#koutsu

Not completely. Iwaizumi thinks he’s had his fair share of ghost experiences (though most of them were when he was younger and had an imagination that would never rest), but he can’t recall them in great detail, and he knows that he was never scared of ghosts. He does, however, know for a fact that “monsters” aren’t real; he watches so many monster movies that he’s adjusted to the idea of them and they no longer scare or threaten him. They’re purely fictional in his mind.

He’s not very superstitious either, and sometimes goes to the trouble of messing up superstitions out of spite (i.e. someone may think its lucky to twist their pencil at a certain degree on their desk, and Iwaizumi will turn it straight when they don’t notice). That’s only with people he knows well, though, because his friends all know about his dislike for superstitions and would understand his actions. And most of his distaste for it comes from the idea that people are obsessed with “forces they can’t change,” which means that--- if a pre-determined fate or destiny was real--- there’s no way to stop these things from happening, even if they can supposedly be “warded off.” But in fact, Iwaizumi doesn’t actually believe in pre-determined fates or destinies, either, because he doesn’t think that a “force” who can decide them all on its own actually exists.

He’s not very spiritual in general; he bases his beliefs off of fact and rationality. I think that this may be an attribute he’s inherited from his family*, being that they worship Shintō, but not necessarily any gods or goddesses. Their faith is rooted in the moral beliefs of the religion, and often traditional practices, though they’re not meant to appeal to higher beings.

No, and no. He sees them a lot and hears about them in class/among his teammates, but he doesn’t understand what’s so funny about recreating the same joke in different ways. Iwaizumi isn’t opposed to jokes--- he actually really likes to laugh at them, if they’re good. But there’s something he doesn’t like about the repetition of memes that makes them become boring to him.

When he was younger, yes, he used to play sports all the time. He was an extremely active child, always wanting to be outside and doing something when he could. While he was never actually signed up for any sports other than baseball, some of his after-school/playground activities allowed him to play basketball, practice hacky-sack, and ride his bike; and the gym classes in primary school allowed him to play more team-centered sports like volleyball, rugby, and football.

*I also planned to write a headcanon about his martial arts training in primary-junior high school, but I haven’t got around to doing that yet. I just want to mention that he did practice some form of martial arts when he was younger.

☢ = falling over

“Hey!” he shouts, seeing her step falter from the corner of his eye; and as he begins to turn his shoulders towards her, he reaches out quickly in an effort to catch her by the arm before she can hit anything. His reflexes aren’t great, nor are they poor, but Iwaizumi hasn’t often needed to catch a falling girl. The only thing he might be able to use for comparison is a quick receive on the court, though he knows Shimizu-san isn’t a volleyball, and that he doesn’t mean to bump her back up into the air.

“It’s fine,” he repeats again, voice low and breathy from exercise. He gives her a soft chuckle --- something that catches halfway in his throat because he’s too strained to allow it to spill clearly --- in amusement at the offer. He’s made an effort to be nothing but friendly and welcoming with her, but he can’t help but to believe she’s joking with him when she suggests helping.