:(( That's the saddest thing. That he knows, and wants to play that one last game to "see which one is stronger", and also to give himself the closure he needs.
it is sad. it's all so poignant! i think he says that about inui being a singles player in the anime too, although i don't remember where. i really NEED to rewatch obviously. :X it does have a fated sort of quality - he expected that? back in primary school? (it's also a bit unfair, isn't it - he's a singles player too now, and they're both exceptionally strong ones, yet somehow they still make a good doubles pair. i think in the tenipuri language of tennis symbolism that is probably very significant and romantic.)
i loved renji's reaction too. not just that he was pleased, but that he was really surprised, and that pleased him! which also seems kind of romantic to me. of course that is why it's romantic (or, more precisely, sexual) for doubles partners to play against each other in singles, because they can go all out in a contest for dominance and... ahem. and that's why it's so freeing and meaningful and why they're equally pleased to lose as to win (generally speaking, anyway. i'm not sure yanagi is completely resigned to losing, but i guess that has more to do with his responsibilities to rikkai than with his feelings for inui).
aja told me your ym name so i am going to add you, if that's all right? although i may have kind of lost the thread of squee somewhat.
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it is sad. it's all so poignant! i think he says that about inui being a singles player in the anime too, although i don't remember where. i really NEED to rewatch obviously. :X it does have a fated sort of quality - he expected that? back in primary school? (it's also a bit unfair, isn't it - he's a singles player too now, and they're both exceptionally strong ones, yet somehow they still make a good doubles pair. i think in the tenipuri language of tennis symbolism that is probably very significant and romantic.)
i loved renji's reaction too. not just that he was pleased, but that he was really surprised, and that pleased him! which also seems kind of romantic to me. of course that is why it's romantic (or, more precisely, sexual) for doubles partners to play against each other in singles, because they can go all out in a contest for dominance and... ahem. and that's why it's so freeing and meaningful and why they're equally pleased to lose as to win (generally speaking, anyway. i'm not sure yanagi is completely resigned to losing, but i guess that has more to do with his responsibilities to rikkai than with his feelings for inui).
aja told me your ym name so i am going to add you, if that's all right? although i may have kind of lost the thread of squee somewhat.