shoyo’s eyes sparkling whenever he looks at tobio IS CRAZY TO ME!!! ever since that ONE match in middle school, he’s been fascinated with tobio. now that they play together, as a duo, as A TEAM his admiration is totally out of control. i just love how he makes it so clear that tobio IS an amazing player and he isn’t afraid to shout it from the roof tops. just like tobio sees shoyo’s skills, shoyo sees all of tobio’s hard work and is IN AWE!!! SHOYO WAS BEWITCHED MIND BODY AND SOUL FROM DAY ONE!
Shinazugawa Log by Kina
"he's better than hinata" doesn't mean shoyo is a bad player. it's been stated so many times from the beginning that shoyo was not at his best, he didn't have the training others did and compared to hoshiumi, shoyo WAS not the better player. HOWEVER, that does not mean that kageyama does not believe in shoyo. even though he saw someone who WAS better than shoyo, that didn’t mean tobio didn’t see his potential. in fact, it made him see that hinata could soar even higher with his help.
we all know hinata wasn’t at his peak during high school especially his first year, but kageyama saying hoshiumi was better wasn’t meant to be taken as kageyama being mean. it’s just a fact. despite that, kageyama still believed hinata can grow even more!
what made shoyo become the incredible player that he is was his determination. he had the DRIVE to become the best player he could be. it was a known fact shoyo was not at his 100% in high school and that is okay. tobio KNEW shoyo had so much more to give. the entire "you can fly even higher" scene is a testament to that. there are so MANY moments where tobio acknowledges shoyo’s skills. there’s even times where tobio is upset at shoyo because he has the ability to be amazing but just doesn’t know how to use his skills to his advantage.
just because tobio says hoshiumi is better than hinata does NOT mean tobio does not believe in him. the one thing that is constant in haikyuu is tobio’s faith in shoyo and shoyo’s faith in tobio.
thorfinn at 16 is INSANE. he’s become such a force of nature in just ten years that it’s insane to think how he was just a child fending for himself at one point. although i’m amazed at how strong he’s become, it makes me so sad to see how numb he is to everything around him. he’s too young to be so angry and detached from life. i understand he still grieves for his father but i hope he’s able to find peace sooner or later. despite how much he’s changed, at his heart he’s still the same boy who’s mourning his father.
THEY WERE MEANT TO BE SIBLINGS!!!!! THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GROW UP TOGETHER!!!!!!
They could've just shot me in the head instead of this
truth is, I used to dream about boys like you
jjk atla!au with @philosophiums
Have you thought about reading the apothecary diaries light novels?
i have!! it’s been on my list for a while i’m just not sure where to find them! for now, i’m planning on waiting for s2 to finish & then binge it all! maybe while i wait i’ll read the manga! :)
MEGUMI WITH HIS DIVINE DOG MAKES ME SO HAPPY
kicked out of the dog park because his shikigami is “scaring the other dogs” and “has a menacing aura”
just a girl in her 20’s that would do anything for shimamitsu & kagehina figures. THEY LOOK SO CUTE!!!
skip and loafer has done it again. i am a WRECK. shima has become one of my favorite characters EVER written and this chapter just made my love for him so much stronger. his growth has been highlighted for so many chapters and getting to this moment where the truth of the incident is revealed was incredible. he had buried his true feelings all these years, all for his mother’s sake. younger shima had so much pressure with no way to let it all out for so long. however, because of the new path he has created, he finally had the courage to face his past. he has grown to the point where he can confidently say that he isn’t miserable anymore. that he’s finally okay. he performs for his past self now, to show younger shima that it does get better, that there are happier days to come. stl 68 was so moving, you can read it over and over again and never stop. shima has come such a long way from the beginning and i can’t wait to see what else is in store for him.