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Kuraharu where Haruichi chases after Kuramochi to college, breaking his long term habit of following in his brothers footsteps and choosing to play alongside Kuramochi instead

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In a lowkey delirium from a day straight of work thinking About Art student Kuramochi shrimped over an art tablet eyea bloodshot and dehydrated

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the adhd/autism ship of all time if im honest

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I'll try to post here more often :]

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Daiya timeskip designs...I yearn for you greatly...everyday

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Kuramiyu A/B/O anyone?

(Specifically 御倉)

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Alpha!Miyuki who grows up learning not to depend on his secondary gender; mainly because it had coaches pity his stature/height, other teammates mock his lack of assertiveness and physical strength and teachers look the other way because 'that's just how alpha's are' during middle school. Growing to hate being seen as an alpha before a catcher and learning overtime to mask his presence. His scent, his instincts and that voice in the back of his mind. Taking medication to drive back or negate his heats completely.

Seidou is a better place but at that point he has these limits driven into his being and can't get himself to be comfortable enough around his new team. People think he's a beta or recessive alpha at best, and Miyuki planned to keep it that way.

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Omega!Kuramochi grows up learning not to take any shit from nobody. Mainly from his mother who's subject to criticism for being a divorced, single omega mother herself. He learns early in life that conforming to stereotypes does nothing but hinder him and instead fights against it every chance he gets. Takes wrestling/self defense classes and doesn't hestiate to use it on anyone, alphas, betas or other omegas. If they try to pick on him, he beats them up. The adults around him had complained about his attitude ('no alpha would want such a rowdy omega!') But he doesn't let their comments get to him, because to Kuramochi, anyone who couldn't handle his personality to begin with wasn't worth the effort anyway. He's strong willed, doesn't care much about the preception others have of him as long as his friends are safe and doesn't shy away from his nature.

Seidou mellows him out a little, less fighting and more improving his fielding. Trying his best to not lag behind Ryosuke and meet the expectations the team has for him.

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Miyuki bugs the hell out of Kuramochi. Mainly because he's an asshole who plays well to back up his jabs and Kuramochi doesn't have much to throw back without wrestling him to the ground. But also because he's an alpha, and seems to desperately try not to be. Kuramochi frankly doesn't get it. He can understand not throwing your scent all over the damn place. Not growling at the first instance of trouble. What he can't get is how subdued Miyuki tends to be at the first sign of trouble/tension. Instead of putting his foot down or using those instincts of his to be heard, Miyuki just stares in frustration, ungloved hand in a whitening fist until their senior decides he's had enough of the first year catcher and leaves. In a dorm full of teen boys, he smells like nothing. Safe for their bath soap and body spray. God it's downright freaky when he appears behind Kuramochi out of nowhere, no scent to warn him of the others presence until a too cold hand is jabbed into his nape and Kuramochi sees red.

But Kuramochi can't say anything. Because their not close and the longest conversation they'd held was more shit talking than anything else. If Miyuki wanted to live like that, who was he to interfere? Kuramochi had bigger things to worry about.

That is until they loose a match, just a few points shy from winning. Everyone else throws the blame on not having practiced enough. Not seizing any weaknesses they'd seen and earning back the points lost. Kuramochi know's better though. Knows they'd been doomed when their second year pitcher brushed off Miyuki at every timeout and was clearly not listening to his calls.

He doesn't say anything about. Not until they make it back and wash away the dirt and grime from a match lost. Not until they'd already eaten, which at that point he grabs Miyuki by the collar and drags him to the vending machines to give the stupid catcher a piece or his mind.

Except, something goes wrong. Kuramochi isn't sure when. Maybe somewhere between when Kuramochi calls him worthless for an alpha and Miyuki starts looking seconds away from ripping him a new one. But within seconds, he finds himself thrown against one of the machines, wrists held so tight it borders on painful and the scent of coffee ground and spice clouding all his senses. And in the midst if all this Miyuki looms close to him, eyes alight, jaw set and tenseness lining his form. It's the first time–Kuramochi realizes–he's been able to scent Miyuki, and it's overwhelming. Strong and potent as it surrounds him and demands attention.

