OIKAWA TOORU as HADES, King of the Underworld and god of the dead.
many forget that hades is also the “god of the hidden wealth of the earth, from the fertile soil that nourished the seed-grain to the mined wealth of gold”. oikawa’s beginnings have been compared to infertile soil and, like hades, he is perceived to have drawn the short end of the stick compared to his contemporaries. yet, he can turn a barren field into a meadow. like hades, oikawa spins endings into beginnings. and like death, losing isn’t the closing of a door; but rather, the opening of another.
USHIJIMA WAKATOSHI as ZEUS, King of the Gods and the god of the sky, law and order, destiny and fate, and kingship.
ushijima has always been presented as a far-away deity, so great that he is untouchable. unapproachable. it’s as if he sits on a throne above everyone else. if oikawa was the king of the court, ushijima was the king of volleyball. players all throughout the nation knew of ushijima wakatoshi and his sheer power. but his success isn’t very surprising–– in fact, taking his unique gift into consideration, it was almost destined.
KUROO TETSUROU as as HERMES, wingedherald of the gods and god of travel, luck, athletes, sports, and wealth.
not only does kuroo’s cunning and mischievous nature align perfectly with hermes’, he is also much like this messenger god in being a link, a connection, between two worlds. although he has his beginnings in sports, kuroo eventually becomes a successful businessman, promoting athletes and sporting events for the japan volleyball association.
BOKUTO KOUTAROU as POSEIDON,god of the sea, earthquakes, floods, drought, and horses.
bokuto, like poseidon, had a temperament was as volatile as the sea before finally acknowledging his faults. interestingly, he also once compared himself to ushijima in a way similar to how poseidon had a rivalry with zeus. now, however, the similarities between bokuto and poseidon lie in their incredible power–– as well as their flexibility. bokuto’s playing style is brash, like a crashing wave, but he is also like water. block a river and it adapts. drop a stone in it and the water absorbs it.
KITA SHINSUKE as DEMETER, goddess of agriculture, harvest, and grain, who sustained mankind with the earth’s rich bounty.
DAICHI SAWAMURA as THEMIS, goddess of law and order, justice, and hospitality.
as the karasuno team captain, daichi always looked out for his teammates and made sure they were doing things the right way. he didn’t just want them to be good players, he wanted them to be good people. daichi eventually becomes a police officer, continuing to uphold the values of truth, order, and justice.
IWAIZUMI HAJIME as SOTERIA,goddess of safety and salvation, deliverance, and preservation from harm.
iwaizumi may not look like it on the surface, but inside him is the instinct to protect. he protected kageyama from oikawa in middle school, protected oikawa from himself all his life, and even goes on to become an athletic trainer to specifically prevent athletes like oikawa from sustaining injuries.
TENDOU SATORI as DIONYSIUS, god of wine, madness, pleasure, and theatre.
KENMA KOZUME as HYPNOS, god of sleep.
as the god of sleep, hypnos also exerts control over the mind. kenma has often been called nekoma’s “brain”, and when combined with his preference for idleness, makes a perfect hynpos.
AKAASHI KEIJIas ATHENA,goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts.
MIYA ATSUMU as APOLLO, god of the sun, music, archery, and poetry.
from his wide, carefree grin to his golden hair, atsumu’s outward appearance is in every way sun-like, youthful, and bright. apollo and atsumu are also similar in that both are athletic with excellent aim and focus, sometimes cocky, and incredibly determined in achieving their goals.
MIYA OSAMU as ARTEMIS, goddess of the hunt and the moon.
if atsumu is the sun, then osamu is the moon. not only is he literally associated with silver, osamu also possesses a more subdued disposition than his twin. he is like night compared to day–– the same, but not quite. osamu is also like artemis in how she grants strength and health to others, which he does as the owner of onigiri miya.
HINATA SHOUYOU as NIKE, the winged goddess of victory.
KAGEYAMA TOBIO as AEOLUS, god of winds.
creatures with wings don’t need wind to fly, but it sure makes the journey easier.
AONE TAKANOBU as HEPHAESTUS, god of fire, smiths, craftsmen, metalworking, stonemasonry and sculpture.
