it’s always when I have things to be doing that this happens but it’s like. I don’t know I’ve gone so far into weird love territory and I’ve been here so long that when I go back and really look at canon it’s like it’s new to me. because like do you ever think about how hanzawa masato just sort of DECIDED that tashiro would be the next captain of the ping pong club. like it wasn’t a recommendation or anything that decision was made. and absolutely if tashiro genuinely GENUINELY didn’t want to do it nothing bad would have really happened, someone else could have done it, sure. you know? but at the end of the day tashiro, in the midst of his running away, had that thought, like. not in a thought bubble but in a b Hold on
in the narration box. like it’s not a fleeting in-the-moment thought like the whole poor shmuck thing. I’m not explaining this well. it’s just you get the impression that tashiro thinks about things a lot and also tangentially kind of thinks about his hanzawa senpai a lot and that realization of burden is so significant to tashiro that he takes on the position of captain
and he doesn’t look him in the face when he does it, and I love it. I love when things are indirect and subtle and sort of reluctant because it’s human and speaks to sincerity and tashiro’s grounded…ness that he isn’t unflinchingly happy to do it. he still doesn’t really want to do it. but he will. and he’ll do it WELL. because and this so matters hanzawa masato just sort of DECIDED that tashiro would be the next captain of the ping pong club because he knows tashiro and has been watching tashiro as a fun kouhai who he likes a lot and who makes him laugh like literally no one else in the world, and he knows that he would be a good president because he is, amongst other relevant things, a good person. the right kind of good person! he wouldn’t have forced tashiro to do it because frankly he couldn’t REALLY force tashiro to do it, tashiro has a way of getting around things (pudding head….) but he decided tashiro would be captain, because he knows tashiro, and tashiro decided to take that on, because he sees hanzawa. he decided that tashiro would be captain, and tashiro decided to accept that decision because hanzawa decided correctly.
and tashiro cares, and encourages his senpai to rest, and we get the FUCKING.
that just speaks VOLUMES. hanzawa masato who notoriously stays busy for at least one of two known reasons that sound a little contradictory but aren’t actually is resting right now. hanzawa masato who is so weird and so unknowable to his juniors is wearing a small smile that, unlike so many of his other ones (ominous as they are, usually), shows for only contentment. he’s resting right now. like the tashiro gonzaburou hanzawa masato dynamic IS so weird I’m not delusional for that. but my favorite thing that I think I do a really bad job of showing is that their exchanges go back and forth and are so much fun for the both of them, and it’s exactly like PING PONG. well matched and silly and hanzawa masato knows tashiro gonzaburou and if tashiro gonzaburou doesn’t know hanzawa masato he sure as hell sees him, and wants to know him, just a little at least, and it’s all so much. I’m resting right now. fuck. anyway
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Things I Like About Myself, addressed to a Mr. Hobart Brown (@arachstar)
look at my hair isn’t it gorgeous
my eyes are dark brown which is so the best color
I have MULTIPLE ear piercings so I have OPTIONS which means I can have a goth earring a cute earring AND a seasonal earring. all at the same time. I’m a genius
I am so smart actually that should be its own point
I’m also hilarious. no one appreciates my humor enough
speaking of kissing I am an excellent kisser
Have you seen my tattoo?? gorgeous. designed it myself. can you believe
you have never in your life met anybody as good at menial chores as I am
I’m also great with kids. except for the swearing. but other than that I am so good
I have an excellent fashion sense
Actually my fashion sense is so impeccable that I can change styles every day and still look cute. have you ever seen me wearing the same outfit twice?? no you haven’t
I may not be good at cooking but I am good at finding food in a pinch, no one’s ever gonna be hungry around me
I also make the best fast food combos. stuff you’ve never even thought off. back to the genius thing
I do ALL THE JOBS and I do them ALL THE TIME!! construction? that’s me! janitorial? also me!! plumbing, electrical, tech?? damn I’m on a roll
did you know I can make a perfect circle without a stencil
I’m also good at juggling
dogs love me. actually all animals love me but like… dogs though
I might be bad at strategy games but I am a killer at fps
haha. killer. I am also good at puns
I have good taste in friends 🥰 nudge nudge
and also everything else tbh but especially music. hint hint
I’ve never once broken a bone despite all the dangerous Gotham bullshit. do you understand how impressive that is
Oh I didn’t even think about it because I never do my makeup but I’m great at that too. go me
I’m very expressive, which is great, because I live in the gloom capital of the world
I smell nice. or like, my soap smells nice. but I feel like it counts because I’m deliberately trying to smell nice
sometimes I can scare people just by using my I’m Not Mad I’m Just Disappointed face, which is always fun
I’m very good at shenanigans. you wanna do a hijink, I’m there
I have watched the pride and prejudice bbc miniseries in its entirety no less than eight times because I am Good Person and Jason wants to so I do it
I’m friends with some of the rogue gallery even though they are, infamously I would say, hard to get along with
I tip well
I’m bisexual
I’m very high energy
I am an EXCELLENT thief. literally how could anyone do better than ‘just teleport the thing to where I am.’ catwoman has nothin on me
I’m very good under pressure
I fall asleep and then STAY asleep, which is probably not a great one to list but I’m very glad I do it because I would be a monster if I didn’t sleep well
I’m a fast texter. speed demon
as I said I’m not a good cook but I CAN make some mean tortillas. there’s an old lady in one of the apartment buildings I work on that was determined to make me learn how to cook one singular thing and that was the best we got
oh shit I speak so many languages! how did it take this long to mention that! I’m like a god damn universal translator!
I’m very good with names AND faces
automatic designated driver and very good at it. nobody’s getting lost in an alley around me I’m keeping a close eye 👀
I’m a good dancer too! I used to be able to do pointe but I might break an ankle if I tried it now. but I’m still a good dancer in other styles
like did you know I can salsa. so sexy of me fr
I also know how to ice skate
and bowl! I’m so good at bowling!
I was a pretty cute kid, too. I wish I had pictures. I’ve only got one and it’s from a Photo Booth at the mall
my powers are really cool, actually. I can bend metal with my brain. that’s fucking cool
I know the subway and bus schedules by heart
oh and I can teleport! not just stuff but I can teleport ME
I am also the person picking up all those leftover batarangs and whatnot. and putting them in neat and orderly piles. and then returning them to the Batmobile. in case anybody was wondering.
I picked a pretty badass name if I do say so myself
I can do a back flip. fuck you thats 51 I’m so fucking good at this. bite me
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