ennoshita chikara

• imposter syndrome by ely_su
  • ennoshita-centric + ennoshita/futakuchi close friendship (qpr?); rated T+; 11k words; 1/1; ennoshita pov
  • aromantic and asexual ennoshita figuring things out and coming out. canon compliant
  • this fic feels quite healing, and the ending was really emotionally satisfying
  • aro ace pride!!!!

miya atsumu

• a kind of swallowing by limeprint
  • atsumu focus; rated Gen; 3.7k words; 1/1
  • a letter from atsumu to osamu
  • it’s absolutely devastating and I nearly cried while reading. lia limeprint outdoes themselves again. tw dark thoughts an...

date tech

• fingertip pushups by asynchrony
  • koganegawa-centric; rated Gen; 2k words; 1/1
  • koganegawa tries to improve himself and talks to his teammates :)
  • literally the cutest thing i want to give koganegawa a hug so bad

msby and adlers

• eggceeding eggspectations by asynchrony
  • msby and adlers; rated Gen; 1.9 words; 1/1
  • msby black jackals and schweiden adlers have a timed egg-eating competition. that’s it that’s the fic
  • social media fic. writer is good at making ao3 look like social media

canon compliant

• Flushed by suzzzan
  • akagi/ginjima; rated T+; 2.6k words; 1/1
  • here’s the summary: “So. Gin’s abs were going to ruin Akagi’s life. // Fuck.”
  • and here are two of the tags: “akagi has a gay crisis” and “gin has a hot bod”
  • take from those what you will
  • i laughed out loud like five times. A+ clowning of inarizaki volleyball club, esp akagi and atsumu

alternate universe

• emergency contact by sketchedsmiles
  • akagi/ginjima; rated T+; 20k words; 1/1
  • college au where akagi is an RA who somehow always ends up there for ginjima when ...

canon compliant/divergent

• CANTO VI by scifis
  • atsuhina; rated T+; 1k words; 1/1
  • atsumu character study, re: hunger
  • I don’t even have the words to describe this fic; it’s electrifying and gorgeous and is really poetry in fic form. if you like atsumu I think you should read this
  • criminally underrated
• no more keeping score, now i just keep y... by comfortcharacters
  • atsumu/hinata, past kagehina; rated T+; 3k words; 1/1
  • hinata and his relationships with his two setters, pre- and post-timeskip
  • I loved this story because it featured romantic atsuhina without diminishing the valid and important relationship between hinata and kageyama

• Current Concern: Fukunaga Shohei by copyrightings
  • yamamoto/fukunaga; rated T+; 6k words; 1/1
  • captain fukunaga and vice captain yamamoto navigate a new year of nekoma after their previous third-years graduate :’)
  • THIS WAS ADORABLE. IF YOU LIKE NEKOMA I HIGHLY RECOMMEND

canon compliant/divergent

• birdcatcher, starcatcher by daedalust
  • hirugami/hoshiumi; not rated; 3k words; 1/1
  • soft and tender hiruhoshi, the difficulties they each deal with, and how they help each other through them
  • gorgeous writing and beautiful bird metaphors

alternate universe

• if ever your fortress caves by Flumes
  • hiruhoshi; rated T+; 27k words; 1/1
  • werewolf au where hoshiumi and others are werewolves and hirugami is a vet
  • this fic came highly recommended to me on twitter, and it totally lived up to the hype. the schweiden adlers and msby as wolf packs is *chef’s kiss* and I genuine...

canon compliant/divergent

• Lost in Translation by rageprufrock
  • iwaoi; rated T+; 9.6k words; 1/1; iwaizumi pov
  • iwaizumi as a college student in california; oikawa in argentina
  • this fic is chock-full of delightful OCs, all of whom exhibit some kind of californian stereotype. ft our beloved iwa being iwa, ie emotionally dense log
  • as a california native who went to college in california, this was, like, so accurate
  • do not be put off by the lack of ao3 tags by this author; I can vouch that the fic was EXCELLENT

alternate universe

• in arcadia by keishn

canon compliant

• hiraeth by skiecas
  • kagehina; rated Gen; 30k words; 1/1
  • karasuno first-years in their third year, a month before their graduation
  • lots of talking about the present and future; lots of pining but they don’t realize they’re pining
  • made me kind of sad and reflective to be honest but that’s the mark of a good fic, right
• planet six by panyang
  • kagehina; rated T+; 5.8k words; 1/1
  • kageyama and hinata’s relationship through time, in a non-linear narrative
  • this fic is criminally underrated and is so tender
  • highly convincing re: kagehina endgame. this fic says they are soulmates and I bel...

