#kunigami x chigiri

[sid3buns]

post-match hug for the babies

[bkblaise]

fem kunigiri based on this pic:

[galaxynajma]

I need to find someone who will look at me the same way kunigami and Chigiri are looking at each other in this official art

(Side note Chigiri looks amazing in that outfit and hairstyle)

[therizzlord]

Holy shit this took so long but it was worth it

I tried going for a softer color palette and I think I nailed it

[choki-the-rich-cactus]

I know we talked a lot about Kunigiri adopted Reo after Nagi left.

But let’s take a moment to appreciate how perfectly Kunigami captured the caring parent energy in this scenario.

He knelt down to Reo’s eyes level like when you wanted to talk to a little kid and made them feel like a grown up. Dude literally said ‘Are you alright?’ ‘What’s wrong?’. It seemed like he was genuinely concerned about Reo’s well being. Which was rare in Bluelock. Especially when they were not even friends.

Chigiri also played a perfect role of a dad who meant well but didn’t know how to handle emotional stuff so he redirected Reo’s energy to something else. Like when Reo started to spiral and was clearly thinking about Nagi as a person and not about soccer, Chigiri would abruptly said something like ‘Yep! That’s good, Bud. Save that energy for the match!’ Or he would just let Kunigami took the lead and chimed in.

And the way they looked at each other with parental telepathy before hyping Reo up when Reo asked why would they even wanted him was just so cute and heartbreaking. The way Reo perked up at their praises that was clearly just them trying cheer him up (I knew they actually meant what they said, but the way they delivered the praises was clearly to make Reo felt better about himself) was so adorable and sad.

Also, this.

Like, in Bluelock, you can see people practicing all night all the time. There was no reason for them to get worried when Reo didn’t come back to bed. But they knew the fragile emotional stage Reo was in, so they went to check on him like a good parent.

They way the manga/anime portrayed Kunigiri to have that domestic, old married couple vibe made the adoption made even more sense.

I can look at these two and be like, yep, they are definitely in that stage of their journey together to add a new member to their family if they choose to do so.

[plsdontpercieveme1234]

Not me ruining my feed with a non dark academia painting

[licyo]

[BLUE LOCK 248 SPOILER]

Kunigiri x Angels Like You

I did this instead of sleeping, but I had to draw something after all the angst that chapter 248 put me through (I'm still recovering)

[karuuxi]

Me when kindergarten au (crying over how little Chigiri is 🥹) (Also Reo's lil' pigtails I couldn't help myself I apologize)

[ruiojousama]

It's a dreary Thursday. Have some kunigiri previews!

[narwhaltortellini]

Finally made it past the animated chapters. I appreciate your careful attempt at pragmic detachment, Chigiri, but we all saw the face you made when you got separated. Methinks the ojou-sama doth protest too much.

I mean maybe if I go back and look...

Oh wow yeah, look at those eyes. My mistake. That is a dude who is totally fine moving forward without his friend. Sorry I misread you, buddy.

[sid3buns]

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[natsukashiibyla]

For Blue Lock Exchange on twt!

Prompt: First Kiss/confession

[hiorintruther]

Dragging myself out of inactivity to grossly overanalyse/scream about the chapter 213 Kunigiri stuff coz I’m so mentally unwell and it’s their fault.

First of all, I love how in order to get into the other stratums, players first have to submit a request form. Presumably they’d have to state a reason for going and I doubt “I want to see my friends” would be allowed because some people would end up using it as an excuse to slack off, so I wonder what Chigiri said to get his request accepted? Obviously he was actually coming just to see Kunigami but he probably needed to make up an excuse (either that or Ego/Anri let him through because BLTV really is just football Love Island atp).

Anyway, I love the intro panel for Chigiri in this chapter coz it says SO MUCH about him.

It’s the hair.

Chigiri barely ever wears his hair up, not even while playing football (and I’ve made my thoughts on that clear in the past so I’ll refrain from any ranting). On the field he’ll have that weird half-braid thing going on, and off the field he usually just wears it loose. One of the only other times we see him with a ponytail is in chapters 150-151, during the 2-week break post U-20 match. I think this shows that Chigiri is putting active effort into his appearance for his visit with Kunigami. He puts his hair up when he wants to make a good impression — in the Shibuya chapters he’s also wearing a rather nice outfit, so he was focussing on his appearance then too. This time around, he’s specifically doing it for Kunigami because he’s unsure about what Kunigami thinks of him after “ghosting” him during the MC match. This is Chigiri going all-out to impress through subtle gestures and small changes that are consciously made and will subconsciously be picked up on.

