THIS SERIES. HAS SO MUCH OF MY LOVE.
I AM TRYING TO STOP MYSELF FROM POSTING THE ENTIRE THING.
This is right after the Osaka match. Predictably, Tsubaki hates dealing with the press after matches, and tries to sneak away quietly WHICH OF COURSE DOESN'T WORK.
AND LOOK WHO HE BUMPS INTO.
HELL YES I SHIP IT.
(--in the sense that the two of them could be awkward and cute together BECAUSE HOW WOULD ANYTHING ACTUALLY HAPPEN)
SO this is the chapter where freelance reporter Fujisawa goes looking for info on his background and ends up visiting his hometown because Tsubaki is SO RIDICULOUSLY TERRIBLE IN INTERVIEWS (but oh god I find how hopeless he is at clearly articulating himself or even managing a full sentence to be adorable and endearing and I am so picturing a scenario where Yuri gets completely fed up with how useless he is and sends him to the Prince to ask for interview tips--)
ENOUGH OF THAT.
FOR NOW.
Where does Tsubaki actually live, anyway? The precise place/region isn't even named here, but since I crave background/little details even something like the rough geographical area would be great. I have no idea (apart from somewhere that looks rural, with mountains and where it often rains).
AHAHAHA I LAUGHED SO MUCH.
FOR THE MOST RIDICULOUS REASON.
BECAUSE I TOTALLY SHIP FUJISAWA/YURI GOTO CAN HAVE TATSUMI INSTEAD
(...so I have NO het ships for this series and yet somehow manage to convince myself the ONLY TWO FEMALE CHARACTERS OF NOTE SHOULD GET IT ON?)
Yuri is wearing a Pulp t-shirt (looks like it probably says Different Class underneath) (...so glad I noticed this because THIS IS SO COOL AND THE BEST GK-CASUAL-CLOTHES OUTFIT YET).
Tsubaki is described as "totally confused when he spoke" and "trembling" during the interview. HOW THIS IS MOE I DON'T EVEN KNOW BUT IT TOTALLY IS OKAY. FOR ME ANYWAY.
AHAHAHA OH TSUBAKI.
CREDIT GOES TO FUJISAWA FOR HER EFFORTS HERE.
AHAHAHA OH MY GOD I REALLY DID LAUGH OUT LOUD AT THIS POINT.
HOW QUICKLY THAT SUGGESTION IS SHOT DOWN (because she is meant for Yuri and Tsubaki belongs to Gino). FUJISAWA'S FACE IN THE FIRST PANEL SAYS IT ALL, REALLY.
CANNOT WAIT FOR MORE OF THIS.