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[It's a very welcome change, his date is cuter when he smiles.] Well, I can't be entirely perfect, can I?

And no, he doesn't do that but I think it's mostly so he doesn't have to clean it up. [He does clean things like that up, grumbling the entire time while Oikawa hovers and tries to make someone else take over.]

[He blinks, Sakeguchi's joke (he's joking, right?) about being perfect taking a moment to sink in before Yamaguchi laughs again.]

He sounds like a good friend. Have you two known each other a long time? [Because that's the vibe he's getting from Sakeguchi's descriptions secondhand.]

Forever! I can't remember when I didn't have him by my side.

[School, sports, then getting in over his head, finding his feet again and rising through the ranks - Iwaizumi's always been there.]

I can understand that.

[Yamaguchi would follow Tsukishima to hell and worse.]

Ah, do you have someone like that as well?

[Someone else in Karasuno who... well, Oikawa knows Yamaguchi wasn't the only new recruit.]

Yeah! I've got Tsukki...!

[Yamaguchi's spreading grin freezes a bit immediately after that slips out—honestly, he's not sure how much he can say, without compromising his or Tsukishima's identities to Sakeguchi. Or their allegiance, which doesn't seem like appropriate first- (or any-) date material....

Then again, neither of their jobs under Karasuno is exactly a secret, as far as the public's concerned. And Sakeguchi already knows Yamaguchi by name. 'Tsukki,' meanwhile, is a nickname; and even if Sakeguchi did know Tsukishima's real name and profession...why would he assume anything shady? Tsukishima's a doctor, and he runs a clinic. Yamaguchi doesn't completely have to lie about his friend if he's careful not to give away any details.]

He's...um...my best friend, like you said! We hang out all the time. [Not that either of them has much free time to speak of, these days, but it's still not an uncommon sight to find Yamaguchi hovering over Tsukishima's shoulder like a friendly remora.]

Tsukki? [That's fairly adorable. A part time mobster calling his best friend by a nickname like that. Iwaizumi will be glad to hear he's not the only one where that's the case - if Oikawa ever gets around to admitting that he's created a false persona to date the enemy so he can mention it.

Though Yamaguchi's still nineteen, which might give him a pass for cute names.]

Oh, and what do you do together?

[Yamaguchi tilts his head a bit, looking a little bemused by the question.]

Er, everything, I suppose...

[Yamaguchi, you make this much too easy.]

Oh, so it's that kind of a relationship?

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Eh!? [! !!]

N-No! Hey!!

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Tsukki and I—w-we're both friends!! Not like...um...anything like that, Tadao...!

[Oikawa breathes a sigh of relief to cover that he's trying not to laugh. Yamaguchi's too flustered not to be offended if he laughed at him right now.]

I'm glad! I would hate to have to compete with a friend you're so close with.

...? ??

Compete!?

[wait so is he actually, really, unequivocally confirming that his interest is the type of that Yamaguchi thinks it is...?

AND CRAP, WHAT DOES YAMAGUCHI DO IF THAT'S THE CASE? WHAT DOES HE DO??]

[STEP ONE: CALM DOWN BEFORE OIKAWA CAN'T KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE ANY MORE.

For the first time, it occurs to Oikawa that Yamaguchi might be straight, but he's in too deep now.]

Childhood romance is the kind that lasts after all.

R...Romance?!

[Yamaguchi's pretty sure he's not straight, but he's also never actually dated anyone in his life so he might not be qualified to answer. If nothing else, though, that answer is distressing for another reason.]

So...then...y-you and your friend...?? [But then, why would Sakeguchi ask Yamaguchi here? It's nothing to be upset over (Yamaguchi reasons to himself, trying to avoid an unexpected stab of disappointment in his chest), as it's not like Yamaguchi has the time or capacity or even the freedom to go around having dates with people that don't know him or his business. But...he was almost hoping...]

[Oikawa frowns, how did Yamaguchi put what he said together and come up with that?

