I feel so bad for him, he quite literally has NO ONE, his teammates were mean to him after sae left and now he's so withdrawn, all he ever thinks about is sae that's basically the only positive relationship he's ever had other than maybe his parents but who even knows abt them..
Little isagi: watching Noel Noa play soccer, dreaming of being the best in the world, the
#1
striker, just like his idol
Little rin: watching the villain in his show dying while destroying the hero and wanting to "die" just like that
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THEM.
It's still hilarious to me that it's proven in Rin's internal monologue he remembers peoples' names and uses them but he chooses to use dumb nicknames when he actually talks to them or about them lmfao 😭
I remember when Rin told team white he thinks soccer is a battle to the d3ath, nagi and bachira were both like "wtf this is messed up what is this guy on" but isagi was just like "hmm interesting ok I'll join in the d3athmatch I guess" lmao 😭😭😭
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rin mono: dammit! i... came this far to crush Isagi! since that day i lost to, i've dedicated my time to this fight just to beat you. but i dont feel like i've reached that point...
if i can control that concentration... i should be able to beat Isagi and Sae
Rin's aura wrapping around Isagi and the implications behind this detail is crazy. "You'll be the closest to me while I become
#1
" really hits harder and the "You just have to look at me" oh buddy idk what to tell you there isn't even a closet to hide in anymore
Rin is such an interesting and complex character I can't stress enough how much I've absolutely loved his character arc so far, he's a character who is struggling deeply with repressed emotions, trauma, and inability to cope without simply being angry or disgusted with himself
In Rin's character profile, when asked "what would make you sad" he says someone being better than him in soccer 😭
So when I think about his obsession with beating sae and isagi, not only is he probably getting angry and frustrated with time but also very sad 😭
The bar is in hell at this point cause we see Rin acting like a normal person to isagi and not rude and it's like "omg he was actually being normal with him!" 🤩 (sorry rinrin I need to make fun of you)
I can't believe isagi used to be the one afraid to be left behind by rin, "if I don't fight next to him now, he might go to a place where I can't reach him"
And now it's rin, whose been dedicating all this time to defeating isagi, in despair that isagi is leaving him behind 😭😭
Imagine being isagi and rin in the u20 match having all these people shove your "ideal partnership" two bodies one mind and soulmatism down your throat the entire time when you're just out there trying to be rivals devouring eachother I'd off myself if I was them tbh 😂
Now ppl tend to be really hard on rin because he's mean but 1) it's pretty obvious he has no social skills whatsoever and 2) he's hard on other people but equally if not harder on himself because he has no self confidence and honestly it's so obvious he's just miserable
I LOVE RINSAGI SM, TWIN FLAMES CODING, FATED RIVALRY, PARALELLS IN THEIR BACKSTORIES, THE FLUFF, THE ANGST, RIN'S COLD HEART MELTING BCS OF ISAGI, ISAGI GENUINELY LOOKING UP TO AND ADMIRING RIN I'M CRYING
LIKE ISAGI WAS LITERSLLY BLUSHING HERE WHEN BAROU SAID THIS COME ON?????? Rin's just standing over there with a gun ready to sh00t himself out of embarassment 😭😭
I still can't believe in April 2024 there are still people who think rin hates isagi 🤧🤧🤧 being rivals is not the same as being enemies and just because he's focused on surpassing/being better than isagi doesn't mean he hates him be so fr
Rin and isagi are literally soulmates destined to fight eachother and k1ll eachother as a hero and villain this is such a beautiful and poetic trope from a fucking soccer manga of all things i am going to off myself right now.
I'M CRYING so my translation for this scene was more or less correct, he really was asking for isagi's towel specifically and not just any random towel 😭😭😭
"Nii-chan is the number one nicest in the world"
"It was a smile he only showed for his little brother Rin"
"You're incredible, Rin. Play soccer with me. You can be the second best after me."
"As long as I'm alive, onii-chan will be by your side"
@rinsagie
HE'S EVERYTHING TO ME WTF WHY DID THEY NOT CHOOSE RIN COULD YOU IMAGINE SEEING HOW HE THINKS ABOUT ISAGI FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE I..... I NEED IT 😭😭😭😭
He was having fun destroying the toys but looks empty after the fact... This loops back to his conversation with Nagi, "What comes next?" Rin doesn't know, or rather he probably chooses not to think about it because once it's all over, his reason to play soccer will fade away
Water bottle sequence my beloved they were so cute here "Drink your water cause y'know I don't want any problems or whatever" 🙄 "It's lukewarm" 🙄 but the secret longing in Rin's eyes and Isagi's "i want to win with him" oh my FUXMSNSNSJSJS