(There’s also Kunigami’s canonical thing for the napes of necks (egoist Bible) to take into account which… listen we have no proof that Chigiri is aware of it but we also don’t have any proof that he’s not. Who’s to say he didn’t choose this hairstyle specifically because he knows it shows off his nape, which is usually kept hidden under his hair? He’s already a bit of a flirt after that “such an insensitive hero” comment back during the Second Selection. It isn’t impossible.)

Next, the iconic “keep an eye on me” line.

First off, Nomura really decided to make Chigiri look that pretty when he said this. Boy looks absolutely gorgeous. I’m aroace but I would’ve folded. Kunigami is stronger than me.

Second off, I like how this shows Chigiri being attentive towards Kunigami. When they first reunited, it did come across a bit like Chigiri was being dismissive of what Kunigami went through in the Wildcard, saying that he’d treat Kunigami as exactly the same person he was before (although it’s arguably understandable since they’d only just met again and Chigiri has no idea what happened in the Wildcard). Now though, it’s clear he’s observed the change Kunigami went through and a) wants to make amends for his previous comments, and b) still wants to be with Kunigami. While there’s never a direct apology given, it’s clear he doesn’t think of Kunigami the same way he did before the Mc match and wants to make amends. Honestly, idk if a direct apology would’ve been a nice addition or would’ve just made Kunigami feel worse — Chigiri is a proud person and Kunigami doesn’t want pity, so this less direct approach was probably the best way to go about things.

Thirdly, when Chigiri says “from now on, I’m gonna be keeping an eye on you”, it’s not just a promise to acknowledge Kunigami’s skills as a footballer. It’s also a subtle way of saying “you’re not getting rid of me. I’m staying right here”. Adding to that the “so, you better keep an eye on me too, got it?”, it’s both a declaration that Kunigami shouldn’t underestimate Chigiri and a “you’re gonna be seeing a lot of me so get used to it”. (Side note: Isagi’s face on this page is so fucking funny to me he’s just like “yeaaaaaah, these bitches gay. Good for them” lmao.)

Last thing I’ll scream about is this:

FIRST NAME BASIS!!!

Obviously Chigiri is specifically using “Rensuke” as a little jab at Kunigami to get him riled up. Chigiri is just like that when it comes to teasing. Still, it’s nice to know that he feels comfortable enough around Kunigami to say something like this without Kunigami getting angry or making things awkward between them. We’ve seen Bachira do this with Isagi too during the Barcha match, so that’s nice little bachisagi parallel. At the very least, Chigiri is showing that he wants their friendship to continue and is going to continue to treat Kunigami as a close friend, no matter how much Kunigami might try to push him away.

Conclusion to my ramblings: Chigiri is putting in the work and I respect him for it. Kunigami is in a bad place rn and what he needs is someone as stubborn as Chigiri to see him through. Chigiri knows what it feels like to feel depressed and push everyone else away because it happened to him too. He thought for a time that everything was over for him. No doubt he’s recognising those things in Kunigami and wants to help him out, especially since the two of them had grown pretty close before being separated.

Kunigiri has my whole heart!!!

[kkachi-rkcl]

Kunigami definitely helped Chigiri blow dry his hair after practice and also definitely got severe bi-panic running his fingers through Chigiri’s hair, across the nape of his neck, Chigiri sitting on the floor between Kunigami’s legs, totally relaxed and trusting, dozing off until his head snaps back in a hypnic jerk and he’s blinking up at him with those long lashes and vibrant pink eyes and Kunigami’s heart is beating a mile a minute and he hopes he can’t hear it with how close he is and-

“Ah, sorry, I fell asleep for a second. I think I’m all dry now, thanks for the help!” Chigiri flashes that smile and gets up to put his things away. Kunigami’s heart beat still races in his chest and he tries to force down the heat growing in his face, his neck, his-

“Yeah no problem, it was nothing. I help my sisters all the time.” He settles himself into his bed, trying not to think about Chigiri’s weight shifting in the bunk above him. He doesn’t sleep well that night.

[rinshama]

[choki-the-rich-cactus]

Random Kunigiri thoughts #1

Chigiri purposefully tying his hair into an updo to fully exposed the nape of his neck before confronting wildcard!Kunigami will never not be funny to me.