#we love he/they mihashi

[socorro-me]

art school??

[bigthatwindupbb]

Oofuri rewatch party with a bestie and they are absolutely appalled at the dub but think abe's voice is funny and gender (we are watching it in dub because that's what my first watch when I was like 12 was.)

[daisyachain]

Abe’s mom likes his brother better. Abe’s dad tells him to his face he has no friends. ‘The ace of Abe’s heart’ gave him a few minor injuries and then ditched him in public. His class friends hang out with him because they ‘don’t have a lot of choice.’ His teammates think he has ‘a bad personality.’ His partner and functionally his best friend can’t even bring himself to talk to him unprompted because it’s too awkward. Shinooka my darling hardworking tack-sharp girl you are literally the only person in this guy’s corner.

[giggly-squiggily]

Girl you know I have to - YOU KNOW I HAVE TO.

Abe (my beloved, my heart and soul) is feather ticklish. And teasing works stupidly well on him, much to his embarrassment. That's it - those are the hcs. Do your worst. 👀💖

Mehehhehhhehehe *diabolical laughter commences* Yes, yeeeees~ Lee!Abe in my presence? I thank you for the sacrifice 😈 kjarkjaejkrjke but seriously- AHHH! I love this so much holy canoli kaerjkeajrjkejk I've gotcha covered, girl!

CW: swearing. It's Abe afterall

“La la la, la la~” Tajima did a little jig with the feather duster in hand. It was one of those classic looking ones- with a long brown stick and a plume of feathers sticking out of the top. It made him feel like the maid/duster from Beauty and The Beast. “Do do do~”

“Tajima- what are you doing?” Abe failed to not look annoyed at the other’s antics. They were tasked with bringing out the box of baseball VHS tapes Coach had from way back when. She mentioned it might be dusty in there and gave them the duster as a weapon. So far though- it’s been nothing but a prompt for the cleanup hitter’s dance routine. “We’re supposed to use that to find the box.”

“Don’t be so impatient, Abe. That’s why Mihashi is always nervous around you.” Tajima waved the duster in his direction. “You gotta learn to relax, my guy.”

Now- normally Abe would roll his eyes and return to the task at hand. Alas- the room wasn’t that big, so Tajima’s little wave made contact. What he planned to come out- a snarky reply that told him to get moving- was more a surprised squeak as the duster brushed across the bare skin of his shoulders and neck. Why did he choose to strip down to his undershirt, he didn’t know.

Tajima blinked- staring. Abe slowly turned around.

“Don’t. You. Even. Dare.” He growled, hoping for threatening.

“Oh. I. Dare.” Tajima grinned, closing in on him in a second. "Holy crap- you're so ticklish!"

“Gah! Aheahhahhahah! T-Tahahahajimahhahahaa! The bhoohoohohox!” The catcher cried out, scrunching up as best he could as that blasted feather duster danced across his skin. His shoulders were ticklish- why the hell were his shoulders ticklish? “Whehehhehe hahahahve to fihihihihnd thahahhhahat fihihihiisrt!”

“Already did. I put it outside the closet.” Tajima told him, giggling when Abe squawked indignantly. “You said find the box first, tickle after? Well here we are! Tickle tickle tickle~"

“Yohohoohhu soohohohon of a bihiihihit-AHH!” Abe yelped when the back of his shirt got hiked up, Tajima’s feathery torture device dragging across his lower back. Another terrible spot- the catcher could only howl with mirth as he tried blocking him in the minimal space he had. “Fuhuhuhuhuck, dohohohoohohn’t! Nohohooht thehehehheere!”

“Hehe, okay okay. I guess if we keep going, we’re gonna make a mess.” Tajima laughed as he pulled back, skittering out of the room and returning to his earlier singing. Abe groaned softly- letting the back of his head fall against a box.

That son of a bitch. He’d get him later.

Send me a headcanon and I'll write a 300-500 word dabble for it!

[godslayyer69]

Abe and Mihashi are made for each other.

Abe's old pitcher uses him as a target and was just carelessly pitching in the hopes of improving. Mf didnt care if abe got another bruise, what matters is that abe is there to catch it. Mf didnt even follow abe's sign, he did whatever he wants and leaves the mound whenever he pleases, at the end of the day, that mf only thinks about himself and thinks of abe and the rest of the team as tools just to improve his pitches, hate haruna, fuck him! They weren't a battery! It was a one sided communication and abe was left hanging all the time!

And we got Mihashi whose team underestimate him, his old catcher didn't sign to him cause why would you? If you're gonna lose anyway? He's teammates didn't bother to understand him nor bother to reach out to him. Mihashi, wants to form some kind of bond with them, but they've already made up therye mind, they hated him. Its like calling a thousand times and getting shut down again and again, no wonder my boi Mihashi is bad communicator, nobody has properly talked to this boi for yearsss.

But when these two meet up it feels like fate cause now we have a pitcher who would follow the catcher's signal! The pitcher wont use him as a target, wont leave him in the field, Abe leads and Mihashi will follow, and it gives Mihashi strength; cause for the first time in a while someone believed in him, told him that he's a good pitcher and that he works hard to achieve these skills, its so fulfilling to finally be seen after years of being invisible, its like being heard for the first time after years of screaming.

Or maybe i am just looking too deep into this, hahahah i am only on episode 10 and i am already loving this series🥰💖💗💝💞✨✨✨

[akai-anna]

i saw the ship opinion bingo AND I REALLY WANNA ASK FOR OOFURI so here i am. obviously i wanna know about abemiha, tajihana and akimaru haruna!! but also mihashi/haruna, abe/haruna, mihashi/tajima and any other combo you want to ramble about I LOVE YOUR OPINIONS ON THESE THINGS

hi im back can you add izumi/shinooka and haruna + abemiha to the oofuri ship opinions bingo please

Mikh, you are the absolutely most precious thing, always enabling my Oofuri tendencies, bless your lovely soul, my darling. *whispers* I love you. Thank you so much for this.

Notes still apply:

i interpret relationships in the broadest possible sense

i check everything that makes sense to me, even if they seem contradictory; i view them applied to different situations/universes/possibilities

ship opinion bingo in question

I. Abe Takaya - Mihashi Ren

The No.1. Battery of my Heart they are, Ma'am

Where to even START WITH THESE TWO?

