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 🍺.