things are thotting up!

note: the text bubble reads "uncool..."

he refers to himself using "ore-sama". in case you don't understand what the hell that means, if you've ever watched my little pony and heard trixie say "the great and powerful Trixie," it's something like that. this is what he does in his VERY FIRST scene in the anime. and it's not even in response to anyone he just fucking says it to himself

he saves a nerd he's never seen in his life from drowning, calls him a moron, then says some borderline incomprehensible shit about the sea that has some weird religious-like zealotry zing to it

he fucks off to take a nap on the beach. with his surfboard that has his own name on it written in code giving him shade, until a soccer ball knocks it over, falls on him pathetically and wakes him up. everyone thinks he's gonna be pissed the fuck off but he actually doesn't give a single fuck and even thanks them for waking them up at the right time to catch good waves. then he fucks off again

he reflexively kicks a soccer ball traveling at max speed in his direction WHILE ACTIVELY SURFING

gets easily ragebaited into doing something he just said 2 seconds ago that he wouldn't do. without him even realizing that he's just been tricked

he acts like an insufferable arrogant prick and looks down on a sport that he's never played

@thewormsheep well not for the right reasons at least. but on the BRIGHT side there's all of this:

KYOUTAKU HEADCANONS

I like to think Shindou has a really high alcohol tolerance. He can drink a lot and remain very aware, just more... happy and joyous. They're going out for drinks together, and Tsurugi with his meek lil beer can while shindou is already in his third 🍺.

I mean.

Was he bothered that Tsurugi “abandoned” the God Eden before they could have determinate who was stronger? Yes, but, that was just the surface of it.

Hakuryuu was pissed that Tsurugi never acknowledged their rivalry, their bond.

His game introduction is, literally, him getting melancholic when he heard some people mentioning Tsurugi’s name.

He could be angry about Tsurugi betraying the Fifth Sector like any other SEED or that he couldn’t prove he was stronger than Tsurugi, but he isn’t. It’s clear that he missed him more than anything else, and that he doesn’t care about his alignment in the “Free Soccer vs. Regulated Soccer”.

He gets angry at Tsurugi when he learns that Tsurugi betrayed the Fifth Sector for a weak team and have changed to the point of opened up to them. Something he was unable to achieve.

Hakuryuu valued people based on how stronger and skillful they were, and was obsessed with become the “Ultimate Player”, but…he didn't mind sharing his dream with Tsurugi. He acknowledged his power and, even if Tsurugi wanted nothing to do with him and didn't even acknowledged him, Hakuryuu was fine with it because it was Tsurugi's way of being.

So when Tsurugi acknowledged (chose) a bunch of “weakling” as his equals (friends) over him…it was an insult in his eyes and lately become part of the reason of why he wanted so bad to prove him wrong.

As a side note, Hakuryuu is more open to talk about his true feelings with Tsurugi when they are alone.

When they met again, Hakuryuu acts as if he only cares about his betray and getting stronger than him, but then get disappointed when he doesn't full fit his expectations (and not even mention his betrayal again).

The kid was dealing with a lot of opposite feelings, but one side was stronger than the other, the side that was jealous of the Raimon for being acknowledged and chosen by Tsurugi. That's why Hakuryuu don’t get his redemption or even calm down until Tsurugi acknowledge him as his rival.