Kiyoshi as a tragic teddybear (Headcanon)
I’m so happy seeing more and more KNB fans come across my headcanons and liking them! It is such a good motivator! Reminder, requests are open! With that out of the way, let’s begin with probably my favourite non-GOM KNB husbando. -Kiyoshi is the first to come in mind when asked which KNB characters I think do volunteering work. Especially when it comes to the elderly. I genuinely can see him doing errands for his grandparents friends circle, making the snacks for bridge evening even though he’s not the best cook, those kind of things. -If his s/o were to be a volunteer, he’d probably help you and your cause in any way he can. -Let’s be real for a second, this guy is an orphan. Where are his parents? His grandparents are too frail to even come to a national competition in their own town to support him so they’re not the best caretakers out there even if they wanted to be, and which parents would be douchebagey and neglectful enough to expect such people to take care of their own kid? Either Kiyoshi’s parents are both dead, or one of them is with the other being deadbeat or they both completely abandoned him (either of which leaves him emotionally as an orphan). It’s the most logical explanation, especially if you think about how crafty he is and how he knows to entertain himself, kind and willing to shield his youngers from Hanamiya’s abuse on the court. In that regard, he’s just like that typical oldest orphan trying to take care of the younger ones in an orphanage that I’ve seen in various media like Tobey Maguire’s character in The Cider House Rules (a 90′s movie). -Undoubtedly his maturity is parentification. His grandparents are literally super old and frail. He’s probably doing all kinds of things for them. -The most reliable guy in the Seirin team. Due to his parentification he has garnered the most wisdom as well as adult life skills compared to his teammates as a result. -So if you come to him with a problem, he’s there for you, but you can bet your money on at least a nice headpat when he’s comforting you. -If you’re his s/o, his encouraging headpats willl be massive bear hugs instead. -He’s not the type to be clingy in public, but indoors when it’s just the two of you, he’ll search out physical affection all the time. Hugs, patting, curling up together, all that jazz. -So as a s/o, you better be a hugger. -His ideal girl being strong of heart, comes from him being parentified. He’d be a super supportive boyfriend, but he doesn’t wants a girl who relies on him too much as that is what everyone else is already doing. He doesn’t wants to be a girl’s daddy, let’s just get that clear. -Adores game nights, and he and his s/o will be wearing comfortable Pjs and fluffy onesies whilst the two of you are playing something like Mahjong. -Is especially fond of his s/o wearing a fluffy animal-themed onesie just because it gives him an excuse to hug you and nuzzle his face in the fluffy fabric. -I can picture him being interested in moving away to the countryside as an adult and starting a farm with a plethora of animals together with his s/o to just enjoy a simple, happy life filled with cuddles (wether from you or the animals you have) and playing his harmonica on the porch. -In that scenario, the two of you will be sharing your bed with at least the cats that will whine whenever you two are hugging each other and not them, and stare at you filled with judgement whenever those times escalate until you shoo them out of the bedroom (Kiyoshi is terrified of rats, so a farmlife without cats is impossible).
