#it was what i like abt kryk and not why i ship them

[priintaniere]

hey can u explain what you like about kuroyaku? is it just cause they fight a lot? i guess i just don't get it.

I’m gonna redirect you to the kuroyaku ship manifesto and if you still aren’t convinced (or you’re just bored and want to read me rambling), let me write you a shortish 2K words argument so buckle up, you’re in for a long ride :‘D

SO, first of all, if you don’t read the manga, I can see why you don’t get it because I never considered the pair until THE CHAPTER. chapter 200, aka, the kuroyaku backstory.

Needless to say SPOILERS AHEAD FOR HQ!! MANGA FROM CHAPTER 199 AND ONWARD

kuroyaku don’t “just fight a lot”, while yes, their relationship started as an intense rivalry with ridiculous bickering over everything, they came to acknowledge one another after they realized they had the same goal: going to the nationals. and you can’t pretend to go to the nationals by yourself, you go to nationals with your teammates

thus, kuroyaku went from rivals to teammates and to teammates to friends over the years c: in their 3rd years, they still bicker but they also have a deep mutual despect for one another. they’re classmates, teammates AND friends with this rivalry/desire to beat the other/to bring out the best in the other

I don’t think I need to repeat all the things the kryk ship manifesto post pointed out :’D

canon facts about kuroyaku:

- they’re in the same class (college prep class, both are nerds)

and i just want to point out that yaku went from not knowing the fck kuroo was talking about

to actually using kuroo’s own game against him :’D (explanations on the terms)

- they hang out outside of school and share food!!!!

LOOK AT THESE TWO OFFICIAL ARTS OF THEM ON A FOOD DATE (possibly badmouthing/gossiping about daishou hehehehhehee)

the fact that yaku is reaching for the food kuroo is mindlessly offering him, warms my heart  (which reminds me that my friend wrote a fic based on the headcanon that yaku never shares anything while kuroo always share with him :D PLEASE READ IT)

yeah i don’t care that it’s a sketch from the short novel and art for anime merch, it’s canon in my heart

- kuroo calls yaku, “yakkun”! kuroo gives nicknames to pretty much everyone but “yakkun”????? ISN’T IS CUTE (he also calls him “paisen” and “demon senpai” haha)

- yaku actually laughs at kuroo’s terrible humor

- yaku doesn’t let anyone talk shit about kuroo

so yeah, i see a lot of potential for a romantic relationship or a simply purely platonic friendship, they have really good chemistry and balance one another imo!

to quote the kryk ship manifesto:

tl;dr:

they started as rivals, then became teammates and friends

they do fight a lot but that’s not what they only do /squints @ anon/ (rather than ‘fighting’, i prefer to say that they bicker, i like the playful banter they have going on, it looks really casual and fun, like they share inner jokes!!! NERDS JOKES!!!! that make everyone around them wonder what language they are speaking (spoiler alert: they speak the language of love, HAHAH”)

they aren’t afraid to be blunt with each another

their personalities balance one another, they have good chemistry  

they check the ennemies to friends (to lovers) trope that i love so dearly :’)

fandom + fancontent helped a lot to make me fall into this rabbit hole rarepair

having people to talk about kryk helped a lot to keep me into this rabbit hole rarepair

I HAVE A VERY LONG LIST OF HEADCANONS OKAY

BONUS random mangacaps that i liked:

(idc that we get this x10 at all the nekoma matches and that it doesn’t mean anything)

canon compliant fics/relationship studies that might help you understand better the appeal of this ship:

the little bits and pieces of this world by noyabeans

silver and gold by dicaeopolis (go beyond their HS years but still good)

more personal fav just because (will not include M/E rated fic or AUs in this post but feel free to hmu if you want recs, I have plently):

i really don’t want to know by bishounen_curious

counterbalance by qingting (The Legend of Korra AU / okay i lied but listen, you don’t even have to know tlok, the characterization and the complicity they share are A+++++)

In the Words of a Poet by cowaiicrossing (post-grad / fic in progress but I couldn’t resist)

Store bought by villager_bxx (fluffy post-grad)

http://scissorsandglitter.tumblr.com/post/163373022268/for-rielity-prompt-one-falling-asleep-with

I could go on forever and ever about kryk but i’ll stop there! as always, feel free to hmu if you wanna gush abt kryk c:

i hope you understand better why I ship them? and if you don’t, it’s alright, i had fun writing this post anyway hehe