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318 really cemented kuroo and kenma's partnership as my fav in hq. these two panels really hit you with that BANG! I KNOW YOU LIKE NO ONE ELSE DOES which is absolutely 100% my number one weakness
show me a character who is perceived as one thing by most people but is perceived as something else entirely by another character and i am GONE
it's established early on in previous chapters that kuroo used to be the only one who saw kenma's 'potential' and that he knows kenma very well (he can easily tell when kenma is excited!)
and now we see the reverse has always been true too! from an early age, kenma has observed how the thing kuroo loved took him out of his shell. he knew him enough to be able to tell what nekomata's words meant to kuroo EVEN AS A TINY KID
and kuroo has always perceived kenma right back! i think their friendship is one of the reasons kenma doesn't seem to mind being 'socially awkward'—you don't need other people to See you when you already have someone who does
also the fact that kenma starts respecting kuroo for being crazy about vball to the point of literal bruising... lmao. frdt rlly did this to me
what i like about them in particular is neither of them deny the traits other people associate with them—'socially awkward' for kenma, 'party animal socialite' for kuroo—they are just keenly aware of the other aspects of each other's personalities
i also love their stories because the idea that 'something that excites you but you don't end up pursuing can still change your life for the better' is SUPER present in kuroo and kenma's stories. it literally changed how kuroo connected with people. kenma too.
318 really gave us these panels i have no words just tears
anyway i also love the 318 ch title specifically because kuroo and kenma are NOT a spiker-setter duo. but they are two people who know each other deeply and provide ever-present support to each other in all aspects of life. they're partners!