"MOST CODEPENDENT BITCHES ON EARTH" WAS PRACTICALLY MADE FOR THEM (as you could witness it in our reading sessions, god, you are an ANGEL FOR READING WITH ME!) and fits them like a glove. The canon material just provides so MUCH CONTENT FOR THEM already that I feel so well fed.

THE SHEER DEDICATION TOWARDS EACH OTHER, THEY CARE SO RIDICULOUSLY MUCH. THEY HAD TO SPEND A FEW WEEKS NOT PLAYING (NOT APART!!! JUST LIKE!! NOT PLAYING TOGETHER!!!) AS A BATTERY AND YET EVERY SECOND YOU COULD TELL THEY WANTED TO BE PLAYING TOGETHER. THEY ARE RIDICULOUS (already stupid enough on their own, no need for me to change anything there)!!!

ABE TAKAYA WHO CARES SO MUCH BUT ALSO CARRIES SO MUCH HURT FROM HIS PAST, WHO IS SHIT AT COMMUNICATING AND NEEDS TO GET HIS HEAD OUT OF HIS ARSE YET TRYING HIS BEST AND MIHASHI REN WHO WAS BULLIED SO MUCH HE LOST EVEN THE LAST DROP OF HIS SELF-CONFIDENCE SLOWLY OPENING UP AGAIN AND ALSO LEARNING HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND SLOWLY GAINING CONFIDENCE AND GROWING SO MUCH AS A PERSON AND AS PART OF THE TEAM! MY!! HEART!!! I'M FERAL OVER THEM MIKH, FERAL!!! The way Abe needs to learn to TRUST MIHASHI and let him MAKE DECISIONS TOO, and see that respect IS IMPORTANT (MIHASHI BEING BETTER THAN ABE AT COOKING!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, SUCH AN IMPORTANT LITTLE MOMENT!!! MIHASHI BEING MORE COMPETENT THAN ABE AT SOMETHING!!!) BOTH WAYS, and a battery is not a one-sided BUT A TWO-WAY THING (NOT JUST ABE GIVING SIGNS AND MIHASHI DOING WHAT HE IS TOLD BUT ALSO MAKING A DECISION TOGETHER!!!) I'M CRYING- AND THEN THERE IS MIHASHI WHO NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO SPEAK HIS MIND ABOUT THINGS, WHO NEEDS TO LEARN THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABE THAT MAKES HIM AMAZING BUT HE IS PART OF THAT, IT'S NOT JUST ABE, IT'S HIM (AND THE WHOLE TEAM TOO!!! VERY IMPORTANT!!!) TOO, AND HE IS SOMEONE TO BE RELIED ON TOO, SEE tHAT HE is GOOD TOO!!

I'll be honest, their bond is just so deep and so very meaningful to me. I personally don't view them as romantic, instead I see them as one of the most precious queer platonic relationships. (The very fact that I view Abe as aromantic, thank you canon material, is a big part of this.)

Honestly, as we read we gush about them a lot (obviously), and I still feel I could still go on about them forever. Have one of my favourite moments with them, that I feel started them on the whole journey for becoming so much better, so much closer, CORE ABEMIHA MOMENT, BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ONLY WERE VERY HONEST WITH EACH OTHER BUT ALSO SAW THAT THINGS CANNOT REMAIN THE SAME AND THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO A BATTERY THAN THEY'VE BEEN DOING SO FAR (MUTUAL!!!) AND ONE OF THE VERY FIRST MOMENTS ABE'S BRAIN SHUT DOWN (but who can blame him, Mihashi's smile IS PRECIOUS AND HE WORKED SO HARD FOR IT), IT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT TO ME!!

(But I was also so tempted to put the "But you are the one who cares about me the most" scene or the name calling scene here... It was a hard choice.)

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II. Mihashi Ren - Tajima Yuuichirou

The Natural Braincell Share Duo

I'm going with TajiMiha next for a reason, which is the VERY FACT THAT IT'S THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF ABEMIHA. (Which I couldn't help but talk about in this post because I ADORE THE PARALLEL/CONNECTION SO MUCH.) So I'm sorry, I'll be talking about TajiMiha in relation to AbeMiha BC I'M OBSESSED WITH THEM.

Compared to Abe, Tajima has no problems communicating with Mihashi, they are on the same wavelength, TAJIMA IS LItERALLY THE tEAM'S MIHASHI tRANSLATOR, there is a mutual respect between them from almost the very start.

Tajima and Mihashi also seem to share other interests outside baseball, and non-interests too (Sir, they are SO STUPID, PLS tutoR thEM MORE).

While there is a solid foundation for AbeMiha battery that solely relies on Abe, TajiMiha battery WORKS TOGETHER FROM THE VERY START, MAKING DECISIONS TOGETHER, LEARNING TOGETHER, GOING THROUGH ThE PROCESS OF DECIDING THINGS, MAKING MISTAKES, ADJUSTING; TajiMiha having battery as equals, while AbeMiha being so ridiculously unbalanced at first (putting everything on Abe's shoulder).

Also the contrast between Tajima-Mihashi. Tajima, the star player with his natural talent, the very definition of Wild and Feral, always as bright as the fckin sun, loud and honest with his every feeling and thought, "he's got one mean presence" thought. Mihashi, the team's Ace (but thinking not by his own ability), lil anxiety birb who is afraid to say what he thinks but also having the loveliest of sunshine smiles if one takes the time to get to know him and ACCEPT HIM, "he's such a nice person" thought.

Tajima-Mihashi are so precious to me MIKH. SO PRECIOUS. The way they are just so COMFORtABLE WItH EACH OTHER. URGH. ALSO THE VERY FACT THAT TAJIMA IS A YOUNGEST BROTHER IN A BIG FAMILY BUT ALSO FEELS LIKE A BROTHER TO MIHASHI, IT'S PRECIOUS? ALSO SO READY TO PROTECT AND THROW HANDS FOR MIHASHI'S SAKE I'M!!! FERAL!!! AND THEN MIHASHI OUTRIGHT TELLING HIM THAT IT'S A MISUNDERSTANDING!!! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH, ONE OF MY EVER FAVOURITE SCENES!!