Characters: Kuroo, Oikawa, Bokuto, Daichi, Ushijima, Kita
ALSO KITA’S GRAND DEBUT ON MY PAGE - there are finally some gifs of him <3
Kuroo Tetsurou
You somehow convince the team to help you kidnap Kuroo to celebrate his last days as Nekoma captain
It’s after his class president activities for the day that Kenma throws a sack over Kuroo’s head, Taketora and Nobuyuki tie his wrists behind his back, and the others throw him onto a cart
Instantly figures out it’s you
“Ayeeee my baby really woke up today and chose ~violence~”
Cue Kenma banging his head on a wall
“Sorry Y/n I’m out"
"KENMA WE DIDN’T EVEN START"
“That’s right daddy we didn’t even start ;)”
Yaku HURLS himself at Kuroo, face the color of a tomato, ready to hurt this man
“YOU ASTAXANTHIN”
Lev gets absolutely bulldozed in his attempt to stop Yaku
PSA to protecc Lev’s ass from Yaku
The team breaks out into a fight
Kenma and Yaku are throwing hands at Kuroo
Who is still tied up, mind you
Lev is crying
And you
Honestly you don’t know if you should be helping Kenma and Yaku or Lev and Kuroo
Oikawa Tooru
Convincing the team to help you kidnap Oikawa for his surprise birthday is a CHALLENGE
The team is looking at you with equally unimpressed faces
“Do we have to”
“I don’t want him; you keep him”
"Let’s ship him off to Argentina"
can you even disagree tho ;-;
The team sneaks close to the classroom after school when he’s all alone, the sun having already set outside
You’ve barely even TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS when Oikawa starts screaming about aliens
"Kami-sama, please let me live to tell the story of my extraterrestrial abduction"
You have to throw yourself at Iwaizumi so he doesn’t chuck the object nearest to him
which just so happens to be his slipper
"If you salvage my body parts, give Y/n my dick, Tobio-chan my middle finger, Ushijima my other middle finger, and Iwa-chan my face”
This time, you don’t stop Iwaizumi
Overall, kidnapping Oikawa is a success, but he’s super bummed you guys aren’t aliens
“I mean, are you guys wearing human skin suits or-”
“ARE YOU ASKING TO DIE?”
Daichi Sawamura
It’s a late night for Daichi in the club room
Karasuno turns this into a whole ass mission
crow babies are nothing if not extra
Kageyama is wearing his shitty ass disguise
Hinata and Nishinoya are back-to-back, using ninja hand-signs
“Watch your six”
“Roger that”
“We’re headed into no man’s land, I repeat, we’re headed into no man’s land"
Nishinoya does a super secretive somersault, accidentally sending Tanaka slamming into the club room door
You can practically see Tanaka’s soul leaving his body
“TANAKA!”
Everyone’s clamoring towards Tanaka’s fallen form
Sugawara slaps him on the cheeks to check for life, once again sending him back to the dead
"TANAKA!"
"NISHINOYA!"
"D-Daichi"
Everyone looks up from their crouched places on the floor and screams at the now-open club door
daddy daichi part 2, Y/n
Kita Shinsuke
You somehow became good friends with the second year headasses
Y’all are swapping stories about your boyfriend Kita and there seems to be a common thread
No one has EVER seen him flustered
So of course Suna and you want to pull a prank on him, just to see his reaction
And while the twins have always been scared of Suna, even they can’t resist switching up the victims of their usual ways
He’s the last one to leave as usual, going through his ritual of cleaning the locker room
Only this time, the entire team and you are lurking
The lights go off and everything goes as planned
Kita’s not even struggling
what the fuck
At this point everyone is kind of confused, like should you just leave him with a burlap sack over his head?
Kitaraises his hand
"I’m sorry, but I need to finish cleaning”
Suna sighs, stopping the recording and tossing his phone
“I hate him"
You giggle while wrapping Kita’s head in your arms
"Never change, love”
Bokuto Koutarou
Of his 37 weaknesses, studying is one of them
Bokuto can never sit still and actively avoids it
But he needs to pass his next finals, so you and Akaashi devise the most thorough, beautiful master plan in existence
is that a blueprint of Bokuto’s damn house
Unfortunately, Bokuto is literally too LOUD to kidnap
The team rolls up to Bokuto’s house and sneaks in
He’s a beefy boy, so it’s quite a handful to drag him into the car waiting outside in the first place
But then he starts screaming
“PLEASE DON’T TAKE MY STUFFED ANIMALS AND MY STEAK I’LL GIVE YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT"
So now you’re looking extremely sus to Bokuto’s neighbors, who duck into their homes
Konoha’s driving when suddenly a police car flashes its lights at you
"Pull over. I repeat, pull over the vehicle”
“I’M IN HERE!” Bokuto screams
“Bokuto, it’s us, shut up!"
Apparently the police take this the wrong way
"Victim is being threatened. Suspects are ten teenagers, unknown genders. Requesting backup.”
Three hours later, you are still at the police station and Bokuto has gotten absolutely no studying done
“Oh well, he was going to fail anyway"
"AGGHHAASHI :(”
Ushijima Wakatoshi
You kidnap Ushijima for an anniversary date
And honestly
You don’t even really need the team
This mans is HELPING you kidnap him
Tendou opens his dorm while Ushijima is napping
The team quietly files in, supplies at the ready
“PUT YOUR HANDS UP” Semi barks as Shirabu cautiously blindfolds his captain
Don’t hurt the precious cargo
Ushijima wakes up blearily and just does as he’s told, shuffling out of the room
The team watches in utter confusion as you gently nudge him all the way to your destination, not even resisting
You un-blindfold him after tying him to a chair, and he greets you all calmly
“Toshi, you were being KIDNAPPED; why did you do nothing??”
“I was not doing anything important at the moment,” Ushijima replies, puzzled
You facepalm
someone teach this 190 cm baby what STRANGER DANGER is
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