canon compliant/divergent

• i may be talkin' out of place by harvestinrice
  • kita shinsuke/sawamura daichi; rated Gen; 2k words; 1/1
  • kita and daichi encounter each other in tokyo the night after the inarizaki loss
  • super underrated fic; def recommend bc it is short and introspective

• running from lions by caandlelit
  • konoha/sarukui; rated T+; 8k words; 1/1
  • sarukui is head over heels in love with konoha. he’s trying to say something, he really is
  • author does both sarukui and konoha justice. sarukui is Down Bad, but author maintains his sense of humor and, in a meta sense, the fact that he is a side character in haikyuu. a sweet high school get-together about a compelling little dude whom I love

alternate universe

• i might be a little tipsy on your love by sirensokka
  • kiyoko/yachi + others mentioned: rated T+; 4k words; 1/1
  • hufflepuff yachi tries to use amortentia on ravenclaw quidditch captain kiyoko!!! cavity-inducing fluff ft. yachi’s social awkwardness and soft yamaguchi as her bff
  • you guys it was SO CUTE

kunikage

• venus 金星 planet of love by fatal
  • kunimi/kageyama; rated M; varying lengths but 28k total; 3 fics, series complete
  • timeskip kunikage, fwb but they are kind of in love. past sakusa/kunimi in the second part
  • actually this is a series and they are all published separately. the first one is fairly short and the next two are longer
  • in which ao3 user fatal ripped out my heart and didn’t give it back. I keep saying this for every fic but I really, really mean it when I say this writing is breathtaking and spectacular and devastating. if you are in the mood for kunikage Angst with capital A, I cannot recommend this enough
  • it was 3:30 am and I sobbed through this fic in bed. didn’t think it was possibl...

alternate universe

• crushes get handcuffed for twenty-four h... by rainshowers
  • kuroo/daichi; rated M; 6.9k words; 1/1
  • (self-explanatory) au where they film a buzzfeed-type video where they are handcuffed together for 24 hours
  • it’s pretty much what you would expect from one of those videos :) the chemistry is sizzling and the writing is great :) I love them

gonna put these in the same category for convenience

kuroyaku

• mean little smile by ohwickedsoul
  • kuroo/yaku; rated T+; 4.1k words; 1/1
  • basically kuroo has a big crush and they flirt really really hard with each other
  • super enjoyable ugh I love their dynamic so much!!!

kuroshou

• do me a favour (break my nose) by leafpile
  • kuroo/daishou; rated T+; 7.1k; 1/1
  • kuroo breaks daishou’s nose. they sit in an emergency room for a few hours
  • author manages to convey with pinpoint accuracy the exact liminal feeling of being in an emergency room for undefined periods of time

canon compliant

• parachute jump by ravenclawboys​
  • osamu/yamaguchi; rated Gen; 5k words; 1/1
  • when atsumu singles out hinata at the end of karasuno vs inarizaki match, osamu picks his own karasuno freshman :) + a reworking of the canon moment b/w yams and osamu in timeskip
  • very fluffy very cute and features one of my fave rarepairs. just two soft bois living life and pining a little bit
• Who do you follow first: Your crush? or ... by prideandpre-judas​
  • osamu/yamaguchi; rated T+; 6k words; 2/2
  • osamu and yamaguchi + both of their friend groups reconnect after the msby v. schweiden match
  • karasuno first-years dynamics are on point, osayama are characterized accurately, ...

canon compliant/divergent

• again, like this by @noodletastic​
  • sakusa/atsumu (+ side sunaosa); rated E; 55k words; 6/6
  • sakuatsu hook up once and then keep doing it
  • hot! but also like really sweet!! i’m in love with this fic and kept refreshing my inbox waiting for the updates
• THE HUMAN CONDITION by mcbeefy
  • sakuatsu; rated T+; 24k words; 1/1
  • sex-averse asexual atsumu
  • as someone who is ace-spec, this really really hits. I don’t have much else to say but this was absolutely spectacular. I wanted to shake atsumu so hard though BOY YOU DESERVE LOVE
• Northern Downpour by hatsuna