It's not like there's nothing between him and Iwaizumi, they've known each other so long now, and stuck with each other through it all, that friendship doesn't really cover their relationship. Iwaizumi knows everything about him and is the single person who gets to claim that. And Oikawa knows he enjoys that fact even when he protests that it's a pain playing babysitter to a mob boss. Oikawa will say he loves him without a second thought. And if they share a bed in more than the literal sense from time to time, well that just goes to prove it. But it's not like they're in a relationship.]

Not really. We're just friends, mostly. [If he tried to explain more he'd start straying dangerously close to mentioning the time Iwaizumi took a bullet for him and no ordinary law student encounters gunfire.]

[Yamaguchi looks a little confused by Sakeguchi's noncommittal-seeming answer. 'Not really?' That's an odd response to a question about romance.

But Yamaguchi supposes that must mean no. They aren't involved. Unconsciously, a part of him feels relieved.]

Ah, that's understandable...you sounded just now like you had experience with that sort of...relationship. But I guess I was hearing you wrong.

He would shudder to ever hear the word relationship to describe us, you don't have anything to worry about. [He smiles, like an honest person interested in his date.] I would much rather go out with you, Tadashi.

[Between the lighting in the restaurant, skin tone, and his freckles, the flush creeping up over Yamaguchi's face at those words may go unnoticed.

But, it's definitely there.]

…Really?? [This shouldn't be so difficult to accept, but it still feels like the wind's been knocked out of him.] More than once, you mean?

[He can't possibly commit to that. Yamaguchi knows he can't. Yet, it's nice nonetheless…just to have a night away from work, for once, and spend it with someone kind and funny that actually seems to like him for reasons outside of utility.]

[He wants to pat Yamaguchi on the head, maybe give him a treat. There's just something so earnest about the way he asks that. Not to mention - he can't be sure but it seems like Yamaguchi's blushing.]

If you don't think I'm terribly presumptuous to say so when we haven't eaten yet, yes. I like you a lot already, Tadashi.

[He would really blush if you did that.]

Whoa. Th-That's...really...um...

[Yamaguchi's still reeling, red-faced and unable to maintain eye contact. But it's clearly not a negative reaction, even if he hasn't got any way of answering to 'Sakeguchi's' confession just yet.]

[Another thing Oikawa would work on if Yamaguchi was in his employ: articulation. Even if he does make for a cute picture like that.]

But ah, that's not something to talk about on a first date.

[He pauses as if to think of another topic which is first date material.] Do you work as well as study?

Work? [Oh...this could get messy, as Yamaguchi doesn't have a lie prepared and he doesn't want to say anything that could be proven false.] ...Yeah, I do! It's kinda not something I can talk very much about, sorry. Legal work can be really tricky sometimes, huh...

[It's not like a gang is the only type of operation that would obviously want to keep its dealings confidential.]

[Oikawa nods like he understands. It's not a terrible cover but he wants to pick at it anyway.]

It can. Still, it's a bit of a pity we can't talk about it. Work can be pretty important to people. [Like say... him. Now he's actually out on a date, he's realising just how long it's been since he did something that wasn't work. Seijou's business really is his business and he hates to admit it but Iwaizumi might have had a point when he called him obsessive.] Have you worked there long? [He pauses like he realised something.] Only if you can say, of course.

[Yamaguchi's smile goes a little thin, strained, or maybe just regretful. He's not upset with Sakeguchi, of course, but he can't give any information about his job away without knowing how much might be too much. Karasuno is everything to Yamaguchi.]

Ah, I'm sorry...it's classified. [That probably seems cold, if not a little suspicious, but it's for the best. Yamaguchi shouldn't try to give the impression of being the most appealing candidate in Sakeguchi's book anyway. This was bound to happen sooner or later, nice though it may be to pretend otherwise for a couple of hours.]

It's okay, Tadashi. You don't have to explain yourself to me.

[It is a fairly smart move not revealing that information - if Oikawa was a cop undercover looking for leads then knowing when Yamaguchi got involved (even if there was a chance of him lying) would give them a starting point to look for affiliates. But he's not and he doesn't mind.]

What do you do in your free time?

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