the conductor caught in slow motion
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Name/Alias: Snow
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HMD: here
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Character Information
Name/Alias: Keiji Akaashi
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Canonpoint: end of chapter 97
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Physical Description: a tiny gallery of a 5'11.5" pretty hoot
History: here
Personality:
Abilities:
Samples
Dialogue: [ tdm ]
Exposition/Introspection: [ musebox ]
Name/Alias: Snow
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Character Information
Name/Alias: Keiji Akaashi
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Canonpoint: end of chapter 97
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Physical Description: a tiny gallery of a 5'11.5" pretty hoot
History: here
Personality:
Truth be told, Akaashi Keiji is a relatively simple appearing character, much like his captain, Bokuto. One is quiet, the other is loud. One seems serious, the other seems boisterous. They are the yin and yang of personalities, on the surface, and overall it's not... that inaccurate, to compare them in this way.
However, that's not giving either of them much credit.
Akaashi is perhaps one of the most composed and collected people that you could ever meet. His default expression is a neutral one, which seems generally placid if flat. His behavior is also fairly calm and put-together, leading to a well-spoken and polite individual who is not, actually, a recluse like some people would assume him to be because of his quiet personality. But he does drastically balance out the louder personalities of Bokuto, Kuroo, Lev, and Hinata while they're training together during the summer camp, effectively the straightman with Tsukishima as backup.
Overall, 'aloof' or 'stoic' would be a fairly good way to describe him, if you're only asked to describe your first meeting with him.
Given time, it's shown that Akaashi is far, far more tolerant and patient than any human being should be capable of. This kid puts up with way more shit than most people would, considering the fact that Bokuto and Kuroo's antics seem typical to him - for example, the tangent they go on, and his response to it. Really, the most prevalent, actual emotion that's shown, throughout the training camp, is exasperated and it's understandable. But! His patience when handling Bokuto alone is almost otherworldly, though it's not at all in a way that seems put-upon, like others might be when exposed to the drastic moodswings that the captain goes through like a wrecking ball. Instead, like the rest of the Fukurodani team, Akaashi understands how to manage it, and does so seriously. Whether this is done by bolstering Bokuto up so that his mood recovers, or by giving him time to work through the issues himself, it doesn't matter. He is the vice captain of their team, and he does not hesitate to do what he can for Bokuto, whether it be as a teammate or as a friend. This can also be extended to others around him - their team, their opponents-turned-friends, so on.
It sort of puts him in the position of being a caretaker, which isn't that uncommon in the various volleyball teams. Akaashi doesn't even really seem to mind it, given that he's the person on Fukurodani with the closest relationship to their captain and oftentimes indulges Bokuto when he wants them to play or practice together, or when Bokuto shows off. As someone that's fairly personable and mellow, as well, he makes a very good teacher and is more than willing to reach out to even the people that are their rivals to give them advice and to train them. Or perhaps gently mother them, when they wind up nearly choking on their food. (Looking at you, Kageyama.)
That isn't to say that he lets Bokuto get away with everything, though. Or, really, anyone. Though he does get badgered sometimes, he's not a pushover, and he's not afraid of calling people out. In his typical fashion, he's always calm when doing so, but the moment that someone says or does something that he doesn't approve of or happens to find nonsensical he'll speak up about it, direct and without beating around the bush. (But he does have a lot more tact than many of the other volleyball players he spends his time with, so he's not rude when doing this. Dry, maybe, but never rude.) Bokuto takes the easy way out during a standoff at the net? "Bokuto-san, you were running away just now, weren't you?" Bokuto's surprised that Hinata used a feint? "You were the one who taught him that, weren't you..?"
Given all of this, it seems like Keiji is only capable of expressing a limited range of emotions. But this isn't remotely accurate - it just takes a certain something, a moment or person, for him to display something greater than the more aloof or annoyed reactions.
His friends from Fukurodani, and playing volleyball, both bring out a more expressive side of him. When Bokuto's hard work in honing his straight spike paid off during a match, he was thrilled. When they catch Karasuno off guard with Bokuto's comeback, and he makes eye contact with Tsukishima through the net, he honestly looks more than a little diabolically smug. There's a lot hidden there, it's just a matter of encouraging it to come out. After all, he is a teenage boy, surrounded by very vibrant people. There's no way that someone who is so obviously devoted to the friends he has could be so one-note and apathetic - rather, he seems more empathetic, though he expresses it differently. At least to any onlookers that don't know him.
Then again, as someone that is decidedly intelligent and keen-eyed, an amazingly quick thinker, Akaashi has quite a bit of potential tucked away behind his generally deadpan expression. A lot goes through his head in a short period of time, when he's assessing situations, and everything about him is very internalized versus externalized.
However, that's not giving either of them much credit.
