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i just really really really really really love this…. because for the longest time i always felt like kuroo was the shyer one and i had a lowkey headcanon that he had selective mutism but i just thought i was projecting onto him bc he just didn’t seem the type but i was right my instincts rang true… i can spot one of us from a mile away…

kenma says kuroo “had it worse” than himself, and we think “wtf but kenma was Like That” but… kuroo literally cannot talk to kenma when they first meet. he struggles to introduce himself, which he barely accomplishes before trailing off, unable to finish talking. and he’s likely speaking very very quiet here, too (considering how kenma later comments that he is able to raise his voice, shown below). all of the following panels, the ‘montage’ of them hanging out, are all in silence. kenma speaks, kuroo doesn’t. even when asked a question, kuroo responds by bringing up his volleyball and answering in a nonverbal manner. 

he only starts speaking to kenma when they’re playing volleyball - in an environment where kuroo feels familiar, safe, and relaxed. his social anxiety is eased enough to start talking to kenma, even raising his voice.

(^ which also supports the point i made earlier about kuroo talking softly)

volleyball is clearly a source of comfort and familiarity for kuroo. then here it implies that kuroo only really spoke to others (new people) when it was about volleyball:

“he started to be able to talk about all things not related to volleyball”

aka….. he was able to become verbal with others about things other than his special interest!

and more evidence:

“…..i don’t do well in new places…”

when kenma suggests kuroo tries looking for a new volleyball team, kuroo goes silent. he doesn’t do well in new places. re: he has crazy anxiety in new places and meeting new people. which is why he invites kenma to the volleyball thing - he already knows and is comfortable with kenma. anyone with social anxiety can understand the pure terror of going someplace new by yourself. he deliberately asks kenma to go with him because he’s too nervous otherwise! kenma is his support here.

and even though kuroo (obviously) becomes verbal and overcomes a good portion of his social anxiety, he still has many residuals of mutism! the biggest example is in the beginning of this very chapter:

kenma directly says that kuroo’s talking a lot. meaning more than usual. meaning he doesn’t talk a lot to begin with! even though he’s “verbal” and is able to effectively communicate with strangers, he still doesn’t talk a lot in general. 

and i dont feel like gathering more screencaps rn cuz it’s late, but! it’s also evident in the way he acts around different people. around people he’s closer with he’s more relaxed, goofy, and open with his expressions. in larger groups (or around unfamiliar people), that “cool” personality that the fandom loves to enhance and sexualize is more apparent. it’s him being more closed off: his affect is reduced, he masks himself a teensy bit more, he talks a bit less (i.e. makes more short, snarky remarks rather than engage in long conversation).

The plan for the 17th, when the adult content ban comes in, is to protest.

To do that, we are making as much noise either side of the 17th as possible, and using the site as normal.

On the 17th, dead silence.

People are saying log off but what they really mean is don’t open the site or the app.

But, on the 17th make as much noise as possible on every other platform. Tweet about it and post on facebook and instagram and everywhere else.

What this does is causes a massive dip in ad revenue for one single day. That does not make staff think ‘oh everyone’s gone let’s shut down.’ What it actually makes them think is ‘oh shit people aren’t happy and if people don’t keep using our site we’re out of money and out of jobs.’

A boycott reminds a company that the users (consumers) have the power to make their site (business) worthless with one single coordinated decision.

If you want to join in, here’s what to do:

Do:

Close all open instances of the app and site on all your devices before the 17th

Make posts before and after the 17th on tumblr and other platforms, talking about why this ban is bad

Make posts on other sites during the 17th. Flood the official tumblr staff twitter and facebook with your anger and your opinion

Come back on the 18th and check in

Don’t:

Delete the app from your phone (this doesn’t affect their revenue and since it’s off the store at the moment it’ll be hard to get back)

Delete your account. I mean you can if you want to, but if you keep your account and don’t use it you’re saying to staff that there’s still time to save it. If you delete it’s hard work to come back.

Open the app or website (including specific blogs)

Make any posts (turn down/off your queue and make sure nothing is scheduled)

Go quiet elsewhere. Make it clear that this is just about tumblr, not a mass move away from all social media.

Remember: the execs don’t care about anything but money. Shutting down the site means there’s $0 further income from it. That’s their last possible course of action. If we make it clear we’re not happy, they’ll have to do something or we can do more and more until it becomes too expensive.

Hey guys, just a warning because I feel like this bot is targeting LGBT tagged items. If you get a message like this one, you won’t be able to view the post if you click because it will send you to an endless log in screen or tell you you need to follow the person to see their stuff. It’s a dummy account.

The message is designed to be upsetting so you will want to click it and see the contents.

I was upset enough to click but luckily I was in the app so i knew it didn’t make sense to ask me to log in again. I then looked CLOSELY at the log in page and realized the url is fake. This is a phishing attempt and I don’t want any other lgbt people to be taken in by it. Be careful out there.

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