#chp 120 spoilers

[eurydicees]

Random ask, who are your top 5 (or top 3) fav characters from Haikyuu? And why do you love them? Also, what are your top 5 fav moments from the series? Thanks if you want to answer....

oh i would LOVE to answer !!! sorry it took so long to get to this!! this was sooooo hard to do. it's not in any particular order because i can't bring myself to do a favorites list like that, as i have so much love in my body to give to the world and also haikyuu specifically. under the cut because this got long!! there ARE manga spoilers in this post!!!

top 5 characters

oikawa

yeah we all say this one coming let's be honest with ourselves here. his growth as a person genuinely makes me crazy. he's so well developed and he's truly such a fascinating character. his arc is beautifully tied in with the MCs and beautifully ended. the way it all ties together and comes together with him at the end...chef's kiss. i have a whole theory about the way it all comes back to oikawa that i have ranted about on discord but i have not posted it...oops.

bokuto

my beloved............he means so much to me. he's so special in my heart. adhd representation fr. he's so much smarter and has so much more depth than people give him credit for--which drives me crazy and i hate it--and he genuinely has such an impact on the narrative that doesn't get appreciated enough. i love him so much.

atsumu

i really don't know how to put this into words but i'm so obsessed with him. he's so important to me. it's smth about the drive and hunger to get better at what you love, the absurd confidence in yourself that is earned rather than a facade, the way he never sees another option but putting all of your heart into what you love and want to do....he means everything to me.

akaashi

i don't know if this one will come as a surprise to people, but he's fr one of my favorite characters. he's so interesting. his mindset is really interesting and i absolutely loved seeing him in the fukurodani v mujinazaka game--it's about how he recovers, how he learns to keep trying as best he can no matter if he's worth it or not or strong enough or not, how deeply he loves his team and how deeply they love him, how he learns to love them rather than try to control them. it's just like. you and those you love being the most important people in the world, the protagonist of your own story and life, but also not being afraid of losing. not being afraid of trying, even if it means you may fail. give me your 120%. i know you can. man. i don't even know. he makes me crazy.

kenma

oh man. his journey and arc makes me...i don't even know. it means so much to me. the promise to make him say something was fun or frustrating--then nekoma's loss, and him saying it was fun anyways. oh my god. crying about it tbh. his development as a character: not particularly remarkable at first sight, but cunning and smart underneath what he looks like, learning to put every piece of himself into a game, learning to have fun while playing even if he loses. man. yeah. kenma.

top 5 moments

tanaka's mediocre me monologue (chp 263)

aaaaaaaa. this idea that you may be mediocre but that doesn't mean you can't risk it all and push yourself further and be the best. it's the whole POINT of haikyuu. don't limit yourself because of your insecurities or because someone tells you that you can't do something. you don't have time to waste by giving up or doubting yourself, because there's so much you can do. this is the moment that solidified tanaka's character for me; i hadn't super loved him before this moment and then i got to this and went. oh. yeah. ok. that's really good actually.

nekoma's loss to karasuno (chp 324)

oh my god. this makes me crazy. i don't even have words for it. don't make me think about it. i'mc rying.

kiryuu's monologue (chp 334)

it's just. the idea of this top 3 ace who doesn't have enough confidence to believe in himself learning to "channel your inner narcissist." AND ITS BOKUTO WHO INSPIRES IT. CRYING. and like just this idea that well, you may not have confidence in yourself, but other people believe in you and you believe in them, so don't let them down by talking down to yourself. and like..."it takes everything i have to keep up with this man, it takes everything i have to play volleyball" and playing anyways...i'm biting things .

oikawa's volleyball is fun moment (chp 373)

oh my god ok. this moment means everything to me. it's about the burn out it's about the passion it's about the rediscovery it's about the fun it's about the love it's actually the point of everything it's what matters it's one of the best chapters in the manga, one of the best pieces of development for oikawa, one of the best pieces of development for hinata, i'm going crazy i'm so insane about this moment . i actually cried reading this for the first time. tears streaming down my face. i have a more in depth post about this moment here!!! but like genuinely as someone who experiences artistic burnout so easily and so often, the reminder that what you love is fun is so important to me. easily one of my favorite moments in any piece of writing ever.

the ending (chp 402)

i'm not gonna include the whole monologue but it makes me fuckign wild. i just. yeah. yeah. yeah. haikyuu. it means so much to me.

honorable mentions for top moments:

"if i'm here, you're invincible" don't touch me i'm crying

NISHINOYA FOOT RECIEVE

yamaguchi's failed serve and the way karasuno recovers & yamaguchi's six points & tsukki and yamaguchi's serve and block panel with the shield and spear. going insane.