• convergence by Fountain_Quill
  • semi/shirabu; rated T+; 9.4k words; 1/1
  • in college, shirabu visits a bar with his friends. semi happens to be playing there
  • lots of cameos from miyagi and tokyo training camp players
  • this fic has the best unexpected-meeting-after-several-years-apart scene I’ve ever read

canon compliant/divergent

• Hot Girl Shit by Systemic
  • suna/komori + side sakuatsu; rated Gen; 3k words; 1/1
  • timeskip texting/social media fic in which suna and komori try to get sakusa and atsumu together
  • dumbasses who are bad at communication + lots of kaomoji usage that made me smile

canon compliant/divergent

• kiss me more by yuzubalm
  • sunaosa; rated M; 15k words; 1/1
  • suna and osamu timeskip friends with benefits AND feelings, but of course they don’t talk about their feelings
  • author’s descriptions are SO INCREDIBLY TENDER they really k-worded me
  • very much recommend this if you are feeling pandemic loneliness and want to project into ~love~
• touched down by Togaki
  • sunaosa; rated M; 20k words; 1/1
  • after high school, osamu loses his way. and then finds his way again
  • it is touching and devastating and quite hopeful at the end. osamu really goes through a whole journey here re: his growing up and finding his way out of a hole, an...

• counting the breaths until you by jintimacy
  • tsukishima/kageyama; rated M; 21k words; 1/1
  • karasuno first-years after hs graduation. tsukishima pines HARD for kageyama, who pines right back, but they are obstinately Not Dating
  • tsukishima pink hair agenda
  • this was my favorite from this list

• Unfortunately No (But Actually Yes) by Kicon
  • tananoya; rated E; 10k words; 8/8
  • tanaka walks in on noya jerking off (and catches feels?)
  • the author characterizes both tanaka and noya so well!! like srsly that’s exactly how it feels to be in tanaka’s head probably
  • I had the privilege of following this one when it was updating; it was an angsty, smutty masterpiece

canon compliant/divergent

• miserability by copyrightings
  • tsukishima/yamaguchi; rated M; 82k words; 14/?
  • post-timeskip but something happened between tsukkiyama and now they’re out of touch. yamaguchi’s company sponsors tsukki’s team and now they have to interact
  • slowburn central but the angst is only getting worse from here
  • author has the most beautiful writing style; some of the lines take my breath away

canon compliant/divergent

• say tomorrow doesn't come by rooted
  • ushijima/sakusa; rated T+; 3k words; 1/1
  • eight years of snapshots of the yearning in the relationship between sakusa and ushijima
  • ushijima’s “complete and uncomplicated love”
  • not a long fic but every single word is there for a purpose. so, so beautiful
• HUSH by mareas
  • ushijima/sakusa; rated M; 6.0k words; 1/1
  • established ushisaku where sakusa has a thing for his fingers in ushijima’s mouth
  • this fic is so funny and even more tender. sakusa muses about intimacy and love while totally losing his mind

• unwalked (15' to 22') by limeprint
  • konoha/washio; rated Gen, 1.3k words; 1/1
  • konoha akinori introspection, between high school and timeskip
  • they/them konoha [feral yelling] also lots of cameos from the other teams
  • konoha thinking about volleyball, goals, sticking to things, and washio
  • heartwrenching writing; I love this author

• shrapnel by nure
  • yaku morisuke/haiba lev; rated Gen; 13k words; 1/1
  • standalone in an unconnected series about miscommunication
  • non-linear narrative between current situation (a couple years after lev’s high school graduation) and history (lev’s first year)
  • this fic is extremely underrated

• eyes on the ball (eyes on me) by daedalust
  • yaku/nishinoya; rated M; 3.7k; 1/1
  • main timeline + yaku finding out that nishinoya is quitting volleyball
  • “One glance up at Yaku Morisuke, and Nishinoya is bewitched by a wildcat of a schoolboy.”
  • cat and bird metaphors + a whole lot of angst

canon compliant

• and the birds looking for a place to lan... by asynchrony
  • kageyama/yamaguchi; rated Gen; 2.5k words; 1/1; yamaguchi pov
  • canon compliant, karasuno first-years in their third year. yamaguchi watches and yearns
  • really genuinely such a gorgeous study of kageyama through yamaguchi, yamaguchi through kageyama, and the karasuno first-years’ family dynamics. all of this is packed up into a very short very impactful fic
  • even if you don’t usually read/ship yamayama, I would encourage you to read this
  • ao3 asynchrony your range is awe-inspiring and genuinely i am your biggest fan