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III. Hanai Azusa - Tajima Yuuichirou

The True Rivals TM

Yes, I'm going with them for the third round because basically, they are my main romantic ship (don't ask why, brain chemistry said so, and idk why). I'm SO ATTACHED TO THEM, THEY REALLY AFFECT AND INSPIRE EACH OTHER SO MUCH, CONSTANTLY MAKING ONE ANOTHER WORK HARD TO BETTER THEMSELVES AND CATCH UP TO ONE ANOTHER.

Tajima being the Force Of Nature that he is, the Natural Talent (not that he doesn't work hard! HE DOES!!! But also the very fact he only needs a few tries to achieve something! GOD! HE'S SO BRIGHT!!) and having so much CONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF TOO, BEING SUCH A RELIABLE PLAYER ON THE FIELD. And then you have Hanai: who can be so awkward, despite trying his hardest, still feeling like he is failing, feeling INADEQUATE NEXT TO TAJIMA, despite the fact that before Nishiura he thought of himself as a good player. Very reliable and responsible off field (TEAM CAPTAIN MATERIAL!!!!), but not feeling so next to Tajima, esp on the field. IT BREAKS AND HEALS ME.

AND THEN AS TIME MOVES ON HANAI BECOMES BETTER, MORE SURE OF HIMSELF. TAJIMA BECOMES MORE CONSCIOUS OF HIM. LIKE GOD LORD. IF YOU ASK WHO THEY ARE COMPETING AGAINST? THEY HAVE EACH OTHER AS THEIR IDEAL, AS THEIR RIVAL, I'M!!! FCKIN FERAL, MIKH!!!

HANAI "I DON'T LIKE MY NAME" AZUSA, FROM THE FIRST MOMENT HE SUSPECTS GIVEN NAMES ARE GOING TO BECOME A THING FOR THE TEAM, FREEZING UP AND PALING AND ABSOLUTELY FREAKING OUT BC HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE CALLED AZUSA, REFUSING TO SAY HIS OWN GIVEN NAME WHEN IT COMES UP, INSISTING ON BEING CALLED "HANAI", AND EVERY TIME WHEN SOMEONE SAYS "AZUSA" YOU CAN SEE HIM DYING A LITTLE INSIDE, ONLY TO SAY IT OUT LOUD THAT HE DISLIKES HIS OWN NAME (discreetly to a couple of his teammates only, INCLUDING TAJIMA), FOR TAJIMA TO CATCH ON HE DIDN'T WANT TO COME TO TRAINING AT THE TAJIMAS' BC OF THE NAME CALLING THING, AND THEN ONLY FOR TAJIMA TO BE LIKE "OK I'LL TELL EVERYONE NOT TO CALL YOU AZUSA", WHICH LEADS TO HANAI "AWKWARD AND EMBARRASSED" AZUSA TO DIE MORE INSIDE. REST IN PIECES SON. (THIS BIT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME, I'M RAMBLING, I'M SORRY. TRAINING AT THE TAJIMAS' IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE ARCS IN THE WHOLE OF OOFURI.)

Already went through the whole ship tag, both on AO3 and FF.net and i'm dead inside. (oh why OH WHY IS OOFURI AND A SMALL FANDOM IN WESTERN PARTS!!! WHY IS TAJIHANA A FAIRLY RARE SHIP!!! A CRIME, YOUR HONOUR, A CRIME!!! I'm still digging around for more fics, but those 2 sources are out now. *cries tears of blood*)

Hanai's whole Internal Crisis during the Nishiura VS Sakitama game? IT HAS MY HEART, I LOVE MY BOY SO SO SO MUCH. (Not to mention the little moments you can see how big a crush he has on Tajima. Everyone has a bit of a crush on Tajima Yuuichirou, but Hanai's is the biggest. God, bless his heart.)

I'll be honest. I wanted to include like... *checks* 6 different scenes (some a few pages long) for TajiHana. But I'm trying to limit myself bc 30 pic/Post limit so. *coughs* I'm only leaving these 2 here (A side and B side, if you will). (Also, sorry for the mild spoiler, bear with me.)

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IV. Akimaru Kyouhei - Haruna Motoki

Most Ridiculous and Devoted Childhood Friends TM

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM MIKH. THEY ARE SO RIDICULOUS, SO ENDEARING, SO STUPID, and definitely in a relationship (is it just friendship? is it romantic? is it the Annoyer and Annoyed? who knows, but THEY ARE DEFINITELY TELEPATHICALLY CONNECTED AND IN A RELATIONSHIP).

God, Haruna wanting Akimaru to be as serious about baseball as the rest of the team, TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT IT AS HIMSELF, IT HAS ME SHAKING, HE CARES SO VERY MUCH, and the next second he kicks and smacks him (LOVE LANGUAGE, IT'S HARUNA'S LOVE LANGUAGE!!), God, GOD.

Akimaru, who is so very laid-back (at FIRST, WE ARE CURRENTLY READING THE TURNING POINT MATCH MIKH CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT INCOMING!!!), only was there to help Haruna out, only to start THINKING later on, after he sees how much Haruna CARES, how the TEAM CARES, IT'S SO DELICIOUS!!

Akimaru is a Good Guy, really, I love how he sucks at baseball outside catching Haruna's pitches (for the time being), but he is SUCH A CASUALLY NICE PERSON, and the way he can so easily get on Haruna's nerves is one of my favourite things, YET ALSO REMINDING HARUNA OF THINGS HE FORGETS!!!

Haruna caring so much that he CAN GET ANNOYED AT THE SMALLEST OF THINGS WHEN IT COMES TO AKIMARU, I LOVE AN IDIOT, WHO FORGETS SHIT SO MUCH.

TO BRING BACK SOMETHING NICE FROM OUR READING: THEY ARE JUST SO STUPID, MIKH, I LOVE THEM-

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V. Haruna Motoki - Mihashi Ren

Abe's Ex-Pitcher and Current-Pitcher

Not much to check here, but, but... I really love their dynamics. Obviously, the connecting points for them are 1) Abe and 2) Pitching.

I absolutely love what a different perception they have of each other! From the first moment, Mihashi thinking that Haruna is awesome (despite everything Abe says about him), even sort of having him as his goal as a pitcher, and Haruna looking down on the weird lil guy, talking about dichotomy LMAO

Only for it to be not Looking Down as time moves on (and interactions happen) and a sort of more Realistic admiration on Mihashi's part. (HE COULD GO AGAINST HARUNA IN A WAY!)

