This Post is Not AT ALL Fact, Just My Autistic Ass Self-Projecting on Haikyuu
SO, even though its 99% not true, I personally like to believe Tsukishima “fuck is this a social situation” Kei is a high functioning autistic (basically Aspergers)
WHY:
Social Situations
This bby is hella awkward. he always speaks in sarcasm and rude-ness, probably (in my mind) because he doesn’t know how to respond, at least verbally
he gets visibly uncomfortable when faced with an intense emotional situation, and often lashes out or reacts drastically (not at all/explosively) because of it
he doesn’t understand why they are so motivated, because he just doesn’t get it (see: Akiteru n shit, later)
he is polite to his superiors, which is something taught. autistic people learn their social skills based upon learning, vs it coming naturally
has trouble connecting/befriending people
is cruel because he doesn’t understand/to avoid social situations (see: Yamaguchi and hinata)
Relationships (similar to last one)
He gets VERY attached to certain people (Yamaguchi, akiteru)
Akiteru
Seen to be very close and reliant (almost TOO much) upon Akiteru
During confrontation, doesn’t seem to fully grasp why akiteru would lie (autistic people can't “click” with certain things, often with things like white lies, etc (very black and white))
Has large reaction because someone he completely depended upon betrayed him
he is just now repairing the relationship. most people would at least understand why akiteru did it, but he doesn’t
changed entire view on motivation bc he idolize(s)d akiteru and doesn’t get why akiteru couldn’t do it (but he can)
even if he doesn’t understand, he still continues to play volleyball and Aki still is very important to him, because it is VERY hard for autistic people to break the bonds they have with people they are attached to (in unrestrained situations, can lead to borderline stalking)
Yamaguchi
obviously very attached to him
listens to him, despite the fact that he was very opposed to his viewpoint
very not verbally affectionate, makes mean comments because he doesn’t know how to express himself (but yams understands!)
very possessive of yams, even if its not often brought up he seems uncomfortable when yams gives someone else more attention
routine! he always walks home with him, they have a VERY established dynamic, often repeat certain things (shut up Yamaguchi sorry tsukki)
affectionate in other ways that he can do- takes off headphones, allows the nickname, listens to yams, does his best to verbally support yams despite the fact that he struggles with it (is that tsukishima trying to cheer someone up)
seems genuinely upset when yams is disappointed in him
takes yams anger in a way others wouldn’t (others would be angry/upset/try to argue back, instead he is proud and calls him cool)
HInata/kageyama
immediately discourages any interaction
doesn’t know how to act around them as teammates, he has only learned with like 4 people
doesn’t get it
finds them amusing, because he is observing them (like oikawa, but more for learning than for fun)
seems to be better at tit them more he gets used to/learns them
Intellect
Is very school-intelligent
not socially intelligent (like, at all)
high functioning autistic people tend to be genius level in terms of things such as iq, but struggle with social situations that come naturally to others
doesn’t make small talk–autistic people usually hate small talk, its awkward and they/we don’t see the point
Obsessions
Dinosaurs- this may be because of big bro Aki, but is a valid, if childish, obsession (I, for one, never grew out of that stage)
Strawberries- p much everyone has a favorite food, but the extent that he’s shown with them/likes them? not normal
music is very comforting, can prevent breakdowns/attacks, and drones out the surroundings, it is a very useful outlet, and is very common to be near-necessity for autistics
the hand thing he does- he probs learned it from Aki, BUT I like to think aki learned it so kei could copy him (autistic people often use somethig related to their hands as a relaxer of sorts, I, for one, crack my knuckles. a lot.)
Emotions
Kei often doesn’t seem to have any emotions (I sometimes “forget” to have them/display them, mine are very dulled)
he seems to often not understand others, which yeah
if he does show emotion, it can be VERY explosive/dramatic, like his crushed-ness with Aki, breakdown over not being good enough, etc
emotions are really hard and often linked to someone/thing important- like, say, his dramatic mood changes bc of Aki n yams
I hope you enjoyed the post in which I desperately self-inserted into my favorite character. If you want to add on, PLEASE DO. IF u wanna argue, pls don’t. I have nothing to back me up and really don’t like losing
p.s. I totally think kags is autistic, too lol
