i will be apologizing in advance bc all of these probably talk about food one way or another

• new love in old places AO3
  • 34k + canon divergence au

“An onigiri for yer thoughts?”

Akaashi made a face, unimpressed. “I’m fairly certain the saying is, ‘A penny for your thoughts.’”

“I’m fairly certain I don’t care.” Osamu pushed the plate towards Akaashi, grinning. “It’s a recipe I hadn’t had the chance to release to the public yet. Why don’t ya try some and tell me what ya think?”

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in which akaashi encounters a stranger's familiar face during the most unexpected of times.

• take what we love inside AO3
  • 4k + post canon au

Each careful, quiet word a green root through the soft earth of Osamu’s heart. Each smile a tight springtime bud exploding into bloom. No one’s ever given Osamu flowers before.

Miya Osamu, in pursuit: of the perfect cut of A5 Kobe-gyu. Of Akaashi Keiji. Of happiness.

• ad astra per aspera AO3
  • 57k + hogwarts au

“Miya?” “Beauxbâtons seeker?”

or an hp!osaaka au (triwizard tournament style)

• and i would walk 500 miles AO3
  • 21k + single dad au

"It’s hard to make friends as an adult, ya know! So this is a special occasion for me, running into ya and everything earlier this week and inviting you here. I only really cook for Atsumu when he’s home, and for my daughter. But those two are hardly a tough crowd, they’ll eat anything. You looked like a challenge.”

A challenge, huh?

Then Akaashi’s mind backtracks a bit.

Something about a daughter. Wait, a daughter?

• a storm is brewing AO3
  • 14k + post time skip au

"It's fine," Akaashi answers, determined to play it cool. "It was just sex, Miya-san."

Osamu’s eyes widen a bit and something Akaashi can't decipher flashes across his features before it’s gone completely, replaced by the usual stoicism.

A few seconds pass before Osamu lets out a soft, “Hm. Okay then.”

Akaashi Keiji and Miya Osamu have a one-night stand. One of them falls in love with the other over a bowl of wantanmen.

• takeout sukiyaki, middle of spring AO3
  • 5k + post time skip au

Osamu’s never whipped around as quickly as he did then, not even when his part-timer had told him Onigiri Miya’s made it onto some cultish Top 100 Restaurants list the city kids regarded as a food bible. Hadn’t they just been fighting over Atsumu’s virtues, or lack thereof? Hadn’t they just started dating— wait, when did they start dating? Whatever, there’s no way Sakusa would—

“I love you, too,” Sakusa whispered.

“What the fuck,” Osamu demanded, chopsticks clattering onto the table as he debated the merits of taking his brother to court for the utter annihilation of his appetite.

• shout softly AO3
  • 10k + post time skip au

Miya Osamu and longing, in three parts— on the journey to Onigiri Miya; being a half of a whole; and the conundrum of Akaashi Keiji.

• bim bam bam AO3
  • 2k + post time skip au

Atsumu stays at Osamu’s for the night and Akaashi picks exactly the wrong time to take a leap of faith.

He props himself up on an arm after a fruitless scroll through his phone, reaching for the remote with the intention of finding some good pay-per-view movies to charge to Osamu’s account when the doorbell rings.

Bokuto-kun’s cute friend Akaashi Keiji stands in the building’s hallway, teal eyes blinking wide at the sight of him.

“Hello?” Atsumu finally asks after a long, silent moment.

“Hi,” Akaashi blurts out, hand coming up as if to adjust his glasses before he realizes he isn’t wearing any.

• the contest between AO3
  • 75k + documentary au

‘What do you want me to do with a chef whose specialty is rice ball takeaway, who refused a Michelin star, and who doesn't want to be on your show?’ Keiji asks.

‘Get him on my show,’ comes the answer.

Chef’s Table Season 4, Episode 1: Miya Osamu.

• limerence AO3
  • 57k + historical au

To settle his father's debt, Keiji sells himself as a "bride" to their young Miya landlord and falls in love with his twin instead.