YakuLev

YakuLev
GENERAL
Haikyu!!
Character	Lev Haiba
Character	Morisuke Yaku
Canonical?	Fanon
Status of Relationship	Senpai-Kouhai/Best Friends/Teammates
IN FANDOM
Type (?)	Slash
Also Known As	LevYaku
Tropes	• One Head Taller • Sempai-Kohai

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YakuLev is the slash ship between Morisuke Yaku and Lev Haiba from the Haikyu!! fandom.

Canon

Yaku is a third year at Nekoma while Lev is a first year. Both are in the volleyball club, with Yaku being the team's libero and Lev the middle blocker (and a self-declared ace). They are opposites in physical traits - while Lev is a towering figure, Yaku is much shorter, even though he doesn't like to admit it. Lev's bluntness leads him to directly point this fact out (which eventually leads to Yaku kicking or hitting Lev).

Lev is Yaku's underclassman and "student", whom he coaches regularly in receiving (much to Lev's dismay). The two appear to get along, but Lev frequently attempts to escape Yaku's merciless coaching and will at times poke fun at the latter's height, which frequently sends Yaku flying into a rage, hitting or kicking him. However, like everyone else on the team, Lev respects and admires Yaku for his great abilities as a libero.

Nekoma vs Nohebi

Before the game begins, Lev thinks about all the times he messed up during the previous match against Fukurodani. Before stepping on court, Yaku tells the rest of his team to not worry if they lose five points as they can make it up with ten and then concentrate on not letting Nohebi score off them. This gets Lev's sprits up again. In the middle of the first set, Yaku gets really mad and starts yelling at Lev, telling him how he is blocking is making it hard for him to receive. Lev gets frustrated as well, saying "But you'll still get the ball, no matter what!" Hearing this, Yaku is flustered. Near the end of the first set, Yaku jumps into the crowd to save the ball but that results in him spraining his ankle. Like everyone else, Lev shows concern when he sees this.

After the match, Yaku is seen patting Lev and Inuoka on the head while crying.

Nekoma VS Karasuno rematch at Nationals

At the 10–13 mark, Lev goes back into the game while Yaku is out. Yaku yells at him, telling to not show off out there, Lev replies with a thumbs-up (which ticks Yaku off). At the 18-20 mark, there is a joust between Lev and Kageyama, and Yaku is seen telling Lev to "Beat him back!"

At the end of the game, Lev is seen crying to Yaku.

Fanon

A very common AU in fanworks is for Yaku to be in college and Lev to be either in his third year or a freshman in college. Another decently popular trope, especially in fanfiction, is Omegaverse, with Yaku being an Omega and Lev an Alpha.

Yaku is sometimes shown as a insecure person because of his height, but hides his insecurities under a strict "senpai attitude". This is often resolved by Lev, as he is the only one that manages to see behind Yaku's "mask" and make him overcome his fears/insecurities.

Lev cannot speak Russian; despite being of Russian-Japanese descent, he was born and raised in Japan. In contrast to that, a trope is for Lev to be able to speak Russian, and Yaku being very weak for it, letting Lev get away with most things.

On AO3, YakuLev is the most popular ship for both Lev and Yaku.

Fandom

FAN FICTION

Lev/Yaku tag on AO3

Lev/Yaku tag on FanFiction.net

TUMBLR

LevYaku posts on Tumblr

TWITTER

LevYaku hashtag on Twitter

INSTAGRAM

LevYaku hashtag on Instagram

Trivia

• They have a 30cm (11.8in) height difference, Lev being 196cm (6' 5.2") and Morisuke being 166 cm (5' 5.4").
• In the second Haikyu!! popularity poll, Yaku got 226 more votes than Lev, making him 19th while Lev was in 20th.
• After the timeskip, despite Lev not continuing his career in volleyball, Yaku goes on to join the Russian Super League as a player, in Lev's home country.

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