we shine like diamonds by whitemiists ❤

• word count : 26.7k
• tags : #coming of age #growing up #homophobia #angst #pining #slow burn
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : THEY HIT THE PENTAGON okay sorry. let me be serious. fics revolving around homophobia are always hard to consume because reading about something that very much happens in real life is not fun (who knew!). but this touch of realism makes this fic that much better and all i gotta say is i'm glad there's a happy ending because something bad would've happened otherwise (what do i mean by that? who knows)

make-believe by enisle ❤

• word count : 11.9k
• tags : #canon compliant #post-timeskip #fake dating #friends to lovers #mutual pining #character study #introspection #light angst
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : when i'm in a yearning competition and my opponent is iwaizumi hajime (27) athletic trainer *squidward glitching gif*

from your mortal enemy (with love) by duskglow

• word count : 11.2k
• tags : #high school #enemies to friends to lovers #5+1 things #getting together #baseball captain!iwaizumi
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : oikawa is so stupid and silly and gay. iwaizumi is very into that

fernweh by oikyskau ❤

• word count : 19.6k
• tags : #post-timeskip #mutual pining #idiots in love #introspection #character study #relationship study #fluff #light angst
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : if i think about this fic for too long i start tearing up. i'm so serious. if you know the song "doomsday" by lizzy mcalpine and are somewhat a part of anime tiktok (but mostly the hq!! side) then you've probably seen that art trend to that part of this song (if you're reading this and are like what is this crazy bitch talking about well. this is the specific tiktok i'm referring to). it's the most painfully canon iwaoi lyric ever and even if this fic has a happy ending i still get reminded of this song because i'm not normal and like to insert angst anywhere it may fit. but again this fic does have a happy ending and iwaoi are very in love despite all the odds and we thank god (fic writers and fanartists) ((and furudate lowk if you wanna be delusional like me)) for that

dog days by devote ❤

• word count : 9.5k
• tags : #canon compliant #growing up #pining #fluff
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : a sort of study on how scary it can be to tell your best friend who you've known since childhood and have spent practically every waking second with that you're planning on going to a whole different country to follow your dreams and the bittersweetness that follows because you want to be supportive but also you kinda just want to keep that person to yourself and stay the dumb, carefree teenagers forever who can be in love with each other without the fear of growing up threatening to split the two of you apart. (but this is iwaoi and they are stubborn and persistent if nothing else. also this is fiction so we're always gonna have a happy ending let's all cheer!)