#surprise surprise TWO el thoughts posts for arankita day

[luminouschaotic]

sometimes (every single day) i think abt how everyone around aran connects his identity to volleyball. the coaches, the spectators, even his teammates who still mean well. they all see him as one of the top five aces in the country, and the ones who judge him see him as the lowest in the ranking. good, but never quite good enough.

and then kita comes along. he observes everything, and knows exactly what aran’s capable of. and he also knows how much pressure he’s under and how easy it is for him to get into his own head. and when that happens, kita is the one who’s there. no disapproval, just seeing and understanding. he sees aran for the person he is, both on and off the court.

kita didn’t fall in love with one of the top five aces. he fell in love with aran