Your light is too dim, Aomine says and it's an outright dismissal if ever Kagami has heard one.
He knows what it means. He isn't strong enough. He isn't the partner Kuroko deserves.
Aomine isn't either, though. Kagami knows that, now. Aomine must know it too. His light might shine brightly, but it's the kind of light that fills a room, that doesn't leave any space for shadows at all. Kuroko can't fit himself around Aomine no matter how hard he tries and Kagami can see how hard he's tried; it's there in the way he pushes himself day after day, it's there in his eyes as he watches Aomine play.
Kagami knows that he isn't strong enough yet. It's reflected in the score. It's reflected in the way he feels utterly shattered after their game against Touou. He refuses to dwell on it, though. He picks himself back up, puts himself together, and learns everything that he can in order to improve himself. He wants to learn how to be a better partner for Kuroko, but he needs to learn how to be a better player first. He isn't going to get anywhere relying on Kuroko alone; they're good together, but Kagami knows that they need to be better.
They need space. They need time alone. They need to figure themselves out and come back together when they've both improved, so that their partnership will be even better.
They'll find a better way to fit together, and they'll face Aomine again. They'll find a way to beat him and Kagami might not know what kind of resolution Kuroko is looking for with Aomine, but he'll do everything in his power to help, anyway. Because that's what partners do for each other. He'll support Kuroko as much as he can, because after all, the stronger the light, the stronger the shadow. If he wants to lend Kuroko his strength, he'll have to get stronger for that reason alone, not even counting every other challenge that is still waiting for them.
He can't wait to meet all of them head on. He can't wait to build his strength and then test it against those who are just as strong, and even stronger.
It doesn't matter that Kagami's light is too dim now. He'll learn how to turn it into a inferno that casts deep, dark shadows, and with Kuroko, he'll blaze past their opponents. He'll burn brighter than he ever has before. Aomine will see.
FILL: Team Kyoutani Kentarou/Yahaba Shigeru, G
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Your light is too dim, Aomine says and it's an outright dismissal if ever Kagami has heard one.
He knows what it means. He isn't strong enough. He isn't the partner Kuroko deserves.
Aomine isn't either, though. Kagami knows that, now. Aomine must know it too. His light might shine brightly, but it's the kind of light that fills a room, that doesn't leave any space for shadows at all. Kuroko can't fit himself around Aomine no matter how hard he tries and Kagami can see how hard he's tried; it's there in the way he pushes himself day after day, it's there in his eyes as he watches Aomine play.
Kagami knows that he isn't strong enough yet. It's reflected in the score. It's reflected in the way he feels utterly shattered after their game against Touou. He refuses to dwell on it, though. He picks himself back up, puts himself together, and learns everything that he can in order to improve himself. He wants to learn how to be a better partner for Kuroko, but he needs to learn how to be a better player first. He isn't going to get anywhere relying on Kuroko alone; they're good together, but Kagami knows that they need to be better.
They need space. They need time alone. They need to figure themselves out and come back together when they've both improved, so that their partnership will be even better.
They'll find a better way to fit together, and they'll face Aomine again. They'll find a way to beat him and Kagami might not know what kind of resolution Kuroko is looking for with Aomine, but he'll do everything in his power to help, anyway. Because that's what partners do for each other. He'll support Kuroko as much as he can, because after all, the stronger the light, the stronger the shadow. If he wants to lend Kuroko his strength, he'll have to get stronger for that reason alone, not even counting every other challenge that is still waiting for them.
He can't wait to meet all of them head on. He can't wait to build his strength and then test it against those who are just as strong, and even stronger.
It doesn't matter that Kagami's light is too dim now. He'll learn how to turn it into a inferno that casts deep, dark shadows, and with Kuroko, he'll blaze past their opponents. He'll burn brighter than he ever has before. Aomine will see.