he's worked for. Never mind the strange singing.]

Did I not say? Yes.

[And then an image follows - ]

Great

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Well this means you don't need me anymore and that's good???

But he says he's gonna come cheer on their swim team at our meet this weekend sooooooooo

Looks like this weekend is coming for both of us 😶

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[Except the idea was not to talk to Kuroo. He should have just sucked up the teasing to begin with. With a great sigh, Tsukki silences the phone.]

I cannot even begin to process any of this.

I'm going to sleep.




Thanks for trying. With Yamaguchi, and the other things. It helped.

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It did??

Yw Kei-chan!!! Sleep well! ☺

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[Tsukki will try, anyway. Sleep's having a hard time fighting through his thoughts. Orbiting his head and chattering like a certain owl...

The message doesn't come first thing the next morning. But it does come.]

I talked to Yamaguchi.

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How'd it go?

[No misplaced anticipation this time. For once, Nagisa knows better.]