"when oikawa is backed into a corner, he'll set to iwaizumi" i'm actually crawling up the walls about this

the last point in the second aoba johsai game. enough said.

tsukki's Moment TM . you all know exactly which one i'm talking about.

kenma calling yamamoto tora

"volleyball is a sport where you're always looking up".......garbled screaming at this

HINATA PERFECT RECEIVE

tsukki's "if i could stuff this now i'm sure everyone would go crazy, but i can't, so...you better be there hinata" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the last inarizaki point. the reflection in kita's eyes. the flashes of we don't need the memories. this angle, this position, it's perfect. the parallels to the last aoba johsai point. speed isn't invincible...those two understood that a little better than everyone else. oh my god. shaking.

can you tell that my favorite game is the inarizaki one. because really i should just say my favorite moment is that entire game.

kenma's "it hurts. it's painful. i don't ever want this to end." & "don't give up on me now hinata"

the kenhina knife fight. oh my god. i feel deranged with the way i talk about this panel.

"someone even better will find you" oh my god kageyama my sweetheart

[bigbrainbiology]

"Who cares? I certainly don't." </3

[haii2u]

best boys

[chaotic-noceur]

never spoken, ever present

pairing: Nanami Kento x reader

summary: the 'A and B are in love, both aware of each others feelings but are not in a relationship because of their dangerous line of work' trope fic that absolutely no one asked for

warnings: chp 120 manga spoilers, slivers of angst

a/n: i couldn't decide on a direction for this so there's 2 endings -- angst and fluff. Pick your poison :)

[ angst ending | fluff ending ]

He doesn't remember the first time you met

He remembers the time before you, and the time after you. But he doesn't remember the exact moment you had entered his life

You had just... shown up and soon enough, you were a near constant in both his life and mind

He doesn't know when he started falling for you either

Maybe it was the day you had thrown Gojou half way across the training room

(to this day, Gojou will claim that your victory was a fluke. "I was sick! It doesn't count!”)

Or maybe it was the day you had returned from a mission with an assortment of bread and pastries to share

He doesn't remember when he had started falling, but he remembers the exact moment he had realised he was in love with you, and the following moment where he acknowledge that it could never be anything more than realised affection

You had asked him about his family once, away from prying ears and nosy shamans

For the first time since joining Jujutsu High, he hadn't wanted to deflect the question

There was a part of him that wanted you to know the previous chapters of his story

The thought crossed him mind then that maybe this was what love was like, its wanting to share what you'd tried so hard to keep hidden

It was offering you the last slice of his favourite bread

It was making sure that you were alive and well before checking himself for injuries

It was quiet moments and looped pinkies as the rest of Tokyo slept

And the moment he realised the two of you could never be anything more?

The day Haibara died

Sure, he knew that shamans died young. There was always a more powerful curse, or a stronger curse user

But the reality of that fact hadn't hit him until he had lost his best friend and been left with nothing but a hole in his heart that could never be properly filled

And he refuses to hurt like that again, or inflict the same pain on someone else

You seemed to have had the same realisation that he had

Outwardly, nothing changed. But there's a reservation behind the lingering touches and longing gazes

There's a hesitation in your movement when you're alone with him, as if trying to identify the invisible line that you had mutually drawn

There's a sorrowful tone in your private conversations, as if mourning the loss of what could have been

When he decided to leave the Jujutsu world, you understood. Just as he had understood when you told him you couldn't do the same

He never expected you to leave with him -- you knew that, but you had told him anyways

As he turns his back on the last 4 years of his life, he hoped you didn't see the stray tear that falls from his eyes

Years go by before you hear the name Nanami Kento again

When Gojou had called about your new mission with a companion, you had thought nothing of it

