#toast post

[freshfrenchtoast]

Kageyama's backstory only being revealed near the very end of the series is really interesting from a meta perspective.

For reference, his chapter is 387 out of 402. That's 96% of the way in.

To contrast, other characters like Tsukishima and Yamaguchi's backstories are shown in Chapters 87-88.

Now, we do get the explanation for his "King of the Court" title in Chapter 6, at the start of the series, but we don't see how he got to that point, or why he started playing volleyball in the first place like Tsukishima's and Yamaguchi's stories show.

It creates this situation where, despite being the deuteragonist, the character our protagonist, Hinata, is practically glued to the entire series, we barely know anything about him.

We don't even know he has a sister until that point whereas other characters' siblings like Natsu, Saeko, Akiteru, Alisa have all made appearances way before then. Even Oikawa's sister, though we don't see her, we at least know she exists because of Takeru.

He's both closed off to us (the audience) as well as the other characters in the series, and this results in them finding him rude or disliking his character in general (see: the "Kageyama is abusive" discourse that somehow keeps popping up even now).

Chapter 387 takes place in 2018 and was published in 2020 so it takes him 6 years of in-universe time and 8 years of irl time to really open up.

And the catalyst for all of this is Hinata fulfilling his promise of beating him.

You see, another thing to note is that, whenever Hinata thinks of Kageyama, he's always looking at him from behind.

His internal image of him is someone who's always up ahead, someone he needs to catch up to, meaning Hinata can only see one side of him, he cannot see all of Kageyama until he catches up and passes him.

Which he finally does here.

In this shot Hinata is finally the one who's looking back at Kageyama. At this moment, Hinata (and by extension the audience) can see him for all he is, can see how he was just a lonely boy who's been waiting for someone to meet him where he is, to keep running alongside him and not quit the race.

Someone he doesn't have to go easy on. Someone who would actually tell him to hurry up instead of slow down for a change.

His someone better.

[paperflowers115]

ii 17 spoilers

hey so what the actual fuck was this episode

alt versions!!

[z0mbiefrank]

by popular demand here is the TOAST POST!

gerard is a homemade jam. sweet little berries that can be tart too. dedication and passion put into every jar. touch too long and your fingers come away stained like blood

ray is a beautiful poached egg. hearty and full of protein. delivers brilliant flavour without the need for fancy trimmings, but equally performs well with a wide range of ingredients. you can travel culinary continents with a poached egg

mikey is sliced bananas and honey. a little unusual for a toast topping but a universal pleaser. a sweet weekend treat you would make with your family. bonus points for making the banana slices into a face

frank is peanut butter. reliable and always sat waiting in your pantry ready to go. eat it straight out of the jar whilst stoned or crying. peanut butter understands.

[strawberryswirlix]

hello! if you see this i hope you don't mind my question: out of curiosity, what made you start following me? (if you can't remember i guess my question would be why you're still following me)

also if you have any favorite posts of mine or anything like that, i'd love to know too :)

[inexorable-as-the-dawn]

u know whats funny. sometimes when other queer people assume im trasmasc i just let them for a while. let them get to know me and like me and shit. experience me as a human before they make assumptions. THEN i tell them im trans fem. thats one of a few reasons why i only use they/them pronouns. keep them fuckers guessing.

[kidoas]

Scrambled eggs and butter with strawberry jam toast

[faitherr]

Cool kids never sleep !

[ovaruling]

new Toast position just dropped

[jacksoneblackburn]

hey jacks, its me hilal.

i, uh, may have slightly burnt myself baking biscuits.

help :')

OMGG ARE YOU OKAY???

(ooc: Sorry for the late replies and stuff, I was at my dad's house 😔)

Please don't put ice on it immediately, it could cause shock depending on how bad the burn is. Submerge it into warm water, and slowly progress to lower and lower temperatures. After that, don't cover it. Covering it is bad or something (idk, it's been a while since I had to deal with a burn).

Hope this helps!

[freshfrenchtoast]

If you think about, in most other sports series the evolution of a "special attack" necessitates it getting harder, better, faster, stronger.

Meanwhile, Hinata and Kageyama's freak quick actually gets slower.

Its first incarnation relies on Hinata's raw speed and Kageyama's extreme accuracy. Hinata surrenders full control of the shot by closing his eyes and relying entirely on Kageyama to get the ball where it needs to go.

This lack of control later on spurs their first major fight as Hinata insists on opening his eyes. To accommodate this Kageyama has to modify his toss to include a "delay" while in the air in order to give Hinata the chance to aim his spike. This lets the two of them attack together.

Then, during the Nekoma match, Kageyama does something entirely different. He switches from their minus tempo to a third, the complete opposite of his usual high speed attacks.

It's also, technically speaking, a simple set. Keep in mind that Kageyama's specialty as a setter is his accuracy. Whenever other setters see him play they always comment on how difficult it is. In comparison, a four set is something anyone, even those who don't play volleyball, can do.

In essence, Kageyama is the one who's surrendering control this time. All he does is get the ball in the air and he has to trust Hinata to get it through.

Additionally, this is also what Kageyama uses the very first time he tosses to Hinata back in chapter 4 "The Greatest Teammate".

And guess what chapter this part of the Nekoma match is-- it's 314 "The Greatest Teammate: Part 2".

The two of them come back to where it all began, but this time more sure of themselves and in their partnership with each other.

[ghostorchidsinheaven]

jam on toast on the kitchen table

[paperflowers115]

its hfjone 18 all over again

[nataliaproductions80]

I made a toast by frying pan 😭(but IT tastes good)

[strawberryswirlix]

chrobin week masterlist

just wanted a place for all of them together :)

main tag: #chrobin week

chrobin week 2021

day 1: late night

day 2: first kiss

day 3: enemies

day 4: fair/carnival

day 5: family

day 6: nightmare

day 7: leisure

chrobin week 2022

day 1: day of devotion / valentine's day

day 2: ghost

day 3: birds

day 4: post-battle hurt/comfort

day 5: beach

day 6: autumn

day 7: wedding

chrobin week 2023

day 1: encounter

day 2: plegian royalty robin au

day 3: winter

day 4: royal ball / masquerade

day 5: horrible timing

day 6: goodbyes

day 7: dawn

chrobin week 2024

day 1: invisible threads

day 2: vessels of fate / child alts

day 3: language

day 4: possession

day 5: morning person / night owl

day 6: sacrifice

day 7: return

[inexorable-as-the-dawn]

i want to start a fight. i want to do damage to something. i want the world to be different and i want to change it with my hands and my body. i am filled with rage and sorrow so vast and so heavy i can hardly move some days. i want to burn the world that has been built because it kills my comrades, because it makes my family weary, because it makes my neighbors homeless, because my life remains empty so long as a landlord can rob me of my money and a corporation can rob me of my time.

i wish i knew how to change this

[kidoas]

Radish butter and soft boiled egg toast