fun new ship to consider: kuroshira
that’s right kuroo tetsurou/shirabu kenjirou i said it
alright but let’s consider what we’ve got here
kuroo: caring, provocative kuroo, who’s good at getting under your skin, needling people into doing what’s best for themselves, analytical and won’t ever push you farther than you feel safe going
shirabu: passionate, willing to do whatever it takes, sassy but not in a way where he’s trying to make fun of you, hides his insecurities as best as he can, quietly supportive and once you’ve earned his trust he’s loyal to the end
we’re getting kurotsuki vibes kinda but with more levity
i have a Whole Thing Planned for how they canonically meet and get together after high school but i’m going to put it in a longfic once i finish my current fic fest
anyways kuroo teasing and gently badgering his cute boyfriend
shirabu mostly deadpans or ignores whenever kuroo is being “annoying” but kuroo can genuinely get him riled up when need be
quietly curling up against each other or on each other’s laps without saying anything
kuroo coming up behind shirabu and slumping half of his bodyweight on him. shirabu says “you’re such a fucking baby” but doesn’t shake him off or anything
shirabu gets closed off when he’s having bad days wrt feeling inferior. kuroo knows not to push on those days, just patiently waits until shirabu finally cracks and kuroo is always there to put him back together
sometimes shirabu says really fucking funny one-liners that make kuroo lose it. he always delivers them without expression and it makes kuroo laugh harder
kuroo likes doing big romantic gestures. shirabu likes small ones that are presented without comment. they both learn to really appreciate the other’s way of showing love though
shirabu never feels like he has anything to prove to kuroo, but rather they can grow and learn together
kuroo is smitten with the many sides that shirabu has, and feels special when he knows he’s the only one who gets to see all of them
the couple none of their friends saw coming but in hindsight are like “why didn’t we introduce them sooner?”
so yeah that’s my new rare pair