Akaashi is perhaps one of the most composed and collected people that you could ever meet. His default expression is a neutral one, which seems generally placid if flat. His behavior is also fairly calm and put-together, leading to a well-spoken and polite individual who is not, actually, a recluse like some people would assume him to be because of his quiet personality. But he does drastically balance out the louder personalities of Bokuto, Kuroo, Lev, and Hinata while they're training together during the summer camp, effectively the straightman with Tsukishima as backup.
Overall, 'aloof' or 'stoic' would be a fairly good way to describe him, if you're only asked to describe your first meeting with him.
Given time, it's shown that Akaashi is far, far more tolerant and patient than any human being should be capable of. This kid puts up with way more shit than most people would, considering the fact that Bokuto and Kuroo's antics seem typical to him - for example, the tangent they go on, and his response to it. Really, the most prevalent, actual emotion that's shown, throughout the training camp, is exasperated and it's understandable. But! His patience when handling Bokuto alone is almost otherworldly, though it's not at all in a way that seems put-upon, like others might be when exposed to the drastic moodswings that the captain goes through like a wrecking ball. Instead, like the rest of the Fukurodani team, Akaashi understands how to manage it, and does so seriously. Whether this is done by bolstering Bokuto up so that his mood recovers, or by giving him time to work through the issues himself, it doesn't matter. He is the vice captain of their team, and he does not hesitate to do what he can for Bokuto, whether it be as a teammate or as a friend. This can also be extended to others around him - their team, their opponents-turned-friends, so on.
It sort of puts him in the position of being a caretaker, which isn't that uncommon in the various volleyball teams. Akaashi doesn't even really seem to mind it, given that he's the person on Fukurodani with the closest relationship to their captain and oftentimes indulges Bokuto when he wants them to play or practice together, or when Bokuto shows off. As someone that's fairly personable and mellow, as well, he makes a very good teacher and is more than willing to reach out to even the people that are their rivals to give them advice and to train them. Or perhaps gently mother them, when they wind up nearly choking on their food. (Looking at you, Kageyama.)
That isn't to say that he lets Bokuto get away with everything, though. Or, really, anyone. Though he does get badgered sometimes, he's not a pushover, and he's not afraid of calling people out. In his typical fashion, he's always calm when doing so, but the moment that someone says or does something that he doesn't approve of or happens to find nonsensical he'll speak up about it, direct and without beating around the bush. (But he does have a lot more tact than many of the other volleyball players he spends his time with, so he's not rude when doing this. Dry, maybe, but never rude.) Bokuto takes the easy way out during a standoff at the net? "Bokuto-san, you were running away just now, weren't you?" Bokuto's surprised that Hinata used a feint? "You were the one who taught him that, weren't you..?"
Given all of this, it seems like Keiji is only capable of expressing a limited range of emotions. But this isn't remotely accurate - it just takes a certain something, a moment or person, for him to display something greater than the more aloof or annoyed reactions.
His friends from Fukurodani, and playing volleyball, both bring out a more expressive side of him. When Bokuto's hard work in honing his straight spike paid off during a match, he was thrilled. When they catch Karasuno off guard with Bokuto's comeback, and he makes eye contact with Tsukishima through the net, he honestly looks more than a little diabolically smug. There's a lot hidden there, it's just a matter of encouraging it to come out. After all, he is a teenage boy, surrounded by very vibrant people. There's no way that someone who is so obviously devoted to the friends he has could be so one-note and apathetic - rather, he seems more empathetic, though he expresses it differently. At least to any onlookers that don't know him.
Then again, as someone that is decidedly intelligent and keen-eyed, an amazingly quick thinker, Akaashi has quite a bit of potential tucked away behind his generally deadpan expression. A lot goes through his head in a short period of time, when he's assessing situations, and everything about him is very internalized versus externalized.
Abilities:
Coming from a world where there are no supernatural powers, and no skills that seem out of the realm of possibility, just insanely skilled volleyball players who will only get better once they graduate high school, Akaashi actually seems to rank as an average, slightly above average, player if you're just looking at his stats. His jumping, stamina, game sense, technique, and speed are all based at 4/5, whereas his power is 3/5. But the thing is that he's a dependable setter, with precise tosses and attacks, who is capable of formulating lightning quick decisions and plans in the middle of play. Maybe he's not a prodigy like Kageyama, but he knows what he's doing. He is the very definition of a strategic control tower, as setters so often can be, and knows how to work with (and manage) his teammates. Especially his ace.
Which should be considered an ability all on its own, to be honest. His patience levels are practically godly.
Which should be considered an ability all on its own, to be honest. His patience levels are practically godly.
Samples
Dialogue: [ tdm ]
Exposition/Introspection: [ musebox ]