THEIR INTERACTIONS ARE SO UTTERLY FUNNY AND RIDICULOUS, I LOVE THEM!

Another Mihashi translator (pitchers are a weird species, but they get each other it seems).

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VI. Abe Takaya -Haruna Motoki

The Bitter Exes TM

I cannot believe my FIRST BINGO TURNED OUT TO BE "HE'S THE WORST PITCHER" AND "HE HAS A NASTY PERSONALITY" DUO, HOLY SHIT-

As we already established it at our lil Oofuri talks: They Are The Bitter Exes (bless you Mikh). Even if (usually) I don't see them in a romantic context, they are still Exes TM. (Ex-Friends surely exist too, right? And so Ex-Battery Mates.) And they totally didn't end well. And totally stupid and fcked up.

The very fact that they have such vastly different opinions of each other, all based on their perceptions and misunderstandings, just makes this dynamic so layered and delicious. All the hurt Abe is carrying with him EVEN NOW, while Haruna is like "Oh, you talkin' about that!"

The fact that Abe cannot help but COMPARE all pitchers to Haruna, being so affected by the experiences, that he cannot let go of Haruna in a way (which is also a backwards way to say he cared and respected him so much that the BETRAYAL hurt him so much, it wounded him for, if not life, but even till the current timeline).

While for Haruna, Abe's presence and perseverance actually helped him so much through his hardships when he was injured.

AND THEN THEY FINALLY TALKED ABOUT IT, AND THEY BOTH HAD TO REALIZE THAT THEY WERE SO WRONG ABOUT SHIT, I'M IN TEARS, MA'AM-

Moving on from this section, I could put the whole conversation they had in here bc GOD THAT WAS SO GOOD, SO NEEDED, SO BEAUTIFUL, but have only these 2 pages to save space.

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VII. Abe Takaya - Haruna Motoki - Mihashi Ren

The Old Battery and The New Battery

I LOVE THESE 3 TOGETHER, THEY ARE JUST SO SILLY TOGETHER, and I already talked about them separately, so imagine all of that put into one bowl AND MIXED.

Abe's complicated feelings towards Haruna, his hardworking personality, how his bond with Mihashi is so very different from Haruna's.

Mihashi's admiration for both Abe and Haruna, and wanting them to get along because he SEES HOW MUCH ABE HAS BEEN HURT, and seeing that he still CARES about Haruna.

Haruna, thanks to his current team, being in much better spirits, and admitting he was at fault too (and that he was also in a bad place, but that didn't make what he did ok!), appreciating Abe in his own way.

And yet Abe and Haruna still just going "he's the worst control" or "he'S NASTY" IT'S HILARIOUS, while Mihashi is there "They are amazing!"

No particular scene comes to mind (aside the ones I shared in the HaruMiha section) for these 3, no caps this time.

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VIII. Izumi Kousuke - Shinooka Chiyo

I'm going to be pretty boring this time, because as I'm nowhere near invested in them, I don't have much to say. I can only say that they ARE ADORABLE.

Hope you enjoyed this Rambling Session, my dearest Mikh, and hope you had fun reading this absolute word-vomit.

[chlo-is-idiotic]

Oh on a similar vibe to your question, what movie do you think any of the characters would like the most? Like for any fo them is there a movie you'd think they'd love, if I phrased that in a way that makes sense lol

fucking ARC is stuck in my brain so I would feel like Yoshida would force everyone on the team to watch horror movies with him in which at the very scary parts he would scare Shio or Ootagawa, (I know a ton of ARC characters so their will be others mentioned then just those 3) he would also try to scare Hayato but would probably end up getting smacked💀.

Junta and haruna are into the funny movies.

we all know the types of movies Tajimas watching.😭😭😭 he would also like action.

BRO OOTAGAWA AND SAKAEGUCHI WOULD LOVE DISNEY BAHAHAHAHAHAHA AND MIHASHI

[oofurixmas]

Sharing a hobby

To: Omer    From: Nyuuuuuko

Summary: “Photos?” Abe quirked his head in confusion, raising an eyebrow.

(Hi! I was your Oofuri Secret Santa! I hope you enjoy it! –Nyuuuuuko on AO3)

“Photos?” Abe quirked his head in confusion, raising an eyebrow.

“Y-Yeah…I’ve kind of always had a hobby of it…b-but don’t worry, Abe! It doesn’t get in the way of practicing!”

“You’d better not be spending every minute practicing regardless, I think you know how I feel about you overworking your arm.”

After a quick squeak, Mihashi backpedaled. “Y-Yeah! I like t-taking photos!”

“And you’re taking them at your cousin’s wedding?”

“Y-Yeah…I wanted to give her some sort of gift but I don’t really have any money…”

“Huh…” Abe grunted in interest, “are they any good?”

“Um-!” Mihashi fidgeted. What now?! He loved his photos, but he didn’t want to sound arrogant! “W-Well-! H-how about-! I…just…show…you…?”

“Sure.” Came the quick reply. A brief moment passed before he spoke up again. “Well? Go get it if you wanna show me.” 

Another tiny squeak before Mihashi jumped up and ran upstairs, reemerging a few seconds later with a worn camera bag. The camera he pulled out was a bit on the older side, but it was nice. Definitely capable of taking some pretty decent pictures. It was no flip-phone camera, that was for sure. After watching him fumble with the switch on the top and turn it on, he clicked a few buttons and started flicking through them. “T-These haven’t been edited yet, so they’re moreso half-done…” He mumbled, handing Abe the camera.

“You edit your photos?” He asked, taking the camera from calloused, boney hands into softer, larger ones. 

“Sometimes…I only really play with color and exposure, mostly…”

The photos themselves were beautiful, even without any editing. He could tell some had been taken around Nishiura’s campus, turning sights he’d see every day into a portrait that almost made him want to go back just to see if he could find it as beautiful as Mihashi had made it.

“How do you take these pictures?” He found himself asking. 

“Well…” Mihashi switched back to photo taking mode on the camera and looked around for something to take a picture of. “I guess we can just use these books as an example…” He gestured to the pile of untouched books that Hanai had mentioned during their study session at his house. A gentle layer of dust covered them, reflecting the gentle light of the window whenever agitated. 

