[Perhaps even more surprising is Iwaizumi’s ability to gush when he’s in the mood to do so - it doesn’t happen often, but despite how he might appear to others, he certainly isn’t one to ignore someone’s good qualities, especially when he cares about them.
[He’s learning that Shirabu has many of them. Even what appears to be self-doubt is grounded in practicality and astute recognition of his own deficits - everyone has them, after all. That doesn’t mean that Iwaizumi always agrees with him, but Shirabu certainly does make it a challenge to argue some of his points. He makes a good one there, as much as Iwaizumi would like to refute it.
[But aside from that, there’s something else he wants to say.]
You can talk about whatever you want to, Shirabu. I’m listening.
[There’s a pause, and then (just to lighten the mood a little):]
no subject
[He’s learning that Shirabu has many of them. Even what appears to be self-doubt is grounded in practicality and astute recognition of his own deficits - everyone has them, after all. That doesn’t mean that Iwaizumi always agrees with him, but Shirabu certainly does make it a challenge to argue some of his points. He makes a good one there, as much as Iwaizumi would like to refute it.
[But aside from that, there’s something else he wants to say.]
You can talk about whatever you want to, Shirabu. I’m listening.
[There’s a pause, and then (just to lighten the mood a little):]
I do like baseball by the way.