Haikyuu Text Messages pt. 3

39. Kuroaka

Main pairing: Akaashi Keiji x Kuroo Tetsurou

Other pairing(s): None

Genre: Fluff + Crack

Warnings: Spoilers for "Beloved" by Toni Morrison / and slight spoilers for "Steppenwolf"

Time: Akaashi's 2nd year / Kuroo's 3rd year

Notes: This is me right after finishing Beloved, can you tell.

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*In Kuroo and Akaashi's private messages*

Akaashi: TETSU

Akaashi: OCME HERE RN

Kuroo: WOAH WHAT WHAT

Akaashi: I J FINISHED BELOVED

Kuroo: FUCK HOW WAS IT

Akaashi: ABSOLUTELY ADORED IT.

Kuroo: AAAAAH IM SO GLAD ML

Akaashi: me too holy fuck it was amazing

Akaashi: i have a shit ton to say ab it. and i wrote a review

Akaashi: if youd like to listen

Kuroo: I WOULD. LOVE TO.

Akaashi: ok shit 

Akaashi: Beloved is a contemporary magical realism which centers around themes of slavery, motherhood, guilt and trauma. In the novel, we see Sethe, a mother who tried to murder all four of her children and succeeded in killing one. The house on 124 Bluestone Road is one that is haunted by that little girl. The murder itself is an act of desperation and profound love the mother felt for her children, yet it was one that ended up leading to not only her child's life, but to her demise as well.

Akaashi: The pain caused by Beloved's death, after eighteen years, is aggravated once more, when she returns to her home to haunt it in blood and flesh. She becomes the sister that Denver remembers and the daughter Sethe longs for. Nonetheless, it is made clear that Beloved is not there to vindicate her mother's act, she is there to avenge her death. Her methods of torture vary, though they are all centered around, as expected, Sethe. As the book progresses, these methods are seen to be intricately exacerbating. Not only does Beloved's torment drive the other residents of 124 away from the two, it slowly nudges at the edges of Sethe's mind, urging it to break.

Akaashi: Beloved is a ghost of the past, haunting each member of 124 in different ways, forcing them to relive their respective traumas and deal with the memories they have had to burden in their days of slavery. She represents what was lost by the characters in their suffering, for Sethe, a daughter and for Denver a sister. She is the ghost of their past, the haunting of slavery lingering, one that they have to come to terms with it in order to live. And while Denver succeeds (albeit forcefully), Sethe is too taken by bereavement and guilt to deny the seemingly endless demands of what was once her daughter.

Akaashi: Beloved is the trauma of slavery personified, the grief of mothers, and the torment of recollection. It is not a story to pass on, but it is a story to remember.

Kuroo: jiji have i ever told you and your mind that i adore you both ???

Kuroo: BECAUSE THAT, MY LOVE, WAS A WONDERFUL DISSECTION OF THE NOVEL

Kuroo: you should become a writer.

Akaashi: im thinking of doing a minor in english lit

Akaashi: but not my major probably :)

Kuroo: ik ik :(

Akaashi: but thank you darling that was nice of you to say <3

Kuroo: it was true i dont say shit just to say shit yknow that bby :))

Akaashi: i do 

Akaashi: thank you ml

Kuroo: <3

Kuroo: so !!!

Kuroo: whats next on your tbr !!

Akaashi: im thinking of demian

Akaashi: by hesse

Akaashi: cause remember a while ago id read steppenwolf and liked it

Kuroo: liked it is a bit of an understatement for 5 stars ml :)

Akaashi: OK BUT LIKE.

Akaashi: THE THEMES OF HOMESICKNESS AND THE FREUDIAN THEORIES I HAVE FOR THAT BOOK ????

Akaashi: i go absolutely feral when i notice id/superego conflict within characters

Kuroo: i understand v well :)

Akaashi: ik you do you big nerd <3

Kuroo: ouch.

Akaashi: the heart was there for a reason

Kuroo: no ouch

Akaashi: idiot.

Kuroo: your idiot :)

Akaashi: my idiot.