Hi I read 'The Haikyuu Boys' Toxic Traits' and imo the characterization was just so accurate and a question popped up to me. So Akaashi's character is what I find to be one of the hardest to study on. When reading his fics there has been many times when I felt he was being too sweet or too cranky. Can you please elaborate on what might be some mischaracterization of Akaashi? I've thought of a couple of people to ask this question but I think you'd do it best.
a/n: i decided just to do some common mischaracterizations of him based on words! if you want me to do any other characters just tell me!Ā
[mischaracterizations of akaashi keiji]Ā
extremely stoic: he is not stoic, heās reserved. heās not shy, either, just quiet. he doesnāt speak unless he wants to add to the conversation. additionally, he will say what needs to be said. akaashi isnāt open with his emotions, not because he doesnāt want to burden others or he hides how he feels, but more so itās just that no one really picks up on them. only people who are extremely emotionally intelligent (like bokuto) notice the little changes in how he acts. besides, heās a passionate person, heās just quiet about his passions. every once in a while heāll have a surge of emotion, where everyone sees his eyes get set ablaze. itās quite refreshingĀ
generous: personally, i donāt find akaashi to be someone whoās generous. heās patient, thatās all. i find him the type to be self-centered, hence the refusal to tell you exactly how heās feeling because he feels like you should pay enough attention to him to know. that said, heās not selfish. thereās a difference in connotation here, selfish (to me) is being willing to take something from someone else because you want it; self-centered is if something is yours, itās yours, and youāre not giving it up. i see akaashi as being self-centered because i think heād be the type to care a lot about his job/career and he really wouldnāt care about those below him until he reaches his goal. even if you were a hard-working coworker, heād leave you behind in a heartbeat for a higher position (note: he would never take the position from you, but whatās his is his)
careful: i believe that heās a lot more impulsive than people give him credit for. thatās not to say heās spontaneous and willing to drop everything for a poorly planned vacation to Greece, heās not like that. but for a lot of big decisions in his life, people think heās super analytical of what to do, but in the end, he bases it on how he feels in the moment. when he confesses to people, heād have a plan, but then heād throw it all out the window because he values authenticity. sometimes he blurts out things he doesnāt mean to say because heās fed up with someone (like an annoying coworker). so yeah, heās kinda messy (cmon heās a sagittarius, heās gotta be a little chaotic in some way)Ā
put-together: i donāt know how people see akaashi as put-together. heās definitely got a messy personality and life: he ignores his one-night stands in public, he calls his boss a bitch over the intercom on accident (and heās lucky they were out that day), heās totally drunkenly made-out with a random guy in a bar, heās still working on his paper thatās due in five minutes, etc. his aesthetic is productivity but homeboy is a procrastinator.
hopeless romantic: yāall clowning yourself for this. heās romantic -- yes, but heās not laying out a path of roses for you or writing a book full of things he loves about you on your one-month (or one-year anniversary). he values comfort in a relationship, for him the romance comes in domesticity, the ability to look like an absolute mess in front of you and you still kiss him like thereās no tomorrow. he needs a low-maintenance love, he doesnāt want to have to constantly take you out or impress you to keep you happy. heās not neglectful, he still likes dates, but they donāt happen every week. he wants easy, calm, peaceful love that he can find comfort in naturally. this is why he wants his lover to easily read him, because that way effort put into the relationship if focused elsewhere rather than communication. ideally youād also be a busy-body -- having mutual work days while you two lie on the sofa and drink coffee at 2 am is his secret guilty pleasure
overall, he definitely appears very professional and clean to others who donāt know him. but honestly, even his coworkers in his department know heās a little messy, especially with his concerning amount of coffee cans in his trashcan, the hickey out in the open on the underside of his jaw, and his blood-shot eyes. heās messy if you look close, but isnāt everyone?Ā