Until you eyes fell on familiar golden locks

Surges of buried feelings crashed into you like harsh ocean waves

You stood frozen until Gojou broke out into a grin, clapping a hand on your shoulder as he stepped forward to snap you out of your daze

"Your mission partner, the ex salary man jujutsu sorcerer Nanami Kento!" Gojou exclaimed as he slung his arm over Nanami's shoulders

"Please don't call me that," he retorts and you bring your hand over your lips to stifle a laugh

He'd discovered the powers of hair gel in the time he'd been gone but he was still stoic as ever

You never did manage to get him to break that facade in public

"Ehhhh? Don't be like that Nanami! It's been a long while since you've seen each other, right? I thought you would be happy!"

Nanami closed his eyes and sighs before shrugging Gojo's arm off his form

You cleared your throat as he moved, sparing him from having to respond to Gojou

"So, the mission?"

And with that, Gojou launches into a dramatic explanation of your next mission

"He hasn't changed," Nanami says as the pair of you walk towards Ijichi's car

You laugh at his remark, glancing at him out of the corner of your eye

"No, he hasn’t. If anything, I think he's gotten worse." He winces.

"I still can't believe they let him teach," Nanami grumbles as he opens the car door for you

You simply shrug in response as you slip into the car, a smile lingering on your face

After that first mission together, the higher ups assessed that the two of you were an effective team and any missions that required two experienced sorcerers were automatically given to the pair of you

Though awkward at first, it was obvious to both of you that your feelings towards one another had not changed

Soon, you had found yourselves making stops at small cafes after missions, or meeting for breakfast before heading to Jujutsu High for mission debriefs

But the cost of being a sorcerer still weighed heavily on both your minds and neither one of you was willing to test the price of attachment, at least not publicly

In the confines of his own head though, Nanami thinks your hearts have always had each other’s names on them

He thought maybe the two of you were two ends of the same piece of string that had been hastily stashed and tangled, patiently awaiting for the knots to be undone so that the ends may meet once more

As he stands here now, pain searing through his limbs, Mahito walking towards him with an arm outstretched...

[ angst ending | fluff ending ]

[likeabxrdinflight]

no spoilers but I’m re-reading parts of the manga (chp 120-125 eeeey) and akito has one of the best character arcs and I love it so much and it makes me emo ANYWAYS very excited to watch the anime onlies go on that journey too because it stabs you in the goddamn feels

[bigbrainbiology]

So... Urd, Rigr, Lest, and Ky are now 100% my fave characters 😅😂 And I guess technically Ferid and Crowley get a pass too bc they weren't actually in the chp despite me thinking that they should still be w/ Guren and Shinoa squad iirc...

A moment of silence pls for Narumi, Shinya, Goshi, Mito, Sayuri, Shigure, Kureto, Aoi, Chess, and Horn, who still have not returned from their trip to the store to buy some milk 😔

I'm up late, was reminded of the new chp, and now have ons brainrot so my thoughts on 120 in the tags ^v^

120 SPOILERS IN THE TAGS Y'ALL HAVE BEEN WARNED!

[chaotic-noceur]

jujutsu kaisen masterlist

all sfw and gender neutral (lemme know if i messed up!)

— sukuna —

the random bench 

university + itadori twins au hcs

what’s unspoken isn’t unknown

modern + roommates au where sukuna comforts you during a stormy night

puppy therapy

when Sukuna finds you in a slump of burn out, he calls in a favour from Yuuji in an attempt to help

tell me you love me, without telling me you love me

non-sexual intimacy + relationship hcs

with a thousand stars in the sky, why did you choose me?

because sometimes, you just need someone else to tell you that asexuals deserve love too

— nanami kento —

shades of purple

coming out as ace hcs

never spoken, ever present 

the ‘A and B are in love, both aware of each others feelings but are not in a relationship because of their dangerous line of work’ trope fic that absolutely no one asked for [contains chp 120 manga spoilers]

...waiting to be said

the fluff ending to never spoken, ever present. Also happens to be a chapter 120 fix-it  [contains chp 120 manga spoilers]

...never to be said

the angst ending to never spoken, ever present  [contains chp 120 manga spoilers]

malaysia truly asia

the story of how Nanami had come to know about Malaysia and his first trip to the country he had longed to visit