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one of my first chihayafuru colorings!

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it’d be exactly like that

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spoilers for latest haikyuu arc?

local athlete will not stop talking about some guy called akaashi, more at 11

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the reason why akaashi hasn’t shown up is because his dramatic ass is waiting for the perfect time to do this for bokuto

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has there been a shift in Hinata’s state of mind?!

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Now then

Can we just appreciate how attentive Kageyama actually is? How he notices all the things that leads up to Hinata's condition?

And how he knows EXACTLY WHAT HINATA NEEDED TO HEAR. NO PATRONIZING, JUST PLAIN, HARD TRUTH.

To some of you, it may come off like Kageyama is being a massive jerk talking about winning when Hinata is incapacitated, but let me tell you how that statement is more than what meets the eye.

He's saying 'I win this time, too' THIS TIME. This specific moment. That means there's going to be a next time, that this is not Hinata's end, that next time, it could be Hinata's win, or Kageyama's win again, who knows. The point is, Kageyama is still acknowledging him as a worthy rival, that Hinata is welcome to challenge him again. He's not being smug or arrogant about it. Look at his face. That's conviction and promise written in his eyes.

And THAT was the encouragement Hinata needs. THAT was what prompted him to literally wipe his tears and face yet another barrier in his journey, and do the smartest thing he can do right now, accept what's happened and rest.

Hoshiumi's words of I'll be waiting for you speaks volumes. Here's another one strong player who acknowledges him, who looks forward to meeting him again, this match or in the future.

Hoshiumi is on the background saying this, but Kageyama is on the foreground, in a bigger panel, wearing the exact same expression, and that is proof enough that he's telling Hinata that too. He'll wait for him and he strongly believes he'll come back. Because he knows Hinata isn't someone who can be easily deterred by something like this. Because he trusts his greatest rival and his strongest ally. His partner.

And finally, Hinata's bow is of APOLOGY, but most of all, of THANKS. Both to Hoshiumi and Kageyama, but especially for the latter.

To Hoshiumi, he's apologizing for cutting their battle short when they're just getting started, and thanking him for the acknowledgement and for the match well-played thus far.

To Kageyama, he's apologizing for leaving when they're having so much fun and playing at their utmost best yet, but mostly, expressing his gratitude for everything—for giving him the opportunities he couldn't have by himself, for the motivation and drive to win bought by their rivalry, but most importantly, he's grateful for the partner he can trust and rely on.

And as painful as it is to admit, it's almost as if he’s taking a bow for probably his last match as a first year. Let me repeat that. As a FIRST YEAR. This isn't the end for him just yet. He's still growing, both literally and figuratively, and this is nothing but a small set-back. The little monster will be back and you better brace yourself because he'll return with his swords and spears and knives all sharpened to a deadly point.

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Haikyuu!! characters as Guide to Troubled Birds

Hinata Shouyou

Kageyama Tobio

Sawamura Daichi

Sugawara Koushi

Azumane Asahi

Nishinoya Yuu

Tanaka Ryuusuke 

Ennoshita Chikara

Tsukishima Kei

Yamaguchi Tadashi

Oikawa Tooru

Iwaizumi Hajime

Bokuto Koutarou

Akaashi Keiji

Ushijima Wakatoshi

Satori Tendou

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lmao before I even saw the extra all I was thinking was ushijima would honestly probably just be happy for them

do u think theyve ever run into each other on the street

also:

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so the trumpets were pretty good. but imagine this: romantic saxophone.

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Ahh. So this is what Ukai ment when he told Kageyama to have courage. To have courage to go against his basic instincts, his own status quo: to go fast. He overcame that internal fear of speed placed within him back in middle school.

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oddball duo (ch. 8) vs. miya twins (ch. 253) ↪ doing the godlike quick for the first time

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I’m so happy about sansa minus the part where shes ALL FUCKING ALONE she is literally jenny of oldstones but like it’s a day later and I’m still seething about what they did to dany like what the fuck what the literal goddamn fuck was that

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“There are many times when we’re planning a season that you kind of have to avoid giving the audience exactly what they want because things start to become predictable…” Dave Benioff

Honestly fuck this storytelling style. 

Fuck this style of storytelling that puts authorial masturbation over a satisfying conclusion to a story. Fuck this obsession with “swerves” and “subverting expectations.” 

Fuck this mentality that you have to outsmart the audience in order to make a good product. 

Fuck the idea that “predictable” is automatically boring. Fuck the idea that people who have been paying attention to long-running story arcs should be punished for giving a shit and expecting a cohesive conclusion to a long running story. 

Fuck this idea that disappointing endings are okay if they’re “unexpected.” Fuck this auteur mentality where writers have to prove that they’re the cleverest boys in the whole wide world. 

Tell a goddamned story; nobody tunes in for twists. 

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I was tired, Jorah. I was weary of war. I wanted to rest, to laugh, to plant trees and see them grow. I am only a young girl.

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I just remembered how they had a perfect chance to parallel the crypts scene from ep3 to the Battle of Blackwater, when Sansa tried to calm down other women (not even her people) and even sang a song for them, and they blew it. I guess they kinda forgot who she is. Well, looking back to all those seasons, turns out they probably never knew.

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jaime wanting to die in the arms of the woman he loves: a short clarification