im crying abt bill and maurice rn. theyre just. these assholes who are actually NICE inside, but they have a beautiful rivalry that only comes along once in a millennia like. why is hatred so beautiful man
you know, the way i see it is that they get on each others nerves (and get RARE reactions; you wouldnt see them reacting that way to anyone else) so they end up trying to push the other as much as possible
in a way, the bring out the worst in each other, but also the best bc without the other, they wouldnt try as hard (like if h/aikyuu’s hinata hadnt met n lost to k/ageyama, he probs wouldnt have tried as hard in training, right?)
like billrice kasi
they hide so much of themselves
maurice with the mask of cheerfulness and bubbliness
bill with his veneer of indifference and coolness
and they manage to bring out the other from their shells??
id make another tangent abt seeing each other as equals
but thats more of jalphs category HAHA
man maurice draws out bills insecurity in a complex way like he brings it out to light
and instead of letting bill hate himself, maurice allows bill to hate HIM and validate himself when he fights back
and maurice is careful not to push too much naman
for maurice idk its an outlet for his anger/dark side?
like bill can take anything he can dish out (sometimes) and give it back (sometimes)
And i hc maurice as medj attention-seeking and bill finds it v hard to ignore him so 😏😏😏