"Should've done this in the first place dumbass–" is all he manages out before they crumble into one another, replacing glares and snipes with heated kisses and desperate touches. Miyuki takes like a man starved, holding Kuramochi tight to the point of bruising and giving him mere seconds to breathe before diving back for more. Kuramochi does his best to meet his pace, but its hard not to let Miyuki do as he wishes; mostly because it feels like a tidal wave. Held back for years and years before he decided to kick that dam down and face it. The sounds they make sound obscene to his ears, and if Kuramochi was any saner at the moment he'd feel embarrassed. Instead he plumets, his inner omega all too happy to hand out to what his teammates asks for.

It's a miracle no one catches them, so blatantly making out like animals by the vending machine right after dinner. And when Kuramochi gathers enough coherency, he pulls away (despite how disappointing it is to loose this addictive heat), muttering a quick 'not here' before dragging Miyuki by the arm towards the equipment shed.

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Trans Kuramochi is so dear to me cause he's so boyish and it feels like overcompensation for aspects of his self that aren't inherently masculine (by societies standard) and now maybe Im just projecting.

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When people make Miyuki look hungry as hell when making out>>>>>

He's never been greedy when it comes to things besides baseball. Takes what he needs and devotes his everything into the sport that lights his soul on fire so when he gets a partner? Someone who plagues his thoughts as much as scorebooks and strategies? He isn't sure what to do with himself. With the need thruming under his skin he can't put a name to.

Not until they kiss. Till that spark turns into a wildfire and he looses himself to the heat. Expression dripping with want and not holding back on that desire. Subjecting his lover to a side of him that no one else has seen.

Writing this with Kuramiyu in mind because I like the idea of Kuramochi getting flustered, having no experience with this Miyuki.

Please give me more hungry looking Miyuki I beg. My mental images aren't enough 🤲🏼

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Violence is writing a 10+ tweet thread about kuramiyu and loosing it to sleep depravation

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the world cold and cruel kuramiyu warm and soft

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Kuraharu is a ship I'm surprised didn't take off and Im lowkey mad

Haruichi who was trying to live up to the expectations Kuramochi has for him, wanting to fill in the role his brother left behind. Kuramochi wanting to push Haruichi to not hold back without being too mean (and figuring he can never be as mean as Ryou). The diabolical plays they execute once their comfortable and trust one another???

The two times Kuramochi is asked about his future after Seidou, his thoughts immediately turn to playing baseball and creating the best keystone duo in Japan with Haru. The sureness in his expression when he says it??? Especially when he was otherwise uncertain about his options after graduation? Haruichi noting immediately when Kuramochi refers to him by name?

I love Kuraryou too but these boys need a CHANCE I love them so much

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Okay hot take about Daiya from someone who isn't a die hard Sawamura stan (my bias is shortstops) but I feel like the yips arc is exaggerated greatly?? I've watched it once in the anime and read the arc twice and honestly? Its just character development? I can understand it being hard to watch a sunshine coded character like Eijun get the yips but goddamn people refer to it like someone died 😭

More under cut about what my thoughts are

The match that caused the yips was impactful yes, but it's a match that that they lost because of multiple circumstances. Tanba needing to be switched out, Miyuki not accounting the fact that Sawamura may just not be able to handle the pressure, and Kawakami being unable to bring it back due to his own set backs. And after, once they figure out he has the yips, Sawamura himself doesn't let that stop him! Kataoka literally has a scene that mentions how Sawamura is looking ahead and not letting the yips hold him back (paraphrased). Its because he had the yips that Chris got around to teaching him another way to keep playing.

I feel like a lot of this is very obvious? The arc itself works as a spring for Sawamura to start building his repertoire and personally I feel like its one of the best examples about how dedicated he is to keep playing and improving. Its a bit hard to read yeah but I've just seen a lot of older posts talking about how people are straight up unable to watch/read the yips arc and feel like Im missing something?

This is definitely a tangent but it's what i think and hopefully i got my feelings across. If someone can explain this please do!

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based on that one official art🤭

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kuramiyu sketches bc they live in my brain 24/7

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I desperately need an explanation to this. . why does he look like a love interest helping the mc back onto his feet? Why did this specific type of cunt never appear again in the manga . .. What was the mangaka thinking when he drew this Mochi.? I want an essay about it but all I can do is yea r n

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In a perfect world we'd have small animated shorts about how our graduated 3rd Years are dealing with College based on the snippets we got between manga chapters

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Daiya is such a unique brand of manga that was born during the era where Sports Manga was blowing up but somehow fell into the group of fandom that tapered off after the story was concluded. I guess it has something to do with the abrupt ending? It's such a shame tho I wish people gave the manga a chance