Iwaizumi is definitely the “responsible one” trope in relationships. He is very protective of you, often speaking for you, standing up for you, and doing most physical labor for you. He doesn’t mean this to be disrespectful or anything, it’s just in his nature to take charge and do things for them. If his you don’t feel comfortable with this, he will stop if asked.
In the beginning of your relationship, things are a little awkward. He’s not very experienced with romance, so most “romantic” things he does are from movies or recommended to him by Oikawa. It doesn’t always go off as planned, but it’s endearing nonetheless. He’s pretty bad at initiating PDA as well. He does not want to push your boundaries or make you uncomfortable. As time goes on, he starts loosening up and will start easing into general relationship things.
He’s oddly very receptive to affection. If you hug or kiss him in public he’s not really embarrassed and will return the gesture. He may blush a little bit, but other than that, there is no real reaction from him, especially if you are one to spark PDA often. He’s just neutral to it. It is a completely different scenario in front of his team, though. He gets so embarrassed when they witness him doing anything slightly romantic with you (He knows it will follow with relentless teasing from his fellow third years).
Iwaizumi takes care of you just as well as he takes care of himself. He usually buys groceries (or gives you a grocery list) with lots of healthy food and likes to cook most nights. If you guys go shopping together, he tries to be the adult, but he can’t resist being a little childish with you. If you load the cart up with sweets, he will give you a look, but he won’t say anything against it (because he wants some too tbh). He’d also be our workout buddy (but more like your own personal trainer tbh). He will do his best to get you to work out with him, and if you do, he will spend a lot of time showing you how to do things properly. Even i you already know how to do them, you just sit quietly and listen. It’s so cute when he he’s excited to teach you something new.
He won’t say it out loud, but you definitely need to come to his games every once in awhile. It gives him a little bit of comfort and an extra drive to do his best when you’re in the stands, cheering him on loudly or silently. He looks so cute when he’s focused and it’s amazing to see how strong he is on the court. Also, his arms are on great display, and you can’t pass up an opportunity to see that.
Movie nights are definitely a big thing between you guys! He not very picky, any movie you want to watch he just complies with. However, he likes Disaster/Action/Adventure movies, and would like to watch some of those with you. He makes some mean kettle corn (but he won’t tell you how he makes it smh)!!
He puts off introducing you to the team for a while, but eventually, the time comes. You became familiar with Oikawa when you first started dating. He was a little annoying at first and he constantly teased Iwazumi about “finally getting a girlfriend” but after speaking to him for a few minutes, you could tell he really cared about his friend and was a nice person (and then he made his exit by saying “Ciao you guys, remember to use protection!~” You had to stop Iwaizumi from throwing his shoe at him). His teammates either take a liking to you or act very respectful. The underclassmen (even Kyoutani) treat you with the utmost respect, it’s a little embarrassing. You get along well with the other third years, they are all pretty nice and invite you to attend a game! (What you don’t know is after you leave they all sing the K-I-S-S-I-N-G song to Iwaizumi and he almost combusts)
Iwaizumi has a little bit of an anger issue, and it’s really up to you to calm him down. He can get worked up and stressed over things easily, too. It’s best to just give him space when he’s upset and just come back to him after he’s cooled off. It’s really easy to talk to him about it though and he’s not above apologizing for scaring you or making you uncomfortable.
He definitely keeps a chore log and makes sure you two are doing a fair share of work around the house. He thinks the way your house looks shows who you are as a person and he likes to keep a clean environment. But you guys still have lazy sundays.
He definitely wants at least one or two dogs around the house. He thinks they are good training buddies and family pets, it would be fun to have a couple of pups to hang out with around and outside the house. Also, he read an article about how they can help prepare you for the responsibility of having a baby. If you guys get some, he will definitely spoil them like they are children. Sometimes he even feeds them off his plate. Stop him before he starts fixing them a seat at the dining room table.
Iwa-chan!!! He may be beefy but he’s a sweetie! Loving this series so much!
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