kurotsukki frenemies to lovers au where they start fake dating out of spite. they’re in the same group of friends (bkat just bc) but they’ve also been at each other’s throats ever since kei stepped foot in their uni 2 years after kuroo did, but hell only rlly breaks loose when +
kuroo spots kei in the library surrounded by a group of people from his year. and ofc, kuroo being kuroo, went up to them with a smirk. kei’s back was to him so he doesn’t see him approach but the group he was with did and they’re all?? kuroo?? captain of the men’s vball team??
their already wide eyes get even wider when kuroo stops right behind kei, one palm finding its way to the side of the younger’s neck, leaning down to press a kiss to kei’s jacket covered shoulder. he says, loud enough for the other’s to hear, “hey, baby.”
kuroo, with his little shit smile, immediately introduces himself as kei’s boyfriend, just to tease the younger. and kei being kei ofc, turned to him, head angled in a way that only kuroo can see his “you are going to fucking regret this” expression,
before giving everyone within five foot radius a mild heart attack by by strategically turning his head a little so everyone can see him smiling lovingly up at kuroo, reaching for kuroo’s hand with a glint in his eyes, and kissing his knuckles. “hey, tetsu. i missed you.”
the news about them spread like wildfire. bokuto thinks it’s the funniest thing ever, while akaashi just gives them The Judgement Stare. and thus ensues their longest standing and most infuriating war.
kuroo and kei being kuroo and kei turns it into a competition of who can make the other back down first. in public, they both do the sweetest cheesiest shit to make the other give up but neither is budging.
they hold hands everywhere !!! kuroo walks kei to class and kei always kisses his cheek by the door !!! pet names !!! kuroo throws around pet, sugar, baby, doll, honey, and sweetheart, but the name that really Really gets kei (kuroo knows this bc kei is A Blusher) is moonshine.
kei ofc retaliates with babe, baby, darling, boo, cupcake, and another name that made kuroo choke :) that kuroo would rather not think about Ever :) (hint: it begins with a d and ends with an addy)
it goes on for an entire month without either backing down until UNTIL !!! kuroo playfully gives kei an eskimo kiss right in the middle of campus :) and kei ofc, undaunted, asks him, “that all you got?”
turns out it wasn’t bc kuroo just smirks, kissing all over kei’s face, getting closer and closer to his mouth to try and get kei to pull away. he kisses the corner of kei’s lips. the younger still doesn’t pull away.
the smirk drops from kuroo’s lips as kei closes the little bit of distance between them, a whisper of a kiss. kei pulls away slighlty, and asks the elder, “how long am I going to have to wait before this becomes real?”
kuroo answers by wrapping his arms tighter around the younger’s waist and pulling him into a proper kiss, sweet and gentle and true. later on, kuroo answers him again, this time verbally. “it was always real, moonshine.”
and if they get in trouble for kissing the way they did for as long as they did in the campus grounds :) then that is their business :) akaashi still stares at them with judgement and bokuto still thinks it’s the funniest thing ever.