“The lighting in this shot isn’t too bad, but maybe I could make it better real quick…” Mihashi’s eyes glazed over in focus. Abe was a bit shocked. It was really similar to the look Tajima gave when he was doing something baseball related. Suddenly very serious and very confident. The shorter moved a small desk lamp around, trying a few angles and deciding on placing it to the side of the pile. 

“Alright, now for the camera settings. I want a low f-stop so that can work to my advantage–”

“Hold on, what’s an F-stop?”

“...and then the ISO can be set pretty low, though I do want a bit of a higher shutter speed, so I guess I’ll have to–”

“Mihashi!”

Finally, the pitcher squeaked and flinched out of his extremely focused mindset. “Y-Yes, Abe-!”

“I was asking you a question! I don’t know what any of that means!”

“Um…f-stop is…t-the amount of light let in through t-the lens…” 

Abe sat through Mihashi quietly explaining the different functions of the camera as the dirty blonde started resetting them all. Eventually, he kneeled in front of the desk. “Alright…” He waved his hand a bit so some of the dust would kick up and Abe heard the lens snap. He watched Mihashi sit up and start examining the picture he took. “...Well, it’s not perfect, but something like that.” 

“How did you learn all about this, anyway? I had no idea you were so…” So what, he thought, capable?

“My dad always loved taking pictures when I was younger, he showed me all I know…this is his old camera, actually. He always sends me pictures from his business trips.

“Well, uh…that’s really…” Abe bit back a sigh. He hated lowering his guard to compliment people.

“I know, I’m sorry–”

“Incredible, Mihashi.”

“Huh?”

“I said they’re incredible. You should keep taking pictures.”

No one had ever said something like that to Mihashi before. Then again, he never really shared this hobby with anyone. Abe had to stifle a laugh at the happy fidgeting from the shorter.

[punkbeetleart]

OMG YOU'RE BACK YAYAYAYAYA OKAY ANOTHER QUESTION

oofuri characters that can dance vs can't fucking dance and trips over their feet

LOL im glad my answers r appreciated even if i cant think of asks

Mizutani knows kpop girl group dances we have established this i love him i am so sure of this hc. Also he cant dance otherwise LMFAO he falls if its anything but kpop girls

Abe cant dance. I firmly believe this. Idc that he can run n shit in baseball. He falls flat on his face if he tries and i bet he despises suits (for ballroom dance)

Tajima can probably dance in a fun way. Hed be the hype guy at a party dancing to every song in wacky ways

Ootagawa. For some reason. I feel like he might know like. Basic 4 step ballroom type dance. Idk. Maybe.

Omg rio def knows ballroom dances tho. Idk. I just think he was taught. His family made him idk if he enjoys it. (Leaves room for jesus tho of course)

Mihashi would also fall, probably mostly bc hed be too unsure and second guessing himself. He can dance w tajima tho

Hanai fell on his face once and got too embarrassed and decided never to dance again

[cat-berry]

imagine being this tender

[duckymcdoorknob]

hey ducky ducky!!!!! hope youre have a good pre-valentine's day!!!!! I'd like the order 2 delicious boxes of choco plz <3 <3

1. Rhinestones!! with square white and milk chocolate and omg I love the liqueur prompt so much

2. Sequins and how about square milk chocolate (add a little white choco drizzle if you'd like!) with vanilla creme

also a little a bit of chef's recommendation; use whichever characters you see fit <3

have fun!!!!!!!!!

Hi!!!

Omg it’s the love of my life live in action??? Skribblz in my inbox??? Omg

“Rare”pair time OMg I’m so excited

CW BELOW THE CUT: This do have some tickles in it ngl

The Nishiura baseball team was one of hard work and dedication, so it was rare that they recieved a day for leisure. But one incredible day brought heavy rain and thunder, so practice was cancelled for the day. The boys all began to chat up a storm about what they could do to hang out as a team.

“We could paint some pottery!” Izumi chimed, “I know a really cool place nearby.”

“That sounds fun!” Sakaeguchi replied with sparkling eyes. “Is it in the shopping center?”

“Yeah!”

Mihashi’s eyes widened as well as his smile. “We could see a movie too!”

When all eyes turned to look at him, he yelped and hid behind Abe, peeking at his teammates from over his partner’s shoulder.

“I for one think a movie would be a fun addition.” The catcher said, looking to his left to give his partner an affirmative smile.

And so, the baseball team hoisted their umbrellas up and waited by the bus stop. As the rain fell softly, Izumi hummed a quiet song that had been in his head. The boys listened to the serene sound of the rain, and their midfielder’s beautiful voice. The peace was interrupted, however, when the bus came.

The boys took their seats, excited to spend their day of free time with each other. When the bus arrived at the shopping center, the team piled into the small pottery shop and started their crafts. Abe and Mihashi painted matching baseballs, Tajima and Hanai painted a dragon, Mizutani and Sakaeguchi opted for turtles, Oki, Suyama and Nishihiro each found the same item to be appealing, so they worked on it together.

When the painting was finished, the boys said their goodbyes to the store owner, and rushed to the theatre. They hadn’t a plan in mind for what movie they would see, but they would figure that out when they got there.

Agreeing upon some new animated movie about talking dogs, they bought their tickets and concessions and settled down in their seats. Sandwiched between Abe and Tajima, Mihashi hadn’t stopped smiling since the team reached the bus stop. When Abe asked him why, he always replied: “Because this team makes me happy.”

As happy as he was, it couldn’t stop the looming threat of lethargy that came with the sweet sound of pattering rain. The pitcher felt his eyes growing heavy as soon as the lights turned off.

“Hey, Mihashi.” Abe said, tapping his partner’s shoulder, “You spent 1,600 yen on a ticket. Don’t let it go to waste by falling asleep.”

Unfortunately, the blonde just couldn’t keep his eyes open. He fell sideways onto Tajima’s shoulder. “You’re comfy…” he slurred as he fought to stay awake.

“Wh- Mihashi.” Tajima said as he lifted the arm rest, and his own arm, allowing the boy to fall down onto his chest. “There, that’ll at least be better.”

“Tajima.” Abe hissed, “don’t encourage him to fall asleep!”

“Well I don’t want him to be uncomfortable!” The cleanup hitter whisper-yelled in reply. He was at a loss, what could he do to wake the poor guy up?

“Oye…” Abe said in a gentle voice, “Wake up, Mihashi.” He accompanied his demand with a tiny pinch to his pitcher’s side.

