for that he found hinata, as a partner, but also as a rival. with hinata as a partner he can preserve against stronger opponents and stay on court longer and with hinata as an opponent he HAS a strong opponent that can guarantee him to deliver a long and fulfilled game +
the same goes for hinata too. their goals align, which is why they work so well together. they want the same thing: to get to play more volleyball. hinata saying this to kageyama is but a promise to become someone stronger, reflecting kazuyo's promise to kageyama as a child +
to kageyama that promise doesn't mean he has to start pushing against hinata, because he's afraid he's gonna beat him. kageyama doesn't care if hinata beats him, moreso it's just proof that he's finally found someone stronger and gets to stay on court longer, that's what he wants
kageyama and hinata might be rivals, might be opponents, but they were never antagonistic to one another. they always represented the fulfillment, but never the hindrance of their goals, because their goals are intertwined. +
antagonists are the cause of conflict im a story, whether evil or not, and that is not what kageyama represents to hinata. kageyama is the resolve of the conflict, he teaches hinata to be better, and in return hinata fulfills kageyama's goals of finding someone stronger than him
another weirdly specific ship trope... can i have a hurrah
ship dynamic
this is the stupidest thing i've ever drawn
emma. inspired #GoodOmens
a few autistic kageyama doodles i did a while ago that are very dear to me <3 feels appropriate to post now
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HQ 399 FOREVER RIVALS FOREVER PARTNERS FOREVER SOULMATES FOREVER PLAYING VOLLEYBALL WITH EACH OTHER SPENDING THEIR LIVES WITH EACH OTHER