What are you knitting?

Pauline, 18+ French, ENFJ-T

[bokebelle]

i feel like what people tend to overlook about Oikawa's growth after the timeskip is how he learns to take care of himself. He's in a new country, no friends, no family, no iwa to tell him to slow down or else. He learned the hard way that he can train as hard as he wants but there's no one there to take care of him when his body inevitably gives out on him....

so i feel like when you come into his life, contrary to fanon portrayal, he does actually have a healthy balance between his professional and personal life. he knows what it's like to have no one look after you so now that he has you, he isn't going to take that for granted. he's grateful to have such a supportive partner who doesn't mind when he has to train longer than he should sometimes, but he takes care of himself for you too. Oikawa now knows he can't be who he wants to be if he can barely take care of himself, so now he knows when to rest for his sake and for yours.

and I do feel like that also translates with how he takes care of you...he constantly reminds you to take care of yourself because he knows what overworking yourself can do and he doesn't want that to happen to you. he takes care of you in the way he wished someone did when he moved to Argentina, and he loves how you still think he's the best when he feels guilty sometimes for taking breaks for himself

i was talking about this with @tetsunormous and it put me in intense oikawa brainrot...and if you know me i am not an oikawa fucker but now im in love with him.....

[tetsunormous]

I think it’s really sad that people overlook oikawa and his development. He moved somewhere new, had to learn a new language, had to learn to push all his fears aside to reach the potential he knew was inside of him. He did all of that yet no one talks about how hard and lonely it must of been for him to take a step back and learn to take care of himself. No one talks about how difficult and homesick he must of felt when no one was there to tell him to rest or to go home when all his life his best friend would look out for him.

He’s grown so much since hs and it feels unfair to him that people don’t pay attention to that. He would undoubtedly grow into someone who will push you to be your best while continuously reminding you to take care of yourself. He would be such a loyal and compassionate partner because he knows what it’s like to be alone and to feel like he’s not enough even when surrounded by people who support him. Oikawa Torū deserves to be loved for who he is.

Also, if you aren’t analyzing characters with your friends…are you really having fun?

[stuckinapril]

so in love with people who’re just. unapologetically themselves. they don’t give a damn what you think about the pastel plushies decorating their bed, nor what you think about the pins of their favorite cartoon characters on their backpack. they will continue writing their fanfictions regardless of whether you think it’s cool or not; will continue reading their comfort books in spite of any stringent critics; will continue watching and rewatching their so-called cheesy romcoms because they enjoy doing so. they will continue prioritizing their happiness over pleasing people who will never be pleased and quieting white noise that will never be quieted.

[sylusz]

才能は開花させるもの、 センスは磨くもの。

Talent is something you make bloom, instinct is something you polish.

[mysterystarz]

no matter how many things you want to accomplish, oikawa tooru always reminds you to take a break. he’ll press a gentle kiss to your forehead as he wraps his arms around you.

“you’ve done so well angel,” he grins proudly, “but now’s break time.” gently, he’ll pull you away from your work, never failing to beam proudly at you.

he believes in hard work, and you, you’ve been working so hard.

he is so utterly proud of you. he’s also very much in love with you.

safe to say — taking a break was easy if tooru was by your side through it all.

tagging: @shoyotime (for your hard work on your exams, mwah) @itsmiyamore @atsuvu + all oikawa lovers

[bakemonogatarii]

Those ashy bones would never forgive me

[tanadrin]

I can’t imagine the balls it takes to be a Russian anti-war protester right now. Good for them.

[tanadrin]

#i hope they’re being safe and careful 

Right now, holding up a sign in St. Petersburg condemning this war is the textbook definition of “neither safe nor careful.”

But they’re proving to anybody in Russia who thought they were the only ones who opposed this war, that they’re not, and reminding the rest of the world that a government is not the people it claims to represent, and I am deeply moved by their courage.

[beeftea78-deactivated20200113]

oh! I have to tell you guys a great story one of my professors told me. So he has a friend who is involved in these Shakespeare outreach programs where they try to bring Shakespeare and live theatre to poor and underprivileged groups and teach them about English literature and performing arts and such. On one of their tours they stopped at a young offenders institute for women and they put on a performance of Romeo and Juliet for a group of 16-17 year old girls. It was all going really well and the girls were enjoying and laughing through the first half - because really, the first half is pretty much a comedy - but as the play went on, things started to get quiet. Real quiet. Then it got up to the suicide scene and mutterings broke out and all the girls were nudging each other and looking distressed, and as this teacher observed them, he realised - they didn’t know how the play ended. These girls had never been exposed to the story of Romeo and Juliet before, something which he thought was impossible given how ubiquitous it is in our culture. I mean, the prologue even gives the ending away, but of course it doesn’t specify exactly how the whole “take their life” thing goes down, so these poor girls had no idea what to expect and were sitting there clinging to hope that Romeo would maybe sit down for a damn minute instead of murdering Paris and chugging poison - but BAM he died and they all cried out - and then Juliet WOKE UP and they SCREAMED and by the end of the play they were so upset that a brawl nearly broke out, and that’s the story of how Shakespeare nearly started a riot at a juvenile detention centre

[dukeofbookingham-deactivated202]

Apparently something similar happened during a production of Much Ado at Rikers Island because a bunch of inmates wanted to beat the shit out of Claudio, which is more than fair tbh

[let-the-awful-song-be-heard]

honestly Shakespeare would be so pleased to know his plays were nearly starting brawls centuries into the future

[theabigailthorn]

I played Claudio once and I fully support this

[bemusedlybespectacled]

“When we took Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” into a maximum security woman’s prison on the West Side…there’s a scene there where a young woman is told by a very powerful official that “If you sleep with me, I will pardon your brother. And if you don’t sleep with me, I’ll execute him.” And he leaves the stage. And this character, Isabel, turned out to the audience and said: “To whom should I complain?” And a woman in the audience shouted: “The Police!” And then she looked right at that woman and said: “If I did relate this, who would believe me?” And the woman answered back, “No one, girl.” And it was astonishing because not only was it an amazing sense of connection between the audience and the actress, but you also realized that this was a kind of an historical lesson in theater reception. That’s what must have happened at The Globe. These soliloquies were not simply monologues that people spoke, they were call and response to the audience. And you realized that vibrancy, that that sense of connectedness is not only what makes theater great in prisons, it’s what makes theater great, period.”

Oskar Eustis

[hello-delicious-tea]

Love that “No one, girl,” is the same response over 400 years later 😑

[dduane]

This. Anybody who thinks Shakespeare was “really writing for elites” or is “only for rich posh people” needs their head felt.

[cranity]

Captains running into each other before another training camp

[srhlsx]

*timeskip manga spoilers although I think we all know about it!*

Oikawa deserves the world and you can’t convince me otherwise

[ruanbaijie]

gifs you can hear

[hitmewithadrenaline]

This is a Sawamura Daichi appreciation post.

(minor spoiler for chapter 378)

The growth of Sawamura Daichi over the years! From tiny chubby baby to handsome manly baby adult. 🧡

[skulandcrossbones]

Hey, Asahi, you can do that thing now. That thing where you mention this is our last tournament, or something. I didn’t let you say it at the Inter-High. This probably isn’t the time for that.

[yuuaregreat]

THIS IS A BLESSED PANEL… LOOK AT THESE HAPPY KIDS

[shysheeperz]

[aroacecat]

Actual mood: crying over these panels

[su-talks-about-things]

I will never get over this face. Why is he so cute ?

[sarapyon]

“It goes like this. Whenever you’re feeling stressed out and losing your composure, is when I actually start feeling relaxed and chill. Weird, right?”