“Abe nooo. Don’t tickle me, i’m so tired.” The blonde replied in a whiny voice, arm coming up to bat his partner’s hand away.

Bingo.

“Abe’s right, Mihashi.” Tajima whispered in the boy’s ear, a hand sneaking down to squeeze his hip. “You have to wake up.”

“Mmmmh! Tajima no!”

The cleanup hitter smiled as his heart swelled at just how precious his teammate was. He snaked a hand under the boy’s shirt and squeezed his bare side rhythmically.

“Tahahajimahaha. Noooohohoho.” Mihashi whined as he hid his face in his “pillow”’s chest.

“If you want this to stop, you have to wake up.”

“Nohohoho. Ihihihim tihihirehehed.”

“Then you better not laugh too loud, because we’ve got a long movie ahead of us.” With that, he switched to pinching around the tired boy’s belly button.

“NGH- Tahahahjimahaha. Ihihihit tihihihicklehehes.” The blonde boy whined, loopy giggles pouring from his lips. “Lehehehemme sleheheheep.”

“Mihashi, you need to watch the movie. You paid plenty of yen for the ticket dude.” Tajima said, eyes fixated on the screen. “I’m not letting you fall asleep on my watch. I don’t care if I have to tickle you the entire time, you’re not falling asleep.”

“Plehehehease!”

“No! You can sleep on the bus ride home.” The cleanup hitter moved his hands up to wiggle his fingers near the boys underarms.

It was as if a huge bomb was dropped on the poor kid. His eyes widened and he yelped loudly, causing Tajima to slap a hand over his mouth and shush him.

“Dohohohont gehehet mahahad! Yohohou cahahausehehed thihihis!”

“Oh no! Is poor Mihashi too tickwish on his little ribbies? Whatever will he dooo?” The brunette teased, hands getting agonizingly close to the pitcher’s underarms.

“HNGH- Tahahajimahaha! Dohohohont teheheasehehee mehehehe!” Mihashi whined as he wriggled about to escape the threatening fingers.

“I’ll make you a deal, I won’t tickle you under your arms if you promise to stay awake. Deal?”

When Mihashi didn’t reply right away, Tajima snaked his hand up to flutter his fingers in the boys underarm gently.

“Eep! Yehehehes! Deheheheal! Deheheheal! Nohohoho mohohohore!”

Smiling fondly, Tajima moved his hand down to his pitcher’s stomach and rubbed it gently. “Now watch the movie.”

After the movie was finished, the boys loaded up into the bus excitedly. Tajima and Mihashi were seated next to each other. The blonde boy looked sheepish, as if he had something to ask.

“Well spit it out!” The cleanup hitter barked, noticing the other’s uneasiness.

“Ah! Um… well… when we- um.” Mihashi closed his eyes as embarrassment radiated in a beautiful crimson color on his cheeks, “d-during the movie when you um…”

“Do you want me to tickle you again?”

“N-no! Just… wh-when you were done um… y-you put your hand on… on my-“

Tajima smiled, opening his arm and letting the boy cuddle up to his chest. He once again snaked his hand under Mihashi’s shirt and gently rubbed his stomach. “Rest, Mihashi. You’ve done well.”

Silently thankful that Tajima could deduce his stuttering, Mihashi fell asleep almost instantly, feeling more safe and loved than ever.

❣︎𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒’𝑠 𝐶ℎ𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡❣︎

—————♡︎✞♡︎✞♡︎✞♡︎✞♡︎✞♡︎✞♡︎✞♡︎✞♡︎✞♡︎—————

[daisyachain]

I like the triangle of Momokan-Hanai-Tajima if it can be called a triangle. Tajima is god’s gift to Momoe, but he’s also got nowhere really to grow in the game. They love to have each other around without ever really being able to interact or shape each other. They’re more like the bead and the hand moving as part of the same body. Tajima as first-base coach, Tajima taking her instructions on strike vs ball as catcher. Tajima has a crush on her that’s strictly based on the parameters of Cool and Hot and Good at Baseball without much of a second thought.

Contrast Hanai who constantly engages with Tajima and shapes himself in response from the one side. Tajima has to watch, wait, then actively insert himself in Hanai’s way to catch the wake of the development coming off of him. He has to invent something that would allow him and Hanai to be equals. Hanai can’t help but be changed by Tajima while Tajima, who so often just takes life as it comes, uses Hanai as a tool of his own change. The friction between them could pull together and drive apart. Tajima decides it’s together.

And speaking of use, we come right back around because Hanai is Momoe’s project. Most of the boys just need some drills, Abe and Mihashi she pawns off on each other early on, Tajima she only sometimes needs to guide vaguely in the right direction (i.e. to the change room), Hanai she’s constantly and directly tinkering with to make him into her cleanup hitter. Tajima is the natural extension of her authority on the field, Hanai she creates in her own image. On Hanai’s side, he takes Momoe deadly serious after his initial f + L. He wants the same thing as her, to become her agent, while Tajima’s just cool doing his own thing. His admiration of her is a lot stronger and more deep-rooted than Tajima’s simple crush.

[giggly-squiggily]

*flies into your inbox* SQUIGGILY!! Ahhh the Candy Hearts event is back and I am HYPED!!

I'll cut to the chase - now that I'm not the only Big Windup writer on this site I would loooove to see more from you! Especially with your last fic for it, the way you had their characters so accurate just SENT ME!! 🤩🤩🤩

If I may, I'd love to see platonic!abemiha with the prompt 💚 Sweet Pea: “Is this a bad spot?” and Abe as the lee! Please and thank you in advance! 💖💖💖

*flings over to you* NYM! I'm always happy to see you in my inbox! :D kajrjkaejkrejawkrjakejr You're too kind! I really do love writing these dorks (affectionate) and this is a perfect opportunity to do so! :D I've gotcha covered, friend!

Sweet Pea: "Is this a bad spot?"

“....”

Abe closed his eyes, brow twitching as he felt eyes burning into his back. “What?”

“E-Eh?” Mihasi yelped at the sudden call, shrinking some when the catcher turned to look at him. “Um- I-um..”

“Mihashi. What did we talk about? If you have something to say, say it.” Abe raised a brow as he turned to him, giving the pitcher his full attention. “I don’t speak ummish.”

“Mmph!” Mihashi raised his chin, cheeks pink with exertion. “A-Abe…w-what you said earlier..was it true?”

“What I said?” What was he talking about? He said a lot of things during a game. Mihashi seemed to lose some of his nerve. “Spit it out!”

“E-Earlier! Y-You said you weren’t ticklish here..” Mihashi gestured to his armpits, fumbling some at Abe’s blank stare. “I-Isn’t this a bad spot?”

Ah. So that’s what he was referring to. Abe nearly groaned at the question, but stopped himself when he remembered this was Mihashi he was talking to. “Maybe for you, but not for me. My armpits aren’t ticklish.”

Mihashi stared, the words on his tongue. Abe let his groan out this time, folding his arms over his head. “Go ahead.”

“H-Huh?”

“You clearly wanna try it. Go ahead.”

“O-Oh, um- I..a-are you s-sure-”

“Do it before my arms cramp up!” The catcher snapped impatiently, making Mihashi yelp and rush over, sticking his fingers into Abe’s armpits. Despite the fingers wiggling there, he didn’t react once. “See? Not ticklish there.”

“Wow…” The pitcher sounded almost…disappointed. Abe closed his eyes, sealing his fate.

“My ribs are, though.” Mihashi blinked. Abe raised a brow, ignoring the faint burning of his face. “Pretty bad last I checked.”

He was so easy to read. Mihashi seemed to perk up, eyes lighting like stars as he looked at said spot. With a small glance back for permission, he reached out and began to press.

“Ah!” Abe yelped, struggling to keep his arms up. “Ahehahahaha! Se-ehehehhehehee? I tohohohhold you, dihihihdn’t I?” He danced in place as Mihashi carried on kneading his sides, giggles and snorts filling the air around them. “Goohohohot yoohohohur fihihihihll yhehehehet?”

“Y-Yes! Yes, erm- th-thank you, Abe.” The pitcher released him, fidgeting with his hands as he watched his friend catch his breath. “Now I kn-now how to help you relax..”

“H-help me- That’s why you-” Abe straightened up, making Mihashi squeak and back away. “Mihashi!”

“E-Eek! I’m sorry!” He cried, twisting on his heels and running. Abe gave chase soon after. It wasn’t long before he was captured and detained. “I’m sorry! Abe-eeeeeeeehehehhehehehhee!”

Send me a candy heart and I'll write a dabble for it!

[intheticklecloset]

A Particular Kind of Mood (Big Windup!)

Summary: On the way home from a day of practice games, Abe notices Mihashi seems a little down and goes to check up on him.

A/N: What can I say at this point, I mean honestly? I love Big Windup, I love these boys, I want more of them in my life, I just want to write all of the things for them. Enjoy! <3 <3

Word Count: 1,024

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“Hey,” Abe said, holding on to one of the bus seats to steady himself as he looked at Mihashi, who had been lying slouched against his window seat.

The pitcher immediately snapped to attention. “A-A-Abe! H-Hi!”

“You okay?” the catcher moved to sit beside him, and Mihashi shifted so they could share the seat. They were at the back of the bus – the pitcher’s choice location – on their way home from a long day of practice against a neighboring team. Abe didn’t even have to be told anymore to check in on his teammate; he did it instinctively now, when he thought something was off. It was like a sixth sense at this point. “You’ve been pretty quiet. Quieter than usual, I mean. And you’re sitting by yourself again.”

Mihashi shifted nervously, darting his eyes everywhere. “I’m f-fine. R-Really.”

There was a pause.

“Are you upset that we lost today?”

“W-Well, I’m not thrilled about it, but…but it’s okay. We can’t win them all, r-right?”

Abe couldn’t help but smile a little. A couple of months ago Mihashi would be inconsolable after a loss. He was proud of how far his pitcher had already come, even if he still had a long way to go.

“It would be nice,” he admitted, “but you’re right. We can’t win them all.”

Mihashi nodded. “Yeah.”

Abe studied him for a moment, watching the way he shifted in his seat, clenching and unclenching his fists. At first he’d thought that was a nervous habit of his, but after a little while of observing him in the dugout with the others, he realized it was an unconscious action – something he did when he was in a particular kind of mood.

“Hey,” the catcher said again, softer this time. “Do you want me to tickle you?”

Mihashi startled, pressing up against the window with a wide-eyed look, followed by a bright pink blush that gave everything away before he even spoke. “Y-You…you say it so casually…” he managed, watching Abe a little more closely now.

Abe smirked. “We both know you like it, and that it helps you. Why beat around the bush?” He shifted in his seat so his back was to the aisle, creating a more dominating presence in the confined space. “Well? Do you want me to or not? Tell me clearly.”

The pitcher shivered, swallowed, and finally managed to nod. “Y-Yes. If it’s…if it’s okay—eeep!”

Abe went right to work pinching his sides, using only one hand at first to ease him into it, then switching to both hands after about half a minute, when he knew Mihashi would be a little more comfortable. Giggles spilled from the pitcher freely as he twisted and squirmed on instinct, constantly finding himself trapped against the window.

“Ahahahahahaha! A-Abe – hehehehehehehe!” Mihashi’s smile was big and genuine, encouraging the catcher to switch spots, gradually traveling up from his sides to his ribs, getting closer to a hot spot. Though his friend continued to squeal and squirm, he never protested, never tried to push him away. He just kept clenching and unclenching his fists more rapidly.

“Don’t worry. I’ll stop when you ask me to.” Abe finally moved further up, scribbling into his underarms now, and Mihashi lost the battle against his willpower and clamped his arms to his sides just as he burst into laughter, tossing his head back and thumping it against the window. Abe laughed along with him. “Careful!”

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHABE!!” Mihashi’s squirming grew more frantic now, his laughter overriding any other thoughts he may have had before. All he could think now was how much it tickled, and how relieved he was that Abe had finally begun to do this more often like the rest of the team did. “EHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!! ABE!!”

“What?” Abe chuckled, scooting a little closer for better access, unintentionally trapping Mihashi even further. “That’s my name. Don’t wear it out. I told you to call me Takaya, anyway.”

Mihashi shook his head through his increasing hysterics, his blush turning a deeper red. Being on a first-name basis with Abe just seemed too…too good to be true. He couldn’t wrap his head around it, no matter how many times his catcher called him “Ren” now.

Since the pitcher seemed to still be having fun, Abe decided to try a different kind of tickling, switching from his purposeful scribbling to digging like he was trying to reach every ticklish inch of Mihashi’s underarms that he could.

It was amazingly effective.

“NAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! AHAHAHAHAHAHABE!!” Mihashi absolutely cackled, his face lighting up with the brightest smile Abe had ever seen. It was so full of pure, unabashed joy he almost couldn’t stop staring. It didn’t even look like the Mihashi he knew anymore, and it felt amazing to be the one to make him this happy.

Suddenly Mihashi grabbed onto the sleeves of Abe’s shirt, clenching them in his fists like he was trying to ground himself, almost doubling over with laughter. The catcher didn’t even have a chance to analyze what he was doing to cause that kind of reaction before his friend was pleading for him to stop, and he pulled his hands away.

For several moments Mihashi continued to hold onto him, catching his breath and giggling out leftover mirth. Eventually he realized what he was doing and jerked back, embarrassed, but smiling all the same.

“T-Thanks,” he said shyly, doing his best to meet Abe’s gaze.

Abe chuckled and ruffled his hair gently. “You don’t have to thank me every time I tickle you, Ren.”

Mihashi froze. Hearing Abe use his first name was still new to him, and it threw him every time.

A poke to his side broke him out of his stiff posture.

“Dude, don’t tense up on me now. Not after I just put in all that effort to loosen you up.”

“S-Sorry.” Mihashi expected his friend to get up and leave, but instead Abe settled himself into the seat beside him, slouching down with his arms over his chest, closing his eyes. “Y-You’re going to sit with me?”

“Duh. Why not?”

This time, the pitcher smiled entirely on his own.

[silverquillsideas]

Hi...how are you? If you don't mind me asking, what are your top 10 favorite anime? And why? (I've already asked before but in a bad time when you're still busy, sorry about that). Sorry again if you've already answered this question before....

Hi! Thanks for asking again! ^^

My top 10 favourite animes...hmm...this was much more difficult to answer than I expected 😂 anyway, here they are :

1. Yuri on ice

This one takes the top spot without question 🥺 if I start writing about why I love YOI and how it made a huge impact on me personally, we'll be here for days XD so....short answer : I STILL LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH 😭💕

2. Kikis delivery service

My most favourite ghibli film 💖 this one has it all, a young girl's journey to find her place in the world, creativity and passion for your job, and what it means to lose it. Getting back on your feet when life turns shitty. Found family. Learning to be self reliant. Dealing with self doubt....just...chef's kiss 😘

3. FMAB

The classic. Everyone and their great grandma has seen it, and never stops raving about it and deservedly so. I watched it simultaneously w an irl friend of mine, and we kept giving each other spoilers throughout the week we saw it lol. Additionally, the only show that has Edward Elric my gremlin son Riza my wife, I had a huge crush on her lololol and Roy the bastard I'm willing to fight for Riza's hand in marriage 😌👌

4. Haikyuu!!

Imo, the greatest sports anime I've seen (my experience is limited tho lol). The series that inspired me to get out of a long phase of stagnation in my early college days. I owe this one so much ❤️ every single character left an impression on me, I laughed with them, cried at their losses, and cheered equally for the opponent team as I did for Karasuno. It wasn't just an anime for me, but a whole personal journey from beginning to end. Can't thank Furudate sensei enough for creating this masterpiece. 💕

5. Oofuri

This show is SO. DAMN. UNDERRATED. Whyyy?? Like?? Imo, it deserves as much hype as haikyuu or other sports animes, because at its core, Oofuri was so much more than a sports anime. It was about friendships, learning to trust others, knowing that they had your back, and learning to value yourself more, realising you were worth more than you believed. It was just.... So so precious 🥺💕 and it has at Mihashi!!! My sunshine child!!!! 🥺💕

6. 91 days

Angsty. Gritty. Kept me on the edge from start to finish. And oh. Also major heartbreak. I cried for a week 🙃 Bonus : it has Angelo Lagusa, the protag who desperately needs someone to give him a hug 😭 he didn't deserve all that shit :'))))

7. From up on poppy hill

My second favourite ghibli movie. I related so much to the protagonist, Umi. She had to take on so much of responsibilities from a young age, tried to hold it together for her family's sake, and was just.... In general, very very like me 🙈😋 it was like seeing myself on the screen, you get me? I loved the idyllic location, the analogy of boats passing by and Umi waiting for a person who was never gonna come back....it was very bittersweet :')

8. Dokyuusei

Such a sweet, nostalgic story, the animation is beautiful ❤️ and does the art of Asumiko Nakamura justice 😌

9. Garden of words

Ad narrator voice : If u have a foot fetish and are fond of age gap ships, then this is just the movie for you!!

Lol just kidding 😂 this movie has a special place in my heart because it was my introduction to the world of Makoto Shinkai and I was MESMERISED. I remember exactly how I saw this film. Back in 2016, it smh came in my youtube recommendations, and I clicked on it without much thought. and HOLY SHIT it was an EXPERIENCE. I was in awe of the sheer details, the colors, the fluid animation, the mood every single frame had.... Much of the story didn't register in my brain at all, I was too busy drooling over the gorgeous visuals 😋💕

10. One punch man

Lol this show was GLORIOUS. 😂😂😂 Extremely entertaining, would recommend 10/10!!!!! Saitama in the gif is my spirit animal, for I too, have lost many a battle against 5 mm long mosquitoes 😔

[beyondtheticklecloset]

Reasons I Love Abe #2

How He Dealt with Haruna

Haruna was the pitcher Abe was paired with in middle school. Though Abe tried to work as a team the entire time he was paired with him, Haruna never wanted to be a team player. Haruna was a jerk to him in several ways, but the reason I love hearing the story so much is because Abe never gave up trying, even when he knew it was a losing battle. He tried to be more than just a target for Haruna to throw his pitches at, no matter how often he was made to feel that's all he was. His experience with his middle school pitcher shaped him into the character we meet in the beginning of the series - the person Mihashi is introduced to and considers amazing. Even Haruna's high school catcher considers Abe incredible for dealing with him when he was a jerk like that, which I think says a lot about Abe's character in general.

I love that he never let Haruna walk all over him no matter what. Abe stood his ground, and I love him for that.