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eugene phantom busters has taken over my thoughts. he’s so pfp-able

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Okay so I'm supposed to be studying for finals but I can't stop thinking about the way Tsukishima's backstory is interpreted by the fandom so naturally I need to rant about it. I'm not even the biggest Tsukishima fan out there, but I swear this claim that he was "overreacting" in a situation where his feelings were completely justified frustrates me to no end. And the thing is... it wasn't even about the lie itself. It was about why Akiteru felt the need to lie to Kei in the first place. (For the sake of this post, I'll be referring to the Tsukishima brothers by their given names.)

"So lame" was the first thing Kei said after spotting Akiteru in the stands (and, subsequently, when it dawned on him that his brother has been lying to him this entire time), but as Yamaguchi acknowledges, it wasn't Akiteru or the lie itself Kei saw as "lame" — it was the notion of allowing yourself to get so invested in something. Kei saw how passionate Akiteru was about volleyball and how much he poured his heart and his soul into it, and yet that passion wasn't enough to land him a spot on the team's starting lineup, let alone to be its ace. In Kei's mind, what's the point of fully immersing yourself in something if it's only going to lead to disappointment later on?

From Kei's perspective, Akiteru investing himself in volleyball only led to disappointment. To feeling the need to lie to his younger brother — the boy who idolised him so much — to not extend that disappointment to him.

The fandom's refusal to take Kei's backstory seriously due to their insistence that he was "being dramatic" when "his backstory isn't traumatising" makes me seethe. We as a society have grown so accustomed to characters having these incredibly tragic backstories (especially in the shōnen genre), but the notion of a backstory isn't inherently tragic — they're supposed to contextualise a character's actions; providing insight into why they are the way they are presently, into what exactly has shaped their motivations and beliefs.

Yes, backstories can be tragic, but that's not always going to be the case — however, that doesn't make them any less valid or important to the character's journey. Just because Kei's backstory isn't Kageyama's or Tendō's doesn't mean that it didn't deeply affect him or that it shouldn't be taken seriously (by both the narrative itself and the audience). His mindset and attitude were still heavily influenced by his past, and you can't gush about how well-written his arc is without acknowledging the role his backstory played in it.

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and they all pile up

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happy pride to them specifically

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I drew some shiguang but I didnt like it.. I slept on it and I still dont but the world needs more shiguang

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am i the only person terrified of mischaracterizing their favs to the point they can't make content about them or am i just a chronic overthinker

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Guess my latest obsession 📸🕑

((Please DO NOT repost my art or use it for AI))

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post-dive

[ID: Art of Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang on the couch. Cheng Xiaoshi is napping with his head on Lu Guang’s lap. He’s holding Lu Guang’s hand while sleeping. Lu Guang is looking down at him and playing with his hair by his ear. END ID]

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link click summer

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For the rest of our lives

Bonus+

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a house is not a home without you

[ID: Art of the Time Photo Studio in full view, with Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang sitting close together on the front steps, accompanied by a sleeping Elizabeth. Qiao Ling is approaching them with a paper bag in hand. The other surrounding buildings are desaturated, placing the focus on the studio. A warm light falls upon their home. The background is a warm, orange-pink sky with fluffy clouds. END ID.]

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bro did not let the past or future be

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yoshikaru fan, shiguang lover, ivantill enthusiast, all I know is pain T_T

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summer afternoon

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🍓🍓

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wonder duo of dynadeku ageny win to save save to win to childhood friends to rivals to friends to partners 4 the rest of their lives woahh

au where they have an agency and are a duo and escape death bi monthly and they want to be mad at each other for being so reckless but